Late Sunday night, frontrunner in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor Sara Rodriguez announced that she had fired her campaign manager after discovering inaccuracies in financial reports. Her fellow candidates are now casting doubt on her leadership abilities, with less than a month until the primary.

Image courtesy: Sara Rodriguez / Facebook

Because of the US’s war with Iran, people around the world are experiencing food and price shocks. On today’s show, guest host Patty Peltekos is in conversation with environmental historian Kate Brown, author of the new book Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City, to talk about how people living in cities can contribute to their own food sovereignty.

Featured image of the cover of Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City.

Roughly 70 percent of the immigrants who work on Wisconsin dairy farms are undocumented, according to a recent UW study. That means a significant source of labor in one of the state’s key industries is at odds with the Department of Homeland Security.

But Washington D.C.’s new guidance on seasonal labor visas could be a sign of hope amid the nationwide ICE crackdown. Pete Hardin and Bert Zipperer have the details, in this edition of “The Milkweed.”

Image courtesy: University of Wisconsin-Extension via Flickr.

Do you have something that you have to do, but you can’t seem to get started because you’re worried about a less-than-perfect outcome?

In this episode of the Radio Chipstone, Chill Summer Salon Series, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields) and local artist Harrision Fangmann about giving ourselves the grace to fail.

What is the responsibility of an artist when it comes to building community? What happens when the Western World is no longer centered in the Arts? In this episode of Radio Chipstone, we continue our Summer Salon Series, with (Diné) interdisciplinary artist Dakota Mace and contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields)

It’s HOT, so why not start a chill Salon-Type series where local artists talk about how they approach their practice.

Dakota Mace is an interdisciplinary artist and current Artist in Residence at the Textile Arts Center in Madison.

In this episode of Radio Chipstone, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields) and Dakota talk about the importance of space, community, and how to connect.

As the temperature threatens to climb, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields, who is not a fan of summer, comforts herself with fond memories of a lovely walk during the first winter storm of 2025.

Imagine her surprise when a rogue questioned her honor?!

Just because it’s springtime in Wisconsin, that doesn’t mean any of us can safely put away our winter bedding, especially our quilts.

However, what if the definition of what we traditionally think of as a quilt expands?

In this edition of Radio Chipstone, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields) explores the idea of soft architecture and what if something looks like a quilt…but doesn't sound like a quilt.

Clearly, April showers are here. While the current climate and the rain might have you in a funk in this episode of Radio Chipstone, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields) spoke with two Madison artists whose body of work just might turn that frown upside down. Sorry…I couldn’t resist.

In this edition of Radio Chipstone, contributor Gianofer (JON nah fer) Fields) learns from her guest Everett Fischer that you CAN - in fact - make this stuff up.