This week C.J. and Kent talk about Governor Evers’ speech at the DNC as well as Kamala Harris and Tim Walz making an appearance in Milwaukee. For the main topic, they discuss some more hidden headlines from Wisconsin’s weird history.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor

This week Kent and C.J. discuss the recent election and the rejection of Republican proposed amendments to the state constitution, a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that some Amazon drivers could no longer be considered “independent contractors,” and a UW Madison project to locate soldiers that are MIA.…

This week C.J. and Kent talk about the recent closures of hospitals in Western Wisconsin, the first statue of a person of color in the state capitol building, and Kamala Harris’ candidacy and recent Milwaukee speech.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor

This week C.J. and Kent discuss the Republican National Convention taking place in Milwaukee. Specifically, they discuss their misleading statements on immigration, exploitation of Gold Star Families, and the fashion craze of wearing bandages on their ears.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor

In this intriguing episode of Brutal Wisconsin, C.J. and Kent journey to Holy Hill, a mysterious and sacred site in Washington County, Wisconsin. We unravel the rich history of the hill, which has been a pilgrimage destination since the 1860s and has garnered a reputation for spiritual upliftment and miraculous healings. Discover the fascinating ta…

This week C.J. and Kent discuss new measures to make voting more accessible for disabled people, Trump and Biden being neck and neck in the latest Marquette poll, and the history of the Ho-Chunk codetalkers, who used their indigenous language to encode military communications during the Second World War.…

Join hosts C.J. and Kent for this week's deep dive into the latest happenings in the Badger State. In this episode, they tackle three significant stories that have captured Wisconsin's attention: Donald Trump’s comments on Milwaukee being a “horrible” city and his visit to Racine, the Juneteenth flag being raised over the Wisconsin State Capitol, a…

This week C.J. and Kent discuss a new challenge to Act 10, attempts to obtain the disciplinary records of police officers in our state, and a UW regent appointed by Scott Walker overstaying his term in office. For the main topic they discuss more newspaper articles from Wisconsin in the 1830s, which can help us further understand the mindset they a…

This week Kent and C.J. discuss the news, including the calls for the UW to divest in companies that do business in Israel, the recent storms that so many without power, recently emerging cicadas, and a manure spill that killed many fish. They also discuss an article from an 1837 issue of the Belmont Gazette which lays clear the White Settler Colon…

This week Kent and C.J. discuss a lawsuit over new liquor laws, the ongoing attack on DEI in our state, and the lack of transparency about police who are shown to be dishonest. They also discuss some news stories around the turn of the twentieth century including a lake monster, weird skeletons, and a man who could talk to ghosts.…

This week Kent and C.J. discuss the disenfranchisement of people with disabilities, a lack of transparency over the deaths in Wisconsin’s prisons, and spreading wildfires. For the main topic they discuss the fur trade in Wisconsin and the period of French exploration and colonization.Oleh CJ Lane, Kent Taylor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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.…

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

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

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

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

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

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 …

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.…

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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.…

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

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