As Wisconsin health officials continue to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, we learn more about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, their protective effects and the public health strategy from a doctor and pharmacy professor.

We speak with an official at Wisconsin’s Department of Instruction about what schools, families and teachers can expect for the remainder of the year. Then we talk with a doctor who helps coordinate public health preparation about the plan to vaccinate Wisconsin against COVID-19.

The good news is that the world is increasing its forest land but the bad news is we continue to lose diverse, old-growth forests that absorb carbon at higher rates than young forests. We take stock of the world’s forests with a forestry expert from Marquette University.

Essayist Leslie Jamison, who has authored widely-acclaimed memoirs and deep-diving, personal non-fiction works, joins the program to share her favorite reads of 2020 and to reflect on the strangeness of the past year.

First, we explore the possibility of Congress coming to an agreement on another pandemic aid package. Then, we look at a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum that explains how " years of slow erosion of funding and enrollment" has caused problems for the state's colleges and universities.

Since March, some art institutions have gone virtual, moving their galleries and programs online. We speak with the director of family and youth programs for the Milwaukee Art Museum and a program manager for the nonprofit Artists Working in Education about how they're creating rich cultural experiences for young people.

Millions of Americans are unemployed because of the pandemic. And of them, women have been laid off or let go from their jobs at a higher rate than men. And of those women, more women of color are out of work than white women. We discuss the how, why and what’s next for women in the workplace.

We discuss a recent audit that details the reasons behind Wisconsin's unemployment benefit payout backlog. Then, we talk with a COVID-19 vaccine trial participant about their experience.

Like other industries, fish farms in Wisconsin are feeling the effects of the pandemic. A local fish farmer explains how his business is struggling to stay afloat and gives us an inside look at the supply chain for his product. Plus, we’ll hear from a biology professor about how aquaponics works.

Have you ever wondered how to make slime or what it takes to make a balloon-powered car? Host of the Netflix show of "Emily’s Wonder Lab" will tell us. We talk with her about her career and her love for science as well as fun experiments families can try at home.