A Public Affair

A Public Affair


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Life in Turkey with Robert Schoville, Then Palestinian Art with Laila ...
May 31, 2024

On today’s two part, A Public Affair, host Esty Dinur is first joined by Robert Schoville who is best known in Madison as the founder of the Brazilian percussion group, […]

Stephen Zunes on Israel and the International Criminal Court
May 30, 2024

In a recent Truthout article, Stephen Zunes writes that the U.S.s continued military aid to Israel violates both theSection 6201 of the1961 Foreign Assistance Act andthe 1999Leahy Amendment. The

One Year “Post-Pandemic” with Paula Tran
May 29, 2024

In May 2023, the COVID-19 public health emergency expired. The declaration had previously laid out all sorts of protocols and funding to combat the deadly respiratory illness. The end of []

Exhibit Shines a Light on Slow Violence as a Climate Justice Issue
May 27, 2024

What is the climate justice issue in Milwaukee? Its not an issue of an of a sudden disaster. Its not a flood. Its about slow violence, says Arjit Sen. Its []

Palestinian Prison Memoir and College Encampments
May 24, 2024

On todays two-part show, host Esty Dinur is joined by translator Luke Leafgren and publisher Judith Gurewich to discuss Nasser Abu Srours book, The Tale of a Wall. Abu Srour []

“Anti-Zionism is Not Anti-Semitism”: A Conversation with Abba Solo...
May 23, 2024

In an attempt to silence criticism of Israel, accusations of anti-Semitism have increasingly been leveled against those protesting Israels Gaza war. To discuss this trend, on todays show, host All

Vigorously Resisting the End of Roe v. Wade
May 22, 2024

Next month will mark 2 years since the Supreme Court stripped us of our federal right to abortion. What does reproductive autonomy mean without Roe? To answer this question, two []

Update on Metro Transit Redesign and BRT Launch
May 21, 2024

The bus system is one of the most visible aspects of city infrastructure, and its one of the most rapidly changing aspects of life in Madison. On todays show, WORT []

Meeting MMoCA’s New Director Paul Baker Prindle
May 20, 2024

MMoCAs new Director, Paul Baker Prindle has Madison roots. He worked at the museum store 25 years ago and attended both Edgewood College and UWMadison. Now, as he steps into []

Seeking Asylum: Efforts to Support Refugees
May 17, 2024

On todays show, we spend the first half of the program with two immigration lawyers working with the Project Immigration Justice for Palestinians. Project IJP is a coalition of organizations []