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Several political experts join us to talk through the series of events occurring this afternoon where the capitol building was placed on lockdown, the Senate session to debate the election of Joe Biden was halted and a group of the president's extremist supporters broke into the capitol building.

A political columnist joins us to discuss some of the political hits and misses he observed in Wisconsin last year. And we talk with a marketing professor about what last year looked like for vendors trying to ship goods to customers.

We look at the latest in the runoff for two Georgia seats for U.S. Senate with a political scientist. And an exercise columnist joins us to talk about getting motivated to exercise, and keep exercising.

A political columnist joins us to discuss some of the political hits and misses he observed in Wisconsin last year. And we talk with a marketing professor about what last year looked like for vendors trying to ship goods to customers.

A competition for college students focuses on innovation that would improve quality of life for older adults. We talk with the founder. We also take a look at Georgia's elections this week and the big issues congress will be dealing with in 2021, and we hear from a Wisconsin professor who invented a mini, portable loom for weaving.

Research shows that the quality and structure of our relationships have a great impact on our personal and professional lives. We talk with the author of a new book about how to create high-quality connections in your life by figuring out what kind of socializer you are. We also talk about how optimism bias might reduce the amount of perceived risk a person feels in something like a pandemic.

Throughout 2020, Central Time spoke with young people, educators, and advocates on issues ranging from COVID-19 to racial justice. We revisit some of these conversations as part of a special retrospective.

In this holiday broadcast, we revisit our conversation with two historians about Latina activists and community organizers in Wisconsin. And, we talk to an expert about how people of all ages can be more comfortable with math.

Throughout 2020, Central Time spoke with young people, educators, and advocates on issues ranging from COVID-19 to racial justice. We revisit some of these conversations as part of a special retrospective.

We discuss the benefits of being weird with an author of a new book about navigating that outsider struggle, and finding power through it. And we learn how a new housing project is mean to help struggling Menominee community members anchor their lives and recovery.