In this hour, we sample the rapidly changing, turbulent sixties, from JFK to LBJ, from Martin Luther King to the Black Panthers, from the Beatles to the Rolling Stones, from hippies to Reagan conservatives.

In this hour, we sample the rapidly changing, turbulent sixties, from JFK to LBJ, from Martin Luther King to the Black Panthers, from the Beatles to the Rolling Stones, from hippies to Reagan conservatives.

The idea of preserving the Yosemite Valley went back as far as the Lincoln Administration, but saving the valley meant safeguarding the area around it, which became the work of two men with very different backgrounds. When rough-hewn naturalist John Muir teamed up with the privileged publisher Robert Underwood Johnson, they championed a cause which could've ruined both of them.

Why do so many people hate grammar? Find out which grammar "rules" are prescriptive gobbledygook with the Chair of the UW English Department

Relations between Russia and Ukraine have a long and complicated history that led to a vicious conflict in 2022. What might Russia and Ukraine have done to avoid a ruinous war that's become a dangerous confrontation between Russia and the West?

A child migrant worker who became a professor in UW's School for Workers places his Mexican family's journey in a broader political and economic context.

The Allies set up the Nuremberg Trials to bring the Nazis to justice after the devastation of World War II. But the trials also became a turning point in the burgeoning Cold War. How did the aims of the Soviets conflict with what the other three allies wanted from the trials, and what was the result? We'll find out from Francine Hirsch, author of Soviet Judgment at Nuremberg.

Why are so many American children failing to learn to read, and what can be done about it?

How did the Christian and Jewish bibles take their present shape, and how can knowing their historical context help Jews and Christians (and others) think about each other's scriptures differently? Historian Charles Cohen will give us insights.

Who can sue for libel, what are the defenses against it, and what role does the First Amendment play in settling libel suits? UW-Madison journalism professor Robert Drechsel will guide us through some notable cases.