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Badger Institute's Pat McIheran, 40 Days for Life's Shawn Carney, FAIR's Ira Mehlman, Sheriff David Clarke, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty Dan Lennington, Rep. Glenn Grothman

Jihad Watch's Robert Spencer, Less Government's Seton Motley, Sheriff David Clarke, Federation for American Immigration Reform's Ira Mehlman, Attourney Mike Pugliese, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Lucas Vebber

Rep Tom Tiffany, Crime Prevention Research Center's John Lott, Conservative Caucus' Jim Pfaff, Author Jerome Corsi, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Cara Tolliver, Victim Tamra Varebrook

State Assembly Rep Lindee Brill, Author Dr. Gilda Carle, JunkScience.com's Steve Milloy, Strategic Vision's David Johnson, Moms for Liberty Scarlett Johnson, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington

Volunteers for Israel's Lemor Warzman, Quincy Institute's George Beebe, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington

Young Voices Contributor Jonas Du, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Lucas Vebber, Fomer GB School Board Canidate Katie Gentry, Rep. Derrick Van Orden, CFACT's Bonner Cohen

Despite a history of medicinal innovation, the U.S. continues to unhealthily struggle with its pricey and inefficient healthcare system. What is holding back good healthcare policy with free market principles and necessary government regulation? Miranda Spindt, Policy Associate at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), offers an overview of how too much government intervention has disrupted free market principles and created less-than-ideal health outcomes. She offers some unique solutions and ideas that can get us closer to a healthier conversation about the U.S. healthcare system.Learn more about WILL at https://will-law.org/Miranda's X account: https://x.com/miranda_spindtSupport the showVisit georgewashingtoninstitute.org to sign up for our e-mail list! The site is the one-stop shop of all things Friends & Fellow Citizens and George Washington Institute!JOIN as a Patreon supporter and receive a FREE Friends & Fellow Citizens mug at the $25 membership level!IMPORTANT NOTE/DISCLAIMER: All views expressed by the host are presented in his personal capacity and do not officially represent the views of any affiliated organizations. All views presented by guests are solely those of the interviewees themselves and may or may not reflect the views of their affiliated organizations, the host, Friends & Fellow Citizens, and/or The George Washington Institute.

Rep. Derrick Van Orden, Attourny Mike Pugliese, Journalist Robert Bryce, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Will Flanders, District 2 Appeals Court Canidate Anthony Lococo, Wisconsin Insitute for Law and Liberty's Kyle Koenen

Public Interest Legal Foundation's Christian Adams, Arnold Ventures' Scott Hodge, Author Marc Beckman, The Stream's John Zmirak, Dr. Duke Show's Duke Pesta, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington

Public Interest Legal Foundation's Christian Adams, Professor Stanley Ridgely, Former Judge Jim Troupis, Former Federal Prosecutor John Deaton, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington, Mcliver Institute's Bill Osmulski

Senator Ron Johnson, Crime Prevention Research Center's John Lott, ClimateDepot.com's Marc Morano, Mcliver Institute's Bill Osmulski, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Skylar Croy Replaying Senator Ron Johnson

Dane County Supervisor Board's Jeff Weigand, Defending Education's Sarah Parshall Perry, Assemblyman Nate Gustafson, Media Research Center's Tim Graham, Senator Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington

Freedom Project's Duke Pesta, Landmark Legal's Mike O'Neill, Dr. Edward Gheer, On Wealth and Progress Newsletter's Todd Sheets, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty Lucas Vebber, ClimateDepot.com's Marc Morano

National Center of Sexual Exploitation's Haley McNamara, Pioneer Institute's Steven Wilson, The Federalist's Matt Kittle, Attorney Mike Pugliese, Real Estate Developer Terrence Wall, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Luke Berg

Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington, Humanize Today's Wesley Smith, Less Government's Seton Motley, Strategic Vison's David Johnson, Institute for Reforming Government's Jake Curtis Note: Replaying Dan Lennington, Vicki explains why.

Supreme Court Canidate's Brad Schimel, ClimatDeepot.com's Marc Morano, Author Robert Tannenbaum, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington, Former Lt. Governor and 1848 Project's Rebecca Kleefisch

Mcliver Institute's Bill Osmulski, Col. John Mills, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Will Flanders, Let Them Live's Nathan Berning, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Rick Esenberg, Rep Bryan Steil

Tiana Clark is the author of the poetry collection, I Can't Talk About the Trees Without the Blood, winner of the 2017 Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize, and Equilibrium, selected by Afaa Michael Weaver for the 2016 Frost Place Chapbook Competition. Clark is a winner for the 2020 Kate Tufts Discovery Award, a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow, and the 2015 Rattle Poetry Prize. She is a recipient of the 2021-2022 Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship and 2019 Pushcart Prize. Clark is the 2017-2018 Jay C. and Ruth Halls Poetry Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute of Creative Writing. Clark is a graduate of Vanderbilt University (M.F.A) and Tennessee State University (B.A.) where she studied Africana and Women's studies. Her new book is Scorched Earth. Find more at: https://www.tianaclark.com/ As always, we'll also include the live Prompt Lines for responses to our weekly prompt. A Zoom link will be provided in the chat window during the show before that segment begins. For links to all the past episodes, visit: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/ This Week's Prompt: Write an ekphrastic poem based on a work of art by an artist that shares your first or last name. Next Week's Prompt: Write a poem about a specific type of phobia you do not personally have but know of someone that does. The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, then becomes an audio podcast. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Daniel Lennington, deputy counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to give an update on the legal fights against discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. If you care about combating the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code FEDERALIST at the link below and get 60 percent off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/federalist 

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Daniel Lennington, deputy counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to give an update on the legal fights against discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. If you care about combating the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating […]

National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants partially fund hundreds of research projects at UW-Madison each year. NIH covers about 55% of the indirect costs of research funding on campus, but last month they announced a new standard indirect rate of 15% across all NIH grants. What does this mean for researchers at the university?  Host Bianca Martin sat down with the Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Dr. Jo Handelsman and Teaching Assistant Association co-president Madeline Topf to understand the impact of this cut which is currently being challenged in court. Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  You can get more Madison news delivered right to your inbox by subscribing to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Developer Terrence Wall, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington, J6 Victim Michael Fitzgerald, Open the Books' John Hart, Congressman Bryan Steil

Junk Science.com's Steve Milloy, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Rick Esenberg, WMC's Scott Manley, Newsbusters' Nicholas Fondacaro, Senator Ron Johnson, Republican Party of Dane County Chairman Brandon Maly and Chairman of the 2nd Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin Billie Johnson

Former Sheriff David Clarke, Author Robert Bryce, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington, National Center on Sexual Exploitation's Peter Gentala, Lawfare Victim Judge Jim Troupis

Dr. Gee returns to the discussion of his involvement in a university report on the Black Community Experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In episode 188 he discussed the upcoming report with UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and now that the report is public, he is joined by fellow board members on the ad hoc committee. Dr. Angela Byers-Winston and Ray Allen discuss the difference between good intentions and intentionality, when it comes to identifying and creating real change? The ad hoc study group worked to present their critical findings and strategic recommendations aimed at addressing the long-standing challenges faced by Black students, faculty, and staff on university campus. They discuss the question, “What is the systemic inertia to follow through on the recommendations?” Hear the unfiltered conversation about the report conducted by the UW by those that served on the board. All three speak honestly about the process, offering what made them angry or frustrated, and the hopes they have for change. They talk about how creating programs only can't change the DEI issues, but it takes institutional and organizational change. Also, be sure to catch a double portion of the Black Ice Breakers segment. Dr. Angela Byars-Winston is a tenured faculty member in the Division of General Internal Medicine within the Department of Medicine. She is also the inaugural Chair of the University of Wisconsin Institute for Diversity Science, associate director in the Collaborative Center for Health Equity, and faculty lead in the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research. Dr. Byars-Winston has received numerous awards for her research on advancing diversity goals and mentorship in STEM fields. In 2011, Dr. Byars-Winston was selected as a Champion of Change by the White House through President Obama's Winning the Future initiative for her research efforts to diversify science fields. In 2022, she was the recipient of the Innovation in Mentorship Research award from the Association of Clinical and Translational Research. Dr. Byars-Winston chaired the National Academies of Sciences' 2019 consensus study report, The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM. She is an elected Fellow in the American Psychological Association and is currently an appointed member of the NIH National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council. Over a career spanning nearly 50 years, Ray Allen has worked at the John Deere Company and served in a number of leadership roles in state government, including Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. He was elected to three terms on the Madison School Board from 1995 to 2004, has served as chair of the Madison Area Technical College Board, and is the former publisher and owner of weekly newspaper The Madison Times. In 2016 Allen was honored with the Outstanding Alumni of Color Award from the UW–Madison Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement. He currently serves on more than 10 corporate and community boards, including 100 Black Men, the Overture Center, UMOJA Magazine's board of directors, United Way of Dane County, American Red Cross, Downtown Madison Inc., and Madison College. Read the Report: Black Community Experience on the University of Wisconsin – Madison Campus- AD Hockey Study Group alexgee.com Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme Join the Black Like Me Listener Community Facebook Group

Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's, Will Flanders, Conservative Caucus' Jim Pfaff, Humanize Today's Wesley Smith, Federation for American Reform's Ira Mehlman, ClimateDepot.com's Marc Morano, Senator Ron Johnson

Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Rick Esenberg, Rep Glenn Grothman, Freedom Project's Duke, Steamboat institute's Hadley Heath Manning, Real Estate Developer Terrence Wall

Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Dan Lennington, Senator Ron Johnson, National Right to Work's Mark Mix, National Center on Sexual Exploitation's Peter Gentala, Rep Bryan Steil

Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Kyle Koenen, Junk Science's Steve Milloy, Gun Owners of America's Erich Pratt, The Federalist's Matt Kittle, CFACT's Bonner Cohen, NumbersUSA's Eric Ruark

Senator Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Rick Esenberg, American Federation Reform's Ira Mehlman, National Right to Work's Mark Mix, WMC's Scott Manly

Rep Bryan Steil, Moms for Liberty's Scarlett Johnson, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Rick Esenberg

GOP Senate Candidate Eric Hovde, The Federalist's John Davidson, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Will Flanders, FAIR's Ira Mehlman, and Congressman Derrick Van Orden

It's Wednesday, September 18th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Indonesian officials release Christian apologist from jail Praise God! Indonesian officials released a Christian apologist from prison earlier this year. International Christian Concern confirmed the release last week.  Authorities arrested Gratia Pello back in 2022 for allegedly insulting Islam. Pello taught at a Christian school in East Java and published many videos defending Christianity.  A local Christian leader previously told Morning Star News, “The police always put the arrest of Christians on their priority list, but they are silent when it comes to the many . . . [Muslim teachers] who insult Christian holy books even if the case has been reported.”  Psalm 146:5 and 7 says, “Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God, … Who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners.” Country of Georgia reaffirms ban on homosexual faux marriage Lawmakers in the Eastern European country of Georgia approved legislation to protect family values yesterday. The law would allow authorities to limit the promotion of sexually perverted lifestyles in public like homosexual Pride events and their rainbow flag. The measure also reaffirms Georgia's ban on faux homosexual marriage and transgender surgeries.  Leaders with the governing Georgian Dream Party say they want to protect “traditional moral standards.” Ford, Harley-Davidson and Lowe's end perverted alliance In the U.S., big companies are dropping support for diversity initiatives.  The Human Rights Campaign, a radical pro-homosexual group, releases the Corporate Equality Index every year to determine how supportive companies are of sexually perverted lifestyles. But companies have faced pressure from customers and conservative groups for participating in the perverted index. Ford, Harley-Davidson, and Lowe's are among the latest companies to drop out of the index. Dan Lennington with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has supported challenges to diversity initiatives. He said, “We have no problem with nondiscrimination, but we're worried about these policies going too far and harming innocent third parties who have either religious objections or they're being excluded because they're not LGBTQ or a certain race.”  Donations by Evangelicals are down Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter Research released a new report on Evangelical giving. The study found 61% of Evangelical adults donated to a local church last year. That's down from 74% in 2021. Over the same time period, giving to a nonprofit or a ministry outside of a church fell from 58% to 50%. And the proportion of Evangelicals who did not donate at all rose from 19% to 31%. Between church and charity, the average Evangelical donor gives just 3.3% of their household income, down from 4% in 2021. In Malachi 3:10, God said, “'Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,' says the LORD of hosts, ‘If I will not open for you the windows of Heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.'” 24% of Protestant pastors support Kamala Harris Lifeway Research released a new study on the upcoming presidential election. The report found 97% of U.S. Protestant pastors plan to vote in the election. But nearly a quarter of them did not share who they plan to vote for, up from 4% in 2020. Of the pastors who plan to vote and were willing to share their preference, 50% support former President Donald Trump. Twenty-four percent support Vice President Kamala Harris, and 23% are undecided.  Pastors voting for Trump are among the most likely to say an important issue in their voting decision is the ability to protect religious freedom, the position on abortion, and the size and role of government.  Oregon city compensates church $400,000 over homeless ministry And finally, an Oregon city agreed to pay a $400,000 settlement to a church over its homeless ministry. The City of Brookings had passed an ordinance in 2021 that restricted the homeless ministry of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. In 2022, the church filed a lawsuit saying the ordinance violated their religious liberty. As part of the recent settlement, the city agreed to repeal the ordinance. Father Bernie Lindley of St. Timothy's said, “We had to stand up for our religious freedoms. … We're really glad that the whole thing's over with and we can get back to … getting to the needs of the marginalized in our community without the distraction of this lawsuit.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Wednesday, September 18th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Vicki talks with Freedom Project Media's Duke Pesta; US Rep. Glenn Grothman; Dan Lennington, deputy council for Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty; Kaelan Dorr, chief marketing officer for Trump's 2020 campaign; Moms4Liberty Scarlett Johnson; and John Daniel Davidson, senior editor at The Federalist.

In the wake of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stepping away from the presidential race, Vicki talks with Rep. Glenn Grothman (6th District), Jake Curtis from the Institute For Reforming Government (IRG), Rick Esenberg from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow's Bonner Cohen, Strategic Vision CEO David Johnson, and show regular Brian Schimming.

There is now a First Amendment challenge to Wisconsin's personalized license plate restrictions. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty wants a judge to strike down the state law that allows the Department of Motor Vehicles to ban license plates that are deemed “objectionable.” The case stems from a Wisconsin man who wanted a license plate that read RD RRAGE. The DMV allowed him to get the plate in 2003 but later denied his request to renew it.Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxxFull story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/article_3d766930-5a3f-11ef-afc9-8b4b7fd6acb5.html

In this episode, Dr. Jo Handelsman talked with Angela Byars-Winston about how her work as a molecular biologist can offer insights into issues of human diversity and how we can do a better job mentoring minoritized students in STEM disciplines. Handelsman is the Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Handelsman is a Vilas Research Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, and an affiliate of the Institute for Diversity Science. 

Notes and Links to Marcela Fuentes' Work      For Episode 240, Pete welcomes Marcela Fuentes, and the two discuss, among other topics, her childhood in borderland Texas, her experiences with bilingualism, formative and transformative reading, the greatness and timelessness of Selena, seeds for Malas in fairy tales and the title's multilayered meanings, working in flashback and flashforward to illuminate racism and Texas/borderland histories, and salient themes in her collection like toxic masculinity, the burdens and triumphs of motherhood, grief, trauma, addiction, and ideas of fractured and reworked families.      Marcela Fuentes is a Pushcart Prize-winning fiction writer and essayist. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and was the 2016-2017 James C. McCreight Fiction Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Indiana Review, The Rumpus, Texas Highways Magazine, Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, and other journals. Her work has been anthologized in New Stories from the Southwest, Best of the Web, and Flash Fiction International. Her story, “The Observable World” appeared in the Pushcart Prizes XLVII : Best of the Small Presses 2023 Edition. She was born and raised in Del Rio, Texas.    Her debut novel MALAS is the Good Morning America Book Club pick for June 2024. Coming soon, the story collection MY HEART HAS MORE ROOMS THAN A WHOREHOUSE, from Viking Books. Buy Malas    Marcela's Website   Marcela's Appearance on Good Morning America   At about 2:00, Marcela describes her “surreal” experience being on Good Morning America At about 4:10, Marcela discusses her early relationship with the written word and Spanish and English-speaking  At about 10:10, Sandra Cisneros, Yo Soy Joaquin, and Helena Maria Viramontes, are cited as formative and transformative writing and writers At about 12:00, Pete recounts a surreal interaction with the wonderful Helena Maria Viramontes At about 13:00, Marcla shouts out Vanessa Chan and Rufi Thorpe as contemporaries who thrill and inspire At about 14:05, Marcela responds to Pete's questions about seeds for the book-shout out Edward Carey! At about 18:05, The two reflect on the book's opening and a resonant first line At about 20:55, Marcela gives background on Caimanes and the barrio where Pilar and José Alfredo, the first main characters, live, and why they like and hate it At about 23:00, Uh, oh-the curse is discussed, as well as Pilar's feelings at eight months pregnant   At about 24:35, Marcela talks about what she envisioned for Pilar, especially her backstory At about 28:20, Ideas of suspicions and insecurities involving José Alfredo on Pilar's part are discussed At about 30:10, Pete and Marcela discuss Anglo/Mexican-American relations and the ways in which racism affected the hospital visit where Pilar is to give birth At about 31:25, Marcela describes what it was like to write such a wrenching scene as the one in the hospital At about 33:45, Pilar's “dull anger” and the ways in which José Alfredo doesn't show up for her  At about 34:40, Lulu Munoz is characterized, as she is introduced in a flashforward scene, and Marcela expands upon her character and her relationship with her “boss man” father  At about 38:10, Pete points out page 60's use of “mala,” and Marcela expands on the word's attendant meanings, especially with regard to the book At about 40:00, Julio (Lulu's father) and his bad behavior is discussed At about 40:40, The two discuss some friends in Lulu's friend group and the “messiness” of the night where Lulu's beloved grandma dies and the chaos of the funeral At about 41:55, Pete wonders about Pilar's mindset and the ways in which Marcela envisioned her emotional state, as the book returned to 1951 At about 46:45, While discussing Lulu's band and music likes, Marcela fangirls about Selena and talks about her personal connections to the great one  At about 49:40, The chaotic quinceañera set for Lulu and its attendant drama is discussed  At about 50:50, Pete compliments the 1970s scenes and the ways in which Marcela writes about this “adjacent history” of civil rights fights in Texas; Marcela gives background on real-life parallels and histories At about 54:40, Marcela talks about exciting future projects, including her story collection  At about 56:50, Marcela highlights places to buy her book and gives out contact information and tour information     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    I am very excited about having one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review-I'm looking forward to the partnership!     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. 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Jo Handelsman is the Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Vilas Research Professor, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor. She previously served as a science advisor to President Barack Obama as the Associate Director for Science at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Her lab focuses on understanding the genetic basis for stability of microbial communities, the role of a gut community as a source of opportunistic pathogens, and the soil microbial community as a source of new antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes.

Two Wisconsin wedding barn/event owners are suing the state over a pending law that reclassifies them as "public".  Pam Jahnke visits with Lucas Vebber, deputy attorney for the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL).  He explains the suit they're bringing versus the state.U.S. Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack, visited Wisconsin on Thursday.  He had a chance to visit the Dairy Dreams operation in Casco.  Vilsack explains why the visit was important, since the farm received some USDA grant monies to launch an organic fertilizer operation from their dairy manure.  JJ Pagel is one of the owners and operators of Dairy Dreams.  He expressed his concerns to the secretary about lagging Farm Bill progress. Saturday the Green County Ag Chest will kickoff Wisconsin's June Dairy celebrations.  Charitee Seebecker took a trip to the Monticello area to visit with dairy hosts, Jeff and Julie Nimtz.Drone swarms - it's a phrase that can conjure up visions of science fiction monsters.  In reality it's more like a swarm of insects.  Stephanie Hoff visits with co-founder/co-owner, Preston Rice from Madison Area Drone Service.  He's excited about the possibilities that "swarms" could bring for production agriculture.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Dr. Jo Handelsman of the University of Wisconsin Madison and Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the work she and her research collaborators do on interactive microbial communities, using THOR (the hitchhikers of the rhizosphere) as a model system.  She will also remind us how vital soil is to our lives. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Jo Handlesman Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode An article on the story of “uranium glass,” that fluoresces under ultraviolet light.  Here is another interesting article on the topic.   The website for Hartiful, who makes custom enamel pins (including some that glow in the dark, as all cool things should). Giant Microbes makes small and large plush toys of microbes and other biology related items. An overview of ice nucleation proteins.  Here is a more technical article on the topic. The story of SNOWMAX. Ice nucleation proteins and snowflakes. One of my favorite videos from my microbiology class in 2008, demonstrating ice nucleation by Pseudomonas syringae.   The website for the Tiny Earth antibiotic crowdsourcing CURE. The website for Dr. Handelsman's book, “A World Without Soil.” An explainer of THOR, for new micronauts. A technical publication from Dr. Handelsman's research group on THOR. An explainer of microbial “zorbs,” for new micronauts. A technical publication from Dr. Handelsman's research group on “zorbs.” Dr. Handelsman's page on Wikipedia. Dr. Handelsman's faculty page. Dr. Handelsman's research website. Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com

Wedding barns are popular hosts for events across the state but now their future is in doubt.  Pam Jahnke talks to Lucas Vebber, deputy counsel for WILL, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty in Milwaukee.  He's representing two wedding barns that say a new law that will take effect in 2026 violates the state's constitution.Recycling wind turbine blades isn't an easy fete but a company in Ohio is working on it.  Brian Donahue with Canvus explains how they turn the blades filets into works or art and practical outdoor furniture for communities.Ashley Huhn from the Steffes Group speaks with Pam Jahnke about an upcoming construction equipment auction.  Paid for by Steffes Group.WI Senator Joan Ballweg explains why they launched an effort to override the governor's veto of PFAS legislation that would restore $125 million in state funding for clean up.  PFAS that end up in municipal waste facilities are sometimes land spread on farm ground.  That contaminates the ground and also, potentially, the groundwater and private rural wells. May is Beef Month in Wisconsin and Kaitlyn Kessler with the WI Beef Council wants folks everyone prepared for the fun.  She talks with Pam Jahnke about all the resources they're making available from recipes to nutrition and even a burger road map for summer travel fun.  It's all at beeftips.com.  Paid for by the Wisconsin Beef Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Deputy Counsel Lucas Vebber joins Wisconsin's Midday News to discuss barn wedding venue owners' lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin regarding the states new law requiring these private venues to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events.

In the noon hour of today's show: -(00:40) Now at Noon: The latest from Stormy Daniels' witness testimony in Trump hush money trial, Planters recalls nut products, and CDC warns of new covid-19 variant -(03:19) Hoffman York Executive Creative Director Mike Rowe on new augmented history app that shows users what ghost signs in the Historic Third Ward used to look like through walking virtual tour: https://augmentedhistory.org/ -(14:23) Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Deputy Counsel Lucas Vebber on lawsuit against Wisconsin over state liquor law change requiring venue license for barn wedding venues -(19:45) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Reporter Jessica Van Egeren takes us inside Mount Horeb Middle School the day a student showed up with a gun

On March 5, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman of the Northern District of Texas entered a declaratory judgment and nationwide injunction against the Minority Business Development Agency, preventing the agency from extending a federally-sponsored racial preference to groups seeking to access capital and government contracts. This case, Nuziard v. MBDA, expands upon last summer's Supreme Court ruling in SFFA v. Harvard, which struck down affirmative action in college admissions. Daniel Lennington of the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, who litigated the case, discussed the case and its impact on the future of equality.

In this episode of "American Potential," Jeff Crank delves into the contentious issue of the line-item veto with Lucas Vebber, Deputy Counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. Vebber explains the historical use and recent abuses of the line-item veto in Wisconsin, particularly how it has evolved to allow the governor to make substantial changes to legislation without full legislative consent. This discussion illuminates the significant implications these powers have on state governance and fiscal policy, highlighting recent controversies where vetoes have dramatically altered state budget allocations.   The conversation also covers the efforts to amend the state constitution to curb these powers, reflecting on past amendments that restricted but did not eliminate the governor's ability to manipulate legislative outcomes through vetoes. Vebber's insights provide a critical look at the balance of power within state governments and the ongoing struggle to align executive actions with voter intentions and legislative clarity. This episode is an essential listen for those interested in the dynamics of state power and constitutional law.   Check out American Potential here: https://americanpotential.com   Check out our Spanish episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8wSZydeKZ6uOuFlT_1QQ53L7l6AmC83c   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanPotentialPodcast     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanpotentialpodcast/   X: https://twitter.com/AMPotentialPod

Cancer is a tremendous topic. Dr Julianna Giles, ND, has focused her career on evidence-based approaches for this complex condition. Dr Giles now directs our Integrative Oncology program at Neuroveda Health in Seattle, Washington. In this podcast, she walks us through cancer, soup to nuts. This includes defining cancer, describing different types and stages of cancer, and the conventional treatments of surgery, radiation chemotherapy and now immunotherapy. Dr Giles then layers in integrative approaches including high-dose (aka ‘pro-oxidant') IV vitamin C, other botanicals, metabolic approaches to treating cancer and the relationship between other immune dysfunction, like auto-immune disease or chronic viral infections, to cancer development. Next is a review of the core elements of our program, including specialty liquid biopsy testing, the timing necessary for balancing pro-oxidation (chemo) with anti-oxidant (recovery) targets, and the value we place on collaboration with conventional oncologists and treatments. We welcome patients to our program at all stages of cancer status including those with a family history seeking prevention, monitoring for early detection (we do pap/ HPV testing in clinic), treatment at all stages (early, middle, late), post-chemo/radiation recovery, prevention of recurrence and palliative care/ hospice as it's needed. Listen in and please share widely with those who are being affected by cancer. This is a critical show for broadening ideas about treatment options and maintaining agency at a time when health stress can be overwhelming. We discuss: ·     3:20 What is cancer? ·     6:36: How do we think and name different types of cancer? ·     9:09 Ayurvedic perspective of cancer ·     11:25 How does conventional care typically treat cancer? Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy ·     17:12 High dose IV (intravenous) vitamin C to make chemotherapy more tolerant to the body and prevent recurrences. ·     25:00 Fasting and chemotherapy treatment ·     28:35 Discussion about immunotherapy and metronomic (aka low dose) chemotherapy ·     32:12 Defining Integrative Oncology including the value of collaboration to help conventional treatments to work better ·     33:34 Looking at the foundations of health: asking and answering the ‘why' and ‘why now' questions ·     35:33 Molecular targets of botanicals, for example, p53 targeted by no drugs but impacted by curcumin; ·     36:55: Use of botanicals, diet and lifestyle as anti-inflammatory influences during pro-oxidant treatments like chemo- it's all about timing! ·    42:33 Discussion of the Integrative Oncology program at Neuroveda Health ·     56:30 Liquid biopsies looking for cell free mutated DNA shedding from cancers in the body ·     1:03:33: Putting together integrative treatment plans including the metabolic approach to cancer treatment ( Care Oncology protocol out of the UK) ·     1:08: How cancer interacts with the rest of the immune system, including auto-immune disease ·     1:12:38 Recovery after cancer treatment Bio: Julianna Giles is a Naturopathic Physician with a Masters in Ayurveda who specializes in integrative oncology, endocrinology, chronic infections, medical cannabis, entheogens and psychoneuroimmunology. After graduation from Bastyr University, she completed four years of residency training in integrative oncology. She is a core lecturer for the Academy of Cannabis Science and lead formulator for Polite and Lumna, both medical cannabis companies. While at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, she researched medicinal mushrooms and medical cannabis as adjunctive cancer therapies, as well as the neurological effects of mindfulness at the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep & Consciousness. Dr Giles is certified in Ayurveda Yoga therapy, Prana Flow and Kundalini Yoga. In her free time, she practices Yoga, is passionate about plant-based cooking, and loves exploring the wild Pacific Northwest.

Complexity scientists have been able to make an impressive amount of progress despite the fact that there is not universal agreement about what "complexity" actually is. We know it when we see it, perhaps, but there are a number of aspects to the phenomenon, and different researchers will naturally focus on their favorites. Today's guest, David Krakauer, is president of the Santa Fe Institute and a longtime researcher in complexity. He points the finger at the concept of agency. A ball rolling down a hill just mindlessly obeys equations of motion, but a complex system gathers information and uses it to adapt. We talk about what that means and how to think about the current state of complexity science.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/07/10/242-david-krakauer-on-complexity-agency-and-information/Support Mindscape on Patreon.David Krakauer received his D.Phil. in evolutionary biology from Oxford University. He is currently President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute. Previously he was at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he was the founding director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and the Co-director of the Center for Complexity and Collective Computation. He was included in Wired magazine's list of "50 People Who Will Change the World."Web siteSanta Fe Institute web pageWikipediaGoogle ScholarSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Libby Sobic of the Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty joins to share how a trans-identifying man exposed himself to 14-year-old girls and what can be done to protect women from being violated. The Biden crime family continues to grow, as a dozen family members are believed to have offshore accounts. Tucker Carlson is breaking free from Fox News, so what does this mean for the future of the media outlet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The woke left wants to make Earth Day a religious holiday. But what would the religion of environmentalism look like? Ray Epps, the questionable figure from Jan. 6, is now an outspoken critic of President Trump. Libby Sobic of the Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty joins to share how a trans-identifying man exposed himself to 14-year-old girls and what can be done to protect women from being violated. Glenn and Stu point out the inconsistencies in the Left's beliefs regarding sexual assault and transgenderism. The manifesto of the Nashville shooter is now in the hands of the FBI, who refuse to release it because it is "astronomically dangerous." The Biden crime family continues to grow, as a dozen family members are believed to have offshore accounts. Tucker Carlson is breaking free from Fox News, so what does this mean for the future of the media outlet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices