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Recent Episodes

The Radical Possibilities of Poetry

Posted July 29, 2020 • 00:54:11

Poetry is many things to many people. It can be a rallying cry or a soothing balm in times of crisis—and in 2020, we could use plenty of both. Today,...

Meet Assembly District 76 Candidates Ali Maresh and Nicki Vander Meule...

Posted July 28, 2020 • 00:53:06

Today, we continue our interview series with the eight candidates running to represent Assembly District 76 in the Wisconsin State Legislature, which...

Meet Assembly District 49 Candidates Shaun Murphy-Lopez and Barret Gal...

Posted July 27, 2020 • 00:54:08

There are two Democratic candidates campaigning to represent Wisconsin’s 49th Assembly District in a race that may flip the seat. The district is...

The Hunt for America’s Vanished Voters

Posted July 24, 2020 • 00:53:12

Voting rights and voter access are major issues across the U.S. right now, with names being removed from the voter rolls, poll locations reduced due...

This Week in the News with Matt Rothschild

Posted July 23, 2020 • 00:54:01

For today’s show, Thursday host Allen Ruff has one of his periodic check-ins with friend of the show Matt Rothschild, director of the Wisconsin Democracy...