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Skunk Hill Spring Gathering
Host Esty Dinur speak with Fred and Germaine Pidgeon about the Skunk Hill Spring Gathering and Paul DeMain about Trumps executive orders ending environmental protections.
Van Jackson on Zombie Economic Nationalism
Allen Ruff speaks with Van Jackson about how tariffs will hurt the working class, the rise of crony capitalism, the increasingly flagrant spoils system, and Arundhati Roys vision of civil disobedienc
State of the Arts: Wisconsin Humanities Loses Funding
As federal cuts to arts and culture programs are hitting local organizations hard, host Ali Muldrow speaks with Jessica Becker and Jen Rubin of Wisconsin Humanities.
Mariel Barnes explains the “manosphere”
Christina Lieffring speaks with scholar Mariel Barnes about the manosphere, its rising influence on US politics, and how it leads to doxxing and violence
USDA Ends Farm to School Programs
Douglas Haynes speaks with three experts about the USDAs decision last month to eliminate two programs that help schools, child care centers, and food banks buy food from local farms.
The Uhuru 3 Legal Victory
Esty Dinur speaks with Chairman Omali Yesitela and Penny Hess of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement who are working toward African liberation and anti-colonialism worldwide.
Rachel Ida Buff on Birthright Citizenship and Due Process
Allen Ruff is joined by scholar and activist Rachel Ida Buff to talk about the right to due process through the 14th Amendment and the Trump Administrations goal to end birthright citizenship.
State of the Arts: Round 1
We regularly talk with poets and artists about their work. And today host Ali Muldrow is joined by three professionals who work behind the scenes to make local arts programming happen.
Robert McChesney Retrospective
On todays A Public Affair were honoring the life and legacy of Bob McChesney who passed away on March 25.
What we lose when schools close their doors
UWs two year schools are accessible and affordable, but theyre closing at an alarming rate, Ken Brosky tells Douglas Haynes.