Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson are the driving forces behind WPR’s Peabody Award-winning program “To The Best Of Our Knowledge,” a show that “explores big ideas and asks beautiful questions.”
On Sept. 16 Anne and Steve were inducted as Fellows into the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters at a ceremony in Fitchburg.
The Wisconsin Academy Fellows are recognized as Wisconsinites with high levels of accomplishment in their fields who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse and public service. Since 1982, the Wisconsin Academy Fellows Award recognizes educators, researchers, mentors, artists, and civic or business leaders from across Wisconsin who have made substantial contributions to the cultural life and welfare of our state and its people. Being selected as a Fellow is the highest recognition conferred by the Wisconsin Academy.
What the Wisconsin Academy wrote about Anne and Steve:
Anne Strainchamps is an eminent media personality and co-creator and host of the Peabody Award-winning show “To the Best of Our Knowledge,” a nationally syndicated radio show produced by Wisconsin Public Radio that has been a cornerstone of Wisconsin’s intellectual landscape for more than 30 years. Through this program, Strainchamps shines while exploring a wide range of topics via a variety of in-depth interviews with thought-provoking guests. Her interviewing and moderation skills have taken her to many stages across the country where she has had the opportunity to speak with key thought leaders from a variety of fields. Strainchamps has encouraged listeners to engage with ideas and issues critically and empathetically, shaping Wisconsin’s cultural fabric through her efforts.
Steve Paulson is a curious journalist and co-creator and executive producer of the Peabody Award-winning show “To the Best of Our Knowledge,” a nationally syndicated radio show produced by Wisconsin Public Radio that has been a cornerstone of Wisconsin’s intellectual landscape for more than 30 years. Paulson recently started another podcast series entitled “Luminous,” which explores the philosophical and cultural implications of psychedelics through conversations with scientists, healers, and religious scholars. He is an avid writer, contributing to Nautilus magazine, a New York-based science magazine that connects science to its impacts on culture and our daily lives. Paulson also contributes to the publicization of scientific research through his moderation of the International Forum on Consciousness, an annual conference focused on exploring dimensions of consciousness. He has served as a vanguard in public media, continually elevating the standards of discourse and understanding.
Congratulations Anne and Steve!
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