To celebrate Dungeons & Dragons on the eve of their 50th anniversary weekend our Good Karma Brands colleagues and IT geniuses Ryan Bohr and Damian Lund, and WTMJ620 Digital Manager Dylan Carter join Kristin and Brian to share more about the beloved magical game. They recount how they were introduced to the game, why they love playing it and how others can get involved in-person and online.

Political Power HALF Hour is back this week with Steve Scaffidi! Today he, Brian and Kristin discuss next Tuesday’s Vice-Presidential Candidate Debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance. They share what they will expect, what topics they will address and who will “win”. They also chat about, Wausau Mayor Doug Diny who stands to be accused of ethics and legal violations after he removed an absentee ballot drop box outside of City Hall on Sunday evening on his own—despite being told by the city attorney that he did not have authority to do so.

Have you ever heard of the 2023 movie “Dumb Money” or the name “Roaring Kitty”? If not, then you might’ve missed out on one of the wildest stock market stories to date, where an average joe disrupted the market by investing in Gamestop. Fast forward to today on Spanning the State where we uncover how the local headphone company, KOSS had a hand in the epic story. Journal Sentinel Business Report, Riccardo Torres joins the show to further explain the connection.

Today on Spanning the State, Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan speak to former president Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Wisconsin and how his political stance on illegal immigrants may gain momentum in Prairie Du Chien. They then take a pulse check on re-shoring in America and what is the future of Manufacturing. They speak to Rick Barrett from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about a new town hall event with Milwaukee PBS that focuses on the subject. Later they uncover Milwaukee County's achievement of closing their budget gap with Joseph Lamers. They also discuss a newly created custard database, as well as the nations worst National Anthem renditions ahead of Milwaukee Bucks auditions for National Anthem singers.

Today Spinning the State:

Wausaukee - Wausaukee trustees hike camping, water fees.

Cudahy - Cudahy buys same firetruck after 100 yrs.

Ashwaubenon - Down Syndrome walk.

Director for the Office of Strategy, Budget and Performance, Joseph Lamers, joins the show to help explain how Milwaukee has closed their budget gap WITHOUT having to cut services or increase taxes. After being warned by County Board supervisors that difficult choices would have to be made for the 2025 budget, the Office of Strategy, Budget and Performance and County Executive David Crowley got to work with departments to identify funding sources, department surpluses and reallocate funds. A month later the budget gap was closed. Lamers explains how that happened and what we can learn from this for the future.

Journal Sentinel Business Reporter, Rick Barrett joins the show to talk about his multi-part series “Bringing it Home” which centers on manufacturing returning to the U.S. Barrett explains whether this resurgence will last in Wisconsin, the bigger role Latin America, Tariffs, migration patterns, automation, and more play a factor in this. He also shares more about “The Future of Manufacturing Town Hall” event he, the journal sentinel and Milwaukee PBS are hosting next week October 3rd.

Journal Sentinel Trending Politics Reporter, Hope Karnopp, joins Spanning the state to discuss former President Donald Trump’s strategic campaign visit to Prairie Du Chien amidst the recent incident. They break down incident revolving an illegal Venezuelan immigrant who was arrested in the city for a crime involving sexual and physical assault. Karnopp shares why the republican party is capitalizing on this story, what exactly happened with this immigrant, and how the narrative on illegal immigrants is being bigger than we thought this election cycle.

Kristin and Brian tackle a stacked show today. They first speak to All-In Milwaukee about the the lack of Black and Latino students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and if it is a result of Affirmative Action being removed. Founder of Milwaukee Diaper Mission joins to talk about their current fundraiser centering on providing diapers to families in need during National Diaper Need Awareness week. Later they speak to Barry Burden about the Electoral College and how it may jeopardize this election. They also speak to Angela Lang from BLOC to get a pulse check on black voters in Milwaukee and if their turn out November 5th will sway in the direction of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Today on Spinning the State:

Racine - Racine- City to receive money from WI DOT for bridges.

Bristol - Meeting about Kenosha County crash reduction plan Sept. 26.

Weston - Bladetober-fest light saber battles.