Farit Kuri-Azamar joins to the show to talk about his non-profit "Just Keep Going" and how is epic 24-hour run from Milwaukee to Madison is raising money for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Click here to donate to NAMI and help support Farit: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=2QWSW9NBY59PE

Actor and co-writer of film "Hundreds of Beavers" Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, joins Spanning the State to talk about the project, what inspired the movie, how he managed to film the movie during the pandemic and where all the beaver suits came from. You can watch Hundreds of Beavers streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.

Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan sit down with Ashley Phillips, Head of Programs at Starts With Us Builders, to talk about a recent experiment where 14 different Wisconsinites joined together for a three-day long solution session on topic of abortion. Our hosts also spoke to two of the participants, Ali Muldrow, executive director at Women’s Medical Fund Wisconsin, and Bria Halama a catholic Clinical Mental Health Counselor. The three women discuss how they process went, what they learned about one another and themselves. They also share the five proposals the group created to address abortion in the state of WI.

Today on Spanning the State, KB and Brian's Giving Tuesday has a lot of "energy", they try Kwik Trip's new blueberry potato chip, and the Door County Bookmobile is out of retirement after 30 long years.

La Crosse - This city made the top 50 list on Money.com for best places to live.

Merrill - Merrill's upcoming "Food Truck-a-Palooza"

Richland - Wisconsin's State Polka Festival made a few adjustments after some polka folks couldn't keep up with the 10-hour dance marathon.

Wausau - NFL Hall of Famer Jim Otto has died.

Giving Tuesday: Couillard Solar Foundation, Executive Director Jackie Harrison-Jewell talks about how the foundation helps provide solar panels for non-profits across the state. She explains some myths on how the panels are used and their economic benefits as well as their upcoming Woodstock-esc fundraiser.

John Sawyer, co-founder of Door County Bookmobile Inc. talks about the resurgence of the bookmobile which was been in retirement since 1989 and has recently been restored. Sawyer explains how the community helped bring the bookmobile back from retirement, the importance of having access to books in rural areas and where they can be found over the summer months.

Madison - Cannabis found growing amid the tulips at the state capitol

Wisconsin Dells - Black bear spotted near Wisconsin Dells

Marshfield - Marshfield Clinic Medical Center in Eau Claire sees demand spike following area closure

New Glarus - World Euchre Championship returns to New Glarus

Journal Sentinel, Business Reporter Rick Barrett joins the show to talk about Wisconsin revisiting reshoring with manufacturing companies and his recent series of articles that explain how we got here, why and which industries are excelling by coming back to WI land.