President Biden continues to defend his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan after the war officially ended this week. We find out about the reaction to the operation from lawmakers in Washington. We also learn about the history of adaptive sports and Wisconsinites competing in the Paralympic games.

It's been over a year since Kenosha saw protests and riots following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a city police officer. We talk with a local racial justice leader about what she's worked on in that time. We also talk with a guest who says Democrats could support universal voter ID cards as a way to counter Republican-led changes to voting laws. Plus, an update on the booming e-bike market.

Expanded unemployment benefits end in Wisconsin this weekend. A social safety next expert walks us through what it means to have those aids coming to an end. And we discuss the increasing cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin with a public health expert and physician, including the fast-moving Delta variant.

With schools starting back up for the new year, we discuss the nation's free school lunch program, how it's changed, and why one Wisconsin school district is buying back in to the extended 'Seamless Summer Option.' Then an author makes the case that we can benefit from embracing our anger.

A public affairs and economics professor helps us understand some of the effectiveness of child tax credit payments that began this summer as part of larger coronavirus relief efforts by the federal government. Then we review developments in the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan.

We discuss some of the potentially changing dynamics in the employer-employee relationship. Then a journalist gives us a primer on the Taliban in Afghanistan, as well as one of the militarized groups challenging them in the region.

We get some inspiration to try new things from an author who says it's a great way to freshen up your perspective on life. Then an organic farmer gives us a guide to assorted peppers and how to cook with them.

We look at some of the latest impacts of a bombing near the Kabul airport that killed more than a dozen American military members and dozens of Afghans. Then a law professor talks about the influence of judges appointed during the Trump administration. And we discuss filmmaking with a media and social change scholar.

A Reuters correspondent shares some of their reporting around FBI findings related to the origins of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Then we talk with a journalism scholar about Gannett's plans to modify how they report on crime.

We talk with an investigative reporter about the Black renters in Milwaukee disproportionately experiencing electrical fires. Then we look at how people in Wisconsin fit into the national trend of federal renters' aid largely not being distributed yet. And a pair of reporters share what they learned about election officials receiving threats following the 2020 election.