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Oscar Mireles gets a big honor from his alma mater, a mutual aid nonprofit rises out of the pandemic, and COVID stats are steady or improving.

The Madison alder who briefly joined Oath Keepers in 2020 has resigned, and longtime community advocate and nonprofit leader Sabrina Madison announced her candidacy to finish his term and run for the next. Plus, Oshkosh Mayor Lori Palmeri is running for Assembly.

Dr. Christina Outlay, executive director of MAYDM and professor of information technology, joins us today to talk over her dedication to diversifying STEM fields, and the barriers she and others face in that task. She'll expand that coversation as moderator of a panel discussion on the topic at the Wisconsin Leadership Summit next month.

The world of the arts, like many other institutions, is often less than welcoming to marginalized communities. Annik Dupaty, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's Director of Events & Volunteers, joins the show today to touch on the issues she'll dig into when she leads a panel discussion at the Wisconsin Leadership Summit about inclusion in the arts and ensuring everyone has access. 

The Verona school board unanimously approved a resolution committing the district to include the history and culture of Asian American and Pacific Islander people throughout the curriculum. Plus, law enforcement and education leaders met to address juvenile crime, and it's a mixed bad on COVID stats.

Madison365 reporter Isaac Trussoni joins the show today to share his story on "Sifting and Reckoning," a new exhibit in the Chazen Museum of Art, the result of a years-long public history project examining racism on the UW campus. Plus, Brown County United Way as a new COO and COVID stats are steady or improving.

A Madison alder was revealed as a former member of the Oath Keepers, drawing sharp reaction from Common Council leadership and two organizations that endorsed his election. Plus, a south-side development gets a grocery store and COVID remain steady.

The Madison band Kinfolk will headline entertainment at the Wisconsin Leadership Summit next month. Plus, a Black American man reached the semifinals of the US Open for the first time in 50 years, and COVID numbers continue to improve.

On the podcast today: Goodman Community Center is now offering free childcare to employees, the governor is proposing a big boost in school funding, and COVID cases are still falling.

On the podcast today: a new art exhibit at the Chazen, another podcast recommendation, a bit of sports talk and improving COVID stats.