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Matt Levin, “Cold War University – Madison and the New Left in the Sixties”

Posted February 6, 202100:54:11

Stu Levitan welcomes Matthew Levin, who scores a trifecta -- he’s a Ph D from the UW, and the author of “Cold War University – Madison...

Bill Christofferson, "The Man From Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson"

Posted February 6, 202100:54:20

Stu Levitan welcomes former Madison journalist Bill Christofferson, author of The Man From Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord...

Andrew Maraniss, "GAMES OF DECEPTION, The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team, and the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany."

Posted February 6, 202100:54:04

Stu Levitan welcomes a true grandson of Madison, Andrew Maraniss, coming back this Thursday, at least virtually, for a presentation of his new...

John Nichols, " The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace’s Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racist Politics,"

Posted February 6, 202100:54:19

Stu Levitan welcomes Madison’s own John Nichols for a discussion of his new book

Dean Strang, "Keep the Wretches in Order: America’s Biggest Mass Trial, the Rise of the Justice Department and the Fall of the IWW "

Posted February 6, 202100:54:10

Stu Levitan welcomes Madison attorney and author Dean Strang, whose latest book Keep the Wretches in Order: America’s Biggest Mass Trial,...