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Hello and welcome to the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight! Brian Noonan and Jamie Martinson dig into the ongoing debate over the Electoral College and whether it still makes sense today. With Virginia moving toward a national popular vote and Wisconsin part of that conversation, they b…

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Hello and welcome to the first hour of the Civic Media Spotlight! Dive into the fluoride debate with Dr. Donald Chi, DDS, who talks through how the pandemic changed dental care, why some parents are hesitant about fluoride, and why the conversation around water fluoridation isn’t going away any…
In the second hour, Mark Becker talks with Geoff Kabaservice from the Niskanen Center about what’s going on in the Middle East. He gives an update on the current conflict and helps put everything into context. They continue the conversation with more insight into where things stand right now. A…
Herman Pontzer, a professor at Duke University, joins Pete and Greg on Nite Lite to talk about his book Adaptable and how our bodies really use energy. He gets into the science of metabolism and clears up some of the biggest myths around exercise and weight loss. The conversation keeps going as Pon…
Mark Becker and Vice President at the Niskanen Center, Geoff Kabaservice, dive into the tumultuous global arena, spotlighting Iran’s geopolitical tensions and the U.S.’s waning influence. They dissect Trump’s incendiary rhetoric and its potential to ignite regional conflicts, while highlighting Chi…
Mark Becker and Green Bay Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner get into a pretty fired-up conversation about the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, talking about why keeping the court nonpartisan actually matters—and what happens when politics starts creeping in. Rivera-Wagner also opens up about the threats he fac…
Brian Noonan and Jamie Martinson dig into one of Wisconsin’s sweetest staples with Theresa Baroun from the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers Association. She walks through how syrup actually gets made, why Wisconsin is such a big deal in the maple world, and how climate change is starting to mess wit…
Tackling Housing and Immigration in Wisconsin Mark Becker and Green Bay Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner to give a recap of the 2026 legislative session…yes, it’s already over. Wagner recounts personal threats faced from election conspiracy theorists and advocates for a Supreme Court protective of…
In the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight, we feature Native Roots with Robert Pilot. Robert is joined by Robert Lilligren of NACDI. Also in this hour, we hear from Rational Revolution's own Mark Becker, speaking with Representative Francesca Hong, focusing on her most recent grassroot su…
In the first hour of the Civic Media Spotlight, we feature Daybreak with Brian and Jamie. The hosts are joined by Fisheries Specialist Titus Seilheimer from Wisconsin Sea Grant joins to talk about an invasive carp species and how it could negatively impact the Great Lakes. He also tells us about th…
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