The Wisconsin Historical Society is celebrating 50 years of hiphop culture in the Badger State. We’ll talk with curators Menkhu Ara Maat and Greg Doby from Pyramidal Productions.

The University of Wisconsin’s Department of African American Studies was born by popular demand out of the civil rights era. They’re holding their 2026 student symposium this week. We’ll hear from undergraduate participants Heaven Williams and Sophia Grigsby and faculty advisor Max Felker-Kantor.

Small towns in rural Wisconsin find it harder and harder to hire municipal clerks. Votebeat Wisconsin’s Alexander Shur tells us what’s going on.

Butter demand keeps growing nicely, yet consumers are paying more and farmers are getting paid less. Is it time for a good anti-trust lawyer to take a look?

Pete Hardin and Bert Zipperer explain why the numbers suggest butter price gouging, on this week's edition of "The Milkweed."

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Advocates for reproductive justice are working hard to make sure medication abortion remains a viable option for those who want it. An information campaign called Plan C is spreading information about the self-directed option of abortion pills by mail. Her Turn reporter Arlene Zaucha talks with Imani Askew-Shabazz, the partnerships director of Plan C, to find out more.

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This week on Mel & Floyd: Smarty Pants longs for the comforts (?) of Siberia; Mel’s problem with curling; A look at the study of history; Critiquing the Supreme Court; Robin Vos’ attempts to stifle parental leave; Some countries apparently hold Epstein cronies accountable; Alabama attempts to regulate chemtrails; Zuckerberg boosting pro-data center candidates; A solution for Floyd’s mouse problem; Japan’s wooden satelite; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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On today’s show, host Esty Dinur is in conversation with Kieran Knutson and Coleen Rowley about the ongoing presence of ICE and other federal agents in the Twin Cities. Knutson says that the assault on the people of Minneapolis and surrounding areas isn't over even though some ICE activity has diminished following the announcement by border czar Tom Homan that Operation Metro Surge has concluded.

Featured image of law enforcement officers at the site of Renée Good’s murder via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

David Maraniss reflects on Jesse Jackson’s legacy, from “Keep Hope Alive” to reshaping modern civil rights politics.

David Maraniss reflects on Jesse Jackson’s legacy, from “Keep Hope Alive” to reshaping modern civil rights politics.

Ken Fitzsimmons previews “After the War” at the Barrymore Theatre, exploring 1919’s upheaval through music and history.