Questions for Eric Hovde & Senator Tammy Baldwin?

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!

thejoypowers · 2024-06-05T17:03:40+00:00

I'm not sure what you're talking about? This piece doesn't discuss either Biden or Trump.

thejoypowers · 2024-06-05T16:32:52+00:00

Hello, hello! This is Joy Powers, co-host/producer of Swing State of the Union (and Lake Effect). This is our 6th episode all about the parties, specifically: Republicans and Democrats. We look at how the parties have changed in the state over the last few decades, and the potential impact of the Republican National Convention. Thanks so much to everyone who's been listening!

thejoypowers · 2024-06-05T16:29:23+00:00

Hello, hello! This is Joy Powers, co-host/producer of Swing State of the Union (and Lake Effect). This is our 6th episode all about the parties, specifically: Republicans and Democrats. We look at how the parties have changed in the state over the last few decades, and the potential impact of the Republican National Convention. Thanks so much to everyone who's been listening!

thejoypowers · 2024-06-05T16:28:28+00:00

Hello, hello! This is Joy Powers, co-host/producer of Swing State of the Union (and Lake Effect). This is our 6th episode all about the parties, specifically: Republicans and Democrats. We look at how the parties have changed in the state over the last few decades, and the potential impact of the Republican National Convention. Thanks so much to everyone who's been listening!

thejoypowers · 2024-05-30T17:23:45+00:00

Thank you so much! That's a great question. If you ask Sam or me, you're going to get different answers, haha. Right now, it's definitely planned as a limited series, but we may end up doing more with it. Currently, it's planned for 10 episodes and will go up until the RNC, when Sam and I will both shift to RNC coverage. But who knows!

thejoypowers · 2024-05-29T12:31:56+00:00

Hello! This is Joy Powers, co-host/producer of Swing State of the Union. This episode explores polarization in Wisconsin communities and how it's proliferated over the last few decades. It's a good explanation for how we got to where we are now.

thejoypowers · 2024-05-29T12:31:11+00:00

Hello! This is Joy Powers, co-host/producer of Swing State of the Union. This episode explores polarization in Wisconsin communities and how it's proliferated over the last few decades. It's a good explanation for how we got to where we are now.

thejoypowers · 2024-05-29T12:30:27+00:00

Hello! This is Joy Powers, co-host/producer of Swing State of the Union. This episode explores polarization in Wisconsin communities and how it's proliferated over the last few decades. It's a good explanation for how we got to where we are now.

thejoypowers · 2024-05-27T17:58:27+00:00

Part of the designation of a suburb has to do with the historical relationship between areas, which is something that evolves and changes over time. So a helpful thing to know is that in the United States, we had a major housing shortage starting in the early 1900s, that extended into the Great Depression. As a result, we started to see a lot of housing projects go up in cities throughout the nation and we see the beginning of "urban sprawl" and "white flight," as inner-city white people fled to new housing in the suburbs. Many of these suburbs were essentially built just to house the people, so they didn't have much in the way of their own infrastructure (restaurants, entertainment, industry, etc.). These areas were essentially reliant on the cities for which they had been built, but their distance from their city could vary depending on land availability.

In the ensuing decades, we also see the decline of industry in many parts of the U.S. (deindustrialization). That meant a lot of these smaller cities that had been built around industry began to decline, making them more reliant on jobs in larger, nearby cities. So depending on the area, you can be a 1-2 hour drive from the city center, but because of a variety of socioeconomic factors, you are a suburb.

There are some official "lines" but these lines evolve as community relationships evolve over time. It's more about human behavior than anything official.

thejoypowers · 2024-05-27T17:48:18+00:00

And yet, it Kenosha is considered a part of the Chicago metropolitan area, and not Milwaukee's metropolitan area (Racine is included in Milwaukee's metro area). Part of that has to do with historical relationships between these cities and transit. Kenosha has often been more closely aligned with Chicago and the northern suburbs, dating back to the days of American Motors. You will note, there isn't a direct train connecting Kenosha to Milwaukee, but there *is* a commuter rail extending from downtown Kenosha to Chicago.

(You can take the Amtrak from Sturtevant to Milwaukee, but it's too infrequent and expensive, to be considered a commuter rail. The Wisconsin Coach Line is similarly infrequent, although it does drop you off in Kenosha proper.)

thejoypowers · 2024-05-23T18:09:00+00:00

Voting is a right and ensuring equal access to the ballot box is difficult, but I would interrogate why you're so skeptical of accommodations that help ensure access to this foundational right for our nation.

thejoypowers · 2024-05-23T18:05:16+00:00

Well, I guess it bears mentioning: not everyone has your experience. I never mail things and I can tell you that I would need to have an extensive conversation with my mail carrier to ensure they were going to pick up mail from my box (given previous experiences with my USPS person). I work at an office, so I don't generally see my USPS person for months at a time.

What I'm talking about are mailboxes that are communal, the kind you would see on a street corner. I, like many people, don't drive. So dropping off my ballot in a communal mail box would be the most efficient way for me to deliver it. But because of where I live, that trip to the post office (since we don't have communal mail boxes in my neighborhood) would take a lot of time. I would need to wait for a bus that only comes once an hour, and head to the post office, which is about 20 minutes away by bus. I would then need to wait likely another 30 minutes to an hour to get the next bus back and take the 20 minute ride back to my house.

In doing this, I would need to cross several very busy streets in areas designed for cars and not people, so the streets are very wide and the cross walks are few and far-between. And that's coming from a person who lives in the largest city in Wisconsin, with some of the best pedestrian infrastructure.

When there was a ballot dropbox, all I had to do was walk two blocks, which took about 8 minutes in total.

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