Pamela Oliver, Professor Emerita of Sociology, discusses racial patterns in incarceration.

What can we do to tackle the diabetes epidemic in this country? Dr. Roger Kulstad describes the different types of diabetes, including new treatment options and the need for a change in mindset to avoid shaming patients.

By the end of nineteenth century, food in America could be ownright deadly. Sustances added to extend the shelf life of food often shortened the life of the person who ate it. But American corporations blocked even modest food safety egulations. Then, in 1883, chemist Harvey Washington Wiley was named chief chemist of the agriculture department, and the agency began methodically analyzing food and drink, resorting to somtimes shocking methods. Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Deborah Blum will tell us about the long and dangerous conflict behind making food safe.

The bodies are buried, but the stories are not. From the ornate tombs of Milwaukee beer barons to displaced Chippewa graves and miniscule family plots, "Badger Boneyards: The Eternal Rest of the Story" unearths the stories of Wisconsin as told by author Dennis McCann.

Prevent baldness with an ointment made of dried sheep dung, and use the roasted testicles of castrated mules for contraception. Such ancient remedies seem ridiculous, yet other passages about the need for doctors to value patients more than fees remain relevant today. Classics Professor James McKeown explores Ancient Medical Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Healing Arts of Greece and Rome.

The freedom of runaway slaves, the government right to regulate corporations, the power of administrative agencies to make regulations affecting businesses, worker’s compensation—in the past 150 years, Wisconsin law has paved the way for federal laws regarding the rights of individuals, businesses, and educational facilities. Attorney and author Joseph A. Ranney will guide us through some notable cases in which Wisconsin law set precedent for federal lawmaking. And we’ll look at a few of the colorful characters who were instrumental in shaping Wisconsin law.

How can parents and teachers empower children from low-income backgrounds as well as children with Down Syndrome, autism, and other differences to overcome barriers to learning to communicate? Professor Emerita Peggy Rosin discusses her lifetime career of developing strategies to help children gain the power to use language.

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to only a handful of people. It’s a harsh and often dangerous place. So when James Campbell’ decided to spend a summer building a cabin in the rugged Interior, and canoeing to the Arctic Ocean, He hesitated to invite his fifteen-year-old daughter, Aidan, to join him: During this conversation we'll find out how they fared.

Twitter has a broader reach and greater impact than its immediacy and 280-character limit would suggest. But how long will it be around? We talk with a media expert about the platform's current power and its future.

Naturalist John Muir became one of the first great advocates for the preservation of the American wilderness. His boyhood in Wisconsin did a lot to develop the traits that would make him a forceful and articulate spokesman for a life lived in harmony with nature. We talk with a historian about Muir’s life and legacy.