Aug 30, 2024
This year marks 100 since Native Americans were allowed to vote in federal elections. Even a century later, there are still barriers that disenfranchise many of them. Wisconsin Native Vote, a program of Wisconsin Conservation Voices, is working to motivate Indigenous people to vote, and help them overcome obstacles to...
Aug 23, 2024
The Wisconsin Diverse Entreprise Network is a new platform designed to help big businesses find great vendors and help small businesses land big contracts. Beyond that, it offers mentorship and technical assistance to startups and small businesses across the state. A joint effort of the Ethnic and Diverse...
Aug 16, 2024
On the podcast this week, we talk through the Tuesday primary results and how race and systems might have played out in the results. Then we talk with Rodlyn-mae Banting about her feature on how creative writers out together careers -- however unstable and nomadic those careers are. Then, County Board candidate...
Aug 9, 2024
Stephanie is back! She joins Rob Chappell, Omar Waheed & Rodlyn-mae Banting to chat about Black Restaurant Week, Midwest Dad Energy, and the two constitutional amendments on the ballot next week. Speaking of which, Kathleen Fullin from the League of Women Voters of Dane County joins to dispel any misconceptions about...
Aug 2, 2024
Today, Rob, Omar & Rodlyn-mae preview the Briarpatch art fair, ask whether the National Association of Black Journalists should have hosted Donald Trump, note some Wisconsinites competing in the Olympics, and announce the beginning of Madison365's Midsummer Membership Drive. Plus, the 25th Anniversary Season of Dane...