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A bee conservation specialist responds to the latest data indicating that honeybee colonies are at an all-time high. Then, a chef makes the case for pasta salad on Food Friday. And we talk to a policy expert about how abortion could play a role in the November election.

With news of avian flu appearing in dairy herds, we learn what this could mean for Wisconsin farms. Then, we hear from the author of a new book that proposes practical solutions to America’s flooding problem. Plus, a look at the latest in sports gambling scandals.

First up, we learn about the increased demand for energy that is taxing the U.S. power grid. Then, we look at the results of Wisconsin’s spring primary election with a political scientist. And an epidemiologist weighs in on the health debates around a new brand of smokeless nicotine pouches.

We talk with psychology expert about how people develop their sexual identities and why more are identifying as LGBTQ+. We’re also joined by members of Project RENEW to discuss removing bombs from Vietnam and promoting healing. Plus, we dig into how the end of pandemic safety nets affects people’s finances.

We learn more about how privately-owned nursing homes are run. Then, we discuss human trafficking in Wisconsin and new efforts to combat it. Later, we talk to a researcher about what bonobo apes can teach us about our own species.

A program is recruiting citizen scientists to help make weather forecasts more accurate. Also, we learn more about the upcoming solar eclipse that will be visible in some parts of Wisconsin. Then, this week’s edition of Food Friday focuses on Easter brunch. And we learn about a project trying to find the next great American […]

We talk to a writer about how the world of teenage babysitting has shifted. Then, a law professor helps explain the Supreme Court case over mifepristone. And later, we dig into how the U.S. military is dealing with increased political polarization.

We explore why the prison population has been declining but recently ticked back up. Then, Wisconsin’s Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust explains why the state joined in on an anti-monopoly lawsuit against Apple. Later, a doctor shares the challenges that come with rural healthcare after recent hospital closures in western Wisconsin.

We talk to the author of a new book on the feeling of languishing, we learn more about the concerns arising from a World Health Organization report on air quality, and we ask Central Time listeners to share their favorite board games and card games.

We take a look at the psychology of the fear of missing out, gold companies targeting senior citizens, and why some people choose to be single.