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Our Relationship with Trees, with Arborist R. Bruce Allison

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Renowned arborist R. Bruce Allison is a professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at UW-Madison, cooperative researcher with the USDA Forest Products Lab, author of several books, and all-around expert on trees. He joins Friday Eight O’Clock Buzz host Jonathan Zarov in the studio to talk about the human-tree connection and give […]

Physicians for Social responsibility: Ban the Bomb!

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One of the goals of Physicians for Social Responsibility is to ban nuclear weapons — not some, but all nuclear weapons worldwide. Jan talks with Dr. Paula Rogge and Vicki Elson about the group’s support of the 7/7/17 U.N. resolution to eliminate nuclear weapons (which the U.S. boycotted), financial divestiture in companies which support the […]

UNIDOS Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Formerly known as the “Day of Unity,” the idea behind Domestic Violence Awareness Month was first conceived in October 1981 to connect advocates across the nation who were working to end violence to women and their children. We are meant to mourn those who have fallen victim to the violence, celebrate those who have survived, […]