Jeremy Morris is a professor of Communication Arts at UW Madison. Along with Professor Eric Hoyt, he released a new book this week, Saving New Sounds: Podcast Preservation and Historiography. We spoke with Professor Morris to find out why he’s studying the history of this relatively new media, and how he and other researchers are […]
Inside Your Inner Ear
Nothing is more critical to listener-sponsored radio than our ears. Until a few decades ago, little was known about hearing beyond basic anatomy. UW Neuroscience Professor Robert Fettiplace joins host Patrick Sajbel to discuss the science of the innermost working of ears and how they fail. Fettiplace is a Kavli Prize winner for fundamental research […]
Madison, the second week of June, 1969
Madison, the second week of June, 1969 The three private clubs in Madison that practice racial discrimination in their membership – the Elks, Eagles and Loyal Order of the Moose – have known since 1966 that they could lose their city liquor licenses if they didn’t change the “whites-only” clause in their charters. That’s when […]
Enwejig works to preserve Wisconsin’s indigenous languages
For hundreds of years, indigenous languages have faced suppression and extermination. Concerted efforts to wipe out native tongues played out in a variety of arenas — from schools to government policies. Enwejig hopes to address some of those past injustices. The group, which formed last year on the UW-Madison campus, works to bring visibility and […]
New Domains: Memes and Milk-Chugging Teens Shape Culture at UW Madison...
In 2017, one UW Madison student created a Facebook group for students to share their own comedic jabs at campus life through memes. Today, the group has grown to nearly 30,000 members – and the community is shaping campus culture and discourse. This week on New Domains, we hear from Shane Linden – the founder […]
Collegeland Podcast: Beyond the Land-Grab University
Collegeland is a podcast sharing the untold stories from campuses around the United States, co-hosted by professors Nan Enstad and Lisa Levenstein. Tonight, the Access Hour will be featuring episode 8: Beyond the Land-Grab University. Land-grant universities are the legacy of the Morrill Act of 1862, which gave states throughout the Midwest and West upwards […]
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