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Fragile Institutions: Shibani Mahtani And Timothy McLaughlin on the 2019 Protests in Hong Kong

Posted March 4, 2024 • 00:51:47

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host Andrew Thomas speaks with journalists Shibani Mahtani and Timothy McLaughlin for a conversation on their...

Jacquelyn Mitchard On The Importance of Titles

Posted February 26, 2024 • 00:35:24

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host Lisa Malawski talks with prolific author Jacquelyn Mitchard. Mitchard is now a frequent lecturer and professor...

A conversation with Greg Mickells, retiring director of Madison Public Library

Posted February 12, 2024 • 00:53:35

For more than a decade, Greg Mickells led the Madison Public Library. He's responsible for a significant transformation of the Madison library system.

It’s Not Nothing: Essayist Peter Coviello on How Our Favorite Books and Songs Help Us Make Worlds Together

Posted February 5, 2024 •

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host Andrew Thomas speaks with Peter Coviello...

Madison's Shoshauna Shy on bringing poetry to the public

Posted January 29, 2024 • 00:48:56

In this edition of Madison Book Beat, host Lisa Malawski talks with local poet Shoshauna Shy.

Shoshauna Shy has been involved in...