On the podcast today, a tribute to Gaddi Ben Dan, a media and social justice pioneer who passed away last week. Plus,  UW-Stout has a new DEI leaderand a Madison alder steps down.

On the podcast today, the latest from Buffalo and our thoughts on the racist attack and how it's being framed. Plus, big news for Beloit and a continuing COVID surge pushes daily cases near 2,100.

Madison music scene stalwart ShaH Evans is out with a new line of shoes, a first-ever conference in Eau Claire will focus on Hmong business owners and entrepreneurs, and COVID stats continue to get worse.

Black men's health advocate Aaron Perry earns an award, the Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce strikes a partnership in Rock County, a Hip-Hop Health Fair comes to the Fox Valley and more.

A new free baseball league looks to diversify the sport in Dane County. Plus, the state is investing another $25 million in its "Main Street Bounce Back" program to support small businesses, and COVID cases took another big jump.

Dr. Damira Grady has a new role at Madison College, UW-Madison has put out (some of) the results of their Campus Climate survey and COVID seems to be in the midst of a genuine surge.

The University of Wisconsin unveiled the Divine Nine Garden Plaza on Saturday, finally giving the school's Black fraternities and sororities a physical presence on campus. Plus, we had a good night at the Milwaukee Press Club awards and covid cases are up but hospitalizations have leveled off.

Twenty-five Hollywood moms will get gift baskets this weekend, and one of the things they'll get is high-end chocolate from Madison's own CocoVaa. Plus, COVID numbers continue to rise, though hospitalizations have leveled off for the day.

An event in Madison today will mark the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and Afghani refugees are finding jobs in Wisconsin but also need resources like transportation and child care. Plus, COVID stats are becoming a real concern again.