President of Wisconsin Wild Care, Tom Manly discusses their 100% volunteer-based organization that focuses on rehabbing and fostering wild animals on Spanning the State. Manly explains how the program works the myths behind touching and caring for wild animals, how you can sign up to be a volunteer and more.

Today on Spinning the State:

Glendale - Beer Lovers Festival.

Madison - Smart phone use is improving the moodiness in Adolescents according to a new short term study.

Mequon - Hunters register nearly 50,000 wild turkeys during the spring hunting season.

Dr. Anna Gaddy of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Dr. Didier Mandelbrot of UW-Madison Medical Educator joined the show to talk about a new medical procedure of transplants using the organs of pigs. They specifically discuss kidney transplants, but Kristin and Brian dig a little deeper and ponder, why pigs? How is this becoming a modern medical practice? And what other organs are they harvesting? And why not 3D printing?

Steve Scaffidi of the Political Power Hour on WTMJ620 joins Spanning the State to hash out the Trump hush-money verdict with Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan. They discuss how what happens now, how they reacted to the news and the impact this may have on the upcoming Republican National Convention. Also is there an alternative candidate for the republican party now that Trump is a convicted felon.

On Spanning the State, Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan speak with the Director of WisAPP Maureen Busalacchi on drinking culture in Wisconsin and if it is attributing to a bigger health issue. They also speak with Jill Fuller from the Wisconsin Historical Society on Genealogy. Later, you may get another chance to see the Aurora Borealis and of course HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISCONSIN! KB and Brian ask what you would bring to a birthday party for our state!

Today on Spanning the State:

Waukesha - Local University offers free counselling during the summer.

Madison - Dane County Judge to issue ruling on Act 10.

Pulaski - 100 yr. old WWII vet honored returns back to Normandy, France to revisit the beaches of D-Day.

Gillet - Peshtigo Students participate in Victory Olympics.

Maureen Busalacchi Director of the Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project (WisAPP) joins the show to talk about Wisconsin's drinking culture and if that culture is leading to widespread alcoholism. She explains how the amount of alcohol related deaths in Wisconsin has increased. She also talks about WisAPP, and their initiative to bring the numbers down and other resources for those to fight to reduce excessive alcohol use.

Today on Spanning the State Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan talk about Loneliness affecting our society, if bad behavior can be blamed on our time in the pandemic and later, former Milwaukee Brewers coach being booed at the first game of the Brewers vs. Cubs series.

Today on Spinning the State:

Milwaukee - Corpse flower in bloom at the Mitchell Park Domes.

Oconomowoc - First Donut and Beer Fest.

La Crosse - New La Crosse program aims to save reusable household items from landfills.

Oshkosh - Miss Wisconsin 2024 is set for June 19-22 in Oshkosh. 30 contestants will vie for the crown.

President and Treasurer of Veterans 1st of NEW, Kim Nohr joins the show to talk more about their supportive housing development of 21 tiny homes in Green Bay. The 400- and 600-square-foot homes would offer veterans and other residents struggling with homelessness an affordable place to stay that includes on-site services like mental health counseling and job training.