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For Food Friday, we talk with a chef about how to host a less-fancy but still satisfying dinner party. We also hear from a UW-Madison professor who is one of 14 Brits who have been featured in a documentary series that spans their whole lives. And we look at Gov. Evers' plan to help dairy farmers.

We talk to regional reporters about local stories they're covering, including reports of two sexual assault investigations at UW-La Crosse. Then we discuss public art's purpose and look at a controversial sculpture in Appleton. And we catch up on Senate impeachment trial developments.

We talk with an author who's been collecting people's stories of loneliness for a book she's working on. Then we talk to the filmmaker behind a new Netflix documentary on the life of Wisconsin's own Betty White. And we catch up on Govenor Tony Evers' State of the State speech from Wednesday night.

A historian makes the case that President Donald Trump filled a need America had in national politics. And we catch up on the events of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump.

We learn why it's so difficult to break down chemicals known as PFAS. We also discuss how campaign finance has changed in the decade since the Supreme Court Citizens United decision. And we talk about a franchise restaurant owner who violated child labor laws, including at 40 Wisconsin restaurants.

We hear the story of a man who was wrongly convicted, exonerated and decided to become a lawyer in Wisconsin. Then we check in with a political scientist on the latest developments in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

We talk with a legal expert about the significance and context of Virginia passing the Equal Rights Amendment. We also weigh the pros and cons of organic farming on a lesser scale. And we look at why the Wisconsin Justice Department is reviewing the National Guard's sexual assault investigations.

A Wisconsin researcher explains how she uses audio to study rainforest health. Then we talk about the implications of a new U.S. Postmaster General and what privatization could mean for the mail service. And we catch up on the first day of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

An author on the Civil Rights Movement joins us to discuss how Martin Luther King, Jr's critique of "polite" racism by white liberals still resonates. Then we look at a package of youth vaping bills Governor Evers proposed. And we talk with a Wisconsin magician who directs New York's Houdini museum.

A program at a Wisconsin prison is giving incarcerated moms a chance to spend time with their children. We find out how it works. We also hear about a new list celebrating the best books by African American women. Plus, the story of a diary from Auschwitz being exhibited in Milwaukee.