This months Consolidated episode features the Bait and Switch Podcast on the road, at the studio of the Off the Rails Podcast. We'd like to thank our audience for helping us get to the 50,000 Downloads mark.  It's not a million , but it not 213 either,.

S3 E5 & E5A Off The Rails Consoildated

50, 000 Downloads!  - S3 E5 & E5A Off The Rails Consoildated

October's 3 minute highlight package features Milwaukee's favorite son Steve Palec talking about his second love behind music, fast food.

Palec on Fast Food  ( S4 E3 )  3 min. Highlights

November's consolidated release features Bill Finn from season 3.  Bill usually brings it when he's on the podcast, but this time he didn't have to because it was a zoom interview so he kept it next to him.

S3E7 & 7A Consolidated - Bill Finn

S3 E7 & 7A Consolidated - Bill Finn

Happy New Year from the Bait and Switch Podcast! Not only is it a new year, but we also start our SEVENTH season! As is tradition here at the Bait and Switch Podcast, Dave Boll is the guest that kicks off our new season! We talk with Dave about his history as a race car driver along with many of the interesting names he's worked with in the past. We also introduce a bit of a new format for our show. Enjoy!

Bait And Switch Podcast

S7 E1 - Dave Boll - Back in My Racin' Days

For May our consolidated episode features our second and last interview with my late friend, Tim Okland.  It's been 1 1/2 years since he's been gone, but he isn't forgotten. It's a real blessing to have an audio recording of a few conversations with him. This episode is ok, it was a zoom interview so it's not as spontaneous as our other interview with him.  Go back and listen to the consolidated version of his other episode ( S2 E5 ) and you'll really hear the fun we had.

S3 E12 & 12A Consolidated One LastTime with an Old Friend

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!

Bait and Switch Music Reviews - The Smithereens - Blow Up

It’s hard to believe, but the Season 7 finale is here! For this special episode, we went back to April 2024 to record a conversation with Mitch Teich, where we made bold predictions about the rest of the year. So, what’s the twist? Now it’s time to see how accurate (or ridiculously off-base) we were!
From the presidential election to global events, sports, and more, we covered it all. Spoiler alert: you probably shouldn’t rely on us for investment advice! Tune in for some laughs, surprises, and reflections as we wrap up an amazing season. Enjoy!

S7 E14 - MitchTeich - Nailed It or Failed It - 2024 Predictions

The Highlight mini -ep for June features actor Ethan Herschenfeld who was in HBO's "Boardwalk Empire". 

"Boardwalk Empire" Actor ( S4 E21 & E21A )  3 min. Highlights

Jim's brother-in-law, comedian (and also the voice of Season 8 of The Bait and Switch Podcast) Greg Shapiro joins us today all the way from the Netherlands! Greg was in town a few months ago and stopped into the studio for a chat! One of his many talents is an incredible impersonation of Donald Trump, so we check in to see how business is going now that the Donald is once again in office. We also chat about immigration in the Netherlands, projects Greg has on his plate right now, Dutch links to the MLB and much, much more! Enjoy!

S8 E6 - Greg Shapiro - The Voice of Season 8

This week we talk with painter, James Winn.  Enjoy!

S8 E7 - James Winn  -  Water Lilies

In the second half of our chat with artist James Winn, we get into the nitty-gritty of the art world—what it’s really like trying to make it in such a competitive, subjective space, how artists grow over time, and a whole lot more. James gives us an honest, behind-the-scenes look you won’t want to miss. Enjoy!

S8 E7A - James Winn - The Business of Art

This month's 3 minute highlights feature our 2021 interview with Wauwatosa Mayor , Dennis McBride

Wauwatosa Mayor '21  ( S4 E22 & 22A ) 3 min. Highlights

Last week we talked Packers, but this week we're looking at the rest of the NFL! Our panel of experts, including Bait and Switch co-host, Jim Marten, his son Theo and longtime Sports Broadcaster, Jeff Grayson takes a look at the strengths and weaknesses of both the AFC and NFC including a more detailed look at some of the more favored teams around the league. We discuss the impacts a large contract focused on one player can have on a team and discuss whether teams are better off paying a few superstars, or spreading the money around to create a more well-rounded team. Of course it wouldn't be right to finish without our predictions! All that and much, much more! Enjoy!

2025 NFL Preview

It's time for our annual "State of the City" episode where we talk with the mayor of Wauwatosa, Dennis McBride! This year's topics include some of the more difficult intersections around the city, updates on some of the new construction in the village including the former site of St. Bernard's church, the fiscal health of the city and much, much more! Enjoy!

S8 E8 - Dennis McBride - Annual State of the City

In today's episode, we welcome newcomer, Troy Woodard to the show to join us with Wauwatosa Mayor, Dennis McBride. Troy ran for Wauwatosa school board and although his campaign didn't produce the results he was looking for this time, we thought it would be interesting to talk with Troy and the Mayor about various topics related to public office. Both Troy and Mayor McBride share their personal experiences as we discuss motivations for running for office, along with the challenges involved with holding a public office, including public criticisms and potential threats faced by elected officials. We also chat about some of the upcoming changes to the Wauwatosa school district and what the term "public service" means to each of us. All that and, of course, much, much more! Enjoy!

S8 E9 - Troy Woodard and Dennis McBride - Public Office

Let's get excited Brewers fans! Today we bring in our panel of experts to review the upcoming National League Division Series between our Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs! We welcome lifelong Brewer fan and co-host of the Bait and Switch Podcast, Jim Marten, former Brewer pregame and postgame host, Jeff Grayson along with former Brewer pitcher Jerry Augustine to discuss details of the NLDS including each team's strengths, weaknesses, significant injuries, potential strategies and of course it wouldn't be complete without our predictions. All that and much, much more! so grab your lucky rabbit's foot and cheer on the Crew! Let's Go Brewers! Enjoy!

2025 Brewer NLDS Preview - Grayson and Augustine

Our Brewers have beaten the Cubs and are moving on to the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers! Just like the Brewers, it's all hands on deck for the Bait and Switch Postseason. Our normal sports hosts weren't available tonight, so we called in 2 first-timers to help us out! Jeff Millmann and Curt Justus, two of our "average Joe" baseball experts join us, along with Bait and Switch co-host Jim Marten, to analyze the upcoming series between the Brewers and the Dodgers. We take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of each team and the differences between match-ups between these teams earlier in the year and the match-up now. Also, we dip our toe back into the baseball salary cap debate, of course we also give our predictions and much, much more! Enjoy! Go Crew!

2025 Brewers - NLCS Preview - Jeff Millmann and Curt Justus

This month's consolidated episode features New York comedian, actress and impersonator, Lauren LoGiudice. We connect with some of her "friends", and also chat with her about how she got started in comedy and the evolution of her career. You can find out more about Lauren at her website, www.LaurenLogi.com. Enjoy!

NYC Actress & Comedienne ( S4 E8 & E8A )  Consolidated

Daniel Bruber, Attorney at Law ( S4 E24 ) 3 min. Highlights

It's time for another Bait and Switch movie review! This week we assemble our panel with two previous guests, Dave Boll and Michael Kay to talk about the cult classic and revolutionary mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap. We discuss the different comedic elements of the movie, the influence it's had on other documentary style shows, the many other movies the same cast and crew have done together and much, much more! Enjoy!

Bait And Switch Movies - This Is Spinal Tap - Dave Boll and Michael Kay

This week we're joined again by our sports guru, Jeff Grayson to preview the upcoming season for the Milwaukee Bucks! We start by recapping last season, then we discussed offseason transactions, the status of the team without Dame Lillard and the future of the franchise moving forward, which of course means we give our thoughts on whether or not Giannis stays in Milwaukee. All that and much, much more! Enjoy and Go Bucks!

Bucks 2025 Season Preview - Jeff Grayson

Our sports expert, Jeff Grayson joins us again this week, this time to preview the NBA season! Of course we take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the teams, but we also dive into "Load Management" of players, the Kawhi Leonard "situation" with the LA Clippers, our predictions for the upcoming season and much, much more! Enjoy!

2025 NBA Preview - Jeff Grayson

November's consolidate episode features former Milwaukee Brewer, Jerry Augustine.

Former Milwaukee Brewer  ( S4 E9 & E9A )  Consolidated

The highlight mini-ep for November features a 1700's game show contestant. 

100,000 Total Downloads Alert! Time Travel Game Show ( S4 E25 )  3 min. Highlights

In this week's episode, you get to take a sneak peak behind the scenes as we take a look at the the first 10 episodes of Season 4. At the time, we were still in the heart of the Covid pandemic and exclusively using Zoom for our interviews. Listen in on our thoughts about what was going on at the time, both on our show and in our lives. Special thanks to Michele Tonkovitz for her support and help with finding guests that year! Enjoy!

Behind The Scenes -  Season 4 Episodes 1-10

In this bonus episode, we bring you highlights of the first 10 episodes of Season 4! After giving out the inside scoop in our last episode with our "Behind the Scenes" commentary, we thought it would be fun to listen to the highlights of those episodes after having have the "Inside Scoop"! Enjoy!

S4 E1-10 Highlights

We’re excited to bring back our esteemed panel of music experts, Joe Kay from the Play that Rock n' Roll podcast (www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and singer/songwriter, Scott Cvecko from The Weary World (thewearyworld.com/) for another Bait and Switch Music Review! This week, Chris made the pick, and he chose Oasis's 1997 album, Be Here Now. The reason? After seeing the look on Joe's face when he mentioned it, Chris felt like it was his duty to force him to listen to it! Our panel jumps into the album's most famous criticisms: the excessive song lengths and that "cranked-up, extra loud" mix. We also discuss the global obsession with Oasis compared to their more moderate success in the US, the endlessly feuding Gallagher brothers and of course we find out the answer to the biggest question of all - what did JOE think?? All that and much, much more! Enjoy!

B and S Music Review - Oasis - Be Here Now

This week we talk to Troy Woodard, a neighbor of ours and a former candidate for Wauwatosa School Board. Troy wasn't voted in, but we wanted to talk to him about his experiences with his campaign. We talk to Troy about his motivation for running for the school board, his ideas for the school system, how he was received when he went door to door to talk with people, what the future of education might look like and much, much more! Enjoy!

S8 E10 - Troy Woodard - School Board Candidate

This week we assemble another panel of movie experts to review a Clint Eastwood classic, The Outlaw Josey Wales! Dave Boll and Michael Kay join us for our discussion and of course we talk about the plot of the movie along with its character development and all the other normal movie things. But we also talk about some of the behind the scenes drama, along with the history of the spaghetti western, the cinematography and much much more! Enjoy!

Bait And Switch Movies - The Outlaw Josey Wales - Dave Boll and Michael Kay

December's compilation episode features Minneapolis based comedian, Mike Lester


Mike Lester ( S4 E10 & 10 A ) Consolidated

December's highlight tract features controversial pro golfer, Jimmy 2 Iron. 

Jimmy 2 Iron ( S4 E26 ) 3 min. Highlights

We wrap up season 8 by chatting about random topics with our good friend Mitch Teich! During our final episode of this season, we fire up the random topic generator and have some fun while also tackling questions on everyone's mind. You'll hear all of our thoughts about questions like which is better cake or ice cream? Are books better than movies? Is immortality a good thing? Should the driving age be lowered? Should teachers be replaced by computers? All that and much much more! Go to our Facebook page and let us know what YOUR opinions are! Enjoy!

S8 E11 - Mitch Teich - Getting Mitch-centric with the Random Topic Generator

Welcome to Season NINE of the Bait and Switch Podcast! We start off this season, as we do every new season, with our good friend Dave Boll! Dave joins us, not only to kick off our ninth season, but also to help break in our new intern, Brandon! Unfortunately we run into some challenges with Brandon and his "technical expertise". Dave showed incredible patience and kindness, while we... well... let's just say we didn't do as well. Enjoy!

S9 E1 - Dave Boll - The Intern

Our friend Tim Okland joins us this week as we talk about the potential for Tim to be a savior of our very species, everything you ever wanted to know about the wonderful state of North Dakota, stories from our ancestors, our preference of pillaging or plundering and Tim's shares some words of wisdom he learned from his Nordic elders.

S2 E5 - Tim Okland - The Good Seed

In part 2 of our interview with Scott Cvecko, we find out:
	- Why your antiperspirant might be killing you
	- Which of your favorite fruits might not be around much longer 
	- Exactly why a strange man might be asking you for a sip of your drink next time you're in a bar
	- Of course our usual hilarity and much, much more!
Check it all out this week on our show!  Enjoy!

S2 E10A - Scott Cvecko  -  Aluminum & Potassium

This week we conclude our interview with WISN news anchor, Sheldon Dutes. Sheldon talks to us about his journey to the news desk along with  what goes on behind the scenes in the newsroom. In return, we offer suggestions for new slogans for his morning show and a better way to get the news faster! Enjoy!

S3 E6A-Sheldon Dutes- WISN News Anchor

Author Kevin "Ziggy" Ziegler joins us to discuss his new book "Iron Will -   A True Adventure Diary" about his latest attempt to join the Guiness Book Of World Records. Enjoy!

S3 E14 - Kevin Ziegler - Iron Will

This week we bring Highlights from all the episodes in the the last half of Season 1. Listen to the highlights, then pick out the ones you love so you can go back and relive the glory days of Season 1! Enjoy!

S1 Part 2 - Highlights E11- 20

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!

S4 E6 - Miranda Clarke - The Most Famous Actress You've Never Heard Of

Absurdist Humor. The bait-and-switch podcast is a comedy / interview program based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   We specialize in probing, in-depth interviews where you as a listener will have the unique experience of knowing less about our guests than when the podcast started. Wackiness abounds ..... aplenty..... there's... a...lot.  You get the idea.

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