WUWM has a new podcast called Swing State of the Union — a podcast all about Wisconsin and why it’s so important to U.S. politics.
2024 is a big year for Wisconsin, not just because the Republican National Convention is headed to Milwaukee, but because the state is considered one of the top battlegrounds for the November presidential election. It's a familiar story for Wisconsinites, but one that many of us only know parts of. This new podcast will shed light on the history of Wisconsin politics, what politics look like in the state today and what that means for our future.
Lake Effect's Joy Powers and Sam Woods are the hosts and the producers of the podcast.
Powers explains why they wanted to cover this topic on the podcast: "Every four years, it seems like the nation remembers that Wisconsin exists, and suddenly we're just inundated by national reporters looking to better understand the political landscape of the state. So, we were looking at how to cover Wisconsin politics in a different way."
Woods adds, "Wisconsin also often leads the nation in new policy innovations and has been the breeding ground for prominent social movements in the nation for over 100 years."
The first episode of Swing State of the Union will be available wherever you listen to podcasts on Wednesday, May 1, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday for the next ten weeks.
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