Rittenhouse trial updates, A look at the history of cartography, Historic canoe resurfaced in Madison

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Kyle Rittenhouse points and names people in a photograph taken on the night of Aug. 25, 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse points and names people in a photograph taken on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, as he testifies during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha, last year. Mark Hertzberg/Pool Photo via AP

The director of the University of Wisconsin law school’s Public Defender Project discusses where things are at in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Then the head of a project to tell the complete history of map-making tells us what it feels like to nearly conclude the four-decade project. And we learn about the discovery of a century-old dugout canoe on the bottom of Madison’s Lake Mendota, and what’s being done with it now.

Featured in this Show

  • Recapping arguments as Kyle Rittenhouse case heads to deliberations

    The jury is set to deliberate its verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. We catch up on the legal arguments of the case and what specifically the jury will be weighing.

  • New grant will help UW-Madison finish 40-year map project

    After more than 40 years of extensive research, UW-Madison’s History of Cartography Project is approaching completion, thanks in part to a large grant. We talk with the director of the plan about the contents of the six-volume set, what he hopes people gain from the project, and his love for maps.

  • The diver who discovered a century-old canoe from the bottom of Lake Mendota

    We learn the story of excavating a sunken, ancient canoe from Madison’s biggest lake from the diver who first spotted it.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • John Gross Guest
  • Matthew Edney Guest
  • Tamara Thomsen Guest