Battleground Wisconsin
Battleground Wisconsin is Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s weekly podcast that features the latest political news from the front lines in the embattled state of Wisconsin.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 510
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Progressive Radio DJ Sly from 93.7 Plugs Radio-Active Campaign!
Sly features our Radio-Active campaign's video exposing Jay Weber's racism and bigotry toward thousands of Native Americans protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Let us know you support our Orga…
00:01:30 |
Fri 30 Sep 2016
What keeps Walker up at night
We welcome the Center for Media and Democracy's Mary Bottari to discuss new revelations they have brought to light in the recently leaked John Doe files. Jorna reviews Scott Walker’s threat to John C…
00:34:47 |
Thu 29 Sep 2016
Because the IRS asked
We welcome Matthew Rothschild to discuss the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's formal complaint with the Internal Revenue Service alleging that Wisconsin Club for Growth violated its tax-exempt status i…
00:40:19 |
Thu 22 Sep 2016
Guardian leaks on Walker
We discuss the Guardian's sensational leaked court documents from the John Doe investigation that reveal the influence of corporate pay to play in Scott Walker’s campaign. We focus especially on the …
00:30:25 |
Thu 15 Sep 2016
A Victory for Women’s Health
We welcome Nicole Safar, from Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin to discuss their $1.6 million settlement victory from the state and how the issue of women’s health will impact the 2016 electi…
00:37:52 |
Thu 08 Sep 2016
Can’t Outsource Labor Day Weekend
We welcome Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s Organizing Director, Kevin Kane to discuss the role of the Wisconsin Legislature in helping drug corporation, Mylan, price gouge for EpiPen. Mylan spent thous…
00:49:45 |
Fri 02 Sep 2016
Media Call - WI Manufacturing Wages Declining
Wisconsin Manufacturing Wages Declining - Media Call 9/1/16
Magnitude of the Decline Varies
Citizen Action of Wisconsin will host a media call on Thursday September 1st at 11:30 AM to release data s…
00:22:33 |
Thu 01 Sep 2016
Early Voting Victory
“Early Voting Victory” Battleground Wisconsin Podcast
Our panel looks at a federal Appeals Court decision preserving a judge’s ruling allowing municipalities to expand early voting dates and locati…
00:28:21 |
Fri 26 Aug 2016
Sherman Park, Wisconsin
We reflect on Milwaukee Sherman Park unrest and its implications, including the right-wing effort to exploit the situation and the desperate need to get serious about expanding economic opportunity i…
00:30:37 |
Thu 18 Aug 2016
Visions of November
We look back at this week’s primary election and peer forward towards the November general election. A new MU Law Poll shows Clinton and Feingold with substantial leads, Trump stunningly unpopular an…
00:32:45 |
Thu 11 Aug 2016
Intentional Racial Discrimination
We welcome Citizen Action of Wisconsin organizer Anita Johnson to review a federal judge’s ruling that major parts of the voting restrictions laws passed by the conservative legislature and signed by…
00:38:13 |
Thu 04 Aug 2016
"Putin, Trump, Biden and Ryan walk into a bar…”
We review this week's Democratic National Convention and the nomination of Hillary Clinton and discuss Trump’s call for Russia to commit a cyber attack on Clinton’s private computer server. We welcom…
00:39:13 |
Thu 28 Jul 2016
Cruz strikes back
Our full panel discusses the news that an affidavit option must be in place for voters without photo ID’s by the November election and the Eau Claire County Board passes a living wage ordinance. We a…
00:31:34 |
Fri 22 Jul 2016
Making Ethics Great Again?
On this episode Jorna and Robert predict the Trump VP pick (that happens Friday) and discuss the speakers for the upcoming RNC convention. Later in the show Matt Rothschild, Executive Director of WI …
00:25:57 |
Thu 14 Jul 2016
Media Call: Better Health Plans Could Save WI Consumers Millions in Medical And Prescription Costs
Citizen Action of Wisconsin is releasing a new report on Tuesday at 11 AM highlighting the hundreds of millions in consumer out of pocket savings possible if insurers decide to introduce Low Out-of-P…
00:24:55 |
Tue 12 Jul 2016
GOP Platform: An Outsourcing of Freedom
Jorna continues her magic hosting ways while Matt wonders out yonder. Speaking of out yonder...WEDC finally gives up the goods per the Citizen Action Open Records request and what did we get? Zilch c…
00:33:52 |
Thu 07 Jul 2016
Shark Week!
With special guest political consultant Jason Rae we discuss Do-Nothing Sen. Ron Johnson's stance on Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland. We also talk about the Supreme Court's dramatic rulin…
00:32:46 |
Thu 30 Jun 2016
Waukesha’s New Toilet
We are joined by state representative Cory Mason to discuss the decision to allow Waukesha access to Lake Michigan water and to flush their treated sewage into Racine’s Root River. We also talk about…
00:43:07 |
Thu 23 Jun 2016
Orlando and Wisconsin
Our panel reflects on the hate crime killing targeting the LGBT community in Orlando last week and discuss how national and Wisconsin political leaders are responding to the tragedy. We look at the l…
00:32:58 |
Fri 17 Jun 2016
Historic Election Ahead
We open by discuss Hillary Clinton’s historic week as she won 4 of 6 primaries and essentially wrapped up the Democratic nomination of president. The news for Wisconsin’s economy was not as good. We …
00:34:16 |
Fri 10 Jun 2016
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