What to know about Election Day, Wisconsin’s key voting blocs and regions, Reading the history of the planet from rocks

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An SUV passes Trump Vance and Harris Walz campaign signs posted in neighbors’ yards Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Janesville. Wisconsin is one of seven states expected to decide the election. Charles Rex Arbogast/ AP Photo

The administrator of Wisconsin’s Election Commission explains what voters should know about Election Day. Then, a veteran political reporter details the voting blocs and regions that could decide the presidential and U.S. Senate races. Then, we tk

Featured in this Episode

  • What Wisconsin voters should know for Election Day

    Election Day is tomorrow. With it comes a number of policy updates from the last general election. We hear from the head of the state’s Elections Commission about what voters should know heading to the polls tomorrow. 

  • Voter blocs to watch going into Election Day

    The last Marquette Poll before the 2024 election finds that both the presidential and U.S. Senate races have narrowed to a statistical tie in Wisconsin. Veteran political columnist Craig Gilbert gives us a look into some of Wisconsin’s key voting blocs that could determine the outcome.

  • Why rocks are alive and what they can teach us

    In her new book, a Lawrence geosciences professor explains how she’s able to read the histories of stones to decipher moments of the geologic history of Earth.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Meagan Wolfe
  • Craig Gilbert
  • Marcia Bjornerud Guest
  • Dean Knetter Executive Producer
  • Joe Tarr Managing Producer
  • Royce Podeszwa Producer
  • Trevor Hook Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director