Central Time

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Central Time episodes

  • Tribes reintroducing bison, Domestication of cats, IRS funding
    A Menominee leader about the tribes efforts to reintroduce a bison population. Then, we learn more about new research into how cats first became domesticated thousands of years ago. Later, we talk to a researcher about the Biden administration's expanded IRS funding and why House Republicans want to rescind it.
    46 min
  • IRS funding, Alzheimer's drug
    We talk to a researcher about the Biden administration's expanded IRS funding and why House Republicans want to rescind it. Then, a doctor helps us better understand a new drug treatment for early Alzheimer's.
    47 min
  • Keeping the future human, Children's museums around the state
    As technology and artificial intelligence keep progressing, it's time to think about ways to preserve human interaction in the future. That's according to our guest, who shares ways to maintain interpersonal connections. We also travel around the state to find out what children's museums are offering in the new year.
    45 min
  • Biden border visit, Password security, DNR leadership changes
    A political science professor joins us to discuss changes to Biden's immigration policy and his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border. Then, we talk to a cybersecurity expert about how to handle our passwords to make them secure but easy to remember and access. Later, we learn more about the new Wisconsin DNR secretary and changes to its national resources board.
    47 min
  • Password security, DNR leadership changes, Minimum wage
    We talk to a cybersecurity expert about how to handle our passwords to make them secure but easy to remember and access. Then, we learn more about the new Wisconsin DNR secretary and changes to its national resources board. Later, we explore the role of the minimum wage as 23 states other than Wisconsin have raised theirs recently.
    45 min
  • Minimum wage, Biden border visit
    We explore the role of the minimum wage as 23 states other than Wisconsin have raised theirs recently. Then, a political science professor joins us to discuss changes to Biden's immigration policy and his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.
    47 min
  • Dessert recipes, Flat tax
    This week's edition of Food Friday focuses on simple dessert recipes. Then, a researcher helps us better understand how a flat tax would work in Wisconsin.
    45 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…