La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

La Crosse housing assessments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Free-for-all Friday -- Bugs, La Crosse Center ...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parenting. Guns. Political correctness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legalizing pot, killing medicaid expansion and the city is getting into the carwash business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joined by entomologist Dr. Ted Wilson, talking the bug apocalypse, creating a native habitat ... and other things BUGS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to fix the nation's roads and bridge ... and a new car wash at the La Crosse airport ...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Free-for-all Monday. Hayes has 8 topics, including legalizing marijuana.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Politics and religion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legalizing sports gambling ... and leaf collection.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Solem is joined by Heath and Melissa Riniker, as well as veterans Dave Larsen and Jeff Mills to talk about the July 20 reunion of the 32nd Engineers National Guard unit out of Onalaska. Story here: https://www.wizmnews.com/2019/04/29/32nd-engineers-national-guard-unit-of-onalaska-needs-help-for-huge-july-reunion/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La Crosse property tax assessments have people worried.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Free-for-all Monday. Smoking in the park. Elizabeth Warren's plan to eliminate student loan debt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smoking ban in La Crosse parks?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The redacted Mueller Report has been released.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Solem is joined by Viterbo political science professor Keith Knutson, talking politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Money, money, money -- retirement, national debt ... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At one point we talked about pork butts with Main Street guy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Cooper hosts, talking about the first ever picture of a Black Hole. We also hit on a number of other topics, from homelessness to the weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Solem hosts in the midst of an April blizzard. Dirk and Wade played their respective last home games. Who is the Wisconsin athlete whose final game you would want to see -- past or present? Also, the Wisconsin GOP and Dem. Gov. Tony Evers are still fighting about appointees. Why?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Carney hosts, talking about how states or the fed should handle the minimum wage. Should it be $15 across the country? Some states that's a good living. Other states, not so much.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Viterbo criminal and sociology professor Ryan Anderson joined host Rick Solem to talk about giving undocumented immigrants driver's licenses, as Wisconsin and Minnesota have proposed. Twelve states already do it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Maier hosts, trying to fire up the left, the right and the middle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Cooper hosts, talking climate change. In the second half, Tracey Ballzer of Heart of La Crosse joined us to talk improv.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Solem hosts, talking the Wisconsin Supreme Court election results. One caller says only conservatives uphold the Constitution. Mike McCarthy is still mad at the Packers, Jordy Nelson wants to come back and American Airlines is removing one olive from trays in first class -- and will save $40,000 a year in doing so. WHY HAVE OLIVES?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you set for retirement? Dave Carney hosts, and where people are at with their retirement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Solem is joined by Viterbo's Keith Knutson, who discusses the gerrymandering question on the April 2 ballot in La Crosse County and the legislative map issue across the county. He also talks about how a professor teaches in this political atmosphere.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Carney hosts, talking how da gorrment be terkin' yer guns!Also, Carney's got a real beef with Gov. Tony Evers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The League of Women Voters - Wisconsin executive director Erin Grunze joins Mike Hayes to tell us how the state needs stronger recusal rules for judges at all levels, who receive campaign contributions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Maier hosts, talking about how John McCain was not a war hero -- quite the opposite, he believes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Cooper hosts, and Viterbo's Richard Kyte joins us to talk about ethics and the Auschwitz Concentration Camp survivor that spoke at the university later that night. And, the Florida Man Challenge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blue Jean Nation founder Mike McCabe joined Rick Solem, talking about the biggest problem with government today: Big Money. As citizens fight to get money out of politics, a more immediate solution would be to end gerrymandering, as the political lines are about to get re-drawn across the nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Carney discusses Elizabeth Warren's idea of getting rid of the electoral college. Also, where are we with free speech, when the president calls to investigate Saturday Night Live after is showed a repeat last weekend that made fun of the president -- as SNL typically does with most presidents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Hayes in talking down the Green New Deal, the effectiveness of electric cars and climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Hayes is in, flooding, Green New Deal, weather-proof infrastructure and electric cars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Solem talks about the past and present female roles in comic book and sci-fi movies.Brad Williams joined early to talk about the 60s-80s, when he was into that stuff. The second half hour, Rick talks about the new Captain Marvel movie -- so "spoiler alert" is probably necessary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Cooper hosts, talking a little of everything from building a wall to fixing the roads. Shouldn't we just take the wall money and fix the roads?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Carney on a Tuesday wondering if you're ready for millennials to take over, since they're getting to be that age.  Also, Minnesota tables legalizing medical marijuana. Why?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Hayes Mondays with fixing the roads and removing the snow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Maier hosts. If honey bees disappear, is the world doomed? Also, are GMOs that bad? And what causes autism? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Cooper hosting, talking about how you spend your vacations. Also, the Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader clan was in, and a couple of students quizzed Rick Solem. We also talked about the HR-1 bill going through the US House. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Viterbo professors, Dr. Ryan Anderson (criminal justice, sociology) and Dr. Eric Weinberg (history, computer science) joined Rick Solem in studio to discuss whether La Crosse Police's downtown cameras (CCTV) deter crime. Before that, however, we brought up whether public libraries should have a bar in them and if phones have made people more or less social.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Carney hosting, and talking about whether or not your state and federal governments represent you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talking fundraisers. Did you go to the Mac and Cheese fest?Also discussing carbon footprint, fossil fuels and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Maier hosting this free-for-all Friday, talking transgender and using public bathrooms, along with undocumented immigrants getting licenses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wisconsin governor wants to make the drawing of legislative district lines bipartisan -- or nonpartisan. Rick Solem brought in Wisconsin Common Cause's Jay Heck and Republican Party Chair Bill Feehan to argue about that, and whether Wisconsin is a gerrymandered state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should the government require you to be vaccinated? Dave Carney discussed that and other issues surrounding vaccines. The president of the National Vaccine Information Center also talked about the issue of government and pharmaceutical accountability when it comes to vaccines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Hayes Mondays, talking taxes, tax returns and how it's your fault if you didn't get what you expected to get.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Maier in for a free-for-all Friday on the precursor to rainy, icy snowstorm of weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Harter joined Ken Cooper to talk recycling and talk he did. Keith Carr came on later to talk movies. And Jim Warsinske talked a little improve.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Carney talks of a society with autonomous vehicles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.