Elon Musk and Mark Cuban were both big business leaders with different opinions on President Donald Trump. Mark Cuban posted the question on Bluesky: What’s the best way to institute change in the second Trump era. Jeff and Martin answered. Meanwhile, Elon Musk threatened a back-to-office mandate for federal workers. Jeff and Martin responded.

TWO UP:

-The founder of the dark web site Silk Road was pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.

-Soup Drop: Candy that tasted like soup from Progresso: It tasted horrible or some but still others were intrigued.

Jeff Sherman and Martin Moore were joined in-studio by Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Chief Executive Officer Linda Edelstein to discuss Violins of Hope that would be coming in September. It would include instruments from World War II that were acquired during the holocaust; some were still playable, but others were just for exhibition.

TWO UP:

1. Home sales in the Metro Milwaukee market were barely ahead in 2024 over 2023. WTMJ host Jeff Sherman went over the specific numbers for specific municipalities

2. Lululemon had a great holiday shopping season

3. Netflix ended 2024 with 300 million global subscriptions

Jeff Sherman had bought an electric vehicle recently and was joined on the phone by Brian Moody, executive editor at Kelley Blue Book to talk about why people feel uneasy about buying used EV’s, preserving the battery life and more.

-Jeff asked Brian about what trends KBB has been seeing in used EV sales and advice for Americans who were skeptical about them.

Patti Keating Kahn, owner of the Railway Exchange and the Colby Abbot buildings in downtown Milwaukee, joined Jeff Sherman in-studio to talk about the plans she had for the buildings in 2025.

Jeff Sherman was next joined in-studio by Milwaukee Business Journal senior reporter Rich Kirchen to talk about what he learned from local manufacturers on their reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

-Rich Kirchen explained to Jeff how Harley-Davidson was affected by the wildfires in California as well as new developments coming to Deer District thanks to the Herb Kohl Foundation.

Jeff Sherman was next joined in-studio by Milwaukee Business Journal senior reporter Rich Kirchen to talk about what he learned from local manufacturers on their reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Rich Kirchen explained to Jeff how Harley-Davidson was affected by the wildfires in California as well as new developments coming to Deer District thanks to the Herb Kohl Foundation.

Patti Keating Kahn, owner of the Railway Exchange and the Colby Abbot buildings in downtown Milwaukee, joined Jeff Sherman in-studio to talk about the plans she had for the buildings in 2025.

Jeff Sherman had bought an electric vehicle recently and was joined on the phone by Brian Moody, executive editor at Kelley Blue Book to talk about why people feel uneasy about buying used EV’s, preserving the battery life and more.

Jeff asked Brian about what trends KBB has been seeing in used EV sales and advice for Americans who were skeptical about them.

TWO UP:

1. Home sales in the Metro Milwaukee market were barely ahead in 2024 over 2023. WTMJ host Jeff Sherman went over the specific numbers for specific municipalities

2. Lululemon had a great holiday shopping season

3. Netflix ended 2024 with 300 million global subscriptions

It was the first full day of “Trump 2.0” as WTMJ host Jeff Sherman calls it. Jeff also went through a quick price index of former U.S. President Joe Biden’s last term.

TWO UP:

1. The Federal Trade Commission is suing Pepsi Co for favoritism and price fixing for certain retailers

2. Jeff Sherman went over the big business leaders that attended U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration

Jeff Sherman was joined on the phone by James Vanderloo, Station Manager at OEC Group Milwaukee, and they began by defining tariffs with Donald Trump threatening to raise them. He also asks James how OEC’s logistics clients are reacting to the possibility of tariffs.

-Jeff then asked James how previous tariff policies have affected OEC Group and other businesses as well as how tariffs would affect the Port of Milwaukee. They also went into the potential reaction from the United States’ trade partners like Canada and China.

Jeff Sherman was joined by Professor Emeritus at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Mordecai Lee, and Jeff immediately asked him about how previous U.S. presidents first days in office had evolved over time.

-Jeff next asked Mordecai about Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency and how it might affect Wisconsin and how quickly.

-Lastly, Jeff asked Mordecai about Trump’s growing relationship with big technology sector CEOs as seen in the front row of his inauguration as well as policies regarding healthcare and infrastructure.

Jeff Sherman was joined by Professor Emeritus at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Mordecai Lee, and Jeff immediately asked him about how previous U.S. presidents first days in office had evolved over time.

Jeff next asked Mordecai about Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency and how it might affect Wisconsin and how quickly.

Lastly, Jeff asked Mordecai about Trump’s growing relationship with big technology sector CEOs as seen in the front row of his inauguration as well as policies regarding healthcare and infrastructure.