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We talk with a seasoned travel writer about how he's been dealing with and thinking about a summer...without any travel. Then a pair of Wisconsin Public Radio leaders about programming changes coming to the Ideas and News & Classical networks. And we cover a top news story.

A food journalist shares some of her research into the history of the grocery store, and offers perspective on how we're currently viewing trips to the supermarket during a pandemic. Then the Appleton area has some crusading biologists working to increase the area's bee population, and we hear from the group's leader. And an expert on government management and institutional analysis joins us to discuss some of the problems facing the USPS, and how they could be solved.

We talk with a seasoned travel writer about how he's been dealing with and thinking about a summer...without any travel. Then a pair of Wisconsin Public Radio leaders about programming changes coming to the Ideas and News & Classical networks. And we cover a top news story.

We get the latest on the officer-involved shooting in Kenosha and the violence that followed. Plus, thousands of Americans built fallout shelters in their homes during the Cold War. We find about some in Milwaukee. We also look ahead to this week's Republican National Convention.

Surveys show the vast majority of Americans don't trust the news media. We talk about why and whether the media can salvage its reputation. We also hear how therapy has gone digital during the pandemic. Plus, the details on a StoryCorps project looking to veterans to share their memories.

We get the latest on the officer-involved shooting in Kenosha and the violence that followed. Plus, thousands of Americans built fallout shelters in their homes during the Cold War. We find about some in Milwaukee. We also look ahead to this week's Republican National Convention.

Surveys show the vast majority of Americans don't trust the news media. We talk about why and whether the media can salvage its reputation. We also hear how therapy has gone digital during the pandemic. Plus, the details on a StoryCorps project looking to veterans to share their memories.

We discuss some voting data that shows a partisanship to whether Wisconsin voters cast ballots in-person earlier this year or by mail. And a political scientist joins us to look back at the content and impact of this week's Democratic National Convention held, sort-of, in Milwaukee.

The time to bake more involved, more delicious treats is now, our Food Friday guest argues -- especially if you're putting off working on, or even baking, something else. And a reporter shares what he found when talking with different Wisconsin residents about their experiences with and recovering from COVID-19. And we learn more about the decision by state regulators to prevent utility companies from shutting off services for another month.

We discuss some voting data that shows a partisanship to whether Wisconsin voters cast ballots in-person earlier this year or by mail. And a political scientist joins us to look back at the content and impact of this week's Democratic National Convention held, sort-of, in Milwaukee.