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Sunday
6/16/2013
4:00 PM
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Building Taliesin
Recently discovered photos show rare views of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin under construction. Using them as a departure point, Ron McCrea, author of "Building Taliesin," provides insights into Wright's work, brings to life Wright's "kindred spirit," Mamah Borthwick, and tells of the shocking multiple murders and fire that took place at Taliesin in August 1914.
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Sunday
6/9/2013
4:00 PM
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Concussions
We hear about them often in professional and college football, but how common are they among the general population? How can we know one when we see it and what should we do when we do see one? Guest Greg Landry tells us the latest about concussions.
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Sunday
6/2/2013
4:00 PM
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Wisconsin civil War Mementos
A pocket watch, a folding knife, a child's dress . . . all of them come with stories from the Wisconsin Civil War years, and the State Historical Society.
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Sunday
5/26/2013
4:00 PM
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Jazz Piano
We explore the wonderful world of jazz piano, with UW Madison Director of Jazz Studies Johannes Wallmann.
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Sunday
5/19/2013
4:00 PM
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Vanishishing Pardons, Commutations, and Parole
Why have pardons, commutations, and paroles become so rare? Criminal defense attorney Dean A. Strang provides some reasons, and shares his experiences with two notorious Wisconsin murder cases.
 Worse than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow,...
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Sunday
5/12/2013
4:00 PM
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Sylvia Plath
Biographer Carl Rollyson shares his investigation into the personality, the writings, and the tragic death of the American poet Sylvia Plath.
American Isis: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath
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Sunday
5/5/2013
4:00 PM
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The Marriage of Figaro
We'll go behind the scenes of the Milwaukee Florentine Opera production of one of the most popular operas of all time: Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro." Our guests are General Director of the Florentine William Florescu; and Daniel Belcher who will be singing the part of Figaro.
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Sunday
4/28/2013
4:00 PM
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The Brass Quintet
Because the brass quintet is a relatively new musical configuration, a lot of brass quintet repertory is new music or, in some cases, arrangements of very old music. We'll sample some of both with Wisconsin Brass Quintet member Daniel Grabois.
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Sunday
4/21/2013
4:00 PM
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Mozart's Don Giovanni
He's one of music's most notorious womanizers and the subject of one of the world's great operas. Madison Opera conductor Joe Mechavich and stage director Elise Sandel take us behind the scenes of their production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni."
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Sunday
4/14/2013
4:00 PM
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Is School Choice Working?
Is the American public school system failing? Are vouchers and charter schools helping or hurting? Educators Sara Carr and Barbara Miner share the results of their research.
Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and th...
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Sunday
4/7/2013
4:00 PM
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Psychopaths
What makes a psychopath? And how can we know one when we see one? Researchers Joseph Newman and Michael Koenings share some of the latest techniques.
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Sunday
3/31/2013
4:00 PM
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Clarence Darrow
His goals may have been lofty, but his methods were sometimes suspect. A look at the life and times of trial attorney Clarence Darrow with criminal defense lawyer Dean A. Strang.
Worse than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow,...
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Sunday
3/24/2013
4:00 PM
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Anarchists and Justice in a Time of Terror.
Author Dean A. Strang has some insights on a 1917 bomb explosion in a Milwaukee police station, wich killed nine officers and a civilian. What does the trial of the accused perpetrators tell us about the attitudes of that time . . . and our own?
Worse than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow,...
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Sunday
3/17/2013
4:00 PM
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The Recession and Its Lingering Effects
What brought on the recession of 2008? And how long are its effects likely to last? Our guest is Timothy Smeeding, Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Sunday
3/10/2013
4:00 PM
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Whatever Happened to Good and Evil?
As world cultures blend, how do we determine what's good, and what's evil? Our guest, professor of Philosophy Russ Shafer-Landau, tells us that some absolutes remain.
The Fundamentals of Ethics
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Sunday
3/3/2013
4:00 PM
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Vergel
Grant Nelsestuen takes us to Rome in the first century B.C. for a look at the strangely contemporary poet Vergil.
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Sunday
2/24/2013
4:00 PM
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Benjamin Britten and Albert Herring
When none of the candidates for May Queen prove virtuous enough, a callow young man becomes the first May King. But how long can his innocence last? We'll go behind the scenes of the Milwaukee Florentine Opera Company production of Benjamin Britten's comic opera "Albert Herring" . . . with director William Florescu, and tenor Rodell Rosel.
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Sunday
2/17/2013
4:00 PM
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Miracles or Not?
Is there such a thing as a miracle or, looked at logically, do miracles turn into mirages? Our guest, philosopher Larry Shapiro, shares some insights.
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Sunday
2/10/2013
4:00 PM
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Medieval Love Triangles.
Think that the medieval era was without its love triangles? Think again! University of the Air dishes on the many love dramas to be found in medieval literature.
How did the Christian medieval writers rework the love triangles of antiquity, and what do their outcomes tell us about the values of the times? And what can these stories teach us about the force of love?
Professor Thomas DuBois of the UW-Madison Department of Scandinavian Studies answers these questions and more.
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Sunday
2/3/2013
4:00 PM
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Composer Laura Schwendinger
Composer Laura Schwendinger shares some insights about how classical music is written today and why there's no reason to shy away from it.
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Sunday
1/27/2013
4:00 PM
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Race Theory and Ethical Issues in Genetics
Is there such a thing as race? How alike are we? And how valid are laws based on race? Our guest is professor of law and bio-ethics Pilar Ossorio.
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Sunday
1/20/2013
4:00 PM
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Baruch Spinoza
Professor of Philosophy Steven Nadler takes us through the life and career of the controversial but influential philosopher Spinoza.
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Sunday
1/13/2013
4:00 PM
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The Beginnings of Agriculture in Europe
Professor of European Archaeology Douglas Price will tell us about some startling discoveries regarding the beginnings of agriculture in Europe.
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Sunday
1/6/2013
4:00 PM
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Scandinavian-Celtic Encounters During the Viking...
Thomas DuBois will take us back a thousand years and more for a look at the encounters between Scandinavians and Celts during the Viking age.
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Sunday
12/30/2012
4:00 PM
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Homer, Odyssey, Iliad
He wrote two of the world's great epics, but how much do we know about Homer? Our guest, William Brockliss will provide some insights.
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