We explore bills moving through the state Capitol that touch on consumer protection issues including taxes on residential electricity and notifications of health insurance changes. Other bills would affect ride-sharing services, prescription drug disclosures and access to vaping products.

WisContext joins the program to reflect on the year. Then, we discuss how corporations are increasingly looking to reduce carbon footprints in the fight against climate change.

Between lawsuits, bills and partisan battles, there was no shortage of state government news in 2019. Three state capitol reporters join us to discuss the year’s biggest stories, what impact they’ve had, and what Wisconsin politics may look like in 2020.

We explore upcoming events and attractions at Wisconsin’s state parks in winter. A DNR representative joins the program to discuss new admission prices in 2020, candlelight events and staying warm while exploring the frigid outdoors.

While the National School Lunch Program feeds more than 30 million children each day, our guest says it creates an ecosystem of “cheapness.” From the quality of food kids are consuming to the type of work and pay the program creates for employees, we look at the future of food service in schools.

We look at what to expect with the impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. How it will work, what's at stake, and the politics surrounding the proceedings. Then, from gift wrap and boxes to cards and ribbons, we discuss how to minimize waste and make sure you're recycling correctly this holiday season.

Gov. Evers has signaled doubt that the state's youth prison will close by the deadline. We talk with a reporter about the funding challenges causing the delay and check in on the regional replacement facilities. Then, Disney's new streaming service has people questioning how to grapple with outdated entertainment. We explore with a pop culture professor.

From allspice to zatar, we learn about cooking with spices from our guest who grew up in a family of Wisconsin “spicemongers,” the Penzey’s family that operates spice shops across the country. We get her take on how to use and store spices in your recipes.

Thanks to the miracle of modern medicine, surgeons are able to transplant organs from one body to another, often creating life from death. For our guest, a Wisconsin-based transplant surgeon, it ’s just another day on the job. He reflects on his career, the history of transplant surgery, and some of the ethical questions surgeons must deal with on a day-to-day basis.

In the U.S., 85 percent of parents want character education in schools and 95 percent of Americans consider a president’s character to be important. Our guest ethics expert walks us through how character is taught and how it is applied in our education and criminal justice systems.