8 O'Clock Buzz

What do we mean, when we say someone is “normal, “ or “insane?” Why if we call someone “mentally ill,” is it always a perjorative?  Denver-based interdisciplinary artist Megan Scheffer explores the concepts of mental illness and stigma in her work. Megan comes back to her hometown this month as the Madison Public Library’s artist-in-residence for November and December.  Megan joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on November 18, 2019.

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives began public impeachment hearings to determine whether President Donald Trump engaged in “high crimes and misdemeanors” by threatening to withhold international aid to Ukraine, unless the Ukrainians investigated former Vice-President Joe Biden.  House Democrats claim testimony from Deputy assistant secretary of state George Kent, diplomat Bill Taylor and former ambassador to Ukraine Maria Yovonavitch paint a picture of a corrupt administration seeking to extort foreign governments for domestic political gain. Republicans, however, say all of the testimony provided so far has been secondhand, and amounts to hearsay.  Nevertheless, Yovonavitch’s testimony provoked President Donald Trump to tweet insults as the ambassador was testifying, a move Democrats say amounts to witness tampering. Eleanor Neff Powell is a University of Wisconsin Political Science professor and author of the book, “Where Money Matters in Congress: A Window into How Parties Evolve.”  Eleanor Neff Powell joined the Monday 8 O’Clock Buzz on November 18, 2019.