To jumpstart the show, we learn about the upcoming Moth GrandSLAM with story tellers Jen Rubin and Danielle Hairston. The GrandSLAM is happening Friday, October 14th at the Barrymore and […]
“Love Wisconsin” Tells the Story of Our State
WORT 89.9FM Madison · “Love Wisconsin” Tells the Story of Our State Love Wisconsin is a digital storytelling project from the Wisconsin Humanities Council that showcases everyday people from all […]
Staying Alive: How Small Businesses are Coping During COVID
Jen Rubin, the author of We Are Staying: Eighty Years in the Life of a Family, a Store, and a Neighborhood joins Jonathan Zarov on the Friday 8 O’Clock Buzz […]
Jen Rubin, “We Are Staying: Eighty Years in the Life of a Family, a ...
Madison authors, topics, book events and publishers In 1934, in the depths of the first Great Depression, a Russian immigrant named Leon Rubin and a friend signed a lease for […]
We Are Staying: A Story of Gentrification and Resilience
Today on the show, Ali kicks off WORT’s fall pledge drive with Jen Rubin, author of We Are Staying, an account of the shuttering of family-owned Radio Clinic and gentrification in […]
Jen Rubin remembers a resilient family business
Jen Rubin’s combined experiences in writing, storytelling, social policy, and education allowed her to delve into her family’s history in her first book, We Are Staying: Eighty Years in the […]