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Molson Coors Shooting Update, Behind The Atomic Bomb, Criticism For UW-Madison’s Bias Response Teams, Latest Marquette Poll

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In this Friday, May 27, 2016, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor
In this Friday, May 27, 2016, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor; creator of the memorial for American WWII POWs killed at Hiroshima, during a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western, Japan. U.S. President Barack Obama risked criticism at home when he decided to visit the memorial to the 140,000 killed in the atomic bombing of the Japanese city during World War II. Japanese generally welcomed his visit and praised his speech which called on humankind to prevent war and pursue a world without nuclear weapons. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File

We get an update on the mass shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee. Then we learn about how atomic weapons were, and weren’t, used by U.S. presidents. We also look at the UW-Madison Bias Response Team’s impact on campus free speech. And we check out the latest Marquette University Law School poll.

Featured in this Show

  • Latest On Shooting At Molson Coors In Milwaukee

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    Gov. Tony Evers has ordered the U.S. and Wisconsin flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of yesterday’s mass shooting at Molson Coors brewery in Milwaukee. We get the latest on the gunman and reactions from elected officials, community leaders and others.

  • Looking At The Threats And Security Behind The Nuclear Bomb

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    A journalist tells us stories from his new book about how presidents have weighed the consequences of threatening and avoiding nuclear war.

  • A Critic Of UW-Madison's Bias Response Team

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    107 bias and hate complaints were reportedly filed at UW-Madison during the last school year. Our guest says they show that Bias Response Teams are stifling freedom of speech and that it’s time to get Big Brother off of college campuses.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Corri Hess Guest
  • Fred Kaplan Guest
  • Donald Downs Guest

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