A Public Affair

A Public Affair


Latest Episodes

The Invisible Doctrine of Neoliberalism
August 15, 2025

Esty Dinur is joined by Peter Hutchinson to tackle the overwhelming and slippery topic of neoliberalism and this ideologys impact on everyday life.

Sex Education Comics Are For Everyone
August 13, 2025

Guest host Matvei Mozhaev speaks with Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan of Oh Joy Sex Toy about the importance of building a culture of communication, consent, and care through sex education.

The Life of the Grind
August 12, 2025

Andrew Thomas speaks with Joshua Heter and Josef Thomas Simpson about their edited collection, Skateboarding and Philosophy: Essays Concerning the Life of the Grind, and how the sport gets us to think

Food Programs Scrounge While ICE Feasts
August 11, 2025

Journalist Lisa Held decodes the opaque realm of federal food and agriculture policy that impacts all of us, from the farmers who grow our food to the folks who help get it to our tables.

Corruption Feeds Violence from Washington to the West Bank
August 08, 2025

In todays two-part show, were joined by two journalists: Branko Marcetic who gives an update on the Epstein case and Aman Abhishek who discusses the killing of Awdah Hathaleen by Israeli settlers in

From Line 5 to Gaza, Water is Life
August 07, 2025

Marc Rosenthal and Stephanie Spehar discuss the key commonalities between Line 5 and Gaza in terms of water, militarization, and sovereignty.

Disability Activists Find Joy and Pleasure in Community
August 06, 2025

Guest host Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford chats with Nicki Vander Meulen and Dr. Sami Schalk about disability and education, how Madison is doing in terms of accessibility, and how to find pleasure in

How to Inoculate Young Men Against Fascism
August 05, 2025

Craig Johnson tackles how to intervene before young men get swept up in the contemporary fascist movement.

Former police chief says we can’t have masked police
August 01, 2025

Todays guest, David Couper, predicts that up to 80% of Wisconsin sheriffs will eventually sign agreements with ICE. He joins host Esty Dinur to talk about ICE and democratic policing in Madison.

An Imbalanced Bill
July 31, 2025

Liz Pancotti joins host Allen Ruff to talk about her recent article for Rolling Stone, Trumps Big Bill Will Make Americans Uninsured Again."