Latest State capitol Podcast Episodes
Yeah, Still COVID
WPR Politics - January 22, 2021 23:05 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsIt's finally (probably) safe to say that the election cycle is now behind us, and for a state politics podcast, that means shifting focus back to the business of governing. So what's dominating things at the state Capitol as a new session gets underway? Yeah, it's still COVID-19 — policy addressi...
Everything Is Totally Normal
WPR Politics - January 15, 2021 23:00 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsThere were some relatively normal political things that happened this week. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gave his annual State of the State address. Republicans gave a response. State senators passed a bill. But speech was remote, the response was in person, the Democratic governor sided with some R...
More Serious Than Politics
WPR Politics - January 08, 2021 23:50 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsIt's a new year, and a new legislative session here in Wisconsin. And normally we'd probably do a look-ahead, talking about new members being sworn in, new proposals, the upcoming budget process, maybe this week’s COVID-19 legislation. But the events in Washington this week really overshadowed an...
How To Win An Election In Wisconsin: An instruction Manual (2020 Edition)
WPR Politics - December 16, 2020 03:55 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsIs it early? Is it late? Who knows? It's a patented WPR Politics Podcast step-by-step guide through all of the election lawsuits — state and federal — that were decided in Wisconsin in the last week or so, not to mention a legislative hearing and a formal meeting of electors!
But It's Not Friday
WPR Politics - December 08, 2020 02:30 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsWell, last week we kinda failed. We waited all day on Friday to record an episode, but news kept breaking, and breaking, and breaking. So here we are, on a MONDAY, ready to fill you in on all of the election lawsuit drama and coronavirus-related legislative machinations we missed.
AVALANCHE!!! (Of Post-Election Wisconsin Politics Developments)
WPR Politics - November 21, 2020 18:25 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsJust when you thought it was safe to take a stroll outside in the post-election news world — RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE — Oh no! It's a presidential recount! And a new COVID-19 emergency order! And lawsuits! AAAAHHHHH!!!!
News Never Sleeps
WPR Politics - November 07, 2020 02:05 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsDepending on when you listen to this episode, you may or may not know who the next president will be. But there is still a ton of Wisconsin election news to talk about. The presidential race was very tight, but this time President Donald Trump lost the state to his Democratic challenger, former V...
An Election/Politics Totally Not A Halloween Episode
WPR Politics - October 31, 2020 01:45 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsThis is it. The moment we've been waiting for. It's time to put on your costume and gorge yourself on candy because it's the last episode of the podcast before the November 2020 election and we have a lot to cover.
Election House Party (Don't Tell Shawn!)
WPR Politics - October 24, 2020 01:55 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsWith Shawn away for the day, that means it's time to par-tay — election style that is! We'll break out the democracy snacks, pump up the jams and talk about early voting, polling and the presidential campaigns in Wisconsin during the waning days of the race.
Lawsuits & Lawsuits & Campaigning
WPR Politics - October 17, 2020 18:05 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsWisconsin has lawsuits about COVID-19. And lawsuits about voting. Oh, and there's a presidential election in like two weeks and we're still a swing state.
This Week: This Week!
WPR Politics - October 02, 2020 21:45 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsOver the course of this year, we've found ourselves repeating some variation on the sentiment: "Oh man, 2020! What? There is so much news! This is the craziest week!" But maybe, just maybe, this week is actually the craziest week, as far as state and national politics are concerned. President Don...
A Fast Car (Of News)
WPR Politics - September 25, 2020 21:55 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsThere is so much news that happened this week — federal election rulings, a new COVID-19 emergency declaration, more presidential campaign visits to Wisconsin than you can shake a stick at and so much more — you can't rely on just Twitter notifications or the radio. No, what you need to keep up i...
Our Dramatic Friend
WPR Politics - September 11, 2020 22:35 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsYou know that friend, the one who always seems to have some issue going on? Some sort of drama? Well if states were people, it kinda seems like Wisconsin would be that friend this election year. Other states just decide who's going to be on their presidential ballots and print them. Simple. But i...
A Tale Of Two Kenosha Visits
WPR Politics - September 04, 2020 22:10 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsThe events in Kenosha continued to drive political news this week, with both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden visiting the city that has been rocked by a police shooting, protests, destruction and killings. We were certainly expecting Wisconsin to get plenty of attention...
A Really Tough Week In Wisconsin
WPR Politics - August 29, 2020 01:15 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsThis has been a hard week for Wisconsin — Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer; Protesters took to the streets to express outrage; Some set fires and destroyed buildings; Police used tear gas, pepper spray and military vehicles; And an armed teen ...
What Is Space? What Is Time?
WPR Politics - August 22, 2020 01:50 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsThis was the week of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee — that wasn't really in Milwaukee. At one point we were expecting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be here. Instead, Donald Trump and Mike Pence were. Wisconsin Democrats said some ... things. And the state's elections officials p...
Picking From A Short List Of News
WPR Politics - August 15, 2020 01:35 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsWell there was some big political news this week about someone making a much discussed selection — but it really doesn't a Wisconsin angle, so instead we've put together our own short list of news stories, and we're going to make some equally momentous selections from said list to talk about.
Teach Me How To Shruggy
WPR Politics - August 08, 2020 01:00 ★★★★ - 89 ratings2020 has a way of warping one's perspective of the news. This week there were stories that years or even months ago would have felt unimaginable — a rap superstar filed to be on Wisconsin's presidential ballot; the much-hyped DNC in Milwaukee that was supposed to woo Wisconsin voters won't even f...
Face To Face (Behind A Mask)
WPR Politics - July 31, 2020 21:20 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsThis week Gov. Tony Evers issued a statewide mask mandate to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But the timing of the order also has some political dimensions. There was a swift show of opposition from Republican state lawmakers, who could take action to reverse the order, and there is also the ...
A Different Kind Of Action
WPR Politics - July 25, 2020 01:20 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsIn an alternate non-COVID world, the 2020 Olympics were supposed to start this week. But while we won't get to marvel at the pure athletic spectacle of disciplines like handball, sport climbing or artistic swimming, there's plenty of action going on in Wisconsin political news. The White House an...
Fear Factors
WPR Politics - July 17, 2020 22:30 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsUsing fear in political campaigns is certainly nothing new, but against the backdrop of a deadly pandemic, not to mention a national reckoning over systemic racial inequity, it feels like political fear is front and center in 2020, up and down the ballot. You have Republicans on the state and fed...
Power, Complexity, Nuance
WPR Politics - July 11, 2020 03:40 ★★★★ - 89 ratingsThe Wisconsin Supreme Court issued two significant decisions late this week — broad strokes, the court's conservative majority sided with Republican state lawmakers and against the Democratic governor's administration in cases dealing with separation of powers. But if you look a little closer the...
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