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On Wisconsin

Hosted by News Director Lexi Spevacek, the WSUM News Team recaps recent news and conducts an interview or discussion every week.
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Episodes

Campus Community and Creativity with Wisconsin Design Team's Josh Kuhn

News Director Paige Stevenson, as well as News Writers Meghan Reimann, Vincent Nayman, Nathan Jahn, and Matt Catalani chatted with Wisconsin Design Team's co-founder, Josh Kuhn about what it's like to start a popular UW-Madison-inspired clothing brand fresh out of college. Originally aired 04/27/2025

Apr 30, 202528 minEp. 34

Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Post-Assault Care with DaneMAC

News Director Paige Stevenson, as well as News Writers Avery Chheda, Ethan Moreland, Nathan Jahn, Meghan Reimann, and Vince Hesprich sat down with Marta, a Forensic Nurse Examiner working with DaneMAC, to talk about the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses, preventing sexual assault, and how community members can access the unique post-assault services offered by DaneMAC. View DaneMAC's resources here: https://www.danecenter.org/ Originally aired 04/06/2025

Apr 07, 202530 minEp. 33

The 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival with Artistic Director Mike King

News Director Paige Stevenson, as well as News Writers Ethan Moreland, Nathan Jahn, and Vince Hesprich got the opportunity to talk with the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival's Artistic Director, Mike King, all about the programming making up this year's festival, as well as the process that goes behind choosing the Festival's movies. View this year's scheduling here: https://wifilmfest.org/ Originally aired 03/16/2025

Mar 17, 202527 minEp. 32

Educational Animations with Professor Emmanuel Sampene

News Director Paige Stevenson, as well as News Writers Ethan Moreland and Nathan Jahn spoke with UW-Madison Professor Emmanuel Sampene, as he explained his new educational, animated project known as "Turkey Pinky Pants." You can learn more about Turkey Pinky Pants here: https://turkeypinkypants.co/ Originally aired 03/09/2025

Mar 11, 202532 minEp. 31

The 2025 Oscars with Alexandra Walsh

News Director Paige Stevenson, alongside News Writers Ethan Moreland and Nathan Jahn sat down with UW-Madison student, Alexandra Walsh, to discuss the 2025 Oscar nominations and prediction's for this year's winners or stand-out nominations. Originally aired 03/04/2025

Mar 04, 202532 minEp. 30

Housing Justice and the Tenant Resource Center with Jeff LeMessurier

News Director Paige Stevenson, alongside News Writer Vince Nayman interviewed Jeff LeMessurier all about housing justice in the Madison community as well as what resources the Tenant Resource Center can provide for students, tenants, and landlords. Originally aired 02/23/2025

Feb 24, 202533 minEp. 29

Student Media Representation and the Black Voice with Kamyia Denson

News Director Paige Stevenson, alongside News Writer Oliver Gerharz chatted with Kamyia Denson, the co-editor of UW-Madison's The Black Voice; a magazine and online publication seeking to bridge the gap between campus events and its African diasporic student population. The conversation focused on campus support, student representation, and what the future holds for the Black Voice. Originally aired 02/09/2025

Feb 18, 202534 minEp. 28

Paleontology at UW Madison and the Discovery of Ahvaytum Bahndooiceche with David Lovelace

News Director Paige Stevenson, alongside News Writers Ethan Moreland and Nathan Jahn got the chance to sit down with David Lovelace from the UW Geology Museum and talk about their recent discovery of Ahyavtum Bahndooicheche, the oldest dinosaur found in the Northern Hemisphere. Besides that, they also touched upon the importance of ethicality behind paleontology, what goes behind a fossil dig, and much more! Originally aired 02/09/2025

Feb 10, 202532 minEp. 27

Contraceptive Coercion and Women's Health Research with Leigh Senderowicz

News Director Paige Stevenson got the opportunity to talk about what it's like researching women's health topics and contraceptive coercion both domestically and internationally with Assistant Professor Leigh Senderowicz, in UW-Madison's Departments of Gender and Women's Studies, as well as Obstetrics and Gynecology. Originally aired 11/24/2024

Dec 02, 202433 minEp. 26

UW-Madison's Hmong Consortium with Ian Baird

News Director Paige Stevenson got the opportunity to talk about all the work UW-Madison's Hmong Consortium is doing around campus, in the Wisconsin community, and nationally with one of its organizers, Professor Ian Baird. Originally aired 11/17/2024

Nov 18, 202424 minEp. 25

2024 Election Recap Conversation

News Director Paige Stevenson and WSUM News Team members, Oliver Gerharz and Kayla Dembiec sat down to discuss their experiences covering their first national election, its outcomes, and what it means for the future of US politics. Originally aired 11/10/2024

Nov 11, 202432 minEp. 24

Everything Comedy With Eugene Mirman from "Bob's Burgers"

News Director Paige Stevenson sat down with Eugene Mirman, who voice acts Gene from "Bob's Burgers" ahead of his comedy shows in Wisconsin. Their conversation centered around what it's like having a career in comedy, and all the intricacies that come with figuring out that career path. Originally aired 11/03/2024

Nov 04, 202417 minEp. 23

Talking Sustainability and the Environment with UW's Office of Sustainability

News Director Paige Stevenson discusses creating a sustainable campus and other environmental topics with the UW-Madison's Office of Sustainability's Nathan Jandal (Associate Director of Sustainability) and Melissa Nergard (Director of Institutional Sustainability. Originally aired 10/27/2024

Oct 28, 202434 minEp. 22

Analyzing Student Voter Turnout in Wisconsin

News Director Paige Stevenson and News Writers Oliver Gerharz as well as Vince Nayman discuss trends in student voter turnout specifically for Wisconsin, and walk audience members how to properly vote around campus. Learn more about voting around UW-Madison: https://vote.wisc.edu/ Learn more about registering to vote and voting in Wisconsin: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/ Originally aired October 20, 2024

Oct 23, 202429 minEp. 21

Wisconsin Book Festival 2024

News Director Paige Stevenson and News Writer Oliver Gerharz and the Wisconsin Book Festival's Jane Rotonda and Rodlyn Banting discuss the upcoming Wisconsin Book Festival (October 17-20), what authors will be present, and why students and community members alike will all find something of interest! Learn more about the Wisconsin Book Festival here: https://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/ Originally aired October 13, 2024

Oct 14, 202423 minEp. 20

Sex Out Loud: Consent Culture and Sexual Health on College Campuses

News Director Paige Stevenson and News Writer Oliver Gerharz and Sex Out Loud's Rory Madden discuss consent culture on UW-Madison's campus, the importance of an understanding of sexual health for young adults, and sexual acceptance. Originally aired October 6, 2024.

Oct 07, 202431 minEp. 19

ReWearIt: UW Madison and Conscious Consumerism

News Director Paige Stevenson as well as News Writer Oliver Gerharz and ReWearIt's Co-Presidents Finley Peterson and Genesis Liriano-Terrero discuss sustainable fashion and conscious consumerism on the UW-Madison campus. Originally aired 9/29/2024

Sep 30, 202434 minEp. 18

Representative Francesca Hong

News Director Heewone Lim, Talk Director Ray Kirsch and reporter Kayla Dembeic speak with 76th Assembly District Representative Hong about her time in food service and politics and her hopes for future generations. Originally aired 4/28/2024

Apr 29, 202429 minEp. 17

So What's Up With Coachella?

News Director Heewone Lim, Talk Director Ray Kirsch and reporter Kayla Dembeic discuss the musical festival Coachella in years past and in 2024. Originally aired 4/14/2024

Apr 15, 202437 minEp. 15

Cooperative Housing

News Director Heewone Lim and Nottingham Cooperative resident Quinn Henneger discuss cooperative housing, Quinn-ola and taxidermy. Originally aired 4/7/2024

Apr 08, 202433 minEp. 14

The Oscars with Jonathan Gray

News Director Heewone Lim and reporter Ava Shumway discuss the cultural impact of award shows with Jonathan Gray, a lecturer at UW-Madison.

Mar 12, 202444 minEp. 13

The Wisconsin Film Festival

News Director Heewone Lim and News Team member Ray Kirsch discuss the Wisconsin Film Festival with Operations Manager Ben Reiser. Originally aired 03/03/2024

Mar 05, 202437 minEp. 12

Meet WSUM's New Engineering Supervisor

News Director Heewone Lim and News Team members Ray Kirsch and Kayla Dembeic speak with Ross Cooper, WSUM's new Engineering Supervisor. Originally aired 02/25/2024

Feb 27, 202429 minEp. 11

Student Voter Registration

News Director Heewone Lim and Amanjot Kaur, a student volunteer deeply involved in civic engagement, discuss the upcoming elections and how students can register to vote.

Feb 18, 202420 minEp. 10

Upcoming ASM elections

Talk Director Ray Kirsch and news team member Oliver Gerharz interview Honor Durham, the ASM Student Election Commission Chair, about the upcoming ASM elections, how ASM interacts with UW student lives and more.

Feb 14, 202417 minEp. 9

Activism for Palestine

News Director Lexi Spevacek, Talk Director Ray Kirsch and news team member Mihika Shivakumar interview a local activist about the work they've done for Palestine in the past month and more. Originally aired on 11/13/2023

Nov 14, 202333 minEp. 8

Madison Gas and Electric Union

Talk Director Ray Kirsch speaks with two Madison Gas and Electric workers about their recent fight for better pay and more. Originally aired 11/5/2023

Nov 06, 202333 minEp. 7

ASM Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Talk Director Ray Kirsch and News Team members Heewone Lim and Oliver Gerharz speak with Associated Students of Madison's Chair of the Equity and Inclusion Committee Emmett Lockwood about ASM, state legislature, DEI positions, disability resources on campus, and more. Originally aired 10/15/2023

Oct 16, 202328 minEp. 5
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