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Madsplainers

Natalie Yahr

What's zoning? A TIF district? An RFP? Three reporters in Madison, WI team up to break down the jargon of city politics.

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Listen to Madsplainers, a News & Politics podcast by Natalie Yahr. Stream 78 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Presenting: "Reopening Sardine"

We wanted to share the first episode of an exciting new project from The Corner Table podcast that is co-hosted by Cap Times food editor Lin...

39:15Jun 23, 2021

On the Cover: 'A fundamental right'

Listeners, we've got some news. We'll start with the bad: This is the last episode of the Madsplainers, at least for the time being, as Abby...

22:49Dec 16, 2020

On the Cover: Another way

When protests broke out across the country this summer in response to the police killing of George Floyd, some argued that the way the polic...

19:39Dec 9, 2020

On the Cover: How to survive a pandemic

The COVID pandemic has taken an especially fierce toll on Madison's Latinos, who have disproportionate infection and hospitalization rates a...

19:51Dec 2, 2020

On the Cover: Affordable for whom?

It's no secret that Madison doesn't have enough housing for its low-income residents, and as the city grows and rents rise, the need is only...

20:28Nov 25, 2020

On the Cover: Frontline fighter

Before the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans probably didn't spend a lot of time thinking about how to avoid getting a highly contagious...

15:28Nov 18, 2020

On the Cover: Cold comfort

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Wisconsin in spring, many restaurant owners, like many of us, thought maybe things would go back...

23:50Nov 4, 2020

On the Cover: Work to do

Black student athletes, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and beyond, have long demanded more seats at the table within a college athle...

16:31Oct 21, 2020

On the Cover: Ground game

Caught in a polarizing national environment and located in one of the nation's COVID-19 hotspots, Wisconsin organizers and campaigns are tak...

14:34Oct 14, 2020

On the Cover: Finding the right fit

It's been a year since Madison had a permanent police chief, and as police killings and the ensuing protests have prompted growing numbers o...

14:16Oct 7, 2020

On the Cover: Powder keg

Across the nation and in Wisconsin, the militia movement is flourishing, fueled by outrage over stay-at-home orders, mask mandates and publi...

13:26Sep 30, 2020

On the Cover: Unique challenges

Virtual school hasn't been easy for anyone, but for students with disabilities, it's posed some extra challenges. Those students often depen...

15:45Sep 23, 2020

On the Cover: Unreasonable suspicion

Earlier this summer, an incident in Monona made headlines when a neighbor called police on a Black man for being "suspicious," when, as he e...

20:50Sep 16, 2020

On the Cover: Cops, kids and trust

Across the country, Black communities are pleading with police to treat them with respect, while police are pleading with Black communities...

24:01Sep 9, 2020

On the Cover: Stress test

As UW-Madison students head back to school this week with a mix of in-person and online classes, lots of eyes are on students' physical heal...

12:30Sep 2, 2020

On the Cover: Seeking 'lasting justice'

National attention has been focused on Wisconsin since Sunday evening, when Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back, leavi...

12:40Aug 26, 2020