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Are you excited for UW-Madison to reopen?

Posted August 19, 2020 • 00:53:49

Our guests today say “no.” Last month, UW-Madison announced campus would reopen in a limited capacity. Under the University’s “Smart Restart”...

Meet Ed Sadlowski: Madison Teachers Union’s new Executive Direct...

Posted August 18, 2020 • 00:54:15

Last month, Madison’s teachers union demanded Madison Metro School District starts the school year virtually. The following day, the district announced...

Rural Check-In: Wisconsin Farmers and Routes to Roots

Posted August 17, 2020 • 00:53:52

First up on today’s rural Wisconsin check-in show, journalist Dan Kaufman breaks down his latest piece from the New Yorker, “How Suffering Farmers...

Mauritius Oil Spill and Environmental Issues in Africa

Posted August 14, 2020 • 00:53:20

On July 25, a Japanese shipping vessel struck a coral reef off the coast of the island nation of Mauritius, resulting in a massive oil spill in the...

Lessons from James Baldwin’s America

Posted August 13, 2020 • 00:52:53

The throughline of American history is the “value gap,” or the belief that white people matter more than others, argues Eddie S. Glaude Jr, and...