Wednesday host Ali Muldrow returns to the studio today for an important conversation about sexual assault in schools. She is joined by guests from the Dane County Rape Crisis Center: Missy Mael, Director of Education & Outreach Programming, and Heather Chun, Prevention & Education Specialist. Together, they have a survivor-focused conversation about sexual harassment and […]
Addressing Racial Equity in Madison Schools
Carousel Bayrd speaks with Ali Muldrow, a candidate running in the spring election for Seat 4 on the Madison Metropolitan School Board. The two discuss the collaborative style of Ali’s campaign, her approach to addressing racism in Madison, the complexities of unequal racial treatment in Madison schools, and the dynamics and aftermath of a recent physical […]
Poetry and Identity with Danez Smith
For today’s episode, Ali is joined in the studio by Danez Smith, a Black, Queer writer and performer from St. Paul. They spend the hour discussing the intersections of poetry and identity, art and activism, and what it means to share and heal through literary expression. Danez also reads two of their poems on the […]
Anti-Semitism, Education, and Allyship
For today’s episode, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow is joined in the studio by Jeff Spitzer-Resnick to discuss the Baraboo Nazi salute incident and what should be done about anti-Semitism in schools and the public square. With the input of many listener-callers, they also explore what it means to be an ally to the Jewish community and […]
Child Trauma at the Border
We’ve all heard about detention centers at the U.S.-Mexico border. But do we fully understand the circumstances of those centers? And do we fully understand the mental, emotional, and psychological effects of detention on children? On today’s show, host Ali Muldrow takes a look at the unique trauma children face when they are separated from […]
What Is Unity? Doing the Work From a Love Ethic
On today’s show, host Ali Muldrow is in conversation with Sabrina Madison (Heymiss Progress), founder of the Progress Center for Black Women and the Black Women’s Leadership Conference. The two discuss Kwanzaa’s first principle of unity—a harmonious togetherness in the family, community, nation and world—as it applies to their lives, and the work they’ve done to […]
