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Joel Selvin, "Sly And The Family Stone: An Oral History"

Posted January 9, 202300:58:01

Stu Levitan welcomes back to the show the award-winning journalist, music critic and author Joel Selvin for a conversation about his classic book Sly...

Michael Massey, "More: A Memoir"

Posted January 2, 202301:06:32

Stu Levitan welcomes Madison native Michael Massey, the award-winning composer, songwriter, pianist and performer whose musical resume include co-founding...

Dennis Punzel, "Point Wisconsin! The Road to a National Title for Kelly Sheffield & The Wisconsin Badgers."

Posted December 26, 202201:38:03

Stu Levitan welcomes veteran sportswriter and Madison native Dennis Punzel for a conversation about his new book about the Wisconsin Volleyball team, Point...

Waterbaby By Nikki Wallschlaeger

Posted December 19, 202200:52:15

Madison BookBeat host Angie Trudell Vasquez interviews Nikki Wallschlaeger on Waterbaby,...

Helen Shiller, "Daring To Struggle, Daring To Win: Five Decades of Resistance in Chicago's Uptown Community" (part 2)

Posted December 12, 202200:52:47

Part two of Stu Levitan’s conversation with one of the most interesting and politically important UW graduates from the late sixties, Helen Shiller....