Wisconsin Forward

In this episode, host Matt Rothschild discusses how everyday folks can stand up to authoritarianism that is on the rise around the country. Hear from interviews that Matt has conducted with experts on the subject, including Trygve Olson, a senior advisor at The Lincoln Project, and Dominic Salvia, host of the Dom Salvia Show, sharing their thoughts on protests and more.

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Host Matt Rothschild sits down with founder of the Recombobulation Area and Civic Media Political Editor, Dan Shafer, for a conversation on the April 1st Wisconsin Supreme Court race. The two take a look at the candidates in Dane County Judge Susan Crawford and former Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel, and share what makes this different from recent Supreme Court races in Wisconsin as well as what is at stake depending on who wins in April.

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Wisconsin introduced school vouchers in 1989, but the program has morphed into something unrecognizable, now costing taxpayers $500 million a year. In this episode, Matt Rothschild speaks with Earl Ingram, host of “The Earl Ingram Show”: Heather DuBois Bourenane, the executive director of the Wisconsin Public Education Network; and Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupanacci of “Busted Pencils.”

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This time on Wisconsin Forward, Matt Rothschild discusses the topic of right-wing radio and its effect on politics in Wisconsin.  With him to break down this topic are radio veterans and hosts on the Civic Media Network, Jane Matenaer and Earl Ingram. Also joining him is Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin, Lew Friedland, and founder and CEO of Civic Media, Sage Weil.

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On this edition of Wisconsin Forward, host Matt Rothschild sits down with Jim Santelle for a conversation about the legal landscape in Wisconsin and the nation. Santelle is a former U.S. Attorney and currently hosts Amicus: A Law Review on Saturday mornings from 9:00-11:00 across the Civic Media radio network.

Matt and Jim discuss the recent changes of the ideological make up of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the upcoming spring election that could once again change that make up, and the most impactful cases from the U.S. Supreme Court in recent years for democracy in Wisconsin and around the country.

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Host Matt Rothschild talks with Earl Ingram of “The Earl Ingram Show” and Angela Lang of BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing for Communities) about the insidious role that racism plays in our politics, both here in Wisconsin and nationally.

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Matt Rothschild shares his thoughts following the 2024 election results, and asks the question, ‘How Do We Go On?‘. Matt shares his reflections of what is to come for some of the most marginalized groups in Wisconsin and around the country and what we can do in the coming weeks and months to continue Forward.

Matt Rothschild is the host of the “Wisconsin Forward Podcast” on
Civic Media, and is a frequent guest host on the network. He formerly
was editor and publisher of The Progressive magazine and executive
director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.

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How we got fairer maps in Wisconsin, and what they mean for the upcoming election. Matt Rothschild talks with Jay Heck of Common Cause, Carlene Bechen of the Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition, and Dan Shafer of Civic Media and the Recombobulation Area on the history of redistricting in Wisconsin and the saga that occurred around these most recent maps.

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Host Matt Rothschild talks with Marquette Law School pollster Charles Franklin about recent presidential elections in Wisconsin, and what the odds are looking like for this November. We also hear from Civic Media voices including Dominic Salvia, Todd Allbaugh and Maggie Daun about their thoughts on how the presidential race is shaping up in the swingiest swing state.

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What is up with Wisconsin? The state that brought us the labor union and five day work week, the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment, the state once known as the “laboratory of democracy,” has also brought us Joseph McCarthy and Scott Walker, and has become one of the most closely divided battleground states in the country. How did we get here, and how does what has happened here in this state reflect larger trends in American politics–a harbinger of what is to come, or how we can fix it?