Maggie is joined by John Driscoll, former CEO of CareCentrix and Executive Vice President of US Heatlhcare, for today's episode of Maggie and the Millionaires. They talk about the business positive effects of providing living wages for all employees and cite the corporations that saw more profits after raising wages.

Maggie is joined in the first hour by friend of the show and regular Thursday co-host Tom Palzewicz. They kick off the hour talking about the Brewer's big playoff win yesterday before moving onto the 165 page brief written by Special Counsel Jack Smith recently unsealed by a federal judge. The brief details the election interference charges being brought against former President Donald Trump and why the Supreme Court ruling on Presidential immunity is not applicable to these charges.

In the final segment, they talk about Tuesday night's Vice Presidential debate between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance, the need for the mainstream media to provide accurate fact checking, and how citizens can empower themselves to check facts themselves.

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Special Guest: Ai-jen Poo

Ai-jen Poo is a next-generation labor leader, award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is the president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, executive director of Caring Across Generations and a trustee of the Ford Foundation. Poo is a nationally recognized expert on the care economy and is the author of the celebrated book The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.

For our daily segment of Maggie and the Millionaires Talk Money, Maggie talks with Ai-jen Poo. Ai-jen is a next-generation labor leader, award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, executive director of Caring Across Generations and a trustee of the Ford Foundation. Poo is a nationally recognized expert on the care economy. She authored the celebrated book The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.

Next, Maggie talks with Jason Stein, President of Wisconsin Policy Forum about health care. Wisconsin has an opportunity to insure 90,000 more residents into Medicaid. This shift would provide 10s of thousands of people with access to more complete healthcare. So why aren't we doing this, like, yesterday?

Finally, Maggie wraps the show chatting with Milwaukee County Executive, David Crowley. The two talk about Milwaukee's most recent economic status.

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Maggie reflects on the style and substance of the VP debate with EMILYs list Director of Strategic Communications, Sara Spain. Specifically, two focus on the substantial lies spewed by Vance, especially on reproductive freedom.

It's baseball playoff season, y'all! In honor of reaching this special time of year, and in honor of Maggie's dad's birthday, AND MLB incorporating statistics from the Negro Leagues into the formal Major League Baseball records, a very special guest. Maggie talks with the youngest living player to run the bases with the Negro Leagues, Dennis Biddle. Mr. Biddle shares some of his most impactful experiences on the diamond and in his life since. He started Yesterday's Negro league Baseball Players Foundation in 1996 to support players and their legacies.

At the bottom of the hour, Maggie talks with EMILYs List Director of Strategic Communications, Sara Spain. Maggie and Sara reflect on the VP debate last night, comparing the substance and style of each candidate. Specifically, the substantial lies spewed by Vance, especially on reproductive freedom.

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: Heidi Shierholz

Heidi is President of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Under her leadership, EPI has fought for legislative and regulatory reforms that support collective bargaining, increase worker power, improve wages, benefits, and working conditions, and reduce racial and gender inequities. Heidi is a Former Chief Economist for the Department of Labor under President Obama. As Chief Economist for the DOL, she focused on boosting workers’ rights, wages, and benefits. 

First up, it's Maggie and the Millionaires talking money. Today, Maggie talks with Dr. Heidi Shierholz, President of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Under Heidi's leadership, EPI has fought for legislative and regulatory reforms that support us all. Dr. Shierholz is a Former Chief Economist for the Department of Labor under President Obama. Today, she and Maggie talk about building an economy from the middle out and the bottom up. Because that's how we really build wealth for us all, not by waiting for wealth to trickle down.

Then, Maggie talks with Peter Barca, candidate for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. He's one of Wisconsin's most reasonable men in politics. Today, he shares his vision to keep Wisconsin moving in our favorite direction: forward!

Finally, a quick talk with Amanda Merkwae, Advocacy Director for ACLU Wisconsin about their efforts to protect voter rights in Wisconsin. Amanda directs us here and here to learn more about the voting and electoral process.

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This shouldn't be too shocking: JD Vance's extreme rhetoric is unoriginal. He gets his material from a gaggle of bros. From his theo-bros who want a Christian national state to billionaire-bros who have kept him well funded for over a decade, and dictator-bros, who'd really love to see Trump act out his promise to be a dictator on day one. These bros each want Vance to promote a different extreme set of policies to restrict the rights of Americans.

Then join us for a break from politics for our weekly Yes Chef! segment with Chef Adam Pawlak. This week, Maggie and Chef Pawlak talk about how to make the most epic tailgate.

For the final segment, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joins Maggie for a brief update on election interference.

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: Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12)

Born and raised in the Mon Valley of Pennsylvania, Rep. Lee is a dedicated organizer, attorney, and progressive state legislator. She graduated from Penn State and Howard University School of Law, where she focused on civil rights and social justice advocacy. She worked as labor organizer, joining the Fight for $15 to increase the minimum wage. In 2018, Lee won a seat in the State House. Despite taking on a 20-year incumbent she doubled voter turnout, winning with over 67% of the vote. In 2022, Summer made history when she was elected to the US House of Representatives for Pennsylvania’s 12th District, becoming the first Black woman ever elected to Congress from Western Pennsylvania.

Maggie and Summer talk about introducing the American Stability Act, The American Stability Act is a powerful legislative solution to the ongoing threat posed by destabilizing levels of economic inequality. The legislation combines tax and wage reforms into a single bill that establishes a more sustainable relationship between labor and capital and that will permanently insulate American workers against disruptions caused by an evolving technological landscape.