Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach
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Wisconsin news, movies, and evening banter.
Nite Lite is a Wisconsin-centered news-and-culture show built around Pete Schwaba, Greg Bach, and Dom Lee bouncing through the day together. Weather, sports gripes, movie picks, public policy guests, listener comments, and festival talk all share the same table.
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Nite Lite is a Wisconsin evening show built around conversation first. Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach anchor it, with Dom Lee regularly folded into the room from Madison. The show has structure, but it likes to pretend it barely does. There are guest segments, listener prompts, livestream comments, contests, movie features, trivia, and a closing nightcap. Around that framework, the talk moves like people catching up after work. Weather gets checked. Cities get named. Someone makes a joke, someone else objects, and the segment eventually finds its way back. The strongest moments come from that looseness. A discussion of Yellowstone can turn into a complaint about implausible writing. A Movie Club setup for When Harry Met Sally can sit beside a quick note about tariffs. A Wisconsin trivia night can begin with hail, tornado warnings, and basement talk before shifting into the planned game. Guests widen the frame without sanding off the local feel. Michael Negron appears in a tariff and small-business conversation. Logan Rogge from Travel Wisconsin brings spring activity ideas around the state. Dr. Susan Kearns talks Milwaukee Film Festival programming. Donald Chi appears in an episode centered on fluoride, oral health, and public policy. The show is not trying to sound like a lecture. It treats civic topics as something people can talk through in ordinary language, with jokes, confusion, callbacks, and the occasional friendly jab left intact. Pop culture matters here too. Movies, streaming, rom-coms, sports fandom, and local Wisconsin habits all become usable material. Listener participation is part of the engine, not a decorative feature. Calls, texts, livestream replies, and app prompts keep the room feeling porous. Nite Lite works best for listeners who like their news and culture with recognizable local texture, a little comic impatience, and hosts willing to wander before landing the point.
Made for: For listeners who want current events, Wisconsin culture, movie talk, and local-radio looseness in the same feed. It especially fits people who enjoy civic conversation that can still laugh at itself.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its live, participatory feel: listener comments, Wisconsin locations, recurring bits, and guest interviews all blur into one ongoing hangout. It makes policy and culture feel less like separate lanes and more like the same after-work conversation.
From Washington to Hollywood and right back to Wisconsin, it’s Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba (SHWAH-buh) and Greg Bach (Bock)— connecting the dots on the stories shaping our world. With smart takes, sharp humor, and plenty of personality, it’s news and culture without the noise. Trying to make sense of what’s happening in the world? It’s Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach—tackling the day’s headlines, the latest in culture, and the stories everyone’s talking about. Smart, funny, and always entertaining, it’s a conversation you want to be part of. This is Nite Lite with...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · August 2026
A Wisconsin live-radio hangout that turns headlines, movies, callers, and local culture into loose, topical comedy.
Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach belongs on the Comedy shelf as live radio comedy with a Wisconsin address. Pete Schwaba, Greg Bach, and producer Dom Lee move through listener calls, local arts, sports gripes, movie talk, and the day's political noise with the loose…
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose Yellowstone check-in that works best for listeners who like banter.
Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach turn Binge or Cringe into an easygoing TV discussion centered on Yellowstone and a couple of spinoffs. The segment works because of the push and pull between them: one host presses on the show's implausible writing, while the other keeps the pace…
Nightlight keeps a relaxed Friday-night rhythm with strong host chemistry, some drift, and a clean music-promo finish.
Nightlight has a Friday-night, live-wire feel as Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach move from a personal gripe into culture talk and keep the pace lively.
A news-and-culture hour that turns an AI-in-film debate into a smart, conversational listen.
Nightlight with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach keeps its news-and-culture lane intact, and this hour settles into a conversational look at AI in film.
Nightlight moves fast on banter, listener input, and political talk, with personality doing most of the work.
Nightlight stays in motion through Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach, with listener interaction, quick pivots, and a run toward the night's question and the political stories waiting next.
Loose, funny, and pointed, with just enough local texture to keep it grounded.
Nightlight with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach starts out easy, with Civic Media weather, local banter, and a few quick jokes before it turns toward sharper commentary. The draw is the two of them together.
Blunt morning news, compressed for the commute.
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This episode features the Night Light Movie Club discussing the classic romantic comedy 'When Harry Met Sally' starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.
This episode is a casual, humorous radio show discussing movies, streaming, and news stories to help listeners ease into their weekend.
This episode previews an upcoming interview with Logan Rogge from Travel Wisconsin about spring activities and attractions across the state, including food and drink highlights.
This episode features an interview with Michael Negron discussing the impact of tariffs on small businesses, framed within a Wisconsin-based news and culture show.
Pete and Greg humorously discuss recent tornado warnings and weather events in Wisconsin.
A news and culture talk show covering headlines and upcoming events in Wisconsin with a humorous and conversational style.
Pete and Greg discuss upcoming guests and the Milwaukee Film Festival while inviting listener participation.
A comedic news and culture talk show hosted by Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach, blending sharp humor with discussion of current events.
A daily news and culture show that connects the dots on headlines with smart takes and humor, targeting a Wisconsin audience.
The hosts introduce a contest for Milwaukee Film Festival tickets and preview an upcoming quiz segment with producer Dom Lee.
Pete and Greg deliver a comedic take on the day's headlines and culture, with a movie club segment and listener interaction.
Happy Friday, and the dudes are split up.
Yeah, Wisconsin keeps calling in.
Nightlight opens in Madison.
Pete Schwaba, Greg Bach, and Dom Lee open a Wednesday Nightlight with easy banter and a live-radio welcome.
This episode features an interview with Kerstin Larson, program director of Milwaukee Film, discussing the upcoming Milwaukee Film Festival running from April 16th to 30th at the Oriental and Downer Theaters.
Don Martin discusses HR 7661 with Pete Schwaba, Greg Bach, and Dom Lee, arguing that the bill would let the federal government decide what children can read.
A news and culture talk show covering headlines and local Wisconsin stories with humor and personality.
A comedic news and culture show with hosts Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach discussing headlines and bantering about the day's topics.
Pete and Greg host a news and culture show, previewing an interview with a tea specialist and promoting a listener contest.
Pete and Greg joke about casual Friday and their locations in Wisconsin before launching into a humorous news and culture discussion.
This episode features a radio show discussing the Brewers' opening day win and upcoming interview with sports authority Mike Clemens, along with contest announcements and listener engagement.
A news and culture commentary show discussing daily headlines, featuring an interview with a librarian for National Library Week.
Two hosts engage in humorous banter about current events and culture, with a focus on political satire.
A daily news and culture radio show covering headlines, listener call-ins, and local Wisconsin stories with a humorous tone.
Pete and Greg banter about the weather and look forward to baseball's opening day with humorous commentary.
Pete and Greg discuss the day's headlines and culture with smart humor and guest interviews.
This episode features an interview with Kevin Dospoy from Forward Analytics discussing Wisconsin's economic performance since 2017, which is described as not good.
Pete and Greg kick off the show with banter about Greg's trip to Arizona and tease upcoming topics including a film festival and benefit event.
Pete and Greg deliver a humorous take on current events and culture, with a guest segment and popcorn pick.
A news and culture talk show discussing headlines, current events, and interviews with a humorous and insightful approach.
Pete and Greg discuss the day's headlines and culture with humor, starting with weather banter and a remote broadcast from Arizona.