Today we present another cycling preview, this time we look at the upcoming Tour of Spain! For this episode, our panel of experts, Mitch Teich, Chris Beyer and Will Beyer are joined by special guest and cycling expert himself, Jerry Kegel! We'll talk about team strategies, records being chased, veteran riders, up-and-coming stars and much, much more! OH - and of course, our predictions! Get a jump on the Vuelta by getting on "the inside track" with us! Enjoy!
Aug 22, 2023•41 min
The 3 minute highlight package for August features the Season 4 kickoff episode. Dave Boll is back as always to usher in the new season, but this time it's via Zoom because covid -19 or is it covid -20, has got us locked down.
Aug 17, 2023•3 min
Our Consolidated release for August is 2 episodes from season 3 and 5 season featuring Micheal Kay combined. Friend of the show, Micheal Kay makes time, just barely for our interview
Aug 14, 2023•43 min
In the second half of our interview with the band The Weary World, we focus on the veterans of the group. Not the guys who've been around the longest, the guys who served in the military! Our friend Scott Cvecko, who helped create the band, is a longtime member of the Guitars for Vets program and he tells us what the program is all about and how it helps our veterans. We also chat about what the veterans miss most about being in the military, who among the non-veterans thought about going into t...
Aug 06, 2023•27 min
This week we hear a story about how an actual dream literally came true as we talk to the band The Weary World. Our good friend Scott Cvecko is a founding member of the band and he's joined by his bandmates, Scott Moore, Larry Barker and Bill Walbrun to talk with us about how the band was started, where the name came from, their experience playing on a Summerfest stage this summer and much, much more! Make sure you check out their website at https://thewearyworld.com/ and stick around at the end...
Jul 30, 2023•25 min
This week we continue our fascinating conversation with our friend, Dave Williams on the topic of "Driving While Black". We discuss questions like is racism inherent in people? Are members of the military more apt to become police officers? Along the way, Dave tells us about the unique experience he had when he was befriended by a KKK member and how that was even possible. We finish up with some of our own ideas for improving the relationship between the police and their communities. Enjoy!
Jul 23, 2023•27 min
Today's topic is much more serious than normal. Today we talk with our friend, David Williams about what it's like to drive when you're a black man. By Dave's estimation, he's been pulled over somewhere between 80 and 100 times and he talks to us about some of the experiences he's had. He walks us through a few of his more memorable incidents, including his thought process and his perspective of the accounts which range from confusing to harrowing. This was a very eye-opening conversation for us...
Jul 15, 2023•28 min
July's consolidated release features two season 3 episodes with Jim our co-host's family. The first half is a very cute interview with Jim's young kids followed by an episode featuring his wife. Will the podcast ever be the same now that Jim has torn down the wall between his private life and the podcast?
Jul 13, 2023•38 min
At the end of Season 3 the podcast was in an existential crisis. Our podcast platform threatened to cancel our show. Did we survive? Spoiler alert - we are currently in Season 6. Listen in to highlights of this harrowing near miss.
Jul 10, 2023•3 min
Today's guest is Tom Schuler, former professional cyclist and founder of the longest competitive road cycling series in the nation, the Tour of America's Dairyland (or ToAD as it's known). We've talked with Tom before about his cycling career and he's a frequent guest on our cycling preview podcasts, but today we focus on ToAD and his opinion on the current state of professional cycling. We chat about sponsors and financing for ToAD, the reasons ToAD has been so successful, some of the reasons s...
Jul 01, 2023•37 min
This is the time of year we've all been waiting for- our 6th annual preview of the Tour de France! Our experts, Mitch Teich, Chris and Will Beyer and former professional cyclist, Tom Schuler are back to talk about the biggest cycling race of the year! We talk injuries, strategies, potential records being broken, who's hot, who's not, predictions and much, much more! Join us now for to get an early start on your Tour fix! Enjoy!
Jun 28, 2023•48 min
This week we talk with author, Christopher Braunschweig about his new book, "Slumping Towards Paradise". We give our opinions about the book and learn all kinds of things like... how many pages are in the book, how heavy is it, how the Canadian exchange rate was taken into account when pricing the book and much more! Enjoy!
Jun 18, 2023•6 min
Join us for a fun-filled chat with our guest, actor Chris Braunschweig. We talk about the Beastie Boys, tiny houses, hot jobs vs cold jobs, our favorite movie franchises and much more! Enjoy!
Jun 11, 2023•21 min
June's highlight clip features 3 minutes from our season 3 interview with Dave Luhrssen from Milwaukee's progressive newspaper the Shepherd Express.
Jun 09, 2023•3 min
This month's Consolidated offering features the first 2 episodes of Season 3. First it's our parody of True Crime Podcasts with Dave Boll followed by Dave again paired with Andy Donohoo talking about new questionable Boy Scout merit badges.
Jun 05, 2023•50 min
It's time for our yearly check-up with our good friend, Mitch Teich! What are some of the things you do every year? We have a fun conversation with Mitch about some of the things we've come up with. A sampling of our list includes things like paying taxes, going for your annual physical and set your clocks to daylight savings time, but it wouldn't really be our style to keep things so simple. Tune in and see if you can spot some of our other, not so ordinary ideas of things to do once a year. En...
May 28, 2023•21 min
In the second half of our interview with Leff's Lucky Town owner Chris Leffler, we ask Chris if he's a fan of leftovers, whether celebrities behave themselves in his bar or if they act like they own the place, what some of the keys to a successful business are and much more! Make sure you check out the Leff's Lucky Town website at https://leffs.com/ to see everything that's going on at Leff's! Enjoy!
May 21, 2023•20 min
Today's guest is the owner of Leff's Lucky Town in Wauwatosa, Chris Leffler! We talk with Chris about how and why he got started with Leff's, a quick history lesson on the buildings there, the different ways he keeps his business relevant, the challenges that come along with changing times in the world and much more! You can find out more about Leff's Lucky Town at https://leffs.com/ Enjoy!
May 14, 2023•28 min
May's highlight clip features an interview with my co-host Jim. It was October of 2020 and Jim got covid and interviewing someone with covid seemed like a novel idea. The virus remains novel, this interview is dated. Of course can a virus that is 3 + years old still call itself novel?
May 11, 2023•3 min
This is like binge listening on steroids! We've put together 3 minutes of highlights from the first 10 episodes in season 3 and packaged them all together into one amazing episode! Listen to the highlights, then listen to the full interviews for even more fun! Enjoy!
May 08, 2023•29 min
Welcome to our first ever coverage of the Giro d'Italia, otherwise known as the Tour of Italy. Joining Jim and myself is my son Will, NPR's Mitch Teich and local cycling legend, Tom Schuller. Tom has special insight into the race because he competed in the Giro back in the 1980's.
May 01, 2023•41 min
Fellow podcaster, Joe Kay from Play That Rock N Roll podcast joins us today to talk about two things we love - podcasting and music! Joe tells us about how he got started with his podcast, where he finds his guests, some of the bigger names he's had on his show, the big controversy over his review of the Bruce Springsteen show and much more! Make sure you catch Joe's Play That Rock N Roll podcast on your favorite podcasting platform! Enjoy!
Apr 22, 2023•42 min
For this episode, we go "Behind the Scenes" to look at Episodes 1-10 of Season 3. You'll get a first hand look into our thoughts about each episode- what we liked, what we didn't like, what went well, and what didn't. We also get more in depth on the background of some of our skit episodes and where our ideas came from. Enjoy!
Apr 17, 2023•26 min
Jim Martinez finally catches up with Paulie G. Can Martinez apply enough tension to make Paulie snap? Find out this week! Enoy!
Apr 09, 2023•7 min
Today we're talking weather with our musician friend, Paul Grevsmuehl- Surprise! We talk weather survival stories, "Feels Like" temperatures, weather phrases to avoid when checking in at the airport, tornado rankings and so much more! Enjoy!
Apr 02, 2023•28 min
In the second half of our interview with Jerry Augustine and Jeff Grayson, we shift our focus from the Brewers to Major League Baseball. We talk about the health of the game, the upcoming rule changes for the season, our predictions for both the National and the American League and we take a look back at our predictions from last year to see how we did! All that and much, much more, as always! Enjoy!
Mar 26, 2023•46 min
Brewers, Brewers, Brewers! Today we're talking with our baseball experts, Jeff Grayson and Jerry Augustine about the upcoming Milwaukee Brewers season! We get to play "Armchair GM" as we talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the team, arbitration, trades, even uniforms and so much more! Enjoy!
Mar 21, 2023•37 min
For our 2nd Highlight clip for March we bring you a few minutes from our interview with Whitney who had appeared on 2 daytime TV court programs. Find out what it's like behind the scenes.
Mar 17, 2023•3 min
It's highlight week for the month of March. This highlight clip features 3 minutes of our interview with 2 time US National Champion cyclist Matt Busche.
Mar 14, 2023•3 min
Today we wrap up our interview with comedian, Johnny Beehner. Johnny was the very last comic to make his debut on the Late Show with David Letterman. He talks to us about how he got on the show, what he did to prepare, what it was like being there and whether or not he got to sit on the couch! We also chat about some of his favorite comedians, the social media platform where he unexpectedly got the most followers and much more! You can find Johnny at his website: https://www.johnnybeehner.com/ o...
Mar 05, 2023•30 min
