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Heather Swan’s Lyrical Language Of Beauty And Devastation

Posted January 22, 202400:52:43

On this edition of Madison BookBeat, host Cole Erickson interviews Heather Swan about...

Thomas Pearson, Author Of An Ordinary Future, On Disability And Difference

Posted January 8, 202400:53:02

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host David Ahrens talks with with Thomas Pearson.

Thomas Pearson is a 

The Dane County Farmers' Market Cookbook With Food Writer Terese Allen

Posted December 11, 202300:48:20

The Dane County Farmers' Market is the largest producers-only farmers market in the nation. Last year, it celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Prof. Stephen Kantrowitz, ”Citizens Of A Stolen Land: A Ho-Chunk History Of The 19th Century United States.”

Posted November 28, 202301:30:54

Stu Levitan’s guest is UW history professor Stephen Kantrowitz, whose new book should be of special interest to those of us here in Teejop. It’s Citizens...

The Life And Music Of Al Jarreau

Posted November 16, 202300:53:05

Al Jarreau is one of the most beloved musical artists to come out of Milwaukee, and his music – from jazz to pop to R&B – defies easy classification....