A neuroscientist and psychologist explains why we feel anxiety, and how it can actually be good for us as humans. Then we get some suggestions -- including some slightly scary ones -- for finding fun places to visit that are a bit more out of the way.

A business reporter adds some context and explanation of Labor Department data showing a continued dip in the workforce. Then we learn the story of civil rights leader and activist Fannie Lou Hamer from the author of a new book focused on her life and work.

Congressional leaders agreed last week on a deal to temporarily lift the national debt ceiling. We find out how Republican lawmakers are reacting and check in on other top political stories. We also hear the next episode of the WPR podcast Mapped Out, telling the story of Wisconsin's electoral maps.

Polling shows that the public's opinion of the Supreme Court is at an all-time low. We talk about how partisanship is affecting the court and what Americans think of it. We also talk with a Wisconsin economist about the latest data on employment and inflation.

We discuss the Biden administration's collaborative goals for crafting climate change policy with a professor from Tulane University. Then a law professor explains how we can still see and feel the effects of segregation in urban settings.

We learn about some of the information uncovered in a massive reporting project looking at tax havens -- including some in the United States. Then, our guest read tens of thousands of Marvel graphic novels, so we don't have to. He guides us through some of the epic narrative, and encourages us to explore the long-running series' universe.

The cleanup after a major oil spill off California's coast continues. We learn about what went wrong and check in on safety concerns about oil pipelines running through Wisconsin. We also talk with an author who says bilingualism is changing America for the better.

The Senate Judiciary Committee released a report detailing how former President Trump and his legal team attemper to overturn the 2020 election results. We get up to speed on the ongoing investigations. We also talk with a Wisconsin teen racing on the Midwest modified car circuit. Plus, an update on the first malaria vaccine to be approved by regulators.

A professor of media and politics walks us through some powerful Congressional testimony of a former Facebook employee this week. Then we learn about some of the history, and flavors, that distinguish Hmong cuisine on Food Friday.

A WPR reporter and political scientist walk us through some developments in the 2020 election investigation being led by former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman, including his recent admission of a lack of understanding about how elections work. Then we look at new FDA considerations for a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster with a UW-Milwaukee epidemiologist.