Is It Time To Hop Off The Hop?

WTMJ hosts Steve Scaffidi and Kristin Brey kicked off the show reacting to a massive Amazon Web Services outage that took down a third of the internet. They discussed society’s deep dependence on online infrastructure, what happens when it fails, and how few companies control so much of modern life. The conversation then turned to President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to demolish the White House’s East Wing with private funding, with listener reactions pouring in on the Siding Unlimited talk and text line. In the second hour, Steve and Kristin debated the future of Milwaukee’s streetcar, The Hop—its limited 2-mile route, political controversy, and what it says about the city’s public transportation ambitions. They wrapped up the show with Forward Thinking, joined by City Forward Collective president Colleston Morgan, to talk about the potential consolidation of Milwaukee schools.