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Top Chef in Madison: “We Look Really Beautiful”
Cap Times food editor and arts reporter Lindsay Christians, was on set as a diner and a dishwasher during the filming of season 21 of Top Chef . Now that []
Jacob Kushner on Germany’s National Socialist Underground
Today, journalist Jacob Kushner joins host Esty Dinur to talk about his forth coming book, Look Away: A True Story of Murders, Bombings, and a Far-Right Campaign to Rid Germany []
Bob La Follette’s 1924 Bid for President with Historian Richard ...
A hundred years ago, Wisconsins U.S. Senator, Robert M. La Follette made his mark on national politics by running as an independent third party candidate for the White House. He []
What Philip Berrigan Taught Us About Peace and Nonviolence
Philip Berrigan, American peace activist and Catholic priest, is remembered as courageous example of nonviolent resistance. Beginning in 1968, Berrigan organized against war, systemic racism, material
Amplifying Black Voices in Madison: Individual Classroom Experiences
A 2019 study found that Wisconsin is has one of the worst racial disparities for Black children in the US. How does that pan out for students living in Madison? []
For the Love of Poetry
April is National Poetry Month and as we approach the end of the month, we turn to the poets in our community. Host Douglas Haynes is joined by former Wisconsin []
Threat of war in Middle East with Richard Silverstein and Joost Hilter...
Friday morning, Israel attacked Iran in thelatest of mutual attacks. The first was an Israeli attack on April 1st of Irans embassy compound in Syria. Then on April 13th, Iran []
Who is Behind the Crackdown on Campus Free Speech?
While campus protests over Israels genocidal war on Gaza have continued in recent months, so have attacks on academic freedom and free speech at universities across the U.S. In his []
The Threat of “Project 2025” with Wendy Via
Project 2025 is a sweeping policy blueprint for the first 180 days of next Republican president, written by the Heritage Foundation and supported by more than 80 conservative organizations. The []
Facing Online Racism, Harassments, and Micro Aggressions
A 2017 Pew Research survey found that a quarter of Black Americans had faced online harassment due to their race or ethnicity. As our society moves more and more online, []