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      Matt Wild
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      Tyler Maas
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      Tyler Maas
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      September 17, 2026
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      August 9, 2020
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      October 15, 2026
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      Mitch DeSantis
      October 13, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      October 9, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      October 1, 2026
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      Matt Wild
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      September 26, 2014
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      October 27, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      October 27, 2026
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      October 26, 2026
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      October 23, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      October 23, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      October 22, 2026
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      September 13, 2019
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      October 27, 2026
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      Rick Katschke
      September 29, 2026
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Steve Young

Steve Young is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer who’s written for David Letterman, Matt Groening, and Lorne Michaels. He’s also done feature punch-up, written musical comedy lyrics, and won WGA and Annie Awards. His weird record collection inspired the critically-acclaimed documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway, and Amblin is developing a feature from a book he wrote. Steve loves combining his comedy chops with long-form storytelling, and combining gin with tonic.

Our future’s now! Or at least it was then: Looking back at a Wisconsin air conditioner company’s 1971 album

Steve Young
August 14, 2023
The cover of Our Future’s Now!, the private-pressing souvenir album of Trane’s 1971 First Annual Meeting, gives a clue about the oddness of what’s inside. The two performers striking “ta-da” poses don’t look li...
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