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Frank Emspak, "Troublemaker: Saying No to Power," part 2

Posted March 6, 2023 • 00:53:05

Stu Levitan welcomes WORT’S own Frank Emspak for a special pledge drive conversation about his new memoir Troublemaker: Saying No to Power.

Rebecca Webster On Sovereignty & Threats To The Oneida Nation

Posted February 20, 2023 • 00:49:23

For more than a dozen years, Rebecca Webster served as an attorney for the Oneida Nation, at a time when the nation was defending itself against threats...

Author Kathryn Harlan On The Sensual And Unsettling In Storytelling

Posted February 6, 2023 • 00:52:45

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host Andrew Thomas speaks with Kathryn Harlan about her book of short stories,

Brian J. Kramp, "This Band Has No Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick"

Posted January 30, 2023 • 01:10:56

Stu Levitan welcomes Brian J Kramp, author of a book about a world-famous band that is technically from Rockford IL, but which owes a lot of its success...

100 Umbrellas by Ron Czerwien

Posted January 23, 2023 • 00:52:53

Angie Trudell Vasquez interviews Ron Czerwien on his new collection of poetry, 100 Umbrellas, published by Bent Paddle Press.