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The city of La Crosse is suing a group of chemical manufacturers after PFAS pollution was found in dozens of private wells. We talk with the city's mayor and discuss where legal responsibility for pollution lies. We also talk with the host of Hidden Brain about his book exploring our every day delusions.

Facebook is objecting to new privacy standards from Apple, saying they interfere with the advertising side of the social media site. We break down what it means for our information online. We also get an update on Wisconsin's COVID-19 vaccination program and where to get a shot.

We break down why mass shooting are up in Wisconsin and what could be done to bring them down. Then, on Food Friday chef Jacques Pépin joins us to celebrate simple cooking and gives us tips to use in the kitchen.

A poverty researcher joins us to discuss how the recently signed American Rescue Plan could decrease child poverty. Then, we learn what the Perseverance rover has been up to on Mars and hear about the data its sent back to Earth. Finally, during a mass immunization effort we discuss the fear of needles.

We break down why mass shooting are up in Wisconsin and what could be done to bring them down. Then, on Food Friday chef Jacques Pépin joins us to celebrate simple cooking and gives us tips to use in the kitchen.

We talk with a suicide prevention specialist about how the conversations around suicide might be shifting, after Duchess Meghan Markle opened up about having suicidal thoughts in a recent interview. Then we discuss the changing thoughts people are having around institutionalized meal schedules due to the pandemic.

A political scientist explains some of the key, and lesser, provisions of the For The People Act the Senate is reviewing, after its passage in the House of Representatives. Then we dig deeper into Governor Evers' proposed budget for the next biennium with a policy researcher.

We talk with a suicide prevention specialist about how the conversations around suicide might be shifting, after Duchess Meghan Markle opened up about having suicidal thoughts in a recent interview. Then we discuss the changing thoughts people are having around institutionalized meal schedules due to the pandemic.

A Washington correspondent fills us in on the latest as the House takes up President Joe Biden's sweeping coronavirus relief bill after its passage in the Senate. Then we learn more about how experiencing trauma as a child can have an effect on whether someone commits a crime later in life, including testimony from two people who were incarcerated as teenagers.

An investigative immigration reporter explains some of the different threads around what is happening with an increase in immigrants at the U.S. southern border and how the Biden administration is handling the situation. Then we talk with a Sheboygan reporter about the cultural landscape object that is the Wisconsin water tower. And we go deep into the state's wooded history for a lesson in lumberjack lore.