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University Of The Air

Hosts Norman Gilliland and Emily Auerbach invite distinguished faculty guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss topics in music, art, writing, theater, science, education and history.

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WPR News, Sundays, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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  • Rewilding the Zoo

    Explore our complicated relationship with animals in the stories we tell and zoos we create.

    Rewilding the Zoo
  • Gun Culture

    For every 100 Americans there are 120 firearms. What factors have led to America’s gun saturation? What’s the psychology of gun ownership? And why do some parts of the country […]

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  • Gothic Novels

    Haunted houses, dungeons, and demonic villains: why did a craze for gothic novels begin in the late 18th century and persist until the present?

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  • The Maestro Remembers: John DeMain–The Wisconsin Years

    In a previous interview produced by PBS Wisconsin, longtime Madison Symphony conductor John DeMain traced his musical development from his Ohio childhood to his experiences conducting George Gershwin’s Porgy and […]

    The Maestro Remembers: John DeMain–The Wisconsin Years
  • “Composering”

    Meet Bill Banfield, Black music activist and acclaimed composer of jazz, symphonies, operas, songs, and chamber works.

    “Composering”

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