Stu Levitan is in the studio for this pledge drive edition of Madison BookBeat. He’s joined by Curt Meine, Associate Adjunct Professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and author of Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work and The Essential Aldo Leopold: Quotations and Commentaries (1999). He’s also joined by Kathy Miner, […]
Madison BookBeat
Madison BookBeat
Madison BookBeat highlights local authors and book events. The show, hosted by Stu Levitan, airs every Monday afternoon from 1-2 pm.
What happened to Letters and Politics?
We know our listeners love Mitch Jeserich's insightful interviews on Letters and Politics from KPFA. We will still air the show on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. You may also find the show online, anytime.
What is the theme music?
The theme music is titled “Little Sherry," off the Nick's Bump album from renowned musician Ben Sidran.
Brad Schreiber, “Music Is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice a...
A conversation with Brad Schreiber, whose new book “Music Is Power: Popular Music, Social Justice and the Will to Change,” is an annotated tour through a century of politically conscious music, from union songs to heavy metal, rock to rap.
Poet/Performer Danez Smith (“Homie”)
The Madison BookBeat conversation with Black, Queer, Poz poet/performer Danez Smith (“Homie”).
The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War
The Madison BookBeat conversation with Vietnam veteran Doug Bradley and UW professor emeritus Craig Werner about their book We Gotta Get Out of this Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War” and Doug’s new book Who’ll Stop The Rain: Respect, Remembrance and Reconciliation in post-Vietnam America”
“Justice For All: Selected Writings of Lloyd A. Barbee”
The Madison BookBeat interview with Daphne E. Barbee-Wooten, editor of “Justice For All: Selected Writings of Lloyd A. Barbee,” (Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2019) the late civil rights leader, attorney and Wisconsin State Representative who fought a successful 12-year legal battle to desegregate the Milwaukee Public Schools.
The Legacy of Wisconsin Senator Bill Proxmire
Madison Book Beat host Stu Levitan sits down with Jonathan Kasparek, author of a new biography of the Wisconsin Senator Bill Proxmire, Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2019). Jonathan Kasparek is assistant professor at University of Wisconsin- Waukesha. He’s the author of Fighting Son: A Biography of Phillip F. La Follette, […]
