The Maggie Daun Show

The Maggie Daun Show is joined by Clara Mattei; Professor of Economics and Director of the CHE, Center for Heterodox Economics, of The University of Tulsa Oklahoma. Maggie and Clara discuss "austerity" and what it means for the working and middle class of the United States.

Then, Maggie is joined by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin who stops by the show during her campaign for re-election. Senator Baldwin talks about the efforts in Washington to protect IVF treatments for folks in Wisconsin and around the nation trying to use the method to start their families.

The show rounds out the week with an appearance from Civic Media's Teri Barr to talk about the stories you may have missed this week and to share a Slice of Wisconsin!

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show 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 show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Maggie begins the hour with tying an update from a single politician in Nebraska has become a part of the long history of the nation's Electoral College. How did the Electoral College come to be? How can one politician have such a large influence on the entire system? Well, it is more common in the history of the system than you might think.

Then, the Maggie Daun Show is joined by historian and author Heather Cox Richardson to discuss the history of the Electoral College and what it means for the state of our politics today, and what it all means for our democracy's survival.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show 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 show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Jayati Ghosh has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst since January of 2021. She also taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. In 2021 the United Nations named her to be on the High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs. She has authored and/or edited 19 books, including the co-edited Elgar Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development in 2014. She has received several national and international prizes, including the International Labour Organisation’s Decent Work Research Prize for 2010. She has advised governments in India and other countries, including as Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Commission on Farmers’ Welfare in 2004, and Member of the National Knowledge Commission of India (2005-09). She is the Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates, an international network of heterodox development economists.

For today's edition of Maggie and the Millionaires Talk Money, Maggie is joined by Jayati Ghosh to talk about money and geopolitics. The extreme inequality of wealth in today's world doesn't just hurt individuals. It can drag down entire economies of developing nations.

Jayati Ghosh has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst since January of 2021. She also taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Among other accomplishments, she is the Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates, an international network of heterodox development economists.

At the bottom of the hour, Dr. Kristin Lyerly returns to talk more about her campaign in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District. If you want to support a candidate who actually listens to what Wisconsinites want, head over to kristinforwisconsin.com and learn more!

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show 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 show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Should elected officials resign if they're under indictment? Friend of the show Tom Palzewicz strongly believes that they should. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been federally indicted for accusations of bribery. Maggie and Tom take your calls on the ethics of the ways politicians make money.

After that discussion, Maggie and Tom walk through the dangers of isolationism. Donald Trump's "America first" agenda carries tremendous risks.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show 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 show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Bob Lord is the Senior Vice President for Tax Policy at Patriotic Millionaires. He has a 30+ year career as a tax lawyer, and serves as an Associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Scott Ellis is a founding Board Member of the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute. He is also a member of the Patriotic Millionaires.

For today's edition of Maggie and the Millionaires Talk Money, Bob Lord and Scott Ellis join us to talk about billionaires buying off the Supreme Court and how it affects tax policy. Bob Lord is the Senior Vice President for Tax Policy at Patriotic Millionaires, and Scott Ellis is one of the founding board members of the Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute.

At the bottom of the hour, we are thrilled to welcome Greg Jackson, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention! One year ago, President Biden established this office, and Greg Jackson brings us updates on the progress made in the last year. He also shares plans for further action to minimize gun violence.

To wrap up today's show, Maggie walks us through Vice President Harris's plans to boost the middle class. Pennsylvania legislator Summer Lee, the first Black woman elected to congress, introduced the American Stability Act. This exciting piece of legislation seeks to restore the link between a company's success and the wages of employees.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show 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 show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Today, The Maggie Daun Show is packed with excellent guests! Right off the top, former Republican and talk show host Joe Walsh calls in to talk about bringing people together.

At the bottom of the hour, we are joined by Christina Reynolds, the Senior Vice President of Communications & Content at EMILYs List! She helps us kick off a new weekly segment: Sounds Like Change, where Maggie talks about the rising tide of women in politics. Today, Maggie and Christina reiterate the importance of reproductive healthcare.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show 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 show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Special guest: Christina Reynolds

Christina is the Senior Vice President of Communications & Content at EMILYs List. She served as deputy communications director at Hillary for America. She also served as White House Director of Media Affairs and Special Assistant to President Obama and director of rapid response at Obama for America. Additionally, she served as research & policy director at the DCCC during the 2006 midterms. A proud Tar Heel and Marine brat, Christina studied journalism and political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the co-author, with EMILYs List former President Stephanie Schriock, of Run to Win: Lessons in Leadership for Women Changing the World.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show 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 show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Kitty Richards is a Senior Strategic Advisor at Groundwork Collaborative. Building on yesterday's discussion of extreme wealth inequality, Maggie and Kitty talk about how small businesses would experience a new tax rate. Also, huge grocery corporations admit that they keep prices artificially high in order to boost their profits. Not to boost their workers' pay. But to keep their shareholders reaping big bucks.