Inside Wisconsin Politics

About Inside Wisconsin Politics

Meet Inside Wisconsin Politics, a weekly conversation and podcast from WPR and PBS Wisconsin, featuring WPR Capitol Bureau Chief Shawn Johnson, PBS Wisconsin Senior Political Reporter Zac Schultz, and WPR's Anya van Wagtendonk and Rich Kremer breaking down what happened at the State Capitol, what it means and why it matters.

Publisher

Wisconsin Public Radio

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Mar 2026

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 29 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Shifting fortunes in Wisconsin’s tight 2026 governor’s race

   Host John Doe interviews political analyst Jane Smith about shifting voter allegiances and donor influence in Wisconsin's 2026 governor's race.

2. 

   24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Republican mega-donors, gas costs and fighting ‘corruption’

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about how Republican mega-donors, rising gas costs, and anti-corruption efforts shape the 2026 Wisconsin election.

3. 

   17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Mail-in ballots, redistricting and a race in Wisconsin’s 1st

   Host John Doe interviews political analyst Jane Smith about Wisconsin's mail-in ballots, redistricting challenges, and the 1st Congressional District race.

Inside a recent episode

Shifting fortunes in Wisconsin’s tight 2026 governor’s race

Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, I mean, it is that impact of the amount of negative ads and people waking up to the race. A lot of this is just viewers and voters who are tuning out of politics altogether, sometimes due to the national environment not having a lot of good stories in it, especially from their political persuasion. Those kind of people tend to tune out and pay less attention to politics when it's not favorable. Think of people watching a game. If your team's not winning, you're like, I don't really care as much. That's kind of how a lot of middle ground voters act in a political year. But as it gets closer to the real thing, they wake up, they go, oh, which side am I on? […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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