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For Food Friday, we talk with a food expert about top cooking accomplishments of the year and ask for listener stories as well. Then we learn more about the case of a Kenosha teenager who's facing consequences for killing her alleged sex trafficker. And we ask for your grades of Gov. Tony Evers.

Our guest has some food for thought when it comes to having the biggest impact with your charitable giving this season. Then we discuss why some decentralization of federal jobs could be a good thing. And we talk to a movie critic about 2019's winning and losing films.

A wine expert gives some suggestions for becoming better wine consumers. Then we learn how Wisconsin intends to spend $10 million in federal grant money for early childhood. We also begin to talk with an anthropologist who studies the way we talk about and excuse characteristic elements of maleness.

We continue our conversation about the sometimes negative effects of how we typically treat masculinity in our culture. And we discuss whether the traditional concept of homeownership is outdated in today's market.

For the second year, we've put together some of our favorite conversations we had this year with young Wisconsinites in high school or younger. We hear stories from around the state of young people excelling in all types of activities. We hope you are as inspired as we are!

We visit with a teen comic book author from Wisconsin who is getting national attention for his work. And we hear from people working to support young people around them. We'll listen back to a chat about a garden program in Milwaukee that is about more than growing vegetables. A doll maker shares why it's important to make dolls that look like children with different physical appearances. And a Wisconsin pediatrician explains her "Beyond Beautiful" program for young girls.

A mid-life crisis used to mean trying to recapture our youth. Our guest says that the new crisis is the stress of caring for both older parents and adult children. And we visit with a Wisconsin pastor who was serving an African American congregation in Birmingham, Ala, during the civil rights era.

We talk with former UW Bands Director Mike Leckrone about the Big Band era. A Milwaukee man played pinball for over thirty hours for a good cause, and we can thank, or blame, Teddy Roosevelt for school gym class and more in the area of phsycial education.

Congress voted last week to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco products to 21. We talk about the politics surrounding the change. We also discuss ways to feel like we're using our brains at work. Plus, a Wisconsin man talks about letting strangers control his holiday lights from afar.

About one-third of Wisconsin's hospitals are run by the Catholic church. We discuss a new report about its impact on reproductive services. We also talk with a guest who says the impeachment of President Trump subverts the Constitution. Plus, the upside to having bad dreams.