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Forensic Psychology

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Tonight, this episode of the Perpetual Notion Machine looks into the field of forensic psychology. No, it’s not the glamorous and ingenious world portrayed by Hollywood programs like Making a Murderer and Criminal Minds. Simplistically, it’s just the intersection of psychology and the justice system, that is, taking the skills of psychology and applying it […]

John Kruse steps back out

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John Kruse played a very active role in Madison’s music community during the late oughts and early 2000s, playing in bands including Pushmi-Pullyu, Fambly Fun, and Nude Human. On top of that, he ran an ambitious web label called Mine All Mine Records, booked a regular show series at the now-defunct Dragonfly Lounge in downtown […]

State’s School Referendum Funding Breaks Records in 2018

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Beyond the high-profile contests held Tuesday, voters in 61 Wisconsin school districts faced a record 82 funding referenda questions. Those ballot questions total about $1.4 billion. Including Tuesday’s results, Wisconsin taxpayers have approved a record 2 billion dollars in referenda so far in 2018. Voters approved at least 56 of 61 school districts’ referenda amounting […]

Democrat Tony Evers Wins Race for Governor

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Fewer than 40 thousand votes. That’s the slim edge Democrat Tony Evers managed to eek out yesterday over Republican governor Scott Walker. That decision ends eight years of Walker in the Governor’s Mansion. His two terms have been colored by his plight to weaken public sector labor unions and cuts to education funding. Also on […]