A Public Affair

Recent Episodes

“People Fight Where They Are”: Riots Now and Through Time

Posted July 30, 2020 • 00:53:02

Today on the show, Allen spends the hour putting the summer’s street protests in historical context by looking at the political valence of riots over...

The Radical Possibilities of Poetry

Posted July 29, 2020 • 00:54:11

Poetry is many things to many people. It can be a rallying cry or a soothing balm in times of crisis—and in 2020, we could use plenty of both. Today,...

Meet Assembly District 76 Candidates Ali Maresh and Nicki Vander Meule...

Posted July 28, 2020 • 00:53:06

Today, we continue our interview series with the eight candidates running to represent Assembly District 76 in the Wisconsin State Legislature, which...

Meet Assembly District 49 Candidates Shaun Murphy-Lopez and Barret Gal...

Posted July 27, 2020 • 00:54:08

There are two Democratic candidates campaigning to represent Wisconsin’s 49th Assembly District in a race that may flip the seat. The district is...

The Hunt for America’s Vanished Voters

Posted July 24, 2020 • 00:53:12

Voting rights and voter access are major issues across the U.S. right now, with names being removed from the voter rolls, poll locations reduced due...