Started talking about the two suspects identified in the La Crosse County triple homicide. After that, Adam Lorentz, MTU Czar, joined to talk Joe Biden's visit — how stingy the secret service were, when it sounds like Biden's team wanted to have some fun — bus ridership and a new ranking system the city is using for future projects.

Started talking about the two suspects identified in the La Crosse County triple homicide. After that, Adam Lorentz, MTU Czar, joined to talk Joe Biden's visit &mdash; how stingy the secret service were, when it sounds like Biden's team wanted to have some fun &mdash; bus ridership and a new ranking system the city is using for future projects.

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The secret service wouldn't let Joe Biden jump in the orange snowplow?

From A New Hope to The Mandalorian, it's a Star Wars day on this May the 4th with Rivoli Theatre co-owners Jon and Clara Gelatt in studio.

What's your first Star Wars memory? Did mom also throw all your toys away? Are the old movies still the best? Is the Star Wars universe oversaturated thanks to Disney? 

The Rivoli is playing A New Hope at 5 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. with discounts for those who dress up or bring their lightsabers. The night will feature specialty drinks — perhaps some blue milk — and preshow trivia. A New Hope will also play through Thursday.

Aside from Star Wars, we wrapped up the show looking ahead to a massive month at the Rivoli including:

May 9 — The Greatest Showman: Sing and Dance Along!

May 12 — Civics and Cinema Presents: All the President's Men, that will include a discussion following the movie led by political scientist Dr. Sam Scinta and Viterbo's Dr. Rick Kyte.

March 18 — Kings of Kubb: about the Nordic lawn game. The night will feature documentary Upper Midwest Emmy Award filmmakers B.J. Hollars and Steve Dayton for a brief Q&A following the showing.

From A New Hope to The Mandalorian, it's a Star Wars day on this May the 4th with Rivoli Theatre co-owners Jon and Clara Gelatt in studio.
What's your first Star Wars memory? Did mom also throw all your toys away? Are the old movies still the best? Is the Star Wars universe oversaturated thanks to Disney?&nbsp;
The Rivoli is playing <a href="https://tickets.rivoli.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=1006669~e3c66030-62d8-4282-9886-16d09f1887f2&amp;amp;epguid=ede1d7b6-59fe-438b-acc4-d87fc3880065&amp;amp;mdy=5/4/2026&amp;amp;">A New Hope</a> at 5 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. with discounts for those who dress up or bring their lightsabers. The night will feature specialty drinks &mdash; perhaps some blue milk &mdash; and preshow trivia. A New Hope will also play through Thursday.
Aside from Star Wars, we wrapped up the show looking ahead to a massive month at the Rivoli including:
May 9 &mdash; <a href="https://tickets.rivoli.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=1005850~e3c66030-62d8-4282-9886-16d09f1887f2&amp;amp;epguid=ede1d7b6-59fe-438b-acc4-d87fc3880065&amp;amp;mdy=5/9/2026&amp;amp;">The Greatest Showman</a>: Sing and Dance Along!
May 12 &mdash; <a href="https://tickets.rivoli.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=1001701~e3c66030-62d8-4282-9886-16d09f1887f2&amp;epguid=ede1d7b6-59fe-438b-acc4-d87fc3880065&amp;mdy=5/12/2026&amp;">Civics and Cinema Presents: All the President's Men</a>, that will include a discussion following the movie led by political scientist Dr. Sam Scinta and Viterbo's Dr. Rick Kyte.
March 18 &mdash; <a href="https://www.rivoli.net/custom-posts/kings-of-kubb/">Kings of Kubb</a>: about the Nordic lawn game. The night will feature documentary Upper Midwest Emmy Award filmmakers B.J. Hollars and Steve Dayton for a brief Q&amp;A following the showing.

May the 4th — Star Wars day with the Rivoli's Clara and Jon Gelatt

Todd Fergot joined to talk about the big role he was just awarded, becoming the executive director of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association and some their priorities, like implementing a shot clock and expanding the state tournament.

Fergot has been the boys basketball coach at Central High in La Crosse for 22 years and that’s not changing. But he now takes over this statewide organization that oversees both boys and girls basketball.

We talk the WBCA’s big priorities, including the positives and negatives around implementing a 35-second shot clock, what it means to expand the state tournament and getting participation back up in girls basketball.

Along with state tournament expansion, we also talked about the idea of playing at other venues, like Lambeau Field or the Brewers stadium. 

Fergot noted part of the deal to take on the WBCA role was to remain coach at Central and we discuss some of his legacy there, like getting to state six times, winning and losing titles and coaching players like Johnny Davis, who was taken No. 10 in the NBA draft. 

Todd Fergot joined to talk about the big role he was just awarded, becoming the executive director of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association and some their priorities, like implementing a shot clock and expanding the state tournament.
Fergot has been the boys basketball coach at Central High in La Crosse for 22 years and that&rsquo;s not changing. But he now takes over this statewide organization that oversees both boys and girls basketball.
We talk the WBCA&rsquo;s big priorities, including the positives and negatives around implementing a 35-second shot clock, what it means to expand the state tournament and getting participation back up in girls basketball.
Along with state tournament expansion, we also talked about the idea of playing at other venues, like Lambeau Field or the Brewers stadium.&nbsp;
Fergot noted part of the deal to take on the WBCA role was to remain coach at Central and we discuss some of his legacy there, like getting to state six times, winning and losing titles and coaching players like Johnny Davis, who was taken No. 10 in the NBA draft.&nbsp;

Todd Fergot on staying at Central, taking big statewide job and bringing shot clock to WI high school basketball 

It's not often you randomly go to interview someone and learn she's the wife of your old high school coach, but that's just what happened in talking with Stephanie Hauser. Not only is she the WIAA's executive director, but her husband is my old basketball coach from Hortonville High School.

But we skipped right over how much Dave Hauser may have yelled at me in gym class and immediately had to talk about their son, Sam Hauser, who's a starter for the Boston Celtics, an NBA champion and one of the best 3-point shooters in the league. Then we talked about their daughter Nicki Hauser being an assistant volleyball coach at Missouri, which is playing Nebraska at Wrigley Field this fall.

After that, we got into some WIAA business, including keeping state track and field at UW-La Crosse through 2034 — an eight-year deal and one of the longest deals they've ever done. Before we discussed that deal — which she told me after the podcast (because she was off on her figures at the end) is for $145,000 a year — we talked about my idea to have state football at Lambeau Field or state baseball at the Brewers stadium.  

It's not often you randomly go to interview someone and learn she's the wife of your old high school coach, but that's just what happened in talking with Stephanie Hauser. Not only is she the WIAA's executive director, but her husband is my old basketball coach from Hortonville High School.
But we skipped right over how much Dave Hauser may have yelled at me in gym class and immediately had to talk about their son, Sam Hauser, who's a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sam.hauser_/">starter for the Boston Celtics</a>, an NBA champion and one of the best 3-point shooters in the league. Then we talked about their daughter Nicki Hauser being an <a href="https://mutigers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/staff/nicki-hauser/647">assistant volleyball coach at Missouri</a>, which is playing Nebraska at Wrigley Field this fall.
After that, we got into some WIAA business, including keeping state track and field at UW-La Crosse through 2034 &mdash; an eight-year deal and one of the longest deals they've ever done. Before we discussed that deal &mdash; which she told me after the podcast (because she was off on her figures at the end) is for $145,000 a year &mdash; we talked about my idea to have state football at Lambeau Field or state baseball at the Brewers stadium.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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