As the national conversation around reproductive rights intensifies, Carousel spends the hour with Lizz Winstead, renowned comedian and founder of Abortion Access Front. Responding to listener calls, they touch on the various roles of activism, legislation, religion, and race to the changing realities of abortion access in America. Abortion AF: The Tour comes to Madison […]
Abortion Access Front supports choice options
The Abortion Access Front’s mission is creating edgy, hilarious media and comedy events that destigmatize abortion and engage audiences to take action to fight laws restricting abortion access. Local comedian and activist Dina Nina Martinez and national comedian Lizz Winstead talk about their group and the upcoming event in Madison on July 20 @ 5:30 […]
Wisconsin Conservation Voters protects our drinking water
In his inaugural speech, Governor Tony Evers declared 2019 as “The Year of Clean Drinking Water”. There are many threats on our water supply, from farm run-off in wells to lead and PFAS in municipal drinking water. The Wisconsin Conservation Voters (was The League of Conservation Voters) is a non-profit organization which focuses on protecting […]
Farewell Chat with Superintendent Jen Cheatham
As she prepares to move east to take a position at Harvard University, Jen Cheatham joins Carousel in the studio to reflect on her six years as superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District. Their conversation is wide-ranging and includes topics like addressing racial equity in Madison schools, the role of parents in effecting change, […]
Women’s Voices in the Public Sphere
Research has shown time and again that women’s voices are judged more harshly than men’s. For example, on the campaign trail, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was criticized for having an off-putting “shrill” voice. Younger women are often mocked or taken less seriously for their use of “vocal fry,” which became headline news in 2015 and […]
Ted Rall On Corporate Censorship and the Death of Cartooning
Ted Rall’s cartoons, published for years in the Los Angeles Times, ticked off high-profile people on all portions of the political spectrum — a sure sign, for a political cartoonist, that you are doing your job correctly. When one of Rall’s cartoons ticked off the Los Angeles Police Department, however, Rall soon found himself out […]
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