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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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News Director Paige Stevenson 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.

10/7/24 • 30:32

News Director Paige Stevenson 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

9/30/24 • 34:00

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

4/29/24 • 28:35

News Director Heewone Lim and ASM Anti-Violence Coordinator Landis Varughese discuss the Police Advisory Committee (PAC).Originally aired 4/21/2024

4/22/24 • 25:11

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

4/15/24 • 37:26

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

4/8/24 • 32:35

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

3/12/24 • 44:26

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

3/5/24 • 36:50

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

2/27/24 • 29:09

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.

2/18/24 • 19:44

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.

2/14/24 • 17:20

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

11/14/23 • 33:05

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

11/6/23 • 33:09

News Director Lexi Spevacek speaks with Madison District 15 Alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford about Wisconsin's recent anti-transgender legislation and more. Originally aired 10/22/2023

10/23/23 • 32:15

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

10/16/23 • 28:13

News Director Lexi Spevacek, Talk Director Ray Kirsch and weatherman Vince Nayman speak with members of one of UW-Madison's Latinx sororities about Hispanic Heritage Month.Originally aired 10/8/2023

10/11/23 • 26:54

News Director Lexi Spevacek, Talk Director Ray Kirsch, and news team members Matthew Thompson, Heewone Lim and Kayla Dembiec discuss highlights from the second Republican Primary Debate of the year.

10/3/23 • 28:24

News Director Lexi Spevacek, Talk Director Ray Kirsch and News Team member Heewone Lim speak with District 8 City Alder MGR about the current housing situation in Madison.

10/3/23 • 25:40

News Director Lexi and News Team members discuss some of the top headlines from this summer, including Donald Trump's indictment, the Maui fires and the Titan submarine implosion.

9/18/23 • 26:18