Nuclear proliferation, Memoir on caring for seniors, Monroe Arts Center

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A mushroom cloud rises from a nuclear explosion in a desert landscape, with mountains visible in the distance under a clear blue sky.
A sub-surface atomic test is shown March 23, 1955 at the Nevada Test Site near Yucca Flats, Nev. The explosion is the seventh in the Operation Teapot series. (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission via AP)

We hear from the executive director of a Wisconsin organization that’s been a watchdog to Iran’s nuclear capabilities for decades. Then, a local author on her new book about the assisted living business. Then, the Monroe Arts Center celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

Featured in this Episode

  • Wisconsin organization is watchdog in Iran’s nuclear proliferation

    An organization founded in Wisconsin has been tracking Iran’s nuclear capabilities since 2003, when Iran’s nuclear ambitions were first reported. As the war unfolds, the group’s data and research are being used by governments and media outlets across the globe. We hear from their executive director.

  • “Exhausted and haunted:” Wisconsin author on guiding her mother through assisted living and hospice

    In her new book, Judy Karofsky says the eldercare system in the U.S. fails to provide patients and families with compassionate care and death with dignity. We speak with her about the policy-driven memoir, “Diselderly Conduct: The Flawed Business of Assisted Living and Hospice.”

  • Monroe Arts Center exhibit explores historic buildings

    A new exhibit from the Monroe Arts Center during the its 50th anniversary highlights the story of the center’s buildings and how the community saved them from demolition. The head of the center joins us.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Valerie Lincy Guest
  • Judy Karofsky Guest
  • Marie Perry Guest
  • Mackenzie Krumme Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Trevor Hook Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Dean Knetter Executive Producer
  • Tim Peterson Managing Producer