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The DEI Boogyman Part 2: Dog-Eating Myths and 401k Truths: How Fearmongering Shapes America
Send us a text What happens when we allow catchy slogans and fear-based rhetoric to shape our understanding of diversity and inclusion? Rauel and Anto...
April 10th, 2025 - Democracy's Breaking Point: Will We March Into Hell for a Heavenly Cause? - Democratic Representative Al Green stood up during Trump's congressional address and declared "no mandate" when Trump claimed a mandate to cut Medicaid. For this truth-telling, Green was escorted out and later censured—with even ten Democrats joining the rebuke. This incident exposes a disturbing double standard: when Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" at Obama, or when Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly interrupted Biden's addresses, they faced no similar consequences..
April 24, 2025 - The DEI Boogeyman: Myths, Facts, and Why It Matters The weaponization of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has become one of the most troubling developments in our current cultural and political landscape. We dive deep into how DEI—a framework designed to create more representative and equitable institutions—has been deliberately transformed into a divisive political issue through coordinated misinformation campaigns.
Our Recent Episodes
Thursday, November 18, 2021The Antonym for Addiction PT2: Dr. John McAuliffe
The opposite of Addiction is NOT Abstinence! There is no way to combat an addiction as severe as Opiates cause with will power alone. The only prove...
Thursday, November 11, 2021The Antonym for Addiction: Dr. John McAuliffe
We continue our 3rd season with a "welcome back" to Dr. John McAuliffe to talk about his work within Sauk County and beyond to help people that have b...
Thursday, November 4, 2021The Boo in Baraboo - Part 2: Shelley Mordini & Gwen Herrewig
Here's Part 2 of our Season 3 premiere, a special Halloween interview with some local experts in the Paranormal activities that happen right here in S...
Thursday, October 28, 2021The "Boo" in Baraboo: Shelley Mordini & Gwen Herrewig
Season 3 begins with a special Halloween interview with some local experts in the Paranormal activities that happen right here in Sauk County. Prepar...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021Season 3 Promo
Check in to see just SOME of what's cookin' for Season 3
Thursday, October 14, 2021Century of Change Part 4: 1993 - 2017
This is the final episode of a four part series. In each episode, with the help of my good friend Paul Wolter (Executive Director of the Sauk County ...
Thursday, September 16, 2021Century of Change Part 3: 1968 - 1992
This is the third episode of a four part series. In each episode, with the help of my good friend Paul Wolter (Executive Director of the Sauk County ...
Saturday, September 11, 2021Century of Change Part 2: 1943 - 1967
This is the second episode of a four part series. In each episode, with the help of my good friend Paul Wolter (Executive Director of the Sauk County...
Saturday, September 4, 2021Century of Change Part 1: 1917 - 1942
This is the first episode of a four part series. In each episode, with the help of my good friend Paul Wolter (Executive Director of the Sauk County ...
Thursday, August 26, 2021Prepping for Peppering: Chris Barnardo
This is bonus content from the interview I did with Chris Barnardo back in Mid June. Chris and I did a test earlier that day to just shake down the ...
Thursday, August 19, 2021The Power of Police Work - Travis Hilliard
In this final part of our three part series on Police work, Travis and I look at what the core problems are facing our police officers. The personal ...
Thursday, August 12, 2021The Paradox of Police Work - Travis Hilliard
Part 2 of a three part interview with Travis Hilliard, a 30 year veteran of law enforcement agencies. Travis and I explore the difficulties of being ...