Major cities including Milwaukee set records for homicides in 2021. We talk with a criminology expert about why murder rates have gone up after years of decline. We also look back at how the media covered the COVID-19 pandemic and whether it helped shape the public response.

We get an update from a law professor on what the January 6 commission has found so far. Then, two UW-Madison students share a guide they put together on rocks and minerals in Wisconsin. Later, we talk to a retired Wisconsin pastor who is using his blacksmithing skills to convert firearms into gardening tools.

Two UW-Madison students share a guide they put together on rocks and minerals in Wisconsin. Then, we talk to a retired Wisconsin pastor who is using his blacksmithing skills to convert firearms into gardening tools. Later, A law professor and a legal advocate join us to look at where eviction numbers stand in Wisconsin since the end of the moratorium.

A law professor and a legal advocate join us to look at where eviction numbers stand in Wisconsin since the end of the moratorium. Then, we get an update from another law professor on what the January 6 commission has found so far.

We explore different types of cheeses and how to discover what you enjoy. Then, an economics professor helps us sort through the latest job numbers and what it says about the state of U.S. economy

An economics professor helps us sort through the latest job numbers and what it says about the state of U.S. economy. Then, we check in on the fallout from the recent school shooting in Michigan with a journalist and author who covers gun violence against children.

We check in on the fallout from the recent school shooting in Michigan with a journalist and author who covers gun violence against children. Then, we explore different types of cheeses and how to discover what you enjoy.

We hear a new episode of WPR's Mapped Out podcast, looking at where the redistricting process goes now that the state supreme court officially weighed in. Then, WPR's WHYsconsin series asks why the state has many cities named in French but not as much French culture that lingers.

WPR's WHYsconsin series asks why the state has many cities named in French but not as much French culture that lingers. Then, a television and pop culture expert joins us to discuss what makes for a successful TV sitcom family

A television and pop culture expert joins us to discuss what makes for a successful TV sitcom family. Then, we hear a new episode of WPR's Mapped Out podcast, looking at where the redistricting process goes now that the state supreme court officially weighed in.