A Public Affair

A Public Affair


Latest Episodes

Celebrating 30 Years of Esty Dinur
November 07, 2025

Carlos Dávalos swaps seats with Esty Dinur to ask her questions reflecting on her 30 years on A Public Affair.

When Rural Hospitals Close, Incarcerated People Lose Healthcare
November 06, 2025

Todays guests talk about how Medicaid cuts will reduce access to life-saving healthcare for incarcerated people in rural areas.

Crying For Joy with Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney
November 05, 2025

Ali Muldrow speaks with poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney about her loving, tender, and hilarious new collection, Joy Is My Middle Name.

A Whoopensocker Show with Erica Halverson
November 04, 2025

Dana Pellebon celebrates the magic of theater with Dr. Erica Halversonwho has dedicated her career to studying how people learn in and through the arts.

UW System Betrays the Wisconsin Idea
November 03, 2025

Wisconsin State Representative Karen DeSanto and Neil Kraus discusses closure of the UW-Platteville Baraboo campus and the need for investment in public higher education.

“We Are Here” Says Palestinian Activist Ahmed Abu Artema
October 31, 2025

Ahmed Abu Artema is a Palestinian writer and human rights activist who joins host Esty Dinur from exile to talk about the genocide in Gaza.

The Long History and Dangerous Prospect of US Interference in Venezuel...
October 30, 2025

Allen Ruff speaks with Latin American expert, Rodrigo Acua, about the context for the US air strikes on small vessels in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coast of Columbia.

Trans Leaders Support Community Amidst Political Chaos
October 29, 2025

There are more trans candidates running for office than ever, Josie Caballero tells guest host Dina Nina Martinez Rutherford. They talk about the courage it takes to run for elected office and the end

Local Non-profit Breaks Barriers for Latinx Survivors
October 28, 2025

In the last week of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Virginia Gittens Escudero discusses the role that UNIDOS plays in breaking barriers for Latinx survivors of domestic violence in Dane County thro

ICE Raids Terrorize Citizens and Immigrants Alike
October 27, 2025

ProPublica reporter Nicole Foy discusses her investigations into ICE sweeps and the growing number of US citizens who are being detained by federal immigration agents.