Kristin Brey

1 month ago | wtmj.com | Kristin Brey

MILWAUKEE — The phrase has its origins in the feminist and civil rights movements of the late 1960’s, connecting personal experience with societal and political agendas. In today’s hyper-partisan and incredibly polarized political environment, how much weight do political policies and parties have on the daily lives of all of us? Kristin Brey and Steve Scaffidi take on the challenge of sorting out the complexities of politics – and the personal – on Episode 5 of the You Need to Listen Podcast.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kristin Brey

Donald Trump has been “flooding the zone” for almost two months now, leaving most of us drowning in the nonstop chaos or deciding it’s safer to stay on dry land. If you're not familiar with the term, flood the zone is a strategy to throw out so much noise, announcements, lawsuits, controversies, extrajudicial arrests, that it overwhelms the media and the public alike. But it doesn’t just confuse reporters.

1 month ago | wtmj.com | Kristin Brey

MILWAUKEE — There are currently about 750 Billionaires in the U.S., with 10 working in the new Trump administration. One of those ten is Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, who is currently overseeing the office of D.O.G.E., Department of Government Efficiency. On Episode 4 of the You Need to Listen Podcast, Kristin Brey and Steve Scaffidi take on the subject of wealth, power and influence, and what responsibilities or obligations the richest among us have.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kristin Brey

During the most recent House recess, Republicans who faced their constituents at town hall meetings were met with crowds furious about sweeping budget cuts, mass firings of federal workers and Elon Musk’s unelected hands all over the government. And that was before House Republicans barely scraped together the votes to pass a budget blueprint that will likely cut social safety net programs to offset major tax breaks favoring wealthy Americans.

2 months ago | usatoday.com | Kristin Brey

Despite a lifetime of having my last name pronounced incorrectly, I am in the minority of heterosexual women who chose to keep my maiden name when I got married. It was less of a feminist act and more that, by the time I got married, I was in my mid-30s and had an established public-facing career. It felt weird to be that late in life and adopt, let alone publicize, a new identity. My husband didn’t care one way or another, so I saved myself from the painstaking paperwork of changing my last name.