Central Time

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Central Time episodes

  • LGBTQ rights, Russia turmoil and Ukraine
    A historian updates us on how the rights of LGBTQ people in the U.S. have changed over time. Then, a Russian politics expert joins us to look at what's next for the war in Ukraine after a military group turned on Vladimir Putin.
    45 min
  • Independent state legislature theory, Rising depression rates
    A political science and law professor joins us to discuss the ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the independent state legislature theory. Then, we talk to a clinical psychology about some of the reasons depression rates are increasing in the U.S. and what we can do about it.
    47 min
  • State GOP-proposed tax cuts, What patriotism means today
    We discuss the latest plan from Wisconsin Republicans to lower taxes by $3.5 billion with an economics expert. Then a Wisconsin ethics expert says Americans can find common patriotic ground amid divisions--by finding shared values, and embracing the process that resolves disputes, even if the outcomes aren't always what we want.
    47 min
  • What patriotism means today, Low arts funding in Wisconsin
    A Wisconsin ethics expert says Americans can find common patriotic ground amid divisions--by finding shared values, and embracing the process that resolves disputes, even if the outcomes aren't always what we want. Then we talk with the head of a Wisconsin community cultural development organization about the lack of arts funding from the state, its fate in the new budget, and the impacts of regressing COVID relief funding.
    46 min
  • Low arts funding in Wisconsin, State GOP-proposed tax cuts
    We talk with the head of a Wisconsin community cultural development organization about the lack of arts funding from the state, its fate in the new budget, and the impacts of regressing COVID relief funding. Then we discuss the latest plan from Wisconsin Republicans to lower taxes by $3.5 billion with an economics expert.
    47 min

About Central Time

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Hosted by Rob Ferrett, "Central Time" takes a unique approach to cover a variety of topics. Executive producer Dean Knetter and producers Tim Peterson, Colleen Leahy, Lorin Cox, Beatrice Lawrence, and…