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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.
August 16, 2018Episode 65: Primary election night specialThe primaries have arrived here in Wisconsin. Tonight, we've assembled a panel of guests to discuss the big races down the ballot. Paul's Uncle Rick even makes an appearance to add his two cents....more28minPlay
August 10, 2018Episode 64: One week awaySpecial elections tonight in Ohio and Missouri could be a good indicator of things to come. We're one week away from big primaries here in Wisconsin. We'll do a gut check on the governor's race and others as we lead up to the big day on August 14th....more33minPlay
July 27, 2018Episode 63: The heat is onControversial tweets from Brewers pitcher Josh Hader cloud the All Star game week for the Brewers. Gov. Scott Walker goes after Mahlon Mitchell over a non-joke. The new MU Law poll is out, and we'll discuss any changes we see from the last one....more23minPlay
July 20, 2018Episode 62: WisDems debate super colossal spectaularThis week, we review how the Wisconsin Dems did in the governor's debate last week. Then we shift focus to Helsinki, Finland where Trump seemed to confirm peoples' worst fears about his cozy relationship with Vlad Putin. For additional insight, we're joined by a special guest who adds his perspective on all things Trump....more21minPlay
July 13, 2018Episode 61: SCOTUS nominee revealedBrett Kavanaugh is Trump's pick to replace Anthony Kennedy on the US Supreme Court. What's the way forward for Democrats still fuming over the loss of the last pick, and what's the impact on the fall election? We'll assess that and also the potential impact it could have on the governor's race here in Wisconsin....more34minPlay
July 04, 2018Episode 60: Independence DayIt's Independence Day. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement so we assess the fallout from that, and what the road ahead looks like as a result. We do a status check on the November elections. A number of protests took place surrounding immigration policy this past weekend. We ask the question what should the future of ICE look like?...more36minPlay
June 28, 2018Episode 59: Trump's comin' to townThe fearless leader is coming to Milwaukee to raise money for the Scott Walker and the GOP as well as posing for pictures at the Foxconn groundbreaking. A bad week at the Supreme Court. Notably, we recorded this before the big news today that Anthony Kennedy will be retiring. Also, two candidates drop out in the race to replace Walker for governor. We also cover a number of primaries around the country that took place on Tuesday night....more29minPlay
June 22, 2018Episode 58: New Marquette poll is outLots to review this week from Trump's detestable policy on separating families at the border, a Supreme Court sort-of decision on gerrymandering, and Milwaukee being a finalist to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention.From there, we take a dive into the brand new Marquette poll to see if there are any surprises to uncover as it relates to the upcoming elections in August and November....more37minPlay
June 13, 2018Episode 57: Wisconsin extra special election dayTrump meets with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. Wisconsin finally holds elections to visit two vacant seats in the state legislature much to the chagrin of Gov. Scott Walker. We're two months away from the Wisconsin governor's race so we'll check in on who's trending and who's not....more31minPlay
June 07, 2018Episode 56: Primary night and Wisconsin Democrats party in OshkoshEight states held primary elections on Tuesday night. We'll cover the California races and others on this week's show. Also, this past weekend, Wisconsin Democrats held their annual convention and the candidates for governor took center stage. We'll go over the winners and losers and look ahead to the primary on August 14th....more34minPlay
FAQs about The Badger Politic:How many episodes does The Badger Politic have?The podcast currently has 147 episodes available.