Bait And Switch Podcast

March 2021's Highlight clip features 3 minutes selected from our interview with Milwaukee Comedy Festival founder and owner, Matt Kemple. #MattKemple, #MilwaukeeComedyFestival

Today we wrap up our interview with comedian, actress and impersonator Lauren LoGiudice. We talk to Lauren about how she got her start in comedy, the evolution of her Melania Trump character, how she handled the year of the pandemic and much more! You can find out more about Lauren at her website, www.LaurenLogi.com. Enjoy!

Our guest this week is comedian, actress and impersonator, Lauren LoGiudice... well, sort of. We connect with one of her "friends", Carmella Ravolli who's looking to buy a house in the Milwaukee area... well, kind of... and things get very interesting from there... most definitely! Enjoy! Check out more about Lauren at www.LaurenLogi.com!

For the conclusion of our interview with our prominent political FB posters, we drag our guests into the cage to do battle in our own Coronavirus debate. We listen in as the mighty foes, Dan Leunig and Dave Balistreri, clash when put on the spot to answer hard hitting questions like "Should the response to the virus be on the Federal or State level?", "Should people who refuse to wear masks be fined or arrested?", "Should the vaccine be mandatory?" Put your big boy shoes on for this show, folks, it's not for the faint of heart! Note: After previewing this interview, some have described it as more of a "Pillow fight" than a clash of any kind. We respectfully disagree, although we might be a bit biased. Enjoy!

In the second half of our interview with Author, Jen Wirtz, she tells us about her fitness regimen, shares practical steps for getting started with a meditation practice and gives us her nurse's perspective on the coronavirus pandemic. You can find out more about Jen at her website https://jenwirtzrn.com. Enjoy!

Ever wonder what's in the minds of the people who frequently discuss politics on Facebook? We did, so we asked our guests, Dan Leunig and Dave Balistreri to join us and give us some insight into what their motivations are behind their posting, whether they think their posts have an effect on their readers and just what kind of etiquette is involved when it comes to talking politics on social media. Enjoy!

February 2021's highlight clip features longtime Milwaukee Brewer's team photographer Scott Paulus. Listen in as he tells us some interesting stories involving Uke and the gang!

"Author" Miranda Clarke joins us again to tell us all about her books "How to Hack When You Can't Hack It", all about home and life hacks and her new book "The Sneaky Chef" that teaches about how to get kids to eat healthy without them knowing it. We learn some... well... let's just call them "interesting" ideas. Our advice, take these ideas with "a grain of salt". Special thanks to Michele Tonkovitz for her help bringing Miranda Clarke to our show!

In our interview today, "actress" Miranda Clarke talks to us about the many roles she's played in Blockbuster movies over the years. Find out all about the roles she had, the roles she's lost and a little behind the scenes chatter! Enjoy!

Entrepreneurs Courtney Reese and Patti Wainscott from MKE Charcuterie (www.mkecharcuterie.com) are our guests this week! Amazingly, during a time when many businesses are closing their doors, they opened theirs and are thriving! They tell us how they came up with the idea for their business and what made them decide to start a business in the middle of a pandemic in the first place. After they jump in the Bait and Switch "Shark Tank", Chris and I each pitch ourselves and cast our offers. Listen in to find out what happens! Enjoy!

Bonus time! Now you can listen to Episode 5 with Tim Okland from Season 2 in its entirety! Enjoy this consolidated episode!

Today we talk with Nurse, Health and Wellness speaker and Author, Jen Wirtz about her new book Recalibrate. Jen tells us about her past struggles and how the Universe has helped her get to the place she is today. We also talk about meditation and Jen gives us some practical tips on how to start your day out right! You can find out more about Jen at her website https://jenwirtzrn.com. Enjoy!

You might know today's guest, Steve Palec because of the success of his recently released book "In Awe - Beatles, Baseball and Bourbon" (https://stevepalec.com)or because of his incredible success in commercial real estate, or because of his expertise in music and radio, or for his love of bourbon and Packers football but today we don't talk about ANY of those things. Today we talk about one of Steve's lesser known passions and something that's very near and dear to all of our hearts - Fast Food. Just like a drive-thru order, this podcast moves quickly and you'll get a lot for your money as we cram as much information about fast food as we can into this 30 minute episode. So go grab yourself a value meal, sit down and enjoy!

The highlight clip for January features 3 minutes of our interview with Milwaukee cycling legend and former US Champion, Tom Schuler. Tom was one of the pioneers of Americans cycling in Europe predating Greg Lemond and Lance Armstrong. Tom also has his hands in almost all the large cycling events in Wisconsin, including the Tour of America's Dairyland.

Returning guests, Scott Cvecko and Dave Boll join us for the second episode of Season 4. We talk about what our last words might sound like, we debate Sammy vs Dave, then we talk celebrity deaths, crutch words, caller ID, pollsters. There's a lot going on in week 2 - do your best to keep up! Enjoy!

It was looking a little dicey for a while, but some wheeling and dealing with people who can pull the right strings and we've made it to Season 4! Join us as Dave Boll helps us to kick off yet another season, and we talk about shows we're watching, technology we're using and Dave's home town... but we might all just be a little rusty after the holidays. Enjoy!

Could a dustup with reps from our hosting company spell certain doom for our podcast?

We conclude our conversation with Managing Editor of the Shepherd Express, Dave Luhrssen by discussing the things the Shepherd Express has done to adapt to a changing world during the Coronavirus pandemic along with their plan moving forward. Dave also talks to us about some of the books he's published including "Secret Societies and Clubs in American History", "The Vietnam War on Film" and his latest book "World War II on Film". Enjoy!

Our guest today is the Managing Editor of the Shepherd Express, Dave Luhrssen. Dave tells us about the history of the Shepherd Express newspaper and how he came to be a part of it. He also tells us how the Violent Femmes actually got their start! Enjoy!

December's highlight episode features Michele Tonkovitz and Pat McGovern from the Milwaukee chapter of the American Marketing Association.