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With all the coverage of the critical nature of the upcoming midterm elections, are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you agitated and upset? Her Turn reporter Arlene Zaucha talks with Alice Pauser, a long time humor and comedy writer and storyteller on The Moth. She believes humor is incredibly important to maintain a healthy balance in our lives and she might have some advice for you. Her website is...

Film critic Eileen Jones discusses film noir, how monsters represent our own fears, and the social political atmosphere in Hollywood. Photo courtesy of Leah of Flickr from a Screenshot taken from the film Phantom Lady, made by Robert Siodmak in 1944.

Author Stuart Levitan on Volume 2 of “Madison: The Illustrated History,” covering the city from 1932 to 1979.

Write-in candidate Nathan Kalmoe on challenging Sen. Diane Hesselbein in Wisconsin’s 27th Senate District.

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A small segment of John Nolen Drive could soon get a big makeover, in the second phase of a multiyear construction project redesigning the thoroughfare. Image courtesy: The City of Madison.

As the veil between the living and the spirit world gives way this Halloween, those of us who dress for the occasion may want to add another entity to our list. In this episode of Radio Chipstone, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields asks you to consider spending less time roaming through the darkness and more time standing still.

In this episode, I sit down with Anthony Cooper Sr., Executive Director and CEO of Focused Interruption, an organization dedicated to gun violence and violence prevention that is celebrating its 10th anniversary. We discuss how communities can find common ground through communication, dialogue, and early intervention before tragedy occurs, including lessons from the killing of Corey Ruiz here in M...

When Trump signed executive order 14203 in February of 2025, it passed sanctions not only on the International Criminal Court (ICC), a court designed to resolve international crimes and with members of 124 countries except the US and two others, but also to individuals or groups supporting the ICC. The US group Taxpayers Alliance Against Genocide, headed by Seth Donnelly, brought suit against Trum...

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The average Madison teacher will get more than a 5 percent raise this school year, under the final budget the school board approved Monday. At more than 600 million dollars in total spending, it leans on an increase in the tax levy to make up for dwindling state aid. Bob Soldner, the district’s assistant superintendent of financial services, joined our News Producer Faye Parks earlier today to go...

The deadline is closing in for Madison leaders to decide what kind of data center development would be allowed in the city’s future. They’re working to update city codes before a one-year moratorium expires in January. City staff fielded a slew of questions and concerns Tuesday night, at the last in a series of meetings that aim to gather public input before the proposed regulations are finalized....

This week host Lola Rohl speaks with Daily Cardinal Senior Staff Writer Yareli Guttierez about her story, “What Latine Ball means to UW-Madison students”, in a discussion of the Noche de Oro ball, and the more than 250 attendees who celebrated community and Latine Heritage Month through dance, music, food and leadership recognition. Articles in this week’s “campus news in brief” segment: This week...

The election is just six days away. Madison leaders break down each ballot initiative and discuss how they are preparing for Tuesday.

Bob Lord, an Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow and senior vice president for tax policy at Patriotic Millionaires, talks about his most recent article: "$55 Billion in Stock Buyback Wealth for Google Oligarchs" in which he details how a 1982 SEC rule change has turbocharged America’s extreme wealth concentration, adding $55 billion to the wealth piles of Larry Page and Sergey Brin alon...

Dani Rischell, Sr. Exec. Director, and Matthew Strickland, Sr. Vocational Peer Specialist of Chrysalis, in its 46th year of providing counselling for individuals with mental health and substance abuse, joined Jan Miyasaki to talk about their vocational peer support and wellness programs. They also talked about their new new facility on Attwood Avenue and an invitation to all to attend their Commun...

India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) that began with an insult and, with online mockery that mobilized seething dissatisfaction, forced the resignation of the Minister of Education and effectively showed that the Modi government was not invincible. As the world asked, “what will they do next?,” the CJP turned it’s attention to another simmering controversy that had been the focus of Indian oppositi...

The race this fall for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District is a crowded one. Incumbent U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden, a Republican who’s represented the southwestern portion of the state since 2023, is headed for a rematch against Democrat Rebecca Cooke. Two independent candidates are also in the running. The four-way contest will be decided this coming Tuesday, November 3rd. Cooke told...

Less than a week after Madison alders voted to fire the city’s interim independent police monitor, finance leaders took steps on Monday to rebuild the office from the ground up. Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.

Our climate crisis is on the agenda in the upcoming election and voting can make a difference when it comes to addressing the issue. Her Turn reporter Arlene Zaucha talks with Ali Simpson, from Clean Air Moms Action, the director of the group’s national field campaigns. They have a simple mission: to fight for clean air for our kids, to protect them from the harms of air pollution and to call on l...