Every school term, UW-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications and University Communications invites a science writer to campus as the Science Journalist in Residence. This provides that person a chance to interact with students and to share their journalism experience and expertise. Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine has the privilege of also tapping into […]
Our Bodies Are Inflamed
In this era of climate crisis, the world is burning—and so are our bodies. That’s the premise of Rupa Marya and Raj Patel’s new book, Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, which takes a close look at food and farming, human health and environmental health, politics and economics, and how these are all […]
Understanding India’s COVID Crisis
India has reported more than 300,000 daily COVID-19 cases for three consecutive weeks. “People are dying due to lack of oxygen, and the cost of cremation has gone up so much that families are dumping bodies in the rivers,” explains journalist Satya Sivaraman. Today, he and professor Sirisha Naidu join us to talk about the […]
Supporting Black Men’s Health and Wellness
When Aaron Perry was struggling to control his diabetes, he had an idea: participate in an Ironman Triathlon. He was told it couldn’t be done by someone in his health condition. One year later, he became the world’s first African American diabetic to finish the race. After that, Perry went on to create the Men’s […]
Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food with Mark Bittman
“Until we start to deal with agriculture and food, we’re going to continue having public health and environmental crises,” says food journalist Mark Bittman. “We haven’t turned the corner on this issue yet, but there’s an opportunity for us to turn the corner.” Today, Mark Bittman joins us to talk about our relationship to food […]
Rebroadcast: Let’s Talk Black Burnout
Back in February, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow sat down with poet Tiana Clark to discuss Black burnout. This was pre-pandemic in the U.S., pre-summer protests, and pre-election season, but we think the conversation is just as relevant as ever, so we present it today as a special rebroadcast. This episode originally aired on February 19, […]
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