Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey

Steve Scaffidi is joined by WISN Channel 12’s Matt Smith to talk about his reactions on the November election since it’s his first time joining after it happened from Donald Trump’s election to Eric Hovde refusing to concede. We play a clip from Smith's interview with U.S. Senator from Wisconsin Ron Johnson on his thoughts with Donald Trump nominating Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. We next play a clip from Ann Jacobs on the possible removal of Megan Wolfe from the Wisconsin Elections Commission; Steve and Matt discuss. Steve and Matt circle back to the Eric Hovde conversation. Matt brings up Ann Jacobs thoughts on this. Steve asks Matt Smith on what he’s focusing on up ahead. Steve and Matt talk about the early Christmas decorators in early-mid November and all the lights we put up for this holiday and many others.

Steve Scaffidi is only joined by Democratic Strategist Joe Zepecki in the studio, and they discuss and rank the craziness of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks so far. Joe and Steve respond to some texts about their thoughts on Trump and his cabinet picks. Joe brings up soft power decreasing in America over the course of a week. Do Joe and Steve miss Bill? Steve and Joe further discuss cabinet picks from Trump and Joe addresses the possible threat to American healthcare POLITICAL JUNKIE POWER POINT -Joe is keeping the drop in opioid-related deaths due to assistance from the Biden administration. Joe is junking Eric Hovde who still hasn’t conceded in the U.S. Senate race. -Steve is itching Twitter and cable news networks but keeping Threads which he recently joined. Grab Bags: Joe is getting the politics out of his system and unplugging. Steve is enjoying learning about history.

Joe is getting the politics out of his system and unplugging. Steve is enjoying learning about history.

Joe is keeping the drop in opioid-related deaths due to assistance from the Biden administration. Joe is junking Eric Hovde who still hasn’t conceded in the U.S. Senate race. Steve is itching Twitter and cable news networks but keeping Threads which he recently joined.

Grab your popcorn: Pres-dent-Elect Trump has chosen Matt Gaetz as his Attorney General, at least he’s a lawyer. Steve Scaffidi is joined by litigation attorney Tom Kuzmanovic to discuss him and many more of Trump’s future appointees The days after the election and going into the holidays is a time to refresh, but you wonder how exactly the next presidential administration is going to be run. Steve and Tom discuss the U.S. Senate race and the mudslinging, especially from Eric Hovde’s side against Tammy Baldwin What’s the starting point in the new administration? Tom asks Steve. Jack Smith says he will resign before Trump takes office, knowing that the president-elect will fore him once he takes office. Tom and Steve discuss this, presidential pardons This is a real story: Alex Jones’ show was recently sold via auction to, of all publications, The Onion. Also, Tom and Steve discuss the future of the U.S.’s international relationships. CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Litigation Attorney Tom Kuzmanovic seriously questions Donald Trump’s values, especially someone who is elected by supposed value-driven Christians.

Litigation Attorney Tom Kuzmanovic seriously questions Donald Trump’s values, especially someone who is elected by supposed value-driven Christians.

Guess Who’s Back: Anne E. Schwartz makes her grand return to the Political Power Hour, and they discuss police and public relations. Steve Scaffidi and Anne E. Schwartz are joined on the phone by Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton to talk about the recent school shooting threat that was apprehended recently at a local elementary school and what went down. A story from Green Lake: A married man with children faked his own death to pursue another woman; he got busted when he used his passport to go to Canada. Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by Fox World Travel’s Rose Gray to talk about his upcoming Sicily and Malta trip.

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by Fox World Travel’s Rose Gray to talk about his upcoming Sicily and Malta trip.

Steve Scaffidi and Anne E. Schwartz are joined on the phone by Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton to talk about the recent school shooting threat that was apprehended recently at a local elementary school and what went down.

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by political writer James Wigderson. Steve asks him what stuck with him after the election results from last Tuesday and thoughts on Donald Trump's strategy leading up until he is sworn back into office and what he might do in his first day or week. Steve also asks James if Trump has mellowed out since his last term. -Steve next asks James about what has changed in Wisconsin in terms of election laws since 2020 and if Trump make an executive order changing how elections are done. Lastly, Steve asks James who currently exemplifies/leads non-MAGA Republicans. Steve Scaffidi is joined by Jeramey Jannene, and they begin by discussing what happened at Central Count at the county courthouse in downtown Milwaukee last Tuesday and what Ron Johnson and Brian Schimming were doing there. -Jeramey explains to Steve where Milwaukee's, city and county, budget is and the future of the Mitchell Park Domes and Mayor Cavalier Johnson's potential vetoing. Kristin Brey joins Steve Scaffidi in-studio to talk about podcasters and how a lot of the top streamed ones on Spotify are right-leaning.