A Public Affair

11/06/2024

Early this morning, the Associated Press called the presidency for Donald Trump. Just now, Vice President Harris conceited. On today's A Public Affair, our host, guests, and callers grapple with a Trump win.

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The Associate Press has called the 2024 Presidential election for Donald Trump at at 5:34 a.m. EST on October 6th, 2024. This came after the AP determined a Trump victory […]

11/05/2024

Happy Election Day! Check out today's show while you wait for polls to close:

It’s election day! As people line up at their polling locations, plan their watch parties, and prepare for a long wait for presidential election results, host Bert Zipperer speaks with […]

11/04/2024

ICYMI:

As the now regional war between Israel and Hamas continues, more than 43,000 people in Gaza have been killed. At least 100,000 have been injured. These numbers are most definitely […]

10/25/2024

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On her show this week, host Ali Muldrow spoke in depth about how DV impacts members of our community.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and on today’s show, host Ali Muldrow explores what help is available and what measure are being taken to prevent homicide by an intimate […]

10/24/2024

On the ballot for Madison voters is a question about raising the property tax levy. Earlier this week, host Carousel Bayrd spoke with City of Madison, Wisconsin Government Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Alder John Guequierre about the referendum and proposed budget.

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Early in-person voting begins today in Wisconsin, and we are just two week away from election day. Voters across the region will decided on state-wide referendums, and weigh in on […]

10/21/2024

We're just over 2 weeks away from election day and on today's show, we focus on what the Trump and Harris campaigns have said, or haven't said, about their climate polices.

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This year’s presidential campaign is dominating the news as both candidates and their running mates travel across the country spreading their campaign messages. What has been largely missing from the […]

10/18/2024

The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb is the most widely published Palestinian theologian to date. He's the author and editor of dozens of books, including his latest, Decolonizing Palestine: The Land, The People, The Bible.

He's also the Founder & President of Dar-Al-Kalima University in Bethlehem and founder of multiple NGOs.

He joins Esty Dinur on the program today.

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10/17/2024

One out of 59 adult citizens is disenfranchised due to a current or previous felony convictions.

And one of 22 African Americans of voting age is disenfranchised, according to a new report from The Sentencing Project.

Overall, an estimated 4 million Americans will be unable to vote in the 2024 election due to laws banning people with felony convictions from voting.

Today on the show, host Allen Ruff is joined by Senior Director of Advocacy Nicole Porter.

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Four million Americans will be unable to vote in the upcoming 2024 election due to felony disenfranchisement laws.

10/16/2024

On today's show, Ali Muldrow for School Board is in conversation with Danez Smith about their new collection, Bluff.

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10/15/2024

On today's show, Sara Gabler chats with David Wolinsky about video games, misogyny, and his new book The Hivemind Swarmed from Beacon Press.

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10/14/2024

For National School Lunch Week we're joined by
Jennifer Gaddis and Sarah A. Robert. Their new book, Transforming School Food Politics Around the World is out from The MIT Press.

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10/09/2024

Should police be in Madison's high schools? We're talking about this today, and we want to hear from you. Tune in NOW (12pm) at 89.9fm or http://wortfm.org and call with your thoughts. (608) 256-2001

10/08/2024

ICYMI: Carousel Andrea Bayrd spoke with Madison Schools - MMSD's Bob Solder and Cindy Green about the two referendum question the November Ballot.

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Madison voters will encounter two referendum questions, one for facilities and one for operations, on the November 5th ballot. If passed, they would incrementally increase property tax over the next […]

10/05/2024

The Wisconsin Book Festival's fall celebration is just 2 weeks away. Are you looking forward to it? Do you know which author presentation you're going to? We had some of the featured authors join us on A Public Affair this week. Bill Adair, Barbara McQuade, and Barrett Klein joined Esty Dinur on Friday for a quick paced show.

(Links to the WBF events can be found in the webpost.)

On today’s show, host Esty Dinur speaks with three authors who are coming to Madison during the Wisconsin Book Festival’s 23rd Fall Celebration on October 17th through 2oth. First, she […]

09/24/2024

Check out today's show! Guest host Sabrina Madison spoke with the brilliant minds behind the Dane County Youth Action Board about their work towards ending youth homelessness in Madison and Dane County.

According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, on average 624 people in Dane County were experiencing homelessness on any given night in 2023. For people in their teens or […]