Reporting from the RNC, Chevron and Wisconsin, Women BBQ brawlers

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RNC attendees listen as the national anthem is played before the RNC on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

A WPR reporter catches us up on several news threads from this week’s GOP convention in Milwaukee. Then we talk about how last month’s SCOTUS decision overturning so-called Chevron deference might or might not influence state agencies’ power. And a pair of Wisconsin pitmasters talk about their experiences competing on a popular Food Network show.

Featured in this Episode

  • Voices from the Convention

    “Wisconsin Today” producers have been speaking with people in and around the RNC.

  • WPR at the RNC

    We check in with a WPR News reporter on what they’ve been covering this week in Milwaukee.

  • Would the Chevron decision change much in Wisconsin?

    In June the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the precedent known as Chevron deference, shifting power from federal agencies to the courts and Congress. A Marquette professor tells us that in Wisconsin, the power of state agencies has been eroding for the past decade.

  • Wisconsin pitmasters face off in Food Network’s "BBQ Brawl"

    We talk to chefs Elena Terry and Ashley Turner about representing Wisconsin in a TV barbecue competition and creating new paths for women in the world of grilling.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Anya van Wagtendonk Guest
  • Dave Strifling Guest
  • Elena Terry Guest
  • Ashley Turner Guest
  • Dean Knetter Executive Producer
  • Tim Peterson Managing Producer
  • Beatrice Lawrence Producer
  • Mackenzie Krumme Producer
  • Richelle Wilson Producer
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director