Born in the crisis of the pandemic, Multicultural Coalition, Inc looks to pivot and tackle the equity issues that long predate COVID-19. Plus, the police chief won't attend a forum on gun violence in Beloit, and COVID spread stats spiked again.

Former Madison news anchor Michelle Li went viral just after the new year with her response to a racist voice mail left at her current TV station complaining that she was being "very Asian." She spoke with our Dave Dahmer about the outpouring of support she's seen. Plus, Forward Madison has a new midfielder with top flight experience, and COVID spread leveled off for the day.

Credit card debt and delinquency fell sharply during the pandemic. Why? And will those changes stick? That's the subject of the first story in our new series, Lasting Impacts, examining how the pandemic has changed our daily lives for good. Plus, COVID continues breaking records.

We have some ... thoughts about the way the federal government is handling at-home tests. Plus, Dane County is changing the way it counts COVID cases, which are surging out of control statewide.

Tech education nonprofit Maydm has a new executive director -- an IT professor who's already running another tech education nonprofit. Plus, the Boys and Girls Club is seeking donations to cover the cost of 200,000 N95 masks, and the omicron surge continues unabated. 

Ida Balderrama-Trudell is the new manager of diversity, equity and inclusion at Overture Center. On the podcast today, a preview of our profile on her, plus a couple COVID-related news items and another day of record-setting COVID stats.

It's the one-year anniversary of the insurrection at the US Capitol. Madison College political scientist Dr Maurice Sheppard joins us today to look back on that, what we've learned since and what it means for Wisconsin and the nation. Plus, COVID continues to set records.

The candidate deadline to file nomination papers in local elections was yesterday. On the podcast today, we take a look at how those races are shaping up. Plus, another day of record-setting COVID numbers.

With Madison schools closed for the week due primarily to staff shortages, the Progress Center for Black Women will offer free child care and virtual school support. We have the details on that plus the latest on Wisconsin's omicron surge.