Bait And Switch Podcast

Today we talk with fellow Wisonsinite and professional comedian, Rob Brackenridge! We talk with Rob about his history in comedy, along with what his life was like living out in LA, some of the people he's worked with and how long it's been since his last "day job". He also tells us about the day a good friend of his supercharged his career after appearing on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson! Tune in to find out who it was! You can find more information about Rob, along with clips from his standup, commercials and TV appearances at http://www.robbrackenridge.com Enjoy!

We complete the trend for our second highlight tract of the week by featuring another Sportscaster, Tim VanVooren.

Our highlight package today contains 3 minutes of our interview with our friend, Sportscaster Jeff Grayson. We talk to him about starting out in the business, being the in studio host for the Brewers and Bucks and meeting Brett Favre before he was "Brett Favre".

Every year we invite a past guest to join us along with our first guest of the year, Dave Boll. This year we welcome back fan favorite Richard Wilson, the man with the velvet voice. We change things up a little and approach a topic that's more serious than we're used to. Today's discussion is about issues that are centered around race. We talk with Richard about things like economic differences between white people and people of color, educational differences and how to solve them and Critical Race Theory. We end the conversation by discussing whether things are getting better or worse and if there are any reasons to have hope for a better future. Enjoy!

Welcome to Season 6 of the Bait And Switch Podcast! Traditionally we open every season with an interview with our good friend, Dave Boll and this year is no exception! However, this year we've decided to go in a little different direction with our podcast. Starting this season, we'll be reviewing episodes of a well-known, long running television show! Listen in to find out all the details! Happy New Year to everyone and enjoy the show!

Fan favorite, Jimmy "2 Iron" Tescano returns for an encore interview! We learn a little more about Jimmy's backstory, including how he started with golf, what incidents got him kicked off the tour for two different 10 year suspensions and the role he may or may not have played in the downslide of one of the game's greatest players! Enjoy!

In the second half of our interview with co-owner of the Laughing Tap and organizer of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Matt Kemple, we decided to do something a little different. We use a random word generator to come up with topics and we see where things go from there. How did it go? Well.. listen in and let us know what you think! You can find out more information about Matt's club at https://laughingtap.com/ and about the Milwaukee Comedy Festival at https://mkecomedyfest.com/ Enjoy!

Organizer of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival and co-owner of the Laughing Tap comedy club, Matt Kemple joins us today! We talk with Matt about how Laughing Tap first got started, what kind of events are happening there and famous comics that have been at the club. Matt also tells us about the very refreshing change that sets Laughing Tap apart from other comedy clubs and much, much more! Enjoy!!

Our second highlight tract of the month features 3 minutes from financial self help authors. Past performance does not guarantee future results, your returns may vary

December 2022's 3 minute highlight package features Bryant Mason live from Sardinia. Bryant tells us of his triumphant return to the Old Country. He seems to be in a good place, but we aren't sure he's at liberty to leave.

In the second half of our interview, our guest Beth Jaworksi patiently answers the long list of questions we have for her about real estate - things like: What are some of the toughest houses to sell? What's the highest sale she's made? What are the advantages of hiring a realtor vs trying to sell your home yourself? Would people rather buy a haunted house or a house next to a prison? We also get to hear some of the stranger things Beth has encountered during her long career in real estate and of course, much, much more! Enjoy!

Our guest this week is one of the top Realtors with Shorewest Realtors, Beth Jaworski! We talk with Beth about her history with Shorewest, along with the difference between an agent and a realtor, why some For Sale signs have faces on them, some crazy things that are happening in our current housing market (people are living where??), tips on selling your house and SO much more! Enjoy!

It was April of 2020 and we thought we have the first person we knew on the podcast who had Covid. Here's 3 minutes of that interview in this flashback highlights episode.

November 2022's highlight minisode takes us back to the early days of the pandemic. Since we couldn't be in studio back then we had to get creative. This interview features an extreme adventurer and author, Kevin "Ziggy" Ziegler live from Antarctica.

We don't normally get too deep into politics, but tonight we bring in local pundit, Chad Hohner to get his unique insights into the upcoming mid-term elections. Chad brings us everything from a foundational explanation of the structure of our government to the most hotly contested races including, a candidate that may be on the run, a race between a candidate and his own doctor, an election that might not even be allowed to take place and much, much more! Trust me when I say, you will not here election analysis like this anywhere else! Enjoy!

Our guest today is video producer, Steve Fanizza! Steve talks to us about the ins and outs of video production and some of the unique challenges that come along with the job. He also tells us some interesting stories, like what happened when he met a baseball legend (or 2), how Steve's name ended up in a book and much more! Enjoy!

Author Steve Uu joins us today to discuss his book - 20 Words to Banish From Your Vocabulary. As you'll see, apparently Steve's book is about removing certain words from your vocabulary in order to better communicate... Does it work? You be the judge! Enjoy!

This week you get to hear our "Behind the Scenes" take on episodes 11-20 from Season 2. For only the fourth time in Bait and Switch history, we give our thoughts and insights on each of these 10 episodes, as we go "Guest Free" and chat amongst ourselves. Enjoy!

Today's guest is Yoga and Strength coach and owner of https://www.SimpleEnduranceCoaching.com, Paul Warloski. We grill Paul with questions like - Is Yoga a cult? Do you have to be flexible to do Yoga? How does running help your bone structure? We also chat about why so many people are looking for coaching, his "triangle of health" and much more! Enjoy!

This weeks podcast is a re-release. It features my friend and Jim's friend , Tim Okland. Tim passed away last week. He was my first call when I needed a smile and I know he called me for the same reason. Those calls could often happen for days on end and often times last for hours. He told me many times that he loved this interview we did with him. It's us goofing around with a true friend. Tim - I love you ( which you knew ) and I miss you