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Today on Spinning the State:

Plymouth - Plymouth to host Cheese Capital Festival.

Appleton - Appleton seeks Inaugural Poet laureate.

LaCrosse - Community sounds off about marsh camping ban.

AAA Midwest Director of Public Affairs, Nick Jarmusz, joins the show and shares tips on how to protect your car from #CicadaChaos2024. He also gives tips on how to prepare your car for summer road trips and how often you should get your car washed.

Former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, James Santelle joins Spanning the State to break down Wisconsin's Attorney General Josh Kaul's decision to charge former Trump associates in fake elector scheme.

Giving Tuesday: The Inclusive Bean - Executive Director, Amelia Fahnrich. She explains why and how she created the coffee shop that is primarily run by employees with disabilities. She dives into what the training was like, what inspired her to create this business, and how this work environment differs in comparison to traditional hiring. www.theinclusivebean.org

The healthcare shortage is starting to make a huge impact on our elders. Ann Zenk, Senior Vice President of Workforce and Clinical Practice for the Wisconsin Hospital Association joins Spanning the State to explain the #SilverTsunami in our healthcare systems. Zenk elaborates on the growing more people retire and the consumption of healthcare needs have grown with a within the struggling industry. Closures of hospitals, an exodus of healthcare workers, and growing number of older retirees all play a factor. She also sheds light on what our government is doing to course correct this issue.

Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan broadcast live from the Delavan for the WTMJ Golf Classic. They talk why people choose to NOT golf and ponder if outlying factors like money, athleticism or the environment make a difference. Later they talk to Wisconsin Examiner Reporter on Bald Eagle lead poisoning. Also a conversation with Sachin Chheda Executive Director for DPI on the latest chaos happening with the Milwaukee Public School System. And also KB and Brian play some golf trivia with your favorite WTMJ and GKB teammates!

Today on Spinning the State:

Green Bay - Retention rates are high as 60% of Medical College of Wisconsin graduates return to the state.

Madison - Wisconsin takes first place when it comes to drug takeback day!

Marshfield - Wisconsin's Master Cheesemaker receives their certification to make Queso Blanco.

Greenville - Appleton Airport gives out non-stop flights to away games for the Green Bay Packers.

Sachin Chheda, Executive Director of Department of Instruction gives an update on all of the hoopla happening with the Milwaukee Public School System. Recently the school system has come under fire due to financial discrepancies that were filed incorrectly over the last year. MPS also had the federal funding for their HeadStart programs suspended due to reports of abuse. Chheda elaborates on this and tell Spanning the State what to expect at tonight's school board meeting with superintendent Keith Posley and if he will face disciplinary action or lose his job.

Brian Giles, reporter for the Wisconsin Examiner joins the show and explains why the Wisconsin Conservation Congress voted down a ban on lead-based bullets and lead poisoning of bald eagles.

Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan talk to medical doctors to find out if the future of medicine is pig transplants? Before that they discuss the Trump hush money verdict and what that means for the upcoming election, where were you when you received the news, and how this will affect the RNC. Then later they speak with volunteer based wildlife care organization, and of course it's Friday and time for the Grandiloquent Game Show.