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Earlier this week, the U.S. celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day. For today’s show, we extend the holiday by sitting down with Dr. Kasey Keeler, professor of American Indian Studies, for a wide-ranging discussion of Indigenous issues in North America. The conversation covers an array of topics including the shift from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, […]
On the last day of Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate hearings, today we check in with investigative journalist Lisa Graves to examine some of the behind-the-scenes players and “dark money” behind Judge Barrett’s nomination and discuss the backstory surrounding the conservative packing of the Supreme Court. Over the course of the hour, she and Allen discuss […]
Community leader Reverend Dr. Alex Gee has been extra busy lately. He continues to produce his award-winning podcast, Black Like Me, and recently he announced a new Center for Black Excellence and Culture to be built on Madison’s south side. Today on the show, Ali Muldrow gets a chance to catch up with Dr. Gee […]
President Trump’s COVID diagnosis earlier this month has sparked a series of questions: What happens when a president gets sick? What could it mean for the election? For today’s show, we get to the bottom of these questions. Our first guest, professor Allison Prasch, outlines the history of presidential illness and what gets communicated to […]
Today on the show, guest host Yuri Rashkin takes a close look at QAnon, a set of conspiracy theories circulating on the internet that has grown increasingly popular during the pandemic and leading up to the election. Together with conspiracy theory debunker Mike Rothschild and Russian media researcher Vasily Gatov, we spend the hour learning […]
On the heels of White House advisor Stephen Miller’s positive COVID test earlier this week, today Esty sits down with journalist Jean Guerrero to talk about her new book on Miller, Hatemonger. They discuss Miller’s white supremacist ideology and how he stokes white fear and rage (including the recent news that a terrorist group planned […]
