Join us for the conclusion of our interview with Mike Stricker as we talk to Mike about who he's performed with, where he got his start, who he's been compared to, how he tries out new material and much more! Enjoy!
Join us this week for another edition of the ever popular Bait And Switch Time Travel Game Show! This week we use the time machine to travel back to the early 1790's to try to help some early settlers in the Northwest Territories (which would later become Wisconsin, of course). Tune in to find out just how things went for our guest, frontiersman, Mike Stricker! Enjoy!
September 2021's features the incomparable Andy Donohoo, from Season 3. Every time Andy stops in the studio he brings it. Quite honestly we wish he would take it with him. We call him to tell him to pick it up. There's all that phone tag screwing around. I think it's like a game for him.
It was 2019, a simpler time. It was pre-covid, or maybe not. I think that weird one day chest cold thing I had was probably the virus. It was in May, so that would make me the earliest documented case. Perhaps. Anyway, it was a simpler time. Jim Stingl was a prominent columnist at the Milwaukee Journal. We had him on our show and we asked him a number of questions. I'm sure we thought our questions were insightful at the time, but they have not aged well. You be the judge. However, in hindsight ...
This week we welcome personal injury attorney (we think), Daniel Bruber. Mr. Bruber talks to us about his family life, his hobbies, what it's like in the courtroom and says almost nothing about the peculiar coincidence between his name and another particularly well known personal injury attorney here in town. Enjoy!
Long time friend of the show, Mitch Teich joins us for his record setting 7th appearance on the Bait and Switch Podcast! We chat with Mitch about the programming challenges for him and his station in the north country of New York, we discuss the perception of NPR as a left leaning news organization, the importance of public broadcasting in rural areas and much more! Enjoy!
This week we've packaged up all the highlights from the first 10 episodes of Season 2. Relax, enjoy and for goodness sake, use this week to catch up, if you haven't already! See you all next week with a brand new episode!
Join us for the second half of our interview with the mayor of Wauwatosa, Dennis McBride. We lighten up the mood a little bit this week as we talk about High School sports and the importance of teamwork along with the recent transformation of Wauwatosa and suggestions for the best fish fry in town. We also talk about hot button topics on the Next Door Website and pepper the mayor with "hard-hitting" questions. Enjoy!
The mayor of Wauwatosa, Dennis McBride joins us today to discuss the challenges during his first year in office including, last year's protesting, race relations and much more. Enjoy!
August 2021's monthly highlight minisode revisits Season 3 Episode 1 with guest Dave Boll. Listen in as we try our hand at True Crime Podcasting.
Ethan Herschenfeld is back with us for part 2 of our interview. Things go much better for us this time as we talk with Ethan about when he got his start in entertainment, his thoughts on talent vs networking in show business, how anxiety can help you in show business, why Tom Hanks might never be on our show and much, much more. Check out more about Ethan at https://www.ethanherschenfeld.com/ Enjoy!
Actor, Comedian and Opera Singer, Ethan Herschenfeld joins us this week! Ethan talks to us about his roles on shows like POSE, Blue Bloods, Boardwalk Empire, and many others. We also talk about his Opera career along with his comedy album that hit number one on iTunes, "Thug, Thug, Jew". Lucky for us, we were on our A-game! Check out more about Ethan at https://www.ethanherschenfeld.com/ Enjoy!
Will Beyer, son of popular Bait and Switch Podcast Co-host, Chris Beyer, joins us today as we preview the Olympic Games in a way that only the Bait And Switch Podcast can! Enjoy!
Author, Coach and Entrepreneur, Aleta Norris joins us this week! Aleta talks to us about her motivation for writing her books along with tips on how to deal with your messy middle, how to reignite your spark, and how she deals with imposter syndrome! Check out her website AletaNorris.com to see all of the great things Aleta has to offer! Enjoy!
Former Milwaukee Bucks TV studio host (and fellow Tosa East grad) Jeff Grayson joins us to talk about the Bucks and Suns matchup in the NBA finals. Jeff tell us the story of "The Coin Flip", a pivotal moment in Bucks/Suns history, along with keys to winning the Championship. Enjoy!
This interview with National Public Radio's Bonnie North was done in 2019 before she left WUWM for a different NPR station ( North Country NPR in New York ) . In consolidated episodes we snip out the Intros, outros and music to help newer listeners get caught up quickly.
This week we present the first of a limited edition series, Songs That Changed Music. Forever. In each episode we, along with our experts, break down a song and talk about its history, lyrics and musical composition. For this inaugural episode, we're joined by veteran songsmith, Henry Paul. Enjoy!
Join us for our fourth annual Tour de France preview podcast! Our panel members, Will Beyer, Chris Beyer, Mitch Teich and Tom Schuler discuss their thoughts on the teams and riders of this year's race. Enjoy!
Our guest, Ryan Simon, is a winner of the Tour Divide Mountain Bike race, a 2750 mile bike race from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells, NM. Ryan tells us about the challenges of a self-supported bike race, along with what motivates him during the race, what crazy wild life he has (almost literally) run into along the way and what makes him want to do it year after year. Enjoy!
This week our guest is the Executive Editor of Milwaukee Magazine, Chris Drosner. Chris talks to us about the history of Milwaukee Magazine, the real estate market in Milwaukee, why a kiddie pool was so important to him last year and his passion for craft beers and where that industry is headed. Make sure you check out Milwaukee Magazine at https://www.milwaukeemag.com/ Enjoy!
June 2021's Highlight clip features 3 minutes from one of our favorite interviews with Bryant Mason. Bryant's proud heritage comes under some scrutiny and it turns out things aren't as they seem.
We're joined this week by Milwaukee music legend, Sigmund Snopek! Listen in as Sig recalls some great stories, including driving famous rock stars around the city, his friendship with Jay Leno, his work as a classical composer, his time with the Violent Femmes and much more! Check out more about Sig on www.SigmundSnopek.com and make sure you watch for the MOVIE about him coming out soon!
This week we dive into the mailbag with our Social Media Marketing Coordinator (SMMC), Mike Sisco. As we attempt to answer questions from our listeners, it becomes apparent that we may have a bit of a problem with our SMMC. Things start to get away from us when Mike reveals what he's been up to during the pandemic. Enjoy!
The highlight clip for May 2021 features 3 minutes from Season 2's interview with Dave Stephan or is it Steven? We really should have asked.
Flashback to Season 2, Episode 7 when we interviewed our friends from Wauwatiki, Jimmy Findlay and Pete Panagos! Here's your chance to listen to the interview in its entirety! Enjoy!
#MKE'sLastSnowPile Milwaukee based band, The Mod Violets are our guests this week. Band members Mike Hartwig (lead guitar, vocals), Mark Alan Lonteen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Russell Grabczyk (bass guitar) and Brad Beyer (drums, backing vocals)talk with us about the history of the band, their influences, potential health hazards that come along with being in a band and their thoughts on smashing equipment during a show. We wrap up with a preview of their song "December". You can see more of The ...
On this episode, we talk with writer Blaine Schultz from the Shepherd Express. Blaine tells us about how he got his start in writing, his affiliation with music in the Milwaukee area, some of the changes the Shepherd Express has made due to Covid and the reaction the Shepherd Express airbrush artists had when he showed them the picture of us we suggested they put on the cover of their magazine. We kept pushing for it anyway. Enjoy!
Join us as we talk to our friend Chad Hohner about the adventures we've all had doing our philanthropic work around the world. Enjoy!
This consolidated episode dates from a 2019 interview with two Marquette University professors, Alexander Ng and Richard Marklin Jr. These consolidated releases allow newer listeners to get caught up quickly or older listeners a chance to re-listen to an older interview in a more streamlined package . We snip out the intros , outros and music and put both halves back to back.
In the second half of our interview with Minnesota comedian, Mike Lester, we talk to Mike about - His early life as a comedian and comedians he's looked up to - How he handles pre-show nerves - How he deals with hecklers - The new shows he's been doing - Just what exactly "Blow-jecting" means and much more! Thanks to Mike Lester for joining us - You can find out more about him at his website: www.mikelesterhumor.com Enjoy!
