Bait And Switch Podcast

We're back with another episode from the Music Arts arm of the Bait and Switch Podcast! This week we review the fourth album from The Smithereens, Blow Up! Once again we've assembled our panel of experts, Joe Kay from the Play that Rock n' Roll podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and singer/songwriter, Scott Cvecko from The Weary World (https://thewearyworld.com/). We talk with our panel about what was going on in the music world in 1991, the year Blow Up was released, along with our analysis of each song from the album. We take a look at the lyrics and the music and of course we throw our opinions in there as well! You get all that and much, much more! Enjoy!

We're back, one more time with our expert, Jeff Grayson, this time to talk about the rest of the League in the upcoming NBA season! We start by reviewing the top teams from last year, then chat about who the powerhouses will be this year. We also chat a little bit about the Karl-Anthony Towns trade, European vs American player development, our predictions for the season and much, much more! Enjoy!

Attention all NBA fans! We bring back our friend Jeff Grayson for another sports preview podcast, this time we take a look at the Milwaukee Bucks! We talk about the challenges of the upcoming season, the chemistry of the team, the offense, the defense, coaching and much, much more! Enjoy!

We've reached the end of the season for Major League Baseball but for our team, it's bonus time! Our Milwaukee Brewers have reached the postseason and start the Wildcard series on Tuesday! We bring back our panel of experts, including Jeff Grayson and Jerry Augustine to talk about what's led to the Brewers success this year, along with our assessment of hitting, pitching, defense and coaching. Of course, we'll also throw in our predictions and much, much more! Enjoy and Go Brewers!

This week is the third installment of the new "Musical Arts Arm" of the Bait and Switch Podcast! Our panel of local music experts, Joe Kay (of the play that Rock n' Roll podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and Scott Cvecko (founder of the band, "The Weary World" - https://thewearyworld.com/) comes together again to give us their expert opinions (along with our own) on the third album from The Smithereens, 11. You'll hear why the third album is named 11, along with what we loved about this album, along with what we didn't. "Musicologist" Joe Kay tells us all about what was going on in the music scene the year 11 was released and of course our top 3 picks for the album and much, much more! Enjoy!

The highlight track for September features Music Editor for the Shepherd Express Blaine Schultz.

This week's episode is a rebroadcast of the very first time we were live on the radio. Darrin Alston interviewed us for his radio show, Sorta Ridiculous on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We shared a lot of "Sorta ridiculous" stories about ourselves and we also talked about the origin of the Bait and Switch podcast along with the story of how Chris started doing stand-up comedy. All that and much, much more! Enjoy!

September's Consolidated episode features a Season 3 Interview with a personal finance author, Pembroke Bucksworth

We bring Jeff Grayson back again this week, but this time we take a look at the rest of the NFL. Our esteemed panel analyzes things like will the Kansas City Chiefs three-peat? Is San Francisco still the team to beat in the NFC? What kind of year are Aaron Rodgers and the Jets going to have? What are the top teams in the AFC? How will the NFC North stack up? Of course, we'll throw out our predictions for the big game and much, much more! Enjoy!

This week we welcome back our sports expert, Jeff Grayson to preview the upcoming season for our beloved Green Bay Packers! In addition to Jeff, we've added a new member to our football panel, Theo Marten! Along with our panel, we discuss important Packer topics like Jordan Love's new contract, the expectations for the team this year, offseason gains and losses, biggest strengths and biggest weaknesses of the team and much, much more! Enjoy!

This week is the second installment of the new "Musical Arts Arm" of the Bait and Switch Podcast! Our panel of local music experts, Joe Kay (of the play that Rock n' Roll podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and Scott Cvecko (founder of the band, "The Weary World" - https://thewearyworld.com/) comes together again to give us their expert opinions (along with our own of course) on the second album from The Smithereens, Green Thoughts. You'll hear what we loved about this album, along with what we didn't like and a teaser- there were some heated discussions this week! "Musicologist" Joe Kay tells us all about what was going on in the music scene the year Green Thoughts was released and he also somehow manages to mix in a well known, yet completely unrelated Pop icon's name into our discussion. You'll get that, along with our top 3 picks for the album and much, much more! Enjoy!

It's time for our annual Tour of Spain Preview Podcast! This year our esteemed panel consists of Bait and Switch Podcast co-host, Chris Beyer, Jerry Kegel of Wheel and Sprocket fame and, after a hiatus due to injury, Mitch Teich returns! After a quick wrap up of the Tour de France and the Olympics, our panel tackles the upcoming Tour of Spain. They discuss things like, there's only one sprint stage in this year's race, should there be a mandatory number of sprint stages in a Tour? Does more mountain stages translate into more excitement? Is Primoz Roglic ready to come back and win this race after 2 big crashes in the last couple of months? Will Sepp Kuss defend his title? With a wide open field, will there be any surprises? Of course, they wrap things up with their podium picks and much, much more! Enjoy!

This weeks episode is a compilation of highlights of mid part of Season 3.

This week we introduce the new "Musical Arts Arm" of the Bait and Switch Podcast! We've gathered local music experts, Joe Kay (of the Play that Rock n' Roll podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and Scott Cvecko (founder of the band, "The Weary World" - https://thewearyworld.com/) to give us their expert opinions (along with our own of course) on selected artists and albums. The inaugral series will be devoted to the band The Smithereens and this week we start off with their first album "Especially For You". Each month we'll be reviewing another album from the band, and each album will have to run the gauntlet of our opinions. You'll get our no holds barred, insider perspective on what's great, what's terrible and everything in between. If you've never heard The Smithereens before, check out their first album, Especially For You and let us know what you think! Enjoy!

For the last couple of months, in collaboration with Riverwest Radio, previous episodes of our podcast have been broadcast Wednesday nights at 9:30 on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. In a Bait and Switch Podcast first, on 6/19/2024 we broadcast our show live on the radio at 104.1 This is a recoding of that historic broadcast, where we talk about the evolution of our podcast and what the WXRW listeners will hear as we move forward. We also talk with WXRW station manager, Xav Laplae about the incorporation of podcasts into their programming. Be sure to tune in to 104.1 or go to their website https://www.riverwestradio.com/ every Wednesday night at 9:30 to catch another exciting episode of the Bait and Switch Podcast. Enjoy!

July's highlight clip features the guys with guest Chad in far flung locations trying to make a difference. Some times we care too much.

July's consolidated release features 2 of our favorite skits from Season 3. One features an Outdoor Adventures author and the other features a dust up with our Audio Streaming Service provider.

In the second half of our interview with the Mayor of Wauwatosa, Dennis McBride, we focus on the development at Mayfair Mall. We talk about what the development plans are for Mayfair Mall, why Mayfair is such an attractive site, the benefits of the new development, the high housing demand in Wauwatosa and much, much more! Enjoy!

It's time for our annual state of the city podcast as we sit down with the mayor of Wauwatosa, Dennis McBride. The first thing on the agenda this year is the future of our public school system. We talk about open enrollment, school funding, the big proposal to shutdown the middle schools and much, much more! Enjoy!

It's time for our annual Tour de France Preview Podcast! We've once again assembled our panel of experts, including long-time cycling enthusiasts, Chris and Will Beyer along with former professional cyclist and organizer of the Tour of America's Dairyland, Tom Schuler. Notably absent this year is Mitch Teich- we wish Mitch a speedy recovery after suffering a nasty ankle injury the night before our podcast. This year, our panel tackles topics like, what do they think about the tour visiting countries other than France? Does the tour need to do more innovation to stay relevant? How do they feel about this year's final day time trial? How ready are the riders affected by the crash in the Tour of Basque Country? Who are the strongest teams? Of course, as always, there's much, much more!