First, a Democrat and a Republican in the state Assembly Democrat weigh in on voting issues. Then, the author of a new book discusses research into how pre-teen girls view social media. And the curator of a new exhibit at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum talks about how vets live after service.
Featured in this Episode
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Rules for election observers at Wisconsin polling places
State lawmakers are working through a new set of rules for election observers in Wisconsin. We talk to a Republican and a Democrat on the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections about what those standards could look like and how they might be implemented.
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Wisconsin Life
A white pine in northern Wisconsin stood for more than 150 years. Writer Ron Weber of Weyerhaeuser reflects on the tree’s resiliency and how its legacy is being preserved for years to come.
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UW-Madison researcher’s new book seeks to understand how tween girls use social media
The author of a new book talked to a group of tweens about their relationship with the internet, hoping to remedy the lack of pre-teens’ actual perspectives in the research. We discuss “Digital Girlhoods” with author Kate Phelps.
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New exhibit illuminates veteran lives
An exhibit opening today at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum aims to share the stories of veterans and their public service after leaving the military. We speak with the curator of the exhibit about some of the stories told in this showcase.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Scott Krug Guest
- Lee Snodgrass Guest
- Kate Phelps Guest
- Gregory Krueger Guest
- Lorin Cox Producer
- Colleen Leahy Producer
- Trevor Hook Producer
- Tyler Ditter Technical Director
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Dean Knetter Executive Producer
- Tim Peterson Managing Producer
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