The Todd Allbaugh Show

With a 2-0 lead, the Brewers have an opportunity tonight to defeat the Cubs in the NLDS. We kick off our second hour with our own Brewers pregame show. 

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: burial or cremation? It may be macabre, but we are approaching Halloween, after all. We take a few calls and texts with lighthearted takes.  

At the bottom of the hour, we’re excited to welcome Lar Kong Xiong, Board President of the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association. He walks us through his family background and how the Wisconsin Hmong community has grown since they were displaced here 49 years ago. 

This weekend, the association is hosting their Eau Claire Hmong New Year celebration at the Sonnentag event center. This is a huge event that drew approximately 4,000 attendees last year. Lar tells us all about the fantastic food, music, art, and more that will take place on both Saturday and Sunday. Head over to eauclairehmongnewyear.com to learn more about the event! 

The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss 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 us on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Todd and the show!

It’s Wednesday, so we meet up once again with Pat Kreitlow of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow and Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project. Here in Wisconsin, AI data centers have been a controversial topic. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Microsoft is electing not to build a new AI data center in Caledonia after civilian protests. Our trio walk through the pros and cons of building these centers. 

Zooming out to the rest of the Midwest, President Trump is calling for prominent Illinois Democrats to be jailed for expressing opposing views. As frequent listeners know, Trygve has a lot of experience fighting authoritarianism in Eastern Europe. He shares his unique perspective on this administration’s dangerous actions. 

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Today is National Taco Day, so Todd asks us What’s Worse: hard shell tacos or soft shell tacos? We take your calls and texts on which version of the messy hand food bothers you more. 

At the bottom of the hour, Todd takes a moment to recognize that today marks two years since the deadly Hamas attack in Israel. While the Netanyahu administration’s actions since the attack have been unconscionable, the initial attack was still also a tragedy. 

After that conversation, we return back to Wisconsin with some of Dan Bice’s latest work at the Journal Sentinel. As Tom Tiffany’s gubernatorial campaign picks up, his stances on controversial issues have vanished from his website. While archives of his website still exist on the internet addressing his platform on immigration, guns, and other touchy issues, Tiffany’s public persona is shifting towards the center. Todd walks through why this may be dangerous to Democrats. 

The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss 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 us on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Todd and the show!

Last night, the Milwaukee Brewers took game two of the NLDS by storm, pulling ahead in a commanding 2-0 lead against the Chicago Cubs. Todd takes us through the story of the game and sets us up for tomorrow’s rematch in Chicago. 

At the bottom of the hour, we’re excited to introduce Brittany Carloni, the new State Government and Politics Reporter over at Wisconsin Watch. A Milwaukee native, Brittany spent some time reporting in other areas of the country before returning home. Today, she’s here to talk about her latest article detailing our state’s struggles to fund housing for homeless veterans. The latest bill to fund this initiative passed out of committee today, but will it make it all the way into law? 

The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss 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 us on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Todd and the show!

This past weekend, Todd returned to his hometown of Richland Center, where he was honored as an Outstanding Alum from UW-Richland Center. Today, he brings it up only to remind us of all of the people who provided him opportunities to grow. In our own lives, we must remember the people who help us along the way and do our best to open those same doors to others. 

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: high school reunions or no high school reunions? 

To wrap up today’s show, Todd updates us on the latest doings of Rep. Glenn Grothman and Speaker Robin Vos. 

The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss 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 us on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Todd and the show!

Saturday’s Brewers game was an absolute blowout, putting Milwaukee up 1-0 in this series against the Cubs. We take a listen to comments from Cubs manager Craig Counsell and Brewers manager Pat Murphy on how they and their teams are approaching this series. Pat Murphy in particular has some hilarious comments about why he skips pregame formalities with his players. 

At the bottom of the hour, our friend and colleague Jane joins us for another edition of Mondays with Matenaer! She and Todd talk about what it was like when the Brewers made their World Series run in ‘82. They also weigh in on last week’s Chicago ICE raid that still remains largely unreported in mainstream media. 

The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss 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 us on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Todd and the show!

Todd kicks off our second hour with some quick news stories that we should all be aware of. After yesterday’s discussion on Chicago ICE raids, Madison police have confirmed that ICE also visited our state’s capital, allegedly detaining seven people. In other Wisconsin news, Kwik Trip has responded to the discontinuation of pennies by rounding down to the nearest nickel on cash purchases. 

At the bottom of the hour, Civic Media Sports Reporter Mike Clemens calls in to give us the scoop as we head into what will surely be a historic weekend in baseball. Mike was producing coverage of the Brewers’ World Series run in ‘82, and he couldn’t be more excited to cover their postseason clash with the Cubs beginning this weekend. 

The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss 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 us on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Todd and the show!

Before last year’s presidential election, we talked a lot about Project 2025, a dastardly plan by The Heritage Foundation to reshape America and destroy much of what our nation has built. Many MAGA conservatives tried to claim that it wasn’t real or that Donald Trump had nothing to do with it. However, as we can see in real time, the agenda is well underway. According to AP News, President Trump is now openly embracing the initiative. 

At the bottom of the hour, we shift away from politics to welcome the Fabulous Farm Babe and Director of the Midwest Farm Report, Pam Jahnke! Today, the World Dairy Expo in Madison is wrapping up, and there’s nobody better to tell us about it than Pam. It’s a much larger affair than you might think.

The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss 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 us on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Todd and the show!

Todd opens up our second hour with some news we can use! The federal government has shut down, but WISN has some information on which services are still available. You can still get a passport or send mail, for example. 

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: rare beef or sashimi? Well, actually, he has another question first: what is sashimi? Zommers bestows some knowledge on Todd regarding raw fish consumption before we take your calls and texts on which raw food turns your stomach. 

At the bottom of the hour, we cover a surprising proposal from a few Wisconsin GOP legislators to legalize medicinal marijuana. 

The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss 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 us on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Todd and the show!