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

Posted March 4, 202400:51:47

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, 202400:35:24

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, 202400:53:35

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, 202400:48:56

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


Shoshauna Shy has been involved in...