We get a little “old curmudgeon” with UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio Friday with the cellphone ban and movie theatre talk — since we didn’t have cellphones in school and couldn’t reserve recliner seats back in the day. 

We also dive into lawsuits against the major social media companies, examining claims that they’re additive and cause personal injury — litigation that could put Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and other high-profile owners, on the stand.

In the Wisconsin governor’s race, we discuss President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Republican Tom Tiffany, which led Josh Schoemann to drop out — leaving just one major GOP candidate while Democrats have seven in the running. We also explore whether endorsements actually help and if Gov. Tony Evers will weigh in.

In regards to Wisconsin government, last session, Gov. Evers did sign a cellphone ban, but as the Legislature races to Feb. 19 to be done with its work for all of 2026, one of the bills is to ban cellphones from “bell to bell.” So, we talk about how that might affect students, how it takes away local control and if lawmakers and parents now — vs. 10 years from now — might see a cellphone ban very differently, having grown up without one in school.

Regarding our cellphone ban conversation, as the Legislature races to a Feb. 19 deadline to be done for the rest of 2026, we dissect a new proposal. While Gov. Evers previously signed a limited cellphone ban, this new bill aims to take them out of students’ hands from “bell to bell.” We analyze how cellphones affect students, the loss of local control and how perspectives on phone bans could change between generations — lawmakers 10 years from now wouldn’t know life without a cellphone. 

We get a little &ldquo;old curmudgeon&rdquo; with UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio Friday with the cellphone ban and movie theatre talk &mdash; since we didn&rsquo;t have cellphones in school and couldn&rsquo;t reserve recliner seats back in the day.&nbsp;
We also dive into lawsuits against the major social media companies, examining claims that they&rsquo;re additive and cause personal injury &mdash; litigation that could put Facebook&rsquo;s Mark Zuckerberg, and other high-profile owners, on the stand.
In the Wisconsin governor&rsquo;s race, we discuss President Donald Trump&rsquo;s endorsement of Republican Tom Tiffany, which led Josh Schoemann to drop out &mdash; leaving just one major GOP candidate while Democrats have seven in the running. We also explore whether endorsements actually help and if Gov. Tony Evers will weigh in.
In regards to Wisconsin government, last session, Gov. Evers did sign a cellphone ban, but as the Legislature races to Feb. 19 to be done with its work for all of 2026, one of the bills is to ban cellphones from &ldquo;bell to bell.&rdquo; So, we talk about how that might affect students, how it takes away local control and if lawmakers and parents now &mdash; vs. 10 years from now &mdash; might see a cellphone ban very differently, having grown up without one in school.
Regarding our cellphone ban conversation, as the Legislature races to a Feb. 19 deadline to be done for the rest of 2026, we dissect a new proposal. While Gov. Evers previously signed a limited cellphone ban, this new bill aims to take them out of students&rsquo; hands from &ldquo;bell to bell.&rdquo; We analyze how cellphones affect students, the loss of local control and how perspectives on phone bans could change between generations &mdash; lawmakers 10 years from now wouldn&rsquo;t know life without a cellphone.&nbsp;

Listener conversations about the days events in and around the La Crosse area.  Weekdays from 5-6pm on WIZM 1410AM and 92.3FM

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Rick Solem talks about the days events in and around the La Crosse area. Weekdays from 5:07-6pm on 1410 WIZM

Rick Solem talks about the days events in and around the La Crosse area. Weekdays from 5:07-6pm on 1410 WIZM