2018
Wisconsin Democracy Report
Saturdays at 7 pm and Sundays at noon
Talks by and interviews of public officials, candidates
for political office and activists for social change
Broadcast
Date
Program
Click below to listen online. (High speed connection recommended.)
Length Creation
Date
Source
Note
1/6/18Lydia Onimo: Tips and Tools to Fundraise for Your Cause 1:16:198/5/17a
1/7/18Marie Braun, Bonnie Urfer, Ellen Thomas: Ending the Nuclear Nightmare 1:12:388/5/17a
1/13/18Tim Burns, Rebecca Dallet: Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 52:011/9/18b
1/14/18JackRabbit Pollack, Meleiza Figueroa: Rebel Cities: Transforming Civic Engagement Into Electoral power 1:05:148/5/17a
1/20/18Yogesh Chawla, Britt Cudaback: The Race For The Dane County Board District 6 Seat, Part I
- hosted by Carousel Bayrd
52:521/16/18b
1/21/18Victor Tiffany: CFAR or Lose 2018: Turnkey Revolution1:14:588/5/17a
1/27/18Pam Porter, Heather Driscoll: The Race For The Dane County Board District 6 Seat, Part II
- hosted by Carousel Bayrd
53:141/23/18b
1/28/18Richard Hobbs: Clear the Decks for Eco-Socialism 1:21:558/5/17a
2/3/18Rep. Dianne Hesselbein, Rep. Evan Goyke: Walker's Special Session, and Closing of Lincoln Hills
- hosted by Carousel Bayrd
53:171/30/18b
2/4/18Jan Rein, Delphine Brody: Dangers of Corporate Personhood: It's Way Beyond Just $ in Elections 1:15:578/5/17a
2/10/18Nancy Bogue, Kelly Danner, Al Matano: Candidates For Dane County Supervisory District 11
- hosted by Patty Peltekos
52:472/5/18b
2/11/18Dana Wachs Talks About His Run For Governor - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:052/6/18b
2/17/18Ryan Billingham, Byron Bishop, Megin McDonnell: Current Legislation: Eliminating Protections For Wetlands & Gender Identity - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 52:572/13/18b
2/18/18Daniel Lee, JackRabbit Pollack, Keyan Bliss: Constitutional Revolutions: How, When, and Why 1:17:588/5/17a
2/24/18Kelda Roys' Gubernatorial Bid - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:072/20/18b
2/25/18Alison Hartson, Charlie Cooper, Mike Monetta: Wolf-Pac's Case for the Convention Path to a Democracy Amendment 1:48:088/6/17a
3/3/18Raj Shukla: Wisconsin Water Under Threat - hosted by Jan Miyasaki 17:032/21/18d
3/3/18Rep. Melissa Sargent: Legislators Seek To Take Weapons From Potentially Violent 6:113/1/18e
3/4/18David Cobb, Meleiza Figueroa: Media Network Organizing 1:07:298/6/17a
3/10/18Candidates For The Madison Board Of Education Debate At Forum; Public Speaks Up About Foxconn's Proposed Water Use 2:30, 2:533/7/18 & 3/8/18e
3/11/18Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, David Cobb, Meleiza Figueroa: People's Movement Assembly57:418/6/17c
3/17/18Tony Evers, Matt Flynn, Andy Gronik, Mike McCabe, Mahlon Mitchell, Kelda Roys, Paul Soglin,
Kathleen Vinehout, Dana Wachs: Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidates Forum
pt 1
47:171/28/18f
3/18/18Tony Evers, Matt Flynn, Andy Gronik, Mike McCabe, Mahlon Mitchell, Kelda Roys, Paul Soglin,
Kathleen Vinehout, Dana Wachs: Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidates Forum
pt 2
46:471/28/18f
3/24/18Matt Rothschild: Indivisible Madison March Assembly 32:283/13/18g
3/25/18Mike McCabe Talks About His Run For Governor - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:133/20/18b
3/31/18Anna Moffit, Gloria Reyes: The Race For Madison School Board's Seat One - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 55:503/13/18b
4/1/18Rebecca Dallet Running For WI Supreme Court - hosted by Kai Brito 17:173/26/18d
4/7/18Tony Evers' Gubernatorial Bid - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 52:514/3/18b
4/8/18Eileen Newcomer, Barry Burden: Spring Election Roundup - hosted by Patty Peltekos 52:434/2/18b
4/14/18Melissa Sargent, Analise Eicher: Walker's School Safety Plan, And The Blue Wave - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:014/10/18b
4/15/18David Canon, Barry Burden, Robert Yablon: Forum on Partisan Gerrymandering and the U.S. Constitution 1:06:189/28/17h
4/21/18, 4/22/18Governor Walker Signs More Than 90 Legislative Items;
UW Students Demand More Funding For Small Campuses
2:05; 3:044/16/18; 4/18/18e
4/28/18, 4/29/18State Senator Lena Taylor On Issues With The State's Prison System - hosted by Jerome Dillard 19:284/25/18d
5/5/18, 5/6/18John Bechtol, Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa: The Powers of the National Guard, and Immigration in the News
- hosted by Carousel Bayrd
53:495/1/18b
5/12/18, 5/13/18In Conversation With Gubernatorial Candidate Mahlon Mitchell - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:145/8/18b
5/19/18, 5/20/18John Drewsen: Walker Admin. Skirts Great Lakes Compact for Foxconn - hosted by Brian Standing 6:315/7/18d
5/19/18, 5/20/18Anita Abraham, Yolanda Santos Adams: The Poor People's Campaign Holds A Protest At The Capitol - Christian Phelps reporting 3:085/14/18e
5/26/18, 5/27/18Matt Rothschild, Nancy MacLean: Nancy MacLean on "Democracy in Chains": WI Democracy Campaign 2018 Annual Mtg 59:345/3/18i
6/2/18, 6/3/18James Howard: Exploring The Newest Budget For Madison's Schools - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:075/29/18b
6/9/18, 6/10/18Vic Wahl: Six Months Later: Actions On 146 Recommendations For Madison Police?
- hosted by Brian Standing
20:156/4/18d
6/16/18, 6/17/18Lindsay Dorff: Big Blue Wave?45:016/15/18j
6/23/18, 6/24/18Dee Hall: UW Students Investigate: Is Democracy Dying In Wisconsin? - hosted by Brian Standing 17:226/18/18d
7/14/18, 7/15/18Arvina Martin, Doug La Follette: Hear From Democratic Secretary Of State Candidates
- hosted by Carousel Bayrd
52:477/3/18b
7/21/18, 7/22/18Mike McCabe, Mahlon Mitchell, Kelda Roys, Kathleen Vinehout: People's Choice Democratic Debate pt 1 59:577/15/18k
7/28/18, 7/29/18Mike McCabe, Mahlon Mitchell, Kelda Roys, Kathleen Vinehout: People's Choice Democratic Debate pt 2 49:007/15/18k
8/4/18, 8/5/18Jennifer Giegerich: A Conservation Conversation - Environmental Issues and the Upcoming Election
- hosted by Patty Peltekos
52:047/23/18b
8/11/18Tony Evers, Matt Flynn, Mike McCabe, Josh Pade, Paul Soglin, Kelda Roys, Kathleen Vinehout: Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Forum pt 1 47:308/8/18l
8/12/18Tony Evers, Matt Flynn, Mike McCabe, Josh Pade, Paul Soglin, Kelda Roys, Kathleen Vinehout: Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Forum pt 2 41:588/8/18l
8/18/18, 8/19/18Matthew Rothschild, Eric Howland, Jerome Dillard, Nikolas Magallón, Ian Oyler: Election Edition: Wisconsin Primaries, Prison Reform, and Student Voters - hosted by Gil Halsted 54:518/14/18b
8/25/18, 8/26/18Wenona Wolf: Amid Election, Nonprofit Calls for More Talk of Race 2:558/22/18e
9/1/18, 9/2/18Martha Cranley, Charlene Mouille: New United Way Poverty Data Shows Mixed Results For Dane County 11:288/30/18e
9/8/18, 9/9/18Lorrie Hurckes Dwyer, Bill Baldon: Back-To-School Show: Youth Court And Restorative Justice In Schools
- hosted by Carousel Bayrd
53:129/4/18b
9/15/18, 9/16/18Tammy Baldwin: Baldwin Bill Aims To Restrict Sales Of Drugs By Mail; local news 23:519/13/18e
9/22/18, 9/23/18Peter Anderson: Enbridge v. Dane County Advances to Wisconsin Supreme Court - hosted by Kai Brito 9:119/17/18d
9/29/18, 9/30/18Unethical: Life In Scott Walker's Cabinet With Ed Wall - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:129/25/18b
10/6/18, 10/7/18State Commission Encourages More Checks of Voting Machines;
Proposed County Funding Includes Solar, Lakes, Mental Health Services
4:02; 3:519/26/18; 10/2/18e
10/13/18, 10/14/18Lee Snodgrass, Kriss Marion, Lori Hawkins: Meet Three Women Candidates For Wisconsin State Senate - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:2710/9/18b
10/20/18, 10/21/18Eileen Newcomer, Brook Soltvedt: Voting Overview: Get Ready to Vote in the General Election -
hosted by Patty Peltekos
52:4810/15/18b
10/27/18, 10/28/18Josh Kaul: Hear From The Democratic Candidate For Wisconsin Attorney General - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 36:4310/23/18b
11/3/18, 11/4/18Robert Yablon, Tony Evers, Andrew Kitslaar: Voter Suppression, Tony Evers, and Dark Store Tax Loopholes - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:0510/30/18b
11/10/18, 11/11/18Matt Rothschild: Election Reflections and the Future of Our Democracy - hosted by Allen Ruff 52:1411/8/18b
11/17/18, 11/18/18Mo Cheeks, Sharon Corrigan: Money Talk - 2019 Budgets for Madison City Council and Dane County
- hosted by Carousel Bayrd
54:0811/13/18b
11/24/18, 11/25/18Mike Basford, Erin Forrest: Annual Post-Election Catch-Up - hosted by Carousel Bayrd 53:1011/20/18b
12/1/18, 12/2/18Ron Sklansky, Sen. Mark Miller: What to Expect from Wisconsin's Lame-Duck Session
- hosted by Carousel Bayrd
53:1111/27/18b
12/8/18, 12/9/18Mike Wagner: Political Scientists Say Actions at State Capitol Threaten Democracy and more 19:4012/4/18e
12/15/18, 12/16/18Writer Dan Kaufman Examines Wisconsin's Extraordinary Session - hosted by Chali Pittman 19:5712/7/18d
12/22/18, 12/23/18Analiese Eicher: Fighting The Lame Duck Bills; Mark Pocan: Progressives To Wield Clout In Next Congress
- hosted by Brian Standing
12:45; 17:1312/17/18d
12/29/18, 12/30/18Rebecca Kemble, Rep. Melissa Sargent: State & Local Politics Year-End Review - hosted by Esty Dinur 53:0512/28/18b

a Recorded at Democracy Convention 2017 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis by WIDE-LP.
b From A Public Affair on WORT-FM.
c Audio from video recorded at Democracy Convention 2017 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis by Green News Network.
d From the 8 O'Clock Buzz on WORT-FM.
e From the WORT News Department.
f Audio from YouTube video recorded by WolfoutTV at East Side Progressives event at LaFollette High School.
g Recorded by Indivisible Madison at Madison Central Library.
h Talk sponsored by The Madison Institute and recorded by Wisconsin Eye.
i Audio from YouTube video recorded by John Quinlan.
j Battleground Wisconsin podcast from Citizen Action of Wisconsin.
k Recorded by Wisconsin's Choice at Goodman Community Center in Madison.
l Audio from YouTube video recorded at the Madison Central Library for WORT, Isthmus and The Progressive Magazine.
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