University of the Air

University of the Air

Hosts Norman Gilliland and Emily Auerbach invite distinguished faculty guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss topics in music, art, writing, theater, science, education, and history.

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August 24, 2025 53 mins
The University of Wisconsin has the oldest labor education program in the country and remains active today.
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Every ship that carried Africans into forced servitude in the New World had a story. If we look closely at one of those stories, we’ll find that we’re soon caught up in a dangerous web of merchants, slave traders, and seafarers on four continents. We’ll also find out where the ultimate power was—in the monarchy or somewhere else?
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August 10, 2025 53 mins
Explore the variety and special cultural features of Latinx populations here in the Midwest.
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August 3, 2025 53 mins
The US Constitution establishes what the US Supreme Court has the power to rule on. But recently the Supreme Court has chosen not to rule on a variety of major cases that fall under its jurisdiction.
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July 27, 2025 53 mins
Educator, author, and veteran Doug Bradley explores the soundtrack of his life before and after Vietnam in "Tracks of My Years: A Music-Based Memoir."
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Built in the 1870s, UW-Madison's Washburn Observatory continues to provide new insights into the cosmos, and has always prioritized access to the public. James Lattis and Kelly Tyrrell, co-authors of Chasing the Stars , tell the story of the observatory and its discoveries.
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Explore why acclaimed African American singer, actor, and activist Paul Robeson became embroiled in controversy and denied a passport.
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During its long history minor league baseball has produced a lot of bizarre occurrences. On today's show, sports announcer Tim Hagerty will share some of the most amazing and amusing of them.
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Mindfulness techniques can transform lives in prison and aid with reentry.
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June 22, 2025 53 mins
Counterfeiting has been used as a weapon of war, and it's still very much with us in America today. But how practical is it to apprehend and who's doing the counterfeiting? And how can game theory be used to track it?
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