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A child of Pakistani immigrants, raised in Wisconsin, talks about how that upbringing influenced his new novel. And we discuss the results of the latest election UW-Madison Elections Research Center polling in three battleground states.

We discuss the contributions of Black filmmakers with a film historian, as well as how the industry can make more room for people of color to participate and succeed. Then we check in on several top stories in national politics including the fight to rapidly replace the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The head of the Marquette Law School Poll shares results from their latest work looking at views of the U.S. Supreme Court. Then an infrastructure expert grades how Wisconsin is doing in that department.

We discuss the contributions of Black filmmakers with a film historian, as well as how the industry can make more room for people of color to participate and succeed. Then we check in on several top stories in national politics including the fight to rapidly replace the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A computer science professor walks us through the latest in the ongoing friction between the United States and Chinese social media app TikTok. Then, after a federal judge extended the deadline to return absentee ballots in the November election, we look at how the ruling might color Election Day results.

A Madison artist shares their vision for a project using litter collected from the Great Lakes. Then a WPR reporter gives us the latest on the Caleb Frostman's removal from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development last week. And we learn how a new housing project is mean to help struggling Menominee community members anchor their lives and recovery.

A computer science professor walks us through the latest in the ongoing friction between the United States and Chinese social media app TikTok. Then, after a federal judge extended the deadline to return absentee ballots in the November election, we look at how the ruling might color Election Day results.

After the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we look back at her life and the fight over her successor. We also hear from a Wisconsin farmer who says it's time for producers and food industry workers to organize for their shared interests.

Northern states are usually cast as the most racially tolerant, but they also have a history of violence against African-Americans. We talk with two historians about what we can learn from our area's past. We also talk with the organizer of an annual Wisconsin-themed festival in California.

After the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we look back at her life and the fight over her successor. We also hear from a Wisconsin farmer who says it's time for producers and food industry workers to organize for their shared interests.