Battleground Wisconsin

Battleground Wisconsin

Brian Wooldridge

Episodes 500
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.3 (46)
Since Aug 2016
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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About This Podcast

Battleground Wisconsin is Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s weekly podcast that features the latest political news from the front lines in the embattled state of Wisconsin. The show features: · Robert Kraig, Executive Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin · Matt Brusky, Deputy Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin . Claire Zautke, Health Care for All Director

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Recent Episodes

May Day 2026

Apr 30, 2026 54m

A packed U.S. Supreme Court guts what is left of the Voting Rights Act while cynically claiming not to overturn it. We delve into the the implications for civil rights and for the 2026 and 2028…

Electability Trap

Apr 23, 2026 46m

We discuss the death of long-time Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel political reporter Daniel Bice and reflect on his unique combination of skilled writing, muckraking journalism, and even-handedness, and…

Battleground Wisconsin Podcast Special Edition: Governor's Candidate Forum

Apr 16, 2026 1h 48m

Listen to Citizen Action of Wisconsin's Governor Candidate Forum, featuring the 7 leading Democratic candidates. Before the debate, Citizen Action's executive Director, Robert Kraig discusses why the…

Election Day Ceasefire?

Apr 09, 2026 45m

We reflect on Trump's flirtation with Armegeddon in Iran and the unstable ceasefire announced on Election Day. We review this week’s Spring General Election that resulted in a romb for liberal Chris…

Voting and organizing the Wisconsin we need

Apr 02, 2026 49m

In the final stretch run toward election day Tuesday, April 7th, we have a deeper discussion on why Chris Taylor will be a great Supreme Court Justice. We autopse Trump’s terrible week, including:…

Everyone's an election pundit

Mar 26, 2026 50m

We revisit the Iran War escalation and review the current Department of Homeland Security shutdown snarling airports as Trump shoots down every legislative deal to fund TSA, holding for his SAVE…

Always Organizing

Mar 19, 2026 55m

We open with a discussion of this week's Trump Regime lowlights, including the dangerous Iran war escalation and Brad Schimel not leaving his U.S. Attorney's post despite being vetoed by Tammy…

Public money for NIL, as public schools make cuts

Mar 12, 2026 50m

We discuss the growing opposition to the Iran War and new data revealing the war cost $11 billion in the first week. A coalition of antiwar groups launched a national campaign on Wednesday calling…

Fighting authoritarians with healthcare

Mar 05, 2026 51m

After a brief discussion of Trump and Netanyahu’s war with Iran, we turn to defeating authoritarianism by fighting for policies that help people with their most pressing priorities, like good paying…

Vos retires

Feb 26, 2026 49m

We discuss the retirement of Speaker Robin Vos after a decade of ruthless control of the Legislature. Vos was the most powerful and successful state politician since Scott Walker, and one of the most…

Remembering Jesse Jackson, Postpartum Medicaid victory, $20 Wage Legislation launch, and data centers public hearing

Feb 19, 2026 51m

We remember Jesse Jackson for carrying the tourch for the multi-racial working class long after the hopes of the Civil Rights Era faded, his prophetic oratory which still speaks to us today, and his…

Bondi Bombast Boomerang

Feb 12, 2026 47m

Holy Bondi! Following a recap of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s surreal Congressional hearing, we dive into this week in the Trump Regime, including: ICE agents are flowing into Western Wisconsin;…

Governor candidates embrace a BadgerCare Public Option

Feb 05, 2026 48m

We discuss how Democratic candidates for Governor are competing with each other to embrace the BadgerCare Public Option bill, which will soon be introduced in the state legislature. We are joined by…

The Bitter Fruits of Failing Democracy

Jan 29, 2026 50m

This week we put the tragic events and courageous resistance to tyranny in the Twin Cities in the context of our failing democracy. A new report from the Urban Institute shows that Wisconsin has…

Freddy Peralta trade, wage floors, and the politics of MLB

Jan 22, 2026 50m

The Milwaukee Brewers’ billionaire owner traded All-Star Freddy Peralta yesterday for prospects, leaving fans upset at the trade and the financing of Major League Baseball that created and normalized…

Greenleaf Data Center: Organized People Win!

Jan 15, 2026 49m

We applaud a victory for local democracy this week in little Greenleaf, Wisocnsin. When Big Tech came calling, local residents pushed back so quickly on a proposed data center that the developers…

Venezuela, ICE shooting and taxing the rich to fund schools and public goods

Jan 08, 2026 58m

We lead off with Trump’s gun boat diplomacy in Venezuela and the shocking bloodshed perpetrated by ICE in Minneapolis. What does it mean and how is the resistance to authoritarianism responding so…

Representative Cruz fights for promised public school funding

Dec 18, 2025 50m

We start with an analyis of the latest health care melodrama in D.C., where four House Republicans unexpectedly broke ranks, joining Democrats in forcing a vote on the renwal of ACA subsidies.…

Caring about democracy

Dec 11, 2025 48m

We welcome Corrine Hendrickson, with Main Street Alliance, to talk about the upcoming Wisconsin Early Childhood Action Needed (WECAN) Lobby Day on January 20, 2026 at the state Capitol where…

People vs Power

Dec 05, 2025 51m

We discuss the latest shocking affront to basic human decency by the Trump Regime, starving food insecure American families by cutting off SNAP to states that have not shared the private personal…

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