A Public Affair

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The Latest from the Wisconsin Elections Commission + Meet Mike Jacobs

Posted June 8, 202200:52:53

“Nothing is easy or not messy when it comes to election administration in Wisconsin.”

First up on today’s show,...

Maud Newton on Reckoning with Family History

Posted June 7, 202200:52:51

“We live in a culture built around the idea of white supremacy,” says writer Maud Newton. “Less than three of my lifetimes ago,...

Todd Brewster on Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Ju...

Posted June 6, 202200:53:58

“Film changed our understanding of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, just as film in 1915 changed our understanding of the Civil War,”...

Mitch Jeserich on the Unique Power of Community Radio

Posted June 3, 202200:52:42

In honor of WORT’s summer pledge drive, today’s show is focused on the importance of community radio and the way it has touched all...

Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition Geography

Posted June 2, 202200:54:25

For today’s special pledge drive show, Thursday host Allen Ruff has a wide-ranging conversation with iconic prison abolitionist Ruth...