8 O'Clock Buzz

Laurie Rossbach is the art studio manager at Madison Children’s Museum who was recently featured in the Wisconsin State Journal article “Quirky hobbies help Madisonians through quarantine.” The article features a few local artists and hobbyists who have taken advantage of extra time at home to pursue new passions or develop new skills, with the added benefit of increased mental health during this challenging time. Laurie is a multi-talented artist who works in many media—recently she’s been expanding the way she uses her property as a canvas for her art.  Also check Madison Children’s Museum at home to start your own quirky hobbies.

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Chris Ott, Executive Director of the ACLU-Wisconsin, talks about that group’s efforts to mitigate violence and allow free speech protest in Kenosha over the failure of prosecution of the police shooter of Jacob Blake.

Jan talks with investigative journalist and contributor to the Center for Media and Democracy, Alex Kotch about an number of his investigations, including secret $1.5M Christian Right donations to white nationalist hate groups, the right-wing Council for National Policy’s efforts to invalidate elections with policy letters for state legislators to use to suggest election problems, and GOP gerrymandering of state districts to disadvantage voters.

With 2021 as the 10th anniversary of the “Occupy Wall Street Movement”, sociologist Heather Hurwitz has just published her first-person analysis of interactions within that group that supposedly represented the 99%, while suppressing the voices of women, groups of color, and others. Her book, “Are We the 99%?: The Occupy Movement, Feminism, and Intersectionality” will be available on January 12.

Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Damita Brown (in exile)…

Sean Wilson from ACLU of Wisconsin’s Smart Justice Campaign joins to talk about juvenile justice and legal system reform through changes to make the state budget just and fighting for restorative justice.  Sean is a member of Governor Evers’ Juvenile Justice Commission advising DOJ on how best to serve the needs of juveniles caught in our system.

Join Sean for ACLU’s “What is the Smart Justice Campaign” on Zoom via their Facebook Page on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 6:30 PM Central.

Dr. Lucy Park from Sejong Cultural Society and teacher, author and sijo poet Elizabeth Jorgensen join to talk about the beauty and history of sijo (a traditional Korean poetry style), and what they’re doing to bring it to American audiences.

With 2020 finally coming to a close, we are all ready for a fresh start. So it’s the perfect time to once again talk to Nicole Gruter. Nicole is the proprietor of Positive Space, where her goal is to help people de-clutter, downsize, and simplify—both their homes and their minds.

 

 

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Colin Gillis is working full time as a nurse and is also teaching a literature course at UW Madison. Colin received his PhD in English from Yale in 2010 and his Bachelors of Science in nursing in 2017. Colin discusses the ups and downs of nursing and teaching during a pandemic. As well as the importance of both of those academic pursuits and how they intersect.

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In this special edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz — ExPO edition, host Jerome Dillard reminisces with Tamara Oman about the early days of ExPO, the Voices Beyond Bars speakers bureau, peer support, relationship building, and more.

They are joined in the second half of the show by Peggy West, ExPO Campaign Coordinator, and the discussion turns to plans for 2021, including the Free Campaign for women impacted by incarceration, training sessions for those willing to present to the State Budget hearings, and contact information for anyone willing to help.

Alder Marsha Rummel has represented Madison’s east side for the 6th District for nearly 14 years.

Earlier this month, she announced that she’s stepping back, and won’t be running in the 2021 spring election.

A lot has happened in a decade and a half—so much that Buzz host Jonathan Zarov realized they’d just scratched the surface.

 

As the holidays — and perhaps more significantly — the National Football League postseason — approaches, Wisconsinites traditionally gather to celebrate the new year and the progress of the Green Bay Packers through the playoffs.  Among the traditional fare served at such events are the blue-collar version of steak tartare, known as “cannibal sandwiches.”  Raw ground beef and onions served on rye bread — the tradition continues, albeit with perhaps less vigor in a more health-conscious era.  University of Wisconsin Extension meat specialist Jeff Sindelar joined the Buzz on December 21, 2020 with some caution and advice.

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