On Tuesday, people in Wisconsin will vote on their next circuit court judge, village trustees, and a whole host of other local offices. In this episode, Alex Kostal talks to us about a crucial but often overlooked local office: county supervisors. Learn more about Alex Kostal's campaign here: https://www.alexanderformke.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552777005918  You can also email Alex at info@alexanderformke.com  ..read more

Join Wisconsin State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as we recap their last two months at the Capital. We talk UWM student protests, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the new legislative maps, the nitty gritty of their prison reform bills/package, and something we should all probably be in... couples therapy. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin   Conditions of Confinement Bill Explainer (Darrin's idea)   ..read more

Join Wisconsin State Representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as they recap their last two months at the capitol. We talk housing prices in Milwaukee, conditions of confinement legislation (prison reform), what political power looks and feels like, weed, and everyone’s new favorite holiday... Goerge Bush’s Eve. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin   Conditions of Confinement Legislation Marijuana Legalization Bill   ..read more

Listen in to state representative Ryan Clancy as we recap his fall (the season!) in the Wisconsin State Assembly. We hit Wisconsin's state drink, Israel and Palestine, and new legislation around housing and prison reform. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month!   Show Links: Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned News Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin   ..read more

Wisconsin once led the nation in progressive policy and had the most successful socialist party in the country. So what happened? In this episode, we talk with  journalist and author Dan Kaufman to dissect Wisconsin's political evolution and discuss what we can do moving forward.  ..read more

Listen in to state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy recap their 7th month in the Wisconsin State Assembly. We hit Milwuakee County & City's new sales tax, child bartenders, emails from a cop, plans for the future, and DC vs. Marvel. Email  creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Child Labor Laws in Wiscosnin  Sheriff's Deputy Emails Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin   ..read more

Listen in to state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as they talk through their 6th month in the Wisconsin State Assembly and what to do about the hotly debated state budget. Email creamcitysocial@gmail.com to get your community questions answered next month! Show Links: Ryan’s 620 WTMJ Baseball Interview Darrin Madison Ryan Darrin   ..read more

Catch up with state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as we talk through their fifth month in office. We do a read-along to the Recombobulation Area’s “The Wisconsin State Assembly just passed a bill reshaping the state’s shared revenue system. What’s in it?” and sus out what the shared revenue proposals going through the assembly mean for Wisconsin’s (and Milwaukee’s!) future. If you’d like your community questions answered in our next episode, please email us at creamcitysocial@gmail.com and we’ll ask your state representatives! Show Links: Recombobulation Area’s Shared Rev ..read more

We’re back! Catch up with state representatives Darrin Madison and Ryan Clancy as they talk through their fourth month in office. We hit the now not-so-recent April supreme court race, their visit to Copper Lake and Lincoln Hills child prisons, and of course your community questions. If you’d like your questions answered next episode please email us at creamcitysocial@gmail.com. Tune in next week to learn all about the hotly debated shared revenue bill going through the legislature and what it means for Milwaukee Show Links: Darrin Madison - https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislato ..read more

Jon Melrod, a Milwaukee organizer in the 70s and 80s, finishes his saga of organizing with the Black Panthers, encounters with the FBI, and in the end, winning a $4 million lawsuit against him and his fellow editors of the factory newsletter The Fighting Times. See Jon in person at his FREE April 19th book reading at Milwaukee’s favorite independent bookstore Boswell Books. Links to his reading on April 19th and his book are in the show links below: Show Links: Jon’s FBI File: https://www.jonathanmelrod.com/fbi Jon’s April 19th Book Reading at Boswell Books: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jon-me ..read more