Women’s sexual health, Immigration lawyers, Ezra Klein, The Repair Cafe movement

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Concertina wire lines the path as members of Congress tour an area near the Texas-Mexico border, Jan. 3, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Eric Gay/AP Photo

An author of a study on women’s sexual health discusses the findings.  Then, we examine a shortage of attorneys creating a backlog of immigration cases. Then, New York Times columnist Ezra Klein joins the show ahead of a Madison event. Then, we discuss the Repair Cafe movement finding momentum in Oshkosh.

Featured in this Episode

  • Surviving cancer with good sexual health

    An estimated 64 percent of women’s cancer involve a sexual organ, according to Women’s Integrative Sexual Health program based out of Wisconsin. Ten years after opening, the program released survey findings on improving sexual health after a cancer diagnosis. An author of the study discusses the findings. Original air date: March 1, 2023

  • Shortage of lawyers to handle immigration cases

    A recent WPR report shows thousands of people in Wisconsin have immigration cases pending in the courts and few will have representation. We speak with the director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Law School about the implications of an attorney shortage.

  • Ezra Klein on polarization in politics

    Ahead of an April 16 presentation organized by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, we speak with New York Times columnist, podcast host and author Ezra Klein about the rise of polarization in politics.

  • Repair Cafes aim to keep things running and empower people

    The Repair Cafe movement was founded almost 20 years ago in Amsterdam as a way of reducing waste and prolonging the life of everyday appliances and machines. We talk with the founder of the international movement and two supporters of a Repair Cafe in Oshkosh.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Dr. Janelle Sobecki Guest
  • Erin Barbato Guest
  • Ezra Klein Guest
  • Martine Postma Guest
  • Gary Hammen Guest
  • Michael Borucke Guest
  • Keegan Kyle Executive Producer
  • Royce Podeszwa Producer
  • Mackenzie Krumme Producer
  • Joe Tarr Producer
  • A. Emily Ralph Technical Director

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