A psychologist discusses both how we can feel worn down -- especially during a long-lasting pandemic -- by having to make decisions, as well as what we can do to rest up and make good ones going forward. Then we look at how farmers have been able to leverage online sales to help them move inventory during the pandemic.

A political scientist and expert on China walks us through how the Biden administration may and may not change politics towards China from the previous administration. Then an author and speechwriter who's lived through many challenges talks about how writing about problems, among other strategies, can help others with their own struggles.

We review several top national political stories, including the nearing deadline to update America's borrowing limit, as well as a what a Facebook whistleblower testified about before Congress on Tuesday. Then we listen to the second installment of a special WPR podcast on redistricting in Wisconsin.

An outdoors editor joins us to discuss the Wisconsin DNR's move to undercut a fall wolf hunt quota already approved by its policy-setting Natural Resources Board. Then the host and producer of PBS Wisconsin's "Wisconsin Life" give us a taste of the newest series, dropping this week. And we learn from a consumer science expert whether we actually have something to gain by shopping at a warehouse store.

We talk with a Constitutional scholar about what it means, exactly, that our country's founding document is a safeguard for our liberty. And an academic in pedagogy joins us to discuss the future -- if any -- of homework in schools.

A Republican lawmaker proposing a fundamental change in how certain state leaders are chosen makes his case. Then we get a designer's advice on using creativity to help us navigate some of life's uncharted waters.

We ask a CNN statistician why he set out to become an audio storyteller, and what we can learn about ourselves by getting behind the numbers. Then, we get a taste of a new WPR special looking at some of the people who've been able to cover the Green Bay Packers.

We talk with an election law expert about the new legislative maps being proposed by a special panel convened by Gov. Tony Evers. Then we hear about how music educators are overcoming some unique challenges of teaching during the pandemic. And we learn how preventing the next pandemic could have a lot to do with stopping current deforestation.

We discuss reporting that showed students in Wisconsin being reported to police at a much higher rate than the rest of the country -- and why it's significant who those students are. Then on Food Friday we get advice on turning leftovers into a more memorable meal.

A political scientist from UW-Superior helps us digest an eventful day in Congress, that resulted in at least a continuing resolution to keep the government funded for a little while longer. Then a reporter and legal aid group representative share what they've seen as far as conditions for Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy.