Tomorrow, August 14, is a statewide partisan primary election in Wisconsin. What do you need to know before heading to the polls? Find out on today’s show! Our guests are Eileen Newcomer, voter education coordinator of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, and Brook Soltvedt, board president of the League of Women Voters of […]
Plutopias: A Tandem History of American and Soviet Nuclear Sites
On August 6, 1945, the United States detonated a nuclear bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This marked the beginning of an arms race with Russia that quickly led to the creation of a large nuclear testing ground in the American heartland. Ever since then, we have been living in a nuclear world. On […]
Women in Farming, featuring the Soil Sisters
Kick off Women in Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Week with the Soil Sisters! Patty is joined in the studio by Dela Ends, Bethany Storm, and Erica Roth of Soil Sisters, a Wisconsin-based collective of female farmers focused on sustainable agriculture. They talk about their upcoming three-day event, the unique challenges of homesteading, the changing tide of […]
A Conservation Conversation – Environmental Issues and the Upcoming ...
“Your air. Your land. Your water. Your vote.” On today’s show, Patty Peltekos is joined in the studio by Jennifer Giegerich, Government Affairs Director of the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters. They discuss environmental issues that are of importance to voters in the upcoming election, including air and water quality, clean energy, public lands and […]
America the Bountiful: Fisherpeople, Family Farmers, and Food
On today’s show, we hear about the shared issues of community-based fisherpeople and family farmers, including the 2018 farm bill, climate change, local impact on the environment, and international trade policies regulating labeling. Patty and our guests discuss both Alaskan and Great Lakes fishing in relation to farming and advocate for the economic empowerment of […]
Public Health – Ticks and Lyme Disease
The CDC recently reported that Wisconsin is the fourth-worst state in the U.S. for Lyme disease. Learn more about ticks and tickborne infections on today’s segment. Host Patty Peltekos talks with investigative reporter and author Mary Beth Pfeiffer about her new book, Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change. They discuss the rising tick population […]
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