A UW student regent joins us to discuss the board's work and priorities. We check in on a school board dissolution vote in a southeastern Wisconsin community, and what the termination of a district means for students. Then, Milwaukee County's district attorney shares his response to vaping-related illnesses, reckless driving and more.

We look at where the impeachment inquiry is headed, now that it's been formalized by the U.S. House of Representatives. Then, with WPR's "Derailed" podcast in full swing, we look at the state of public transportation systems across Wisconsin and discuss the demand for more.

First, we get details on the unfolding political battle over the nomination of Brad Pfaff to serve as secretary of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Then, a journalism professor joins the program to discuss barriers that Native Americans face while pursuing academic jobs.

Continuing a series on health throughout the different stages of life, a physician joins the program to discuss how people in their 30s can avoid illness, prepare for peak childbearing years, and set themselves up for continuing strength in later decades.

State Rep. Gordon Hintz, the minority leader for Assembly Democrats, joins the program to discuss legislation moving through the Capitol. Then, GOP Rep. Jesse James weighs the work of a task force aimed at suicide prevention and proposals that the Legislature may consider ahead.

As the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison expands its hours, we learn how to better take in the art found at museums and galleries across the state. Then, with Dia de los Muertos in full swing, we journey through the history of the holiday and hear about festivals around the state.

In 2016, one of the largest indigenous protests against an oil pipeline took place at the Standing Rock Reservation. Three years later, we speak with some of those involved in the #NoDAPL movement. We discuss what has changed since the demonstrations, and how the protests embody broader struggles of sovereignty and climate justice.

We look at how UW-Madison has changed its lab work environments three years after a grad student in the College of Engineering died by suicide. Plus, we hear about new proposals in the State Assembly that address adoption, and the backlash they face.

U.S. household debt jumped to nearly $14 trillion in the second quarter of 2019 — more than $1 trillion higher than the previous quarterly peak more than a decade ago. A financial specialist joins the program to discuss strategies for wrangling debt and what to do when it becomes untenable.

Amid campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, the nation is revisiting a broader debate over socialism and socialist policies. A new book explores the lasting influence of spiritual socialists on our political and religious views. The author joins us.