How To Be Polite, Closing The Achievement Gap, Food Friday Does Fall

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Sometimes it can feel like politeness has all but disappeared from modern society. We speak with an author who makes the case for preserving it. Then we look at how the state superintendent plans to close Wisconsin’s education achievement gap and we get in the mood for fall with a pumpkin cooking lesson.

Featured in this Show

  • How–And Why-To Be Polite

    Basic politeness can be a lost art in modern society–but a writer says he’s made a point of practicing politeness in his everyday life, and he hopes other people will follow his lead.

  • Wisconsin Superintendent Focuses On Achievement Gap In State Of Education Address

    Superintendent Tony Evers unveiled his plan to close Wisconsin’s education achievement gap in his State of Education address Thursday. Wisconsin has the widest achievement gap between black and white students of any state in the nation. In Wisconsin, black students drop out of school at a rate of one in three, and native american and hispanic kids at a rate of one in three.

  • Food Friday: Cooking With Pumpkin

    Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin beer, pumpkin Oreos…have we gone too far? Have we reached Peak Pumpkin? Let’s squash those thoughts for now and embrace the annual pumpkin craze. For Food Friday we found a pumpkin expert to fill us in on how to cook with pumpkin.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Paul Ford Guest
  • Scott Kirst Guest
  • Michael Krondl Guest
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Karl Christenson Producer