On Tuesday February 26th, Anjuli Brekke hosted this Pledge Drive edition of A Public Affair. Cynthia Lin helped bring in pledges throughout the program. During the hour, they brought listeners the harrowing story of memoirist Martha Long’s childhood. It took decades for Martha to bring herself to look back at the girl she was growing up in 1950’s Dublin. But that girl was, as Martha writes, “waiting for her chance to burst back into life and give voice to the pain she endured.” Her story has poured out in several volumes, each a best seller in Ireland and England.
Idle No More
On Tuesday January 15th, host Cynthia Lin spoke with Sarah Little Redfeather Kalmanson, Diana Miller, Rachel Byington and Arvina Martin, all members of the Idle No More movement.
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
On Tuesday January 8th, Cynthia Lin spoke with a panel of guests regarding the Violence Against Women Act. She interviewed Tony Gilbart from WI Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Cecilia Gilhouse of UNIDOS Against Violence, and Kabzuag Vaj of Freedom Inc.
Hopes for the New Year
On this special New Year’s Day edition of A Public Affair, we heard from Madison youth who shared their thoughts and hopes for the upcoming year. Cynthia Lin spoke with members of the youth led Madison based organization Freedom Inc. She was joined in the studio with Jaunita and Tasha from Freedom Inc.’s youth council […]
YWCA Restorative Justice Program
On Tuesday December 18th, host Cynthia Lin interviewed a panel of guests regarding the YWCA’s Restorative Justice Program. She spoke with Restorative Justice Program Manager Ananda Mirilli, Eugenia Highland and Danielle Bailey. According to Madison’s YWCA website, “Restorative justice is a theory or set of beliefs that informs how communities can resolve problems that have […]
Unrest in Michigan
During this edition of A Public Affair, on Tuesday December 11th, we turned our attention to Michigan and the ongoing unrest in the state. During the first half of the hour, host Cynthia Lin interviewed Liz Rodriguez, communications chair of the Graduate Employees Organization at UMich, who helped organize resistance to the anti-union “Right to Work” […]