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A pod about politics from a Wisconsin perspective. Narrowcasting from our undisclosed bunker in Milwaukee with your hosts Scott Stearns and Paul Sickel.... more
FAQs about The Badger Politic:How many episodes does The Badger Politic have?The podcast currently has 147 episodes available.
December 18, 2017Episode 36: Sweet blue AlabamaDoug Jones wins the special election for US Senate in Alabama. We'll review the results. You can review the exit polls along with us at http://www.cnn.com/election/2017/results/alabama-senate. Net neutrality also took a hit this week at the FCC which we'll discuss as well. It's our last podcast of 2017, but much lies ahead as we look to 2018....more33minPlay
December 08, 2017Episode 35: Franken resigns, Alabama pondersThe tax cut bill passed the Senate and heads to conference committee with the House. Meanwhile, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has resigned his seat leaving Minnesota's governor to name a successor. The fate of the tax cut legislation is in the hands of Alabama voters who head to the polls next week to elect Roy Moore (R-Crazytown) or former US Attorney Doug Jones....more35minPlay
December 01, 2017Episode 34: Tax cut bill heads to the full SenateThe Senate takes up the tax cut bill this week in hopes of passing it by end of the week. Which GOP senators stand in the way? Project Veritas had an embarrassing fail this week when the Washington Post caught on to their game. Also, who's running the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?...more33minPlay
November 25, 2017Episode 33: Wisconsin governor's race updateLots of news since our last episode two weeks ago. We'll touch on the special election in Alabama for US Senate, and spend some time discussing the 2018 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin with our friend Tony Spencer....more35minPlay
November 09, 2017Episode 32: Election Day podTuesday was Election Day in Virginia, New Jersey and other areas. The results were surprising in that Democrats were reminded what victory feels like. Scott and Paul break down the exit polls to see who turned out, and look forward to see if any lessons learned here can be applied to the 2018 races....more27minPlay
November 03, 2017Episode 31: IndictmentsIt was a busy news day on Monday with the announcement that three former Trump advisers were charged in the probe being led by special counsel Robert Mueller. We'll discuss that in addition to some local issues including Scott Walker maybe not reaping the benefits he had hoped from the FoxConn announcement. Also, Milwaukee and Waukesha reached a deal on the latter gaining access to Lake Michigan water. Is this the beginning of a budding new friendship?...more33minPlay
October 28, 2017Episode 30: Numbers numbers numbersWe've reached the milestone of Episode 30. This week, we take a deep dive into the latest Public Policy Polling (PPP) polling data on the Wisconsin political landscape. Lots of interesting numbers telling a story. Join us on the journey....more38minPlay
October 13, 2017Episode 29: Power corrupts or somethingLots to discuss this week from the revelations about Harvey Weinstein to Trump's sinking poll numbers. Also, another candidate enters Wisconsin's race for governor....more31minPlay
October 06, 2017Episode 28: America mourns (again)Full show this week. We spend a good portion of the episode discussing the mass shooting in Vegas and what we as a people should focus on going forward. Wisconsin's gerrymandered state legislative districts undergo scrutiny by the US Supreme Court. We look at the possible outcomes there....more34minPlay
September 28, 2017Episode 27: Rocket man and a dotard walk into a barLots going on this week from the latest failed attempt at repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), Trump and Kim Jong Un trading barbs, and another candidate entering the Wisconsin race for governor. Also, crazy Roy Moore just won the Republican primary and is now the party's candidate to be Alabama's next US Senator....more27minPlay
FAQs about The Badger Politic:How many episodes does The Badger Politic have?The podcast currently has 147 episodes available.