Milwaukee Magazine ( S4 E16 ) 3 min. Highlights
January's highlight miniep features the Editor from Milwaukee Magazine.
Jan 28, 2025•3 min
Bait and Switch Podcast
Absurdist Humor. The bait-and-switch podcast is a comedy / interview program based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We specialize in probing, in-depth interviews where you as a listener will have the unique experience of knowing less about our guests than when the podcast started. Wackiness abounds ..... aplenty..... there's... a...lot. You get the idea.
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S3 E22 & S4 E17 Professional Cyclists - Consolidated
The consolidated tract for January features 2 professional cyclists. One that raced the Tour de France ( Matthew Busche ) and one that raced the Tour Divide (Ryan Simon ).
Jan 27, 2025•51 min
B and S Music - Presidents of the United States of America - Dave Boll
This week we bring you another episode from the music arts arm of The Bait And Switch Podcast. We've assembled our music review panel of Dave Boll and Shaun Snopek to chat about the album, The Presidents of the United States of America by, well, The Presidents of the United States of America! We talk about the band’s quirky vibe, their upbeat tunes, and how they stood out during the Grunge-dominated '90s. We also dig into the band’s origins, the members, and what made their music so fun and uniq...
Jan 20, 2025•27 min
S8 E1 - Dave Boll - Acme Critters
It's finally here, can you believe it? Season 8! As always, we open another brand new season of The Bait and Switch Podcast with our good friend, Dave Boll. We also have a new mystery guest voice of our podcast! Let's just say this guy "Trumps" all our other guests! Big thanks to Greg Shapiro for hooking us up with our mystery voice! In this episode, we tried to start the season with a recap of all the season openers we've had with Dave but as we try to get through our review, we keep running in...
Jan 17, 2025•14 min
Packers Wildcard Preview 2025 with Jeff Grayson
This week, we’re excited to chat with our good friend and fellow Packers enthusiast, Jeff Grayson! With the Green Bay Packers gearing up for their wildcard showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles, we examine the season so far, and discuss the team’s strengths, weaknesses, and the vibe of this playoff run compared to last year’s. We also explore the keys to victory, our predictions for the game, and what it will take for the Packers to come out on top. Enjoy the conversation, and as always—Go Pa...
Jan 08, 2025•33 min
S7 E14 - MitchTeich - Nailed It or Failed It - 2024 Predictions
It’s hard to believe, but the Season 7 finale is here! For this special episode, we went back to April 2024 to record a conversation with Mitch Teich, where we made bold predictions about the rest of the year. So, what’s the twist? Now it’s time to see how accurate (or ridiculously off-base) we were! From the presidential election to global events, sports, and more, we covered it all. Spoiler alert: you probably shouldn’t rely on us for investment advice! Tune in for some laughs, surprises, and ...
Jan 01, 2025•29 min
Snopek ( S4 E15 ) 3 min Highlights
The 3 minute highlight package for December features long time Milwaukee Musician Sigmund Snopek
Dec 26, 2024•3 min
Muscian Richie Conway ( S3 E21 & E21A ) Consolidated
The consolidated track for December features a season 3 interview with my second cousin Richie Conway. Richie is a musician second to none. This episode features a few of his catchy songs, give it a listen!
Dec 23, 2024•46 min
Smithereens - 6 - God Save the Smithereens
Join us this week as we conclude our six-episode series exploring the studio albums of The Smithereens! In this episode, we dive into their final release, God Save The Smithereens, with returning guest and musicologist Joe Kay from the Play That Rock n' Roll podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast). Together, we reflect on the late '90s and Y2K music scene, analyze each track, and discuss how this album compares to the rest of their catalog. We share our top three favorite songs, highl...
Dec 16, 2024•47 min
S7 E13A - ADL - New Patient Exam
This week we thought we'd do something a little different during the second half of our interview with comedian and promoter, ADL. ADL is planning on becoming one of Chris' new patients in the chiropractic office, so we thought it might be interesting for our audience to listen in on a new patient exam. ADL agreed to wave his HIPPA rights and discuss his medical history with us on the air. What we discovered was more than either Chris or I ever expected! Turns out this isn't your every day new p...
Dec 13, 2024•8 min
S7 E13 - ADL - A Good Guy
This week we talk with comedian and promoter, ADL. We chat with ADL about how he got involved with show promotion, his experiences living in Puerto Rico, fast food, his work helping the homeless and much, much more! Enjoy!
Dec 06, 2024•28 min
Social Media Marketing Coordinator ( S4E14 ) 3 min highlights
November's Highlight package features one of our employees who has become a loose cannon. Things take a turn during his performance evaluation and maybe the future of the podcast is in doubt.
Nov 28, 2024•3 min
S3 E19 & 19A TimVanVooren Consolidated
November's consolidated episode features Fox 6's sportscaster Tim VanVooren.
Nov 25, 2024•46 min
Bait And Switch Music Reviews - The Smithereens - A Date With the Smithereens
We're back with another episode from the Music Arts arm of the Bait and Switch Podcast! This week we review the fifth album from The Smithereens, A Date With the Smithereens! This week we're joined by our musicologist, Joe Kay from the Play that Rock n' Roll podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) to discuss his thoughts about the album. We talk about what was going on in the music world in 1994, the year A Date With the Smithereens was released, along with our analysis of each song f...
Nov 18, 2024•51 min
S7 E12A - Curt Pochert - Step Off
This week we check back in with local comedian, Curt Pochert. We're taking things step by step as we cover all things "Step". Our journey of Steps takes us through movies, near death experiences, exercise and much, much more, so Step right up and start listening!
Nov 12, 2024•23 min
S7 E12 - Curt Pochert - Comedian
This week we talk with local comedian, Curt Pochert. We talk with Curt about how he got started with comedy, the difficulties of self-promotion, his musical parodies, branding and much, much more! Check out Curt and his parody videos at https://www.youtube.com/@thecrispybrothers Enjoy!
Nov 12, 2024•25 min
Mod Violets Song ( S4 E13 ) 3 min Highlights
October's Highlight features a song from my brother's band The Mod Violets taken from our 2021 interview with the band (S4E13)
Oct 31, 2024•4 min
S3 E18 & 18A Jeff Grayson Consolidated
October's consolidated track features Jeff Grayson, yet again. This was our original interview with Jeff before he became our go to guy for all things Packers, Brewers and Bucks.
Oct 28, 2024•54 min
Bait and Switch Music Reviews - The Smithereens - Blow Up
We're back with another episode from the Music Arts arm of the Bait and Switch Podcast! This week we review the fourth album from The Smithereens, Blow Up! Once again we've assembled our panel of experts, Joe Kay from the Play that Rock n' Roll podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and singer/songwriter, Scott Cvecko from The Weary World (https://thewearyworld.com/). We talk with our panel about what was going on in the music world in 1991, the year Blow Up was released, along with ...
Oct 21, 2024•40 min
2024 NBA Preview with Jeff Grayson
We're back, one more time with our expert, Jeff Grayson, this time to talk about the rest of the League in the upcoming NBA season! We start by reviewing the top teams from last year, then chat about who the powerhouses will be this year. We also chat a little bit about the Karl-Anthony Towns trade, European vs American player development, our predictions for the season and much, much more! Enjoy!
Oct 14, 2024•36 min
2024 Bucks Preview
Attention all NBA fans! We bring back our friend Jeff Grayson for another sports preview podcast, this time we take a look at the Milwaukee Bucks! We talk about the challenges of the upcoming season, the chemistry of the team, the offense, the defense, coaching and much, much more! Enjoy!
Oct 07, 2024•33 min
Brewers Wildcard Preview
We've reached the end of the season for Major League Baseball but for our team, it's bonus time! Our Milwaukee Brewers have reached the postseason and start the Wildcard series on Tuesday! We bring back our panel of experts, including Jeff Grayson and Jerry Augustine to talk about what's led to the Brewers success this year, along with our assessment of hitting, pitching, defense and coaching. Of course, we'll also throw in our predictions and much, much more! Enjoy and Go Brewers!
Oct 01, 2024•37 min
Bait and Switch Music Reviews - The Smithereens - 11
This week is the third installment of the new "Musical Arts Arm" of the Bait and Switch Podcast! Our panel of local music experts, Joe Kay (of the play that Rock n' Roll podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and Scott Cvecko (founder of the band, "The Weary World" - https://thewearyworld.com/) comes together again to give us their expert opinions (along with our own) on the third album from The Smithereens, 11. You'll hear why the third album is named 11, along with what we loved a...
Sep 25, 2024•36 min
Milwaukee Music Scene ( S4E12 ) 3 Min. Highlights
The highlight track for September features Music Editor for the Shepherd Express Blaine Schultz.
Sep 19, 2024•3 min
S7 E11 - Bait and Switch on the Radio
This week's episode is a rebroadcast of the very first time we were live on the radio. Darrin Alston interviewed us for his radio show, Sorta Ridiculous on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We shared a lot of "Sorta ridiculous" stories about ourselves and we also talked about the origin of the Bait and Switch podcast along with the story of how Chris started doing stand-up comedy. All that and much, much more! Enjoy!
Sep 19, 2024•23 min
S3 E17 & 17A Money Guru Consolidated
September's Consolidated episode features a Season 3 Interview with a personal finance author, Pembroke Bucksworth
Sep 09, 2024•46 min
Jeff Grayson - NFL Preview
We bring Jeff Grayson back again this week, but this time we take a look at the rest of the NFL. Our esteemed panel analyzes things like will the Kansas City Chiefs three-peat? Is San Francisco still the team to beat in the NFC? What kind of year are Aaron Rodgers and the Jets going to have? What are the top teams in the AFC? How will the NFC North stack up? Of course, we'll throw out our predictions for the big game and much, much more! Enjoy!
Sep 02, 2024•31 min
JeffGrayson-PackersPreview
This week we welcome back our sports expert, Jeff Grayson to preview the upcoming season for our beloved Green Bay Packers! In addition to Jeff, we've added a new member to our football panel, Theo Marten! Along with our panel, we discuss important Packer topics like Jordan Love's new contract, the expectations for the team this year, offseason gains and losses, biggest strengths and biggest weaknesses of the team and much, much more! Enjoy!
Aug 26, 2024•33 min
Bait And Switch Music Reviews - The Smithereens - Green Thoughts
This week is the second installment of the new "Musical Arts Arm" of the Bait and Switch Podcast! Our panel of local music experts, Joe Kay (of the play that Rock n' Roll podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and Scott Cvecko (founder of the band, "The Weary World" - https://thewearyworld.com/) comes together again to give us their expert opinions (along with our own of course) on the second album from The Smithereens, Green Thoughts. You'll hear what we loved about this album, alo...
Aug 19, 2024•39 min
2024 Tour of Spain Preview
It's time for our annual Tour of Spain Preview Podcast! This year our esteemed panel consists of Bait and Switch Podcast co-host, Chris Beyer, Jerry Kegel of Wheel and Sprocket fame and, after a hiatus due to injury, Mitch Teich returns! After a quick wrap up of the Tour de France and the Olympics, our panel tackles the upcoming Tour of Spain. They discuss things like, there's only one sprint stage in this year's race, should there be a mandatory number of sprint stages in a Tour? Does more moun...
Aug 14, 2024•41 min
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