UW-La Crosse political scientist Chergosky on Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, GOP's town hall retreat, reviving Kwik Trip-Culvers #CurdWar

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio discussing optics of the Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting, media bias and why Republicans are now shying away from public town halls.  Plus, Chergosky reignites the #CurdWar between Kwik Trip and Culvers, and we chatted …

Starting the #CurdsWar: Kwik Trip vs. Culver's, with UW-La Crosse’s Chergosky

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, may have just sparked Wisconsin’s fiercest food fight — the Great Curds War between Kwik Trip and Culver’s. We kicked off Friday's show with this critical debate and circled back often. Chergosky took a firm stance on who has the bes…

City admin, taxes and TIFs — it's all on the spring ballot and UW-L's Kovari breaks it down

UW-L political science and public administration professor, Dr. John Kovari, joins in-studio to dissect everything from the city administrator's role in lowering La Crosse taxes to working Oompa Loompas into a conversation about TIFs — which might explain why his TIF book is orange. Kovari breaks …

Do we actually like those "Kiss Me" valentine candies with UW-L political scientist Chergosky

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, joins on Valentine's Day, so of course we discuss those chalk hearts. We also got into voter turnout in Tuesday's primary with the mayor race being on the ballot, plus is Tim Walz going to run for US Senate in Minnesota?  Began the s…

Breaking down the La Crosse mayor debate with UW-L political scientist Chergosky

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in the WIZM studio Friday for La Crosse Talk PM, breaking down the mayor debate, while also discussing what you wish you knew before moving to the area and creating fake social media profiles. Less than 12 hours after WIZM hosted the…

La Crosse mayor candidate forum

On Feb. 6, the four candidates running for La Crosse mayor took part in a forum hosted by WIZM at the UW-La Crosse Student Union. Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Vicki Markussen, Ellie McLoone and Chris Kahlow are looking to push through the primary and on to the spring election. Voting in the primary …

Putting Trump on Mt. Rushmore: The worthwhile and worthless bills politicians propose with UW-La Crosse political scientist Chergosky

UW-L political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk discussing the worthwhile and worthless bill lawmakers propose, like banning cellphones in school in Wisconsin and putting Donald Trump on Mt. Rushmore. We went down a rabbit hole on that latter idea, wh…

Trump chaos, DEI, and Goonies turns 40 with La Crosse Democratic Party chair Garcia on

La Crosse County and 3rd US House District Democratic Party chair William Garcia in studio trying to make sense of all the chaos that surrounds President Donald Trump's first days, the Dems' involvement in local races and Goonies turns 40 this year. Started and ended the show with Trump's first 10…

La Crosse mayor debate is coming, plus firing meteorologists with UW-L political scientist Chergosky

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio as we kickoff the show breaking news that a La Crosse mayor primary debate is coming, plus the news of a media group laying off or firing local meteorologists.  Began the show talking about WIZM hosting an upcoming La Cross…

UW-L political scientist Chergosky on Quitters Day, guilt amenities, Wisconsin’s GOP are geniuses, banning TikTok

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in the WIZM studio Friday for La Crosse Talk PM, despite it being Quitters Day. We discuss what that is, along with a slew of other things: How businesses use amenities to guilt us into shopping The controversies around Facebook/X/Tik…