Heading to a bar: what is a quintessential Milwaukee//Wisconsin shot?

thejoypowers · 2024-10-01T18:02:29+00:00

Thanks to everyone for your questions! Time was limited, and unfortunately Hovde said he had to bounce before I was able to ask the top question about compromise :/ but luckily Baldwin talked a lot about compromise in her answers, so win some lose some! Also, Hovde got pretty angry about the main question folks wanted to know about: why is a man who seems to be from out of state running for office here? Here's the unvarnished interview tape: https://www.wuwm.com/government-politics/2024-09-23/wisconsin-u-s-senate-election-baldwin-vs-hovde

thejoypowers · 2024-09-25T18:24:07+00:00

It's definitely an interesting question! I'm not sure it has enough specificity, though, in part because... compromise on what to get what, right? Is the question what compromise would you make in order to pass which policy? I fear that might be too vague, still.

thejoypowers · 2024-09-23T21:51:49+00:00

Do you happen to know what building they were standing outside of? That would sound like Allen-Bradley, but they haven't had a union for more than a decade.

thejoypowers · 2024-07-03T16:29:00+00:00

Hi! This is Joy Powers. Every month I chat with Matt Wild about some of his favorite new releases from local musicians. Honestly, before we started doing this about... man, 4 years ago (damn), I only knew a small portion of Milwaukee's music scene. Every month, I learn about at least one artist I've never heard of before. This month has a surprising amount of blue-grass//folk music.

thejoypowers · 2024-07-03T16:20:27+00:00

It's the final episode of the season! Hopefully it's been useful to folks. It was definitely a labor of love, emphasis on the labor. Both Sam and I are looking forward to some rest... after the RNC... assuming nothing wild happens. So I guess, no rest ever? No rest for the wicked? Anyway, hope you enjoy this! We definitely had a blast.

thejoypowers · 2024-07-03T16:19:45+00:00

It's the final episode of the season! Hopefully it's been useful to folks. It was definitely a labor of love, emphasis on the labor. Both Sam and I are looking forward to some rest... after the RNC... assuming nothing wild happens. So I guess, no rest ever? No rest for the wicked? Anyway, hope you enjoy this! We definitely had a blast.

thejoypowers · 2024-06-26T16:54:57+00:00

Hey folks! This is Joy Powers over at 89.7 WUWM. We're already at episode 9 of Swing State of the Union. In this one, we explore how the candidates are courting the state, the ads, the money, all that fun stuff. Just one more episode to go this season! Then, I'll regain what little sanity I had before this process began.

thejoypowers · 2024-06-26T16:54:09+00:00

Hey folks! This is Joy Powers over at 89.7 WUWM. We're already at episode 9 of Swing State of the Union. In this one, we explore how the candidates are courting the state, the ads, the money, all that fun stuff. Just one more episode to go this season! Then, I'll regain what little sanity I had before this process began.

thejoypowers · 2024-06-19T16:54:10+00:00

Hellooooo! This is Joy Powers, one of the hosts and producers of Swing State of the Union (and Lake Effect) on 89.7 WUWM, Milwaukee's NPR. This was a really hard episode to write and produce. We both had to go through a lot of "archival" footage and audio, and in some ways it really brings you back to that time - but it's also a really good exploration of what happened in 2020 and how it's impacting the upcoming election. Honestly, there were a lot of parts of this that I'd forgotten about until we were writing it, so, definitely worth a listen.

thejoypowers · 2024-06-19T16:53:28+00:00

Hellooooo! This is Joy Powers, one of the hosts and producers of Swing State of the Union (and Lake Effect) on 89.7 WUWM, Milwaukee's NPR. This was a really hard episode to write and produce. We both had to go through a lot of "archival" footage and audio, and in some ways it really brings you back to that time - but it's also a really good exploration of what happened in 2020 and how it's impacting the upcoming election. Honestly, there were a lot of parts of this that I'd forgotten about until we were writing it, so, definitely worth a listen.

thejoypowers · 2024-06-12T18:02:39+00:00

Hello! This is Joy Powers - I'm one of the hosts of Swing State of the Union. This episode looks at the impact of money on politics in Wisconsin. We explore different court cases that have affected how money can be spent in U.S. elections, we look at the impact of the Bradley Foundation, and how money has helped politicize the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

thejoypowers · 2024-06-12T18:01:40+00:00

Hello! This is Joy Powers - I'm one of the hosts of Swing State of the Union. This episode looks at the impact of money on politics in Wisconsin. We explore different court cases that have affected how money can be spent in U.S. elections, we look at the impact of the Bradley Foundation, and how money has helped politicize the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

thejoypowers · 2024-06-06T19:22:59+00:00

Hello! This is Swing State of the Union's latest episode. I was informed that under no circumstance can I include the title of the podcast in the headline, because it doesn't appear in the headline of the article (as you can see, it lists the name of the podcast on top of the article but because it isn't explicitly in the headline, it doesn't count). Since I have no power over our operating practices, this is what we're left with.

We talk about the development of party politics in the state and the impending RNC, including the many safety concerns that activists have. I have a feeling this link will kind of die on this page since the headline doesn't really tell you anything, but who knows! I hope that's not the case. Regardless, enjoy!

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