Author Archives: Ben Cominos
[AUDIO] Governor Evers Joins Outside The Box To Discuss Frozen Legislative Funds
Regular listeners of the show know that I do not believe that there is a one size fits all solution to most of the problems that face this state. What I DO believe is that continuing to do the same th...
Jun 18, 2024 (Image: Office of the Governor)
[AUDIO] UW Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Ed Martini Talks Branch Campus Closures
Yesterday, on Outside the Box, Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson joined me to discuss his disappointment with the announcement that the UW Fox Cities Campus would be closing. Click here to listen ...
Jun 14, 2024 (Image provided by the UW System)
Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson Discusses UW Closure On Outside The Box
The UW system has been in the limelight quite a bit the last couple of months, for better or worse. Despite not living here for an extensive period of time, I have met countless people, both here at W...
Jun 13, 2024 (Photo provided by Outagamie County)
A Financial Literacy Class Is Now Required For A Wisconsin Student To Graduate: Here's One Person That Helped Make That A Reality
We have had quite a few conversations about America's youth and the decisions they make in early adulthood. Specifically, financial decisions. One of the biggest financial decisions a person can make ...
Jun 03, 2024
[OPINION] A Gen Z Perspective: 3rd Party Voting
Regular listeners of my show have probably noticed that I'm not a big fan either candidate in the 2 major political parties. I won't go as far as saying they are EXACTLY the same, but I don't believe ...
May 30, 2024
Forgiving Student Loan Is A Start, But There's A Much Bigger Issue We Need To Address [OPINION]
Earlier today on the show, we engaged in a LEGNTHY conversation about Joe Biden's decision to forgive student loans for another 160,000+ people to the tune of 7.7 billion dollars. This is a conversati...
May 23, 2024
[AUDIO] Bombshell FTC Report Highlights Potential Price Collusion In The Oil & Gas Industry
Ever since we emerged from the Covid pandemic, life has seemed pricier than I remember. This has been a refrain from countless American regardless of political ideology, race, nationality, etc. To be ...
May 15, 2024
Former Managing Editor With The Daily Cardinal Discusses UW Madison Protests
For the last 2 weeks, the story that has captivated the nation surrounds a large group of Americans that have barely even entered adulthood. Nationwide, college students have begun protests calling fo...
May 02, 2024 Photo Credit to: Drake White-Bergey
Junk Fees & Algorithmic Pricing... Who Needs Them? [AUDIO]
But seriously though, who needs them? If you are unaware of what I'm talking about, allow me to fill you in. "Junk fees" are hidden charges attached to goods and services such as loans, bank accounts,...
Apr 23, 2024
[AUDIO] Bipartisan Effort To Address Election Concerns Stalls In WI Senate... So Now What?
In this era of politics, the word "Bipartisan" has become a dirty word. It's an unfortunate reality for anyone that hopes to move forward on some of these political issues (Which I'm hoping is most of...
Apr 08, 2024
