The Dom Salvia Show

Matt Rothschild joins us for the day as cohost. In this first hour, we talk Wisconsin politics. With our next election just days away, we watch as the financial toll of the statewide races climbs astronomically high. Especially when we look to the contributions of the richest man in the world. We reported earlier this week that Musk passed $19 million in contributions; now he closes in on the $20 million mark. This trend of politics to the highest bidder hurts Wisconsin.

Join Dom Salvia every afternoon from 4-6pm for news (some), humor (more), and great conversation (always)! Listen throughout the state of Wisconsin on the Civic Media network and worldwide on the Civic Media app. Call or text to join the fun at 855-752-4842. If you love our music and want to listen to our full bumper library, check it out!

Staff from the Riverdale School District were on the program on March 26 to talk about the upcoming referendum.

In this hour, we continue our coverage from yesterday on the massive national security breach of classified battle plans shared in a group chat on Signal. Today, the Senate Intelligence Committee held their annual hearing on worldwide threats to our national security. And today, the threats to our national security came from inside the house= or rather, the Cabinet. We share highlights featuring Senators Mark Warner and Jon Ossoff; you can watch the full hearing here. We also share audio of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth completely denying the nature of the breach. This, after the White House themselves confirmed the authenticity of the texts. That said, they deny that they contained any classified information. In that case, let’s see ’em.

Y’all, this breach of not only our national security but also our domestic public records laws worries us deeply. Our national leaders communicated matters of national security on an unsecure, unauthorized platform. And the only reason we know about it is because they’re so damn sloppy and incompetent, they accidentally added an extra number. We’re DAMN lucky that extra number was not only a world renowned journalist but one with the ethical fortitude to preserve our state secrets when our leaders refused to do the same.

Join Dom Salvia every afternoon from 4-6pm for news (some), humor (more), and great conversation (always)! Listen throughout the state of Wisconsin on the Civic Media network and worldwide on the Civic Media app. Call or text to join the fun at 855-752-4842. If you love our music and want to listen to our full bumper library, check it out!

Oh boy, it’s only Tuesday huh? Well, let’s get into it. It’s so very nearly time to elect our next Supreme Court Justice in Wisconsin! Make sure to avoid BS this cycle by voting for Judge Susan Crawford! Check your voter registration and all items on your ballot here. Then make a plan and vote by April 1st to elect a qualified candidate we can all remember. That’s a bit of a joke, because some people are struggling to remember who that BS candidate is and why people should– and shouldn’t– vote for him.

Our upcoming election for Supreme Court in Wisconsin matters. Because elections lead to consequences. Like the 2024 Presidential election, which day after day reveals disastrous consequences. At the bottom of the hour today, we bring continuing coverage of President Trump’s defiance of the federal judiciary. Today, the administration claims “State Secrets Privilege” in response to Judge Boasberg’s order for answers to his questions regarding the administration’s insubordination last week. This case, of mass deportation of Venezuelan migrants alleged gang members, draws mass ire from federal judges. Judge Patricia Millet went so far as to say that “Nazis got better treatment” in deportations from the USA.

Join Dom Salvia every afternoon from 4-6pm for news (some), humor (more), and great conversation (always)! Listen throughout the state of Wisconsin on the Civic Media network and worldwide on the Civic Media app. Call or text to join the fun at 855-752-4842. If you love our music and want to listen to our full bumper library, check it out!

The Morning Show on March 25 featured the Weston School District. The program included information on the upcoming school referendum.

Harvey Kaye, Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at UWGB, and our favorite Delano Democrat joins us for the hour. We begin by picking up on the massive national security breach committed by Cabinet members and top advisors over Signal. The news leaves our typically verbose Professor gobsmacked and nearly speechless. He manages to call the act “evil, stupid”. And after so many years of hearing cries to “lock her up!’ referring to Hillary Clinton and a private email, we ask where are the investigations? Where is the outrage and when are the planned hearings? Well, folks. It’s time to act.

Our democracy will not stand on its own. We must act and participate in our democracy for it to persevere. Get out and join the town halls sweeping the nation. Whether you participate in the events hosted by Bernie Sanders and AOC or in the zoom town halls like the one Harvey spoke at last night– act! Stand up, speak out, and ENGAGE in democracy!

And of course, we end the day with something good. We ran out of time to address it directly, but Jess put this one on the bumpers for the last segment. It’s her something good for the day because it’s petty, funny, and very well produced.

Join Dom Salvia every afternoon from 4-6pm for news (some), humor (more), and great conversation (always)! Listen throughout the state of Wisconsin on the Civic Media network and worldwide on the Civic Media app. Call or text to join the fun at 855-752-4842. If you love our music and want to listen to our full bumper library, check it out!

We begin the week’s news coverage locally with news on the race for our state’s Supreme Court. With absolute gobs of money pouring in from right and left, this race will be the most expensive judicial election in American history. And the last one in Wisconsin broke the record as well. Now, additionally, President Trump wades into the supposedly non-partisan race to endorse BS. It’s a troubling signal of of the direction our judicial races are headed. Check your voter registration and all items on your ballot, then make a plan to vote- WE endorse Judge Susan Crawford- by April 1st.

Speaking of a troubling signal… We turn to the breaking national news of the day: top security officials of the Trump administration, including the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and National Security Advisor shared top-secret battle plans in a groupchat on Signal. That alone is bad. To make it worse, journalist and editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, who does not have classified security clearance, was in the chat. How? We don’t know, and wait with eager anticipation for some damn answers.

Join Dom Salvia every afternoon from 4-6pm for news (some), humor (more), and great conversation (always)! Listen throughout the state of Wisconsin on the Civic Media network and worldwide on the Civic Media app. Call or text to join the fun at 855-752-4842. If you love our music and want to listen to our full bumper library, check it out!

The Morning Show on March 24 featured an update from Greater Richland Area Chamber of Commerce. They talked with Phil about an upcoming fundraiser for GRACE.

To begin this hour, we check in on a conversation had on Maino & the Mayor this week. Cari Josephson from the Walk To End Alzheimer's brings a special guest with her: former Wisconsin Governor Marty Schreiber. Governor Schreiber has recently penned a book called My Two Elaines about his story of caregiving for his wife, Elaine. H e writes about having to watch his beloved wife gradually transform from the woman who had gracefully entertained in the Executive Residence to one who sometimes no longer recognized him as her husband. Net proceeds from the sales of My Two Elaines will be used to promote Alzheimer’s caregiver support programs.

After that, on the John and Gordy Show, the guys chat with Pam Jahnke from the Midwest Farm Report about some stories on her radar this week, including big changes coming to milk processing for cheese, and a new study out analyzing just how rural Wisconsin is these days.

Next, the Dom Salvia Show - with Matt Rothschild as cohost - talks with Julie Bomar, executive director of Wisconsin Farmers Union, about the devastating impact of President Trump's service cuts on Wisconsin farmers and food insecure populations. The programs cut in Wisconsin also linked farmers directly to schools, providing high quality nutritious food for students.

Closing out the week, UpNorthNews’ Christina Lorey joins Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba! Christina and Pete talk about the great work that UpNorthNews does, the best frozen pizzas in Wisconsin, and some inventions you might not know were from Wisconsin.

To learn more about these shows and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

First this weekend, we check out a conversation between the Maggie Daun Show and Dr. Melinda Brennan, Executive Director of the Wisconsin ACLU. Dr. Brennan joins Maggie to discuss how the current immigration practices will affect Wisconsin's economy and why all of us should care how immigrants are cared for.

Then, on UpNorthNews Radio, Pat Kreitlow answers a listener’s question about the difference between billionaire Elon Musk backing Brad Schimel in the state Supreme Court race and billionaire George Soros backing Susan Crawford. The answer gets to the heart of whether any one super-rich business owner should be able to try to purchase justices to sway cases toward their own businesses and profits.

After that, on Matenaer On Air, the show speaks with Dave Wilde who suffers from MS, as well as Autism and he shares his story of receiving Medicare and Medicaid benefits and the shameful way he, along with others, were treated to get those benefits. He also speaks on how difficult some states make it to receive benefits and sometimes in embarrassing and borderline dehumanizing fashions.

Last for this hour, Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project joins the Todd Allbaugh Show to discuss the effects that Trump's tariffs will have on Wisconsinites. A mind-boggling 10% of Wisconsin jobs will be directly impacted, and 77% of those folks voted for Trump. What do they get? A big middle finger.

To learn more about these shows and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!