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Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos2-5-26| Anna fills in for Ben-Nick Weber President Greater West Central Area Labor Council-Dr. Ericka Wills-Teresa Mambu-Rasch
2026-02-051h 07Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos1-26-26| Anna & Kate fill in for Ben and go over the events this Weekend in Minneapolis
2026-01-261h 18Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/12/25| Jason Zimmerman Fills In For Ben Part 2
2025-12-121h 22Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/11/25| Jason Zimmerman Fills In For Ben Part 1
2025-12-111h 21Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos10/03/25| Jason Zimmerman Fills In For Ben
2025-10-031h 21My Labor Radio\'s Podcast
My Labor Radio's PodcastBen Cominos Outside The Box MLR 9 21 2025 Ben Cominos joins the show to talk about his life in Radio. He can be found on WHBY AM NewsTalk 1150 Outside The Box in Appelton WI. Thanks to BACLocal4 INKY CWA UAW2209 MLPA
2025-09-2153 minThe Show
The ShowThe Show - 07/29/25The Show kicks off with Balky and Intern Ryan Talkin' Crew with the Brewers drawing first blood in the I-94 Rivalry Series, the last regular season matchup at home for the Crew. The Score Poll then takes a stroll down the early career of Jacob Misiorowski. WHBY Outside the Box Host and Off Topic with Ben and Balky Co-Host Ben Cominos joins the program to talk a heavily debated QB topic for Football Daily today. The Getting It Done Play of the Day with Woodward Community Media Market Manager B.J. DeGroot.
2025-07-2948 minThe Show
The ShowThe Show - 07/22/25The Show kicks off this Tuesday Talkin' Crew with Brewer Fanatic Milwaukee Brewers Analyst and Brewer Fanatic Podcast Co-Host Jack Stern. Balky, Intern Ryan, and Jack discuss the Brewers' win streak and how the stats back them up. WHBY Outside the Box Host Ben Cominos joins to discuss the NFLPA drama, T.J. Watt, and a big announcement for Ben and Balky. The Getting It Done Play of the Day with Woodward Market Manager B.J. DeGroot wraps up The Show.
2025-07-2248 minOutside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos03/28/25| The Republican Agenda: Bring Back Overcharge Fees, Eliminate Click To Cancel, Deport StudentsWe re-examine my conversation with Ben Wikler regarding billionaires in politics, we discuss a number of bills that will make life harder for the working class, and I talk about my experience in the service industry and why it's important for everyone to try working with the public.
2025-03-281h 23Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos03/27/25| Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Talks About The Impact Of Money In ElectionsI talk to Winnebago County Execuitve Jon Doemel about his re-election campaign, Wisconsin Democrat Chair Ben Wikler talks to me about the importance of the upcoming election, and a business law passed under the radar in Delaware will have lasting impacts all over the country.
2025-03-271h 18Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos03/14/25| Jason Zimmerman Fills In For Ben
2025-03-151h 21Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos01/13/25| Joe Biden Gives Speech Defending His Questionable Foreign Policy LegacyBen Wikler shows an interest for change in the Democratic message, Joe Biden plans to defend his foreign policy via a speech, and Los Angeles landlords lose the devastating wildfire to artificially inflate rent.
2025-01-131h 25Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos01/03/25| Ben Wikler Receives Major Establishment Endorsement For DNC ChairBen Wikler receives an endorsement from the Democratic Senate Majority leader, I take a look at another example of egregious consolidation within the food industry, and Fox News doubles down on incorrect reporting surrounding the terrorist acts carried out on New Year's Day.
2025-01-031h 35Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/26/24| Jason Zimmerman Fills In For Ben Part 1
2024-12-271h 14Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/04/24| Democrats Need To Look Outside The Party For A New DNC ChairBen Wikler is toward the top of the list for possible DNC chairs, one local representative makes comments about the passing of a Supreme Court Justice, and the professors join me to break down the history of pardons.
2024-12-041h 24Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos10/18/24| Jason Zimmerman Fills In For Ben Part 2
2024-10-181h 21Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos10/17/24| Jason Zimmerman Fills In For Ben Part 1
2024-10-1742 minOutside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos07/18/24| Democratic Heavy Hitters Call For Biden To Step Down (Ben Live At The RNC Part 3 of 3)I'm joined by Patti Vasquez to break down her viewpoint of the election, Dem leaders ask Biden to step down, and Scott Klug joins me for a view from the center.
2024-07-181h 24Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos07/17/24| Battleground State Senators Speak At The RNC (Ben Live At The RNC Part 2 of 3)I chat with Cenk Uygur with the Young Turks about Dems prospects this election, Jason Zimmerman joins me to break down his experience down here, and Eric Hovde speaks among a number of other representatives
2024-07-171h 24Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos07/16/24| JD Vance Announced As VP (Ben Live At The RNC Part 1 of 3)I break down all of the biggest developments over the last 24 hours live on location at the RNC.
2024-07-161h 33Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos09/21/23| Ben's Birthday Bash, And Also Child Care Is Still BrokenWe look at the Republican response to the special session, we recap both the major strikes taking place in our country, and the situation in Ukraine looks bleak, but no one will say it.
2023-09-211h 19Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos07/12/23| Interview- Ben Murray, Former Democratic Candidate, 36th DistrictI chat with Ben about the lessons he learned running as a Democrat in a rural area, and what strides can be made to bridge the political divide
2023-07-1216 minOutside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos07/12/23| Gallop Poll Show A COMPLETE Lack Of Faith In American InstitutionsGallop shows that there are only 2 American institutions that the population has faith in, Ukraine is denied NATO membership, and I'm joined by former Democratic candidate for the 36th District in Wisconsin, Ben Murray
2023-07-121h 20Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos04/27/23| Veteran's Affairs Benefits Set To Decrease 22% Under Republican Budget PlanWe take a look at how the VA office will be affected if the Republican budget passes, Chuck Charles joins me for a look at the lighter side of the news, and a friend of mine from Kindergarten joins the show for a special edition of Badgering Ben.
2023-04-271h 21Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos04/27/23| What's Ben Happenin': Bucks Lose, Draft Starts TonightI'm joined by BJ "The Great" DeGroot, Landen Moore, and a good friend of mine from Pittsburgh who has been a life long Packer fan, to break down the start of the draft tonight and examine what ultimately led to the Bucks loss.
2023-04-2718 minOutside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/16/22| Assessing Other Options To Address InflationI am joined by Senior Economist and Associate Director of Policy and Research, Dr. Chris Becker, about some alternative approaches to address inflation. Also, a new type of Covid vaccine may be on the horizon
2022-12-161h 24Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/15/22| Child Care Deserts Are Impacting Rural WisconsinWe discuss why it is so difficult to find childcare in rural Wisconsin, the FED increased interest rates another .5%, and America decides to continue funding Saudi Arabia's despicable actions towards Yemen.
2022-12-151h 21Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/14/22| Utility Prices SkyrocketUtility companies are making more profit than ever before, there's a new migrant surge at the border, and one agency proposes a bill to try and hold corporations accountable for corruption.
2022-12-141h 23Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/13/22| Popular Politics... Who Can We TrustMore and more politicians are pretending to be populists, Ro Khanna stands up for Congress people buying stocks, and Jonathan Krause takes the American Citizenship Test.
2022-12-131h 23Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/12/22| First Railroad Workers, Now Nurses... Who's Next?
2022-12-121h 24Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/09/22| Did America Make A Good Trade?We continue the discussion about the hostage swap, 5 electric substation attacks in the American Northwest were reported to the FBI in November, and Kyrsten Sinema switches from Democratic to Independent.
2022-12-091h 30Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/08/22| Brittney Griner Released From Russian PrisonBrittney Griner is released from Russian prison, the Common Council votes no on the Shattuck Redevelopment, and the roll-back of child labor laws in Wisconsin that almost was.
2022-12-081h 22Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/07/22| Remembering The Attack On Pearl HarborWe examine some other options to fight inflation outside of rate hikes, Congress considers a bill that will end military aid for Saudi Arabia, and I am joined by one of the Professors to talk about the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the GA runoff, and so much more.
2022-12-071h 25Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/06/22| Can A Divided Congress Work Together?We talk about how citizen's petitions are one of the secret tools Big Pharma uses to control drug prices, what bills a divided Congress can pass, and a new park redevelopment in Menasha.
2022-12-061h 23Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/05/22| Defense Department Fails 5th Audit... In 5 YearsHow is the Defense Department spending our money, Donald Trump calls to eliminate the Constitution, and Kanye West makes a fool out of himself.
2022-12-051h 25Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/02/22| Railroad Employees Get Told "No" To Paid Sick TimeCongress votes on the railroad contract and a Senator proposes a new bill to combat housing and rent costs
2022-12-021h 10Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos12/01/22| Interview- Officer Ignacio Enriquez Jr. Talks About Mental Health And PolicingI chat with Ignacio Enriquez Jr. to talk about his involvement with the Appleton Police Department's Mental Health Department, which has been in operation since 2004.
2022-12-0121 minOutside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/30/22| Shattuck Middle School Rezoning ApprovedWe discuss the pros and cons of the Shattuck Middle School Development, a bill protecting same sex and inter-racial marriage passed, and Venezuela and America are on speaking terms again.
2022-11-301h 24Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/29/22| Medicare Advantage Plans and AARP Are A Bad ComboI dive into the troubling relationship between for-profit Medicare plans and AARP, I vent about the relationship between Governor Evers and the legislature, and I talk about the new oil project in the Gulf of Mexico.
2022-11-291h 23Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/28/22| American Railroad Workers Are Inching Closer To An ImpasseThe rail road workers and unions must reach an agreement before December 9, a new oil export project in the Gulf of Mexico sparks outrage, and I share stories from my trip back to my hometown
2022-11-281h 26Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/23/22| Remembering JFK On The 59th Anniversary Of The AssassinationAnother mass shooting in Virginia, a few words from Wisconsin's AG, and I chat with Dr. Jerry Podair about the assassination of JFK
2022-11-231h 24Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/22/22| Elder Costs Are Skyrocketing, So Why Isn't Anyone Talking About It?I share stories of listeners struggling to afford to pay for their prescriptions, I play some conversation from another radio host talking about the cost of elder care, and Trump was reinstated on Twitter... do you care?
2022-11-221h 23Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/21/22| New Prostate Cancer Drug Will Cost Almost $200,000We break down big pharma's control over the industry, how Intel took billions in tax payer dollars without promising anything in return, and what we should expect now that the railroad unions have voted no on the new agreement
2022-11-211h 23Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/18/22| Mental Health Experts And The Police -- A Perfect MatchNeenah budgets for a mental health expert, Twitter may just disappear one day soon, and the Republicans take control of the House, so what do you want to see them do?
2022-11-181h 22Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/17/22| Interview- The League Of Women Voters Talk About Voting For JudgesLinda Bjella and Sue Panek joined me to tell me about a couple of meetings they will be hosting, both on Monday (11/21) and on December 5th, where they will provide participants with information about what different types of judges do, why it's important to vote for judges, and how much money goes into these campaigns.
2022-11-1726 minOutside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/16/22| Biden Wants Another 37 Billion For UkraineTrump seemed tired during his speech yesterday, Biden asks for another huge Ukraine package, and the Dems look to make the right to unionize protected by law
2022-11-161h 25Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/15/22| What Should Wisconsin Do With The 5 Billion Dollar SurplusWe break down what options exist with the 5 billion dollar surplus, why meds cost so much in this country, and why California is about to become even more dangerous.
2022-11-151h 23Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/14/22| Elections Are Over, But We're Right Back Where We StartedDemocrats all ready start taking back promises, what's going to happen in 2024, and Wisconsin passes 1.7 Billion in education referenda
2022-11-141h 12Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/11/22| What's The Difference Between A Democracy And A Constitutional Republic?I started the show intending to talk about some of the lingering election issues floating over our head, but then the listeners took over, and I loved it. Check out some interesting political discourse from both sides of the aisle.
2022-11-111h 27Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/10/22| Several Referenda Pass With Overwhelming Support Across The State2/3's of voters chose yes for referenda involving schools, police, and weed. Is this a more valid way to pass legislation? We break down each example's pros and cons.
2022-11-101h 07Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/09/22| Breaking Down Election Day ResultsWho were the winners? Who were the loser? Were the elections rigged? (No) All these answers and more
2022-11-091h 20Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/08/22| It's Election DayWhat should we expect throughout the day, and the days to come?
2022-11-091h 23Outside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/07/22| Recombobulation Area Writer And Publisher Dan Shafer Breaks Down The PollsMy chat with Dan Shafer
2022-11-0726 minOutside the Box with Ben Cominos
Outside the Box with Ben Cominos11/04/22| This Election Process Is About To Get InterestingElection intimidation across the country, other states give their take on the Wisconsin elections, and just how much influence are billionaires exerting on our election process.
2022-11-041h 23