Wisconsin Today
Wisconsin Public Radio
“Wisconsin Today” explores the people, places and ideas shaping life in Wisconsin. Join hosts Rob Ferrett and Kate Archer Kent for news and in-depth conversations that you can’t find anywhere else.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News
Networks:
Wisconsin Public Radio
Description:
“Wisconsin Today” explores the people, places and ideas shaping life in Wisconsin. Join hosts Rob Ferrett and Kate Archer Kent for news and in-depth conversations that you can’t find anywhere else.
Language:
English
Episodes
Keeping guns from abusers, Understanding the tensions between police and reporters, Tracing Wisconsin’s LGBTQ History
6/25/2024
Anti-domestic abuse advocates talk about the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows guns to be barred from abusers. Then, we talk with the author of a book […]
Duration:00:49:57
RNC protest zones, Understanding ‘organic’ food labels, Summer reading for different abilities
6/24/2024
Then, a USDA administrator helps us make sense of what it takes for food to earn the “organic” or “natural” distinction we see in the grocery store. And we learn […]
Duration:00:49:59
Joe Gow hearing, Disinformation history, Biking the Kwik Trip Tour
6/21/2024
A sex historian weighs in after a UW-La Crosse hearing on whether a former chancellor should also lose his faculty position for creating and sharing sex videos. Then we learn […]
Duration:00:50:00
Town of Campbell testing new aquifer, State Supreme Court deciding fewer cases, Unhoused youth initiative
6/20/2024
Residents of the town of Campbell on French Island have been relying on bottled water after the discovery of PFAS pollution. We find out about a new aquifer that could […]
Duration:00:50:00
Safety in extreme heat, New UW-Madison research on fathers, Ice Age Trail thru-hiking
6/19/2024
We learn about resources for coping with this year’s early heat wave. Then, a UW-Madison professor shares some of her new research on dads and postpartum depression. And we take […]
Duration:00:50:01
UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities closing, Women holding society together, Make Music Wisconsin
6/18/2024
A WPR reporter tells us about the latest Universities of Wisconsin campus that will be closing. Then, our guest argues women have had to shoulder much of society’s “safety net” […]
Duration:00:49:58
US Supreme Court ruling on abortion pills, The murky market for legal weed products, How pagans celebrate summer solstice
6/17/2024
We get reactions from both sides of the abortion debate about the U.S. Supreme Court decision protecting access to the drug mifepristone. Then, a pharmacist explains what you need to […]
Duration:00:50:01
Whitefish Bay’s sinkhole, Milwaukee students’ trip to Israel, A Wisconsin menswear company’s expansion
6/14/2024
We learn about Whitefish Bay’s alarming sinkhole. Then, we hear about Milwaukee college students visit to Israel. Then, we hear a story from Wisconsin Life. Then, we hear how a […]
Duration:00:50:00
Remembering Marquette University’s president, E. coli on the beach, How to endure turbulence while flying, Rural communities show their pride
6/13/2024
We hear highlights from the late Marquette University president’s conversations with WPR. Then, we look at how E. coli is shutting down the state’s beaches. Then, an airline pilot shares […]
Duration:00:49:59
Tension at the state Democratic convention over Gaza, Dane County’s first opioid-treatment clinic, A picture book aimed at inspiring Black children
6/12/2024
We learn about disagreement in the state Democratic Party over Gaza. Then, the director of a free clinic treating opioid-use disorder explains its approach. Then, Wisconsin Life gets a refugee’s […]
Duration:00:50:00