Deb Haaland of New Mexico is poised to become the first Indigenous cabinet secretary. A UW alum just won an Emmy for three hip-hop videos. And you can donate gloves & food for a good cause this weekend. Plus, the latest COVID numbers.

Sports! The Bucks, Brewers and Packers have teamed up to create and exciting venture to support Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, and the Negro Leagues are now officially recognized as major baseball leagues. Plus, the latest COVID numbers are holding steady. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo's record-breaking contract is good for the Bucks, for the NBA, the city of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin. Plus, Forward Theater's next production grapples with uncomfortable conversations about race, and the latest covid numbers look ... not great.

The electoral college met, the first vaccines were delivered and a major fundraiser for scholarships is going virtual. Plus, the latest COVID numbers and guidance for schools to return to in-person instruction.

It's time for our fifth annual Black Power list! Plus, two more Black women are running for Madison Common Council seats, and the COVID numbers are looking good but there's not enough COVID testing to be sure. 

Brian Benford is a candidate for Madison Common Council and Tremayne Clardy is a candidate for superintendent of schools in Verona, and we have profiles of both this morning. Plus, the latest COVID numbers are very bad, but getting better.

Breakdancing is going to be in the Olympics! We talked to a couple local breakers for their reaction. Plus, another member of the Madison365 podcast family, Black Oxygen, just passed 10,000 downloads, so we check in with host Angela Russell.

A new business is thriving by providing locally-sourced meats, cheeses and treats in holiday gift boxes, and a Milwaukee legislator is taking the helm at the Madison Regional Economic Partnership. Plus, the latest COVID data.  

Our reporter Fatoumata Ceesay joins the podcast this morning to chat about her story on four-year-old Pharoah Jackson, his fight against cancer and how the community has rallied around him and his family. Plus, the latest COVID stats and news about the vaccine.

It's going to be an exciting local election season, with many Madison council seats up for grabs. Today we have our first of several candidate profiles, on Juliana Bennet, running to represent the campus neighborhood on the Common Council. Plus, two Black alumni return as instructors at UW-Platteville and the latest COVID numbers.