COUNCIL WEEK: Mac Kiel breaks down little free food pantries, homelessness and bike lanes

Mac Kiel is back in studio to preview committee and council week in La Crosse. The holidays pack all the big meetings into one week, highlighted by discussions on deregulating little free food pantries, asking for new proposals for a downtown bike lane and parking plan, and tackling homelessness a…

UW-La Crosse political scientist Anthony Chergosky’s Top 5 Wisconsin politics topics of 2025

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky in studio with his Top 5 Wisconsin politics topics of 2025.  From the governor’s race to controversy around judges to the state budget and the government shutdown, Chergosky dissects what he saw as the biggest stories in Wisconsin pol…

The La Crosse bike lanes sequel with Andrew Ericson

Tacking the complaints and myths about bicycles, bike lanes and parking with Andrew Ericson in studio for La Crosse Talk PM. Ericson sits on the city of La Crosse’s Bicycle-Pedestrian Committee, the MTU Board and the Climate Action Steering Committee.  Some of those complaints we discuss include …

The Festivus Airing of Grievances with Ken and Rick

Ken Cooper in studio for La Crosse Talk PM to participate in the Festivus tradition, the Airing of Grievances, in celebration of the holiday.  For those who don't know, Festivus is a holiday from Seinfeld, created by Frank Costanza — George's dad — as an alternative to the commercialism of Christm…

Wisconsin state Sen. Pfaff on New Year's resolutions for the Legislature, property taxes and healthcare costs

Wisconsin Sen. Brad Pfaff in studio to discuss his New Year’s resolutions for the state Legislature, the debate over property taxes, strategies to address healthcare costs and his outlook for 2026. We started the show, though, with a bit of Christmas spirit, asking Pfaff when his kids first figure…

Wisconsin Rep. Tara Johnson on "bill-jacking," her first year in office and how Legislature should work

Wisconsin state Assembly Rep. Tara Johnson stopped in studio to recap her first year in office, and explain to us the phrase bill-jacking. Johnson (D-Shelby) also tells a couple of stories — one on what she saw as a useless education bill and another on how a near-unanimous, bipartisan postpartum …

Creating a Lansing blown bridge brew and reviewing the 2025 words of year with UW-L's Chergosky

A fun show brainstorming a new beverage to commemorate the 94-year-old Lansing bridge explosion, and recapping the 2025 words of the year with UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky. WIZM News Director Kevin Millard shared his experience watching the bridge blow, and we co…

Mac n Rick on Charmant sale to a billionaire — Wisconsin's richest woman — and what that could mean for La Crosse, plus a city admin update

Mac Kiel in studio with the latest update on La Crosse hiring a city administrator and the recent conversations around that, plus the sale of the Charmant to billionaire Diane Hendricks and what that might mean for downtown. We discuss city administrator a couple different times during the show, f…

Rivoli owner Jon Gelatt on hit YouTubers headed to La Crosse, never seeing It's A Wonderful Life and questionable Christmas movies

Rivoli co-owner Jonathan Gelatt in studio talking holiday movies, theatre etiquette, and some of the unique events they’re having this month, including the hit YouTubers, Found Footage Fest. The Wisconsin-born comedy duo behind Found Footage Fest will bring their best VHS finds for a live comedy s…

Citizen Action's Robert Kraig on Wisconsin's dilemmas with data centers, energy and healthcare

Citizen Action of Wisconsin executive director Robert Kraig joins to discuss how the state should handle data centers and energy costs. We also talk healthcare at both the state and federal level, and Wisconsin's gerrymandered US House maps, as there are two lawsuits pending seeking to change them.…