Presenting: "Reopening Sardine"
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Is now the time to reopen Madison's schools?
We're back! With epidemiologist and Madsplainers regular Malia Jones! If you listen to this podcast regularly, you've probably heard Malia t...
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...
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...
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...
In a pandemic election, how do you ensure everyone can vote?
Across the country, local officials faced an extraordinary challenge this year: How to allow Americans to cast ballots in the November elect...
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...
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...
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...
On the Cover: This is what a battleground looks like
In the lead-up to Election Day, all eyes are on Wisconsin, a key battleground state, and Cap Times reporters have been digging into the vari...
What should I know about the Madison schools referenda?
As Madison voters cast their ballots for the Nov. 3 election, they're being asked to decide whether to increase local property taxes to prov...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...