Join hosts C.J. and Kent as they take a look behind the mask of "Midwest-Nice" to reveal the true, brutal, face of Wisconsin. Through exploring everything from the strange to politics, we'll learn with a few laughs!
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A Brief History of Wisconsin Part I: The Ice Age and First Settlers
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss a spate of wildfires, a Trump election denier being picked to head up the RNC in Wisconsin, and PFAS money. For the main topic they begin their series on a history of Wisconsin.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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USS Wisconsin: One of the Last Battleships
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss bombs threats to a Waukesha and the addition of an election denying lawyer. For the main topic they discuss the history of the battleship USS Wisconsin and its monstrous 16-inch guns.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Wisconsin News Update 3/13/24
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the news, including police chase guidelines, mental health at UW River Falls, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reviewing a 2022 ballot dropbox decision, Evers vetoing an anti-trans law, and a Dollar General's staff quitting enmasse.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Brutal Wisconsin On Tap #11 (Free Patreon Sampler)
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To offer a little sample of Brutal Wisconsin on Tap we give you this loose conversation where they discuss Trump and the unique nature of American Fascist attitudes.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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This week C.J. and Kent return from hiatus to discuss the news. They talk about both the Wisconsin and Federal Supreme Court rulings, the false elector scheme, and Viola Davis, a renowned female drummer from Wisconsin.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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This week C.J. and Kent stick to the news and discuss the Evansville Tornado, Wisconsin ranking last in art funding, and updates to the gerrymandering of our election maps in Wisconsin.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Wisconsin and the Confluence of Colonialism and Capitalism
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This week C.J. And Kent talk about some news including our state’s budget surplus, a new bridge in Superior that is the result of Biden’s infrastructure spending, and the inequitable state of Wisconsin’s present tax code. For the main topic they talk about the season ahead and the topics we will explore, as well as the theoretical lenses through wh…
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Breitbart is Racist Propaganda
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This week, Kent and C.J. discuss updates to the story of Joe Gow and reforms to prisoner’s property rights. They also discuss a Breitbart article that deceptively discusses a crisis in Whitewater that is due to an influx of immigrants in order to portray their presence as a part of a “flood” brought by Biden.…
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New Year, New Election Maps
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To ring in the new year Kent and C.J. stick to the news and discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling on our electoral maps and the GOP response, the mismanagement of PFAS remediation funds, as well as the UW Lacrosse Chancellor Joe Gow being fired for making pornography with his wife.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Spiritualism in Wisconsin Part Three: Religion and Spiritualism
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the UW System’s agreement to Vos’ terms on DEI, a program to pay for higher education for Indigenous people, the human cost of the Dobbs decision, and the resignation of a police officer accused of being an Oathkeeper. For the main topic they continue their discussion of Warren Chase’s The Gist of Spiritualism, this …
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Spiritualism in Wisconsin Part Two: Spiritualism and Science
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the Lac du Flambeau Reservations dispute with a local town, the Ice Age Trail entering the National Park System, Foxconn, and the ongoing battle between the UW System and the GOP over Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. For the main topic, they discuss the first chapter of Warren Chase’s The Gist of Spirituali…
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Spiritualism in Wisconsin Part One: Warren Chase
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This week, C.J. and Kent discuss unions filing a lawsuit against Act 10, Wisconsin prisons, and the Christmas tree erected by the Church of Satan- along with the ire it raised among conservatives. For the main topic, they start a multiple-part series investigating the roots of spiritualism in Wisconsin and cover some of its history and one of its p…
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Doveland, Wisconsin Part Two: Kernels of Truth
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This week C.J. and Kent talk about the opening of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s hearings about our gerrymandered election maps, mental health in the UW system, and Evers’ use of an anonymous email. For the main topic they continue their discussion of Doveland, Wisconsin, a supposedly vanished town. They talk about some of the possible kernels of tr…
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the sentencing of the woman who murdered her friend with Visine, bipartisan support of a pilot program exploring the use of psilocybin-containing mushrooms to treat PTSD in veterans, and UW System budget cuts due to the Republican's fight over DEI. Additionally, they discuss the neonazi group “Blood Tribe,” who march…
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The Mystery of Doveland Wisconsin Part One: Project Sanguine
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This week C.J. and Kent talk about the urban legends surrounding Doveland, Wisconsin as well as the much more real Project Sanguine, a plan by the US Navy to turn 40% of Wisconsin into a giant low-frequency transmitter. They also discuss Microsoft’s investment into the Mount Pleasant land originally meant for Foxconn, an order for the secret meetin…
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Weird Wisconsin News of the Past
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss a new Menominee language center, PFAs in private wells, estimates about how much money legalized cannabis would generate for our state, and proposed constitutional amendments.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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On this very special Halloween Episode C.J. and Kent discuss book bans, a guardian article about our gerrymandered state, and some Halloween spookinessOleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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The Cult of the Black Snake
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This week Kent and C.J. discuss news, including book bans in Menominee Falls, the continuing attempts to impeach Janet Protasiewicz, a man who repeatedly brought a firearm to the Wisconsin State Capitol and asked to speak to Governor Evers, and an incident in which a woman assaulted a man with a knife in front of the Old Fashioned. For the main top…
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Ben Shapiro and Other Lovecraftian Monsters
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the USS Milwaukee, Ben Shapiro speaking at UW Madison, racial inequity in Dane County, and supposed rites performed at Wisconsin lakes to summon Lovecraftian deities.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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This week C.J. and Kent talk about the absurdity of recent Republican laws as well as the recent state and FTC lawsuits against Amazon. They also discuss Kent’s recent trip to Taliesin.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the warning of an election watchdog, the revival of the Ho-Chunk language, and the flamingos in Lake Michigan.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Frank Lloyd Wright Part X: The Imperial Hotel
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This week Kent and C.J.talk about the recent happenings in the Wisconsin Supreme Court and legislature as well as the design and construction of Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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The Beast of Bray Road Revisited
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s first hearing, fines for Florence hardwoods, a company whose negligence cost a 16-year-old their life, and, in better news, Top Chef filming in Milwaukee. They also revisit a topic from a previous episode, the Beast of Bray Road, mainly because C.J. watched a really bad documentary about…
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RoJo: Lord of the Man-Faced Pigs
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This week C.J. and Kent stick to the news and discuss Cory Tomczyk, a Republican lawmaker who allegedly called a child an anti-gay slur at a public meeting, as well as Ron Johnson running cover for the Green Bay Sweep. They also discuss the life of Ada Deer, a trailblazer for Indigenous rights, as well as burials discovered on the Lac du Flambeau r…
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Rebecca Bradley Can’t Stop Updating Her Own Wikipedia
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This week C.J. and Kent stick to the news, discussing more developments in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a civil case against the ten false electors, a racial slur used for a cow’s name in the State Fair, and Kenosha Police punching a black man at an Applebee’s.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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A Shifting of the Balance
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This week C.J. and Kent stick to the news and discuss our state’s problem with alcohol, the new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, possible redistricting, and Obreros Unidos.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss more mothman sightings, the US soldier who crossed the DMZ into North Korea, as well as a wildfire in Waushara.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Evers, the Line-item Veto, and 400 Years of School Funding
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the aftermath of the Republican budget proposal, which resulted in Evers using the line-item veto to increase school funding for the next 400 years. They also discuss a handful of other political losses for the GOP, a pair of Mothman sightings, and claims by Representative Gallagher that the forthcoming Barbie movie …
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The GOP and the Bungled Budget
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This week C.J. and Kent stick to the news and discuss the Supreme Court striking down the Biden administration’s proposed student relief, the strikes at local unionized Starbucks, and the numerous ways in which the Republican-controlled legislature has gone against the interests and will of their constituents.…
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Anti-Trans Legislation Amid the Wildfire Smoke
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This week C.J. and Kent stick to the news by discussing the Indian Child Welfare Act, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and the violence it propagates, the Canadian wildfire smoke, as well as WMC trying to delegitimize our environmental regulations.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Frank Lloyd Wright Part VIII: In the Wake of the Massacre
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C.J. And Kent talk about the aftermath of the Taliesin killings, as well as the beginnings of Frank Lloyd Wright's tumultuous relationship with Maude "Miriam" Noel. News: Colectivo Coffee union, MSD school new marijuana rules, Wausau man threatens police, and GOP alcohol deregulation bill.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Frank Lloyd Wright Part VII: The Murders Revisited
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This week C.J. is joined by Lacey Jane, a Madison-based artist whose work can be found on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laceyjanesartexpressions) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/laceyjanesdesigns/). They discuss their recent trip to Taliesin and the murder of Mamah, her two children, and four other people, at the hands of Julian Carlt…
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The GOP and the Self-licking Ice Cream Cone
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This week C.J. and Kent stick to the and talk about PFAS, the Supreme Court, the disparity in infant mortality, as well as a series of robocall electoral scams.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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The GOP and Early Stage Fascism
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the news, talking about an overreaction to an innocent prank, the Wisconsin GOP's increasingly fascist bent, and Judge Woldt, who is a judge out of control.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Frank Lloyd Wright Part VI: the Taliesin Massacre
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This week C.J. and Kent talk about the murder of seven people, including Mamah Borthwick and her children. These murders took place at the hands of Julian Carlton, an employee of Frank Lloyd Wright’s. News: Ho-Chunk clan circle dedication, UW Madison protests, and Stubbs’ appointment update.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Frank Lloyd Wright Part V: Taliesin (“Tell Me About the Murders Spencer.”)
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C.J. visited Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio, Taliesin, last week, so in this episode he fills Kent in on his experiences. News: Stubbs nomination controversy, the recent train derailment, and RoJo loves climate change.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Brutal Wisconsin News Round-up 4/25/23
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This week C.J. and Kent stick to the news. They discuss the GOP’s proposed Riot Bill, the death of State Archaeologist Jim Skibo, the appalling handling of the remains of Indigenous ancestors by our state’s institutions, as well as charges being brought against disgraced former-cardinal Theodore McCarrick.…
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Frank Lloyd Wright Part IV: World’s Worst Dad
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C.J. And Kent continue their discussion about Frank Lloyd Wright, this time discussing his blossoming romance with Mamah, his elopement with her, and just how bad of a father FLW really was.News: Brett Favre welfare scam update, Wausau school board ethics complaint, and recent wildfires discussion.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Frank Lloyd Wright Part Three: Architectural Fight Club
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This week C.J. and Kent continue their conversation about Frank Lloyd Wright by discussing his time in Oak Park, Illinois, a period from about 1896 to 1910. News: Supreme court election reactions and newly-elected state Senator aims impeachment threats at Protasiewicz.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Special
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election between Janet Protasiewicz and Dan Kelly. They focus on the election's potential impacts on our democracy, environment, and abortion rights.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Frank Lloyd Wright Part Two: Cecil Corwin and the Bootlegs
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This week C.J. and Kent continue their conversation about Frank Lloyd Wright by discussing his first decade in Chicago, his mentor Cecil Corwin, as well as his rise to prominence. News: Insurrectionist campaigns for Kelly, and expanding access to driver’s licenses in WI.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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News Highlight Mini-sode: WI GOP Attacks Food Assistance
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Join CJ in a new news highlight mini episode discussing the WI GOPs latest attack on food assistance in the state.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Frank Lloyd Wright Part One: The Man and the Myth
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This week Kent and C.J. talk about Frank Lloyd Wright’s first days in Chicago. As well as the lies he told about them in the name of manufacturing his personal image. News: Frozen pizza, New Hope Cave ancient bone excavation, and 50% WI black neighborhoods found to be jails.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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News Highlight Mini-sode: Dan Kelly's Extremism
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This week C.J. is solo as he talks about Dan Kelly's extremist view of the law.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Oops All News 5: Protasiewicz Protasie-wins
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This week Kent and C.J. stick to the news! They discuss recent anti-LGBTQ publications showing up in Evansville, Wisconsin Ukrainians and the anniversary of the invasion, and the WI Supreme Court primary and coming April election.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Oops All New 4: Oops We Did it Again
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This week C.J. and Kent discuss a lawsuit brought against PSSI for violating child labor laws, a $25 million dollar package from the EPA for PFAS remediation in small towns, the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary, and an update to the “UFO” shot down over Lake Huron.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor
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Truax Field and UFOs over the Great Lakes
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C.J. and Kent discuss the recent shoot down of a UFO by planes based at Madison's Truax Field. They also discuss the history of UFO encounters reported by pilots based at Truax, including the Kinross Incident, in which a fighter jet disappeared without a trace over Lake Superior. News: Black History Month resolution, Foxconn underpaying employees, …
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The Peshtigo Fire Part Two: Hell Rode the Hurricane
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C.J. and Kent continue their discussion of the Peshtigo Fire. They talk about the Peshtigo Paradigm and its use by Allied bomber commands in the Second world war to engineer massively lethal firebombings in Tokyo and Dresden. Lastly, they touch on how climate change is leading to more and more Peshtigo-like fires. News: LaCrosse overdoses increasin…
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The Peshtigo Fire of 1871 Part One: Inferno in the Northwoods
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C.J. and Kent begin their discussion of the Peshtigo Fire, a fire that killed between 1,500 and 2,500 and caused millions of dollars in damages. This week they discuss the basics of the disaster and the first hand account of Father Pernin, a Catholic priest who worked in Peshtigo. News: WEC Spindell refusing resignation and more forever chemical co…
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The Return of the Sewer Socialists
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This week C.J. and Kent talk about the return of Wisconsin’s socialist caucus, which came as Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison Jr. were sworn in as representatives from Milwaukee. They also discuss some of the history of socialism in Wisconsin, specifically the Sewer Socialists. News: Conversion therapy, Spindell called to resign, Rockford abortion cl…
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