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We check in with a couple of snail mail enthusiasts to discuss the practice, while it's still National Letter and Card Writing Month. Then we talk with a physician about the prospect and timeline for a coronavirus vaccine, and what the end of the pandemic could look like. And we talk about why meat processing plants have seen a growing number of COVID-19 cases.

A reporter gives us the latest on Wisconsin Republicans' efforts to upend Governor Evers' extension of his Safer-At-Home order. Then we learn how to access some additional past Chapter A Day content that's available during this time. And we discuss the benefits of being forced to live slower with an MIT physicist.

We talk to an Anishinaabe traditional ecological knowledge specialist about our troubled relationship with the Earth. Then we compare economic effects and relief measures between the current pandemic and during the 1918 flu. And we discuss top Washington news, including the latest federal coronavirus relief legislative package.

We talk with an advertising professor about the way media covers epidemics and pandemics, from the H1N1 virus to the novel coronavirus. Then a political scientist joins us to discuss economic assistance that may be coming as part of the Small Business Administration.

We learn about some ways the lives of Wisconsinites are being documented during this strange time, to share with future generations. Then we talk with a children's book author about great stories from baseball's history we may have forgotten, or not known about in the first place. And we look at Governor Evers' new plan to re-open Wisconsin's economy.

We talk to a national reporter about some common questions people have about the stimulus checks related to coronavirus recovery. And we find out how scientists witnessing the brightest supernova in history impacts what we know about space. We also talk to a tech reporter about problems people are experiencing with their internet while those stuck at home are spending more time online.

Our guest makes the case for paying workers classified as "essential" a hazard wage, and explains how that could work. Then we take a deep dive on the life of escape artist Harry Houdini and the years he lived in Wisconsin.

We learn about opportunities aquaponics may offer farmers in Wisconsin to transition from less viable work. Then we talk to a reporter about people returning to the plain-old phone call during social distancing restrictions. And an infectious disease expert helps us develop some coronavirus literacy for understanding new research as results are released.

An award-winning cookbook author joins us for a Food Friday focused on the rise in at-home baking during the coronavirus outbreak. Then we learn more about how we can look at and think about our food choices. And we talk about the growing concern facing policymakers as the COVID-19 outbreak impacts the economy.

We talk to a professor and student involved in a project with Wisconsin undergrads helping tutor K-12 students online. Then a reporter joins us to talk about a story that tracked the Trump administration's slow-moving response to the coronavirus. And we discuss details of the federal stimulus measure, including its impact on the national debt.