Wisconsin’s state insurance commissioner talks with us about rising home insurance rates. We also look into trends in challenging or banning children’s books over the last two decades. Plus, a road trip through the best beer, brats, and cheese in the state.
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State insurance commissioner reacts to rising home insurance costs
Home insurance rates are rising across much of the country, driven in part by more frequent natural disasters. We talk with Wisconsin’s top insurance official about how he hopes to keep costs under control.
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The ongoing fight over intellectual freedom in libraries
Recent years have seen an increase in attempts to ban books from school and public libraries. We talk with the retiring librarian of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center about how the fight over intellectual freedom has evolved over the past 30 years and how to find compromise.
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New guidebook highlights Wisconsin’s beer, brats, cheese
Wisconsin native Heather Kerrigan took a 2,600 mile road trip through the state to bring readers a highlight reel of food that makes Wisconsin tick. We hear from the author about her new book “Beer, Brats, and Cheese: A Wisconsin Road Trip.”
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Megan Schliesman Guest
- Heather Kerrigan Guest
- Colleen Leahy Producer
- Joe Tarr Producer
- Mackenzie Krumme Producer
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Tyler Ditter Technical Director
- Tim Peterson Managing Producer
- Dean Knetter Executive Producer
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