Arts Extract

Madison-based writer Chloe Benjamin talks about her new novel, "The Immortalists," in conversation with Tone Madison contributor John McCracken.

Some of Tone Madison's favorite podcast moments from 2017.

Tone Madison's Scott Gordon, Emili Earhart, and Grant Phipps discuss this varied year in Madison music.

The Madison father-and-sons trio talked with us ahead of their December 16 and 31 shows at Mickey's Tavern.

From the Madison band's forthcoming debut album.

Madison-based author Michelle Wildgen discusses her varied writing life with Tone Madison contributor John McCracken, and reads a passage from her 2014 novel "Bread And Butter."

Tone Madison contributor Chali Pittman talks with four people involved in an effort to make the city of Madison's historic preservation efforts more human and more inclusive: Amy Scanlon is the Preservation Planner for the City of Madison; Toriana Pettaway is Equity Coordinator for the City of Madison; Jason Tish is the founder of Archetype Historic Property Consultants; and former Executive Director of the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation; and Meghan Randolph is the Office Manager at the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation.

Madison-based journalist Ken Klippenstein discusses his career as a journalist and his recent story exposing the political connections of a sketchy energy company that received a $300 million contract to repair Puerto Rico's electrical grid.

Tone Madison's Scott Gordon and Chris Lay discuss our coverage of how the city of Madison funds arts and music initiatives.

Poet and UW-Madison grad student Meredith Nnoka discusses and reads from her 2016 poetry collection "A Hunger Called Music: A Verse History Of Black Music."