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Badger Talks Podcast
by Badger Talks
This podcast will give a sneak peak to the upcoming Badger Talks and showcase the person behind the discussion topic whether it's about the history of the Wisconsin Ice Age Trail, the history of Ragtime music, the changes in the dairy industry, or updates on the latest ground-breaking health care research being done on the University of Wisconsin- Madison campus.
Episodes
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Burn the Haystack: Decode Dating, Torch the Duds and Make Room for Men who Matter with Dr. Jennie Young
Buzz Kemper speaks with Dr. Jennie Young, a professor of writing and rhetoric at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, specializing in applied rhetoric, humor, and feminism. She holds a Ph.D. in rhetoric and discourse studies from Case Western Reserve University and a satire writing certificate...
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Rocky Knoll Care Center: 100 Years of Care, with Governor Tony Evers, Kayla Clinton, Abby Becker, and Keith Abler, and Keith
Buzz Kemper speaks with Kayla Clinton, Abby Becker, Keith Abler, and Governor Tony Evers about Rocky Knoll's century of caregiving. Rocky Knoll Health Care Center began its century of caring for Sheboygan County residents in 1926 when it opened as a facility to care for people diagnosed with...
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A balanced trail: How one Wisconsin village is considering mountain biking and ecological integrity
In response to enthusiastic requests from high school students for a new mountain bike park, the Village of DeForest joined up with UniverCity Alliance to create a park that is responsible to citizens and the local environment. Buzz Kemper talks with Greg Hall, Director of Public Services for the...
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Ukwakhwa: Seeds to Table initiative
On this episode, Buzz Kemper speaks with Steve Webster, the Ukwakhwa farm operator and culinary director and grant lead on this WPP-funded project, Dr. Brett Benally Thompson. Director of Indigenous Health and Cultural Guidance, PI and Clinical Associate Professor for the UW School of Medicine…
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"More Than Words: How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World" with Professor Emerit Maryellen MacDonald
Can we learn from talking as well as from listening? On this episode of The Badger Talks Podcast, Buzz Kemper talks with Professor Emerit Maryellen MacDonald, author of More Than Words: How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World.
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The Psychology of Gun Ownership and Gun Violence with Professor Emerit Janet Shibley Hyde and Dr. Nick Buttrick
Host Buzz Kemper explores the psychology of gun violence and gun ownership in America, including our many gun cultures. His guests are Professor Emerit of Psychology and Gender & Women's Studies Janet Shibley Hyde, and assistant professor of psychology at UW-Madison Dr. Nick Buttrick.
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Engineering Against Cancer: Smarter Tools for Safer Surgeries with Professor Daniel van der Weide
How does research in electrical engineering and high frequency generation in the terahertz range impact doctors' ability to diagnose and treat cancer? The answers may surprise you. This time on the Badger Talks Podcast, Buzz Kemper speaks with an expert in the field: Grainger Institute for...
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"Engineering the Next Transportation Revolution: The Rise of Electric Vehicles" with Dr. Mahima Gupta
On this episode, Buzz Kemper talks with Dr. Mahima Gupta, Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she is also affiliated with Wisconsin Electric Machine and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC). Her research...
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Building a Gratitude Practice (Just in time for Thanksgiving!) with Dr. Mick Miyamoto
Buzz talks with Dr. Mick Miyamoto, Former Interim Associate Dean of Students and Student Affairs Special Projects about how to build a gratitude practice and be present.
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Easing eco-anxiety through guided meditation, with Dekila Chungyalpa
Buzz Kemper speaks with Dekila Chungyalpa, Director of the Loka Initiative, about utilizing meditation to ease eco-anxiety.
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Bones Piled on Bones! Secrets of the Caves and Ancient Humans with John Hawks
Buzz Kemper speaks with Dr. John Hawks, Chair and Vilas-Borghesi Distinguished Achievement Professor in the UW-Madison Department of Anthropology about his adventures digging in caves searching for bones and other remnants of ancient humans. The Rising Star Expedition--in which Dr. Hawks is a...
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What Happens in the Brain When it's Terrified....and more! Buzz talks with Dr. Jack Nitschke
In this episode, Dr. Jack Nitschke explains neuroplasticity in the human brain; how we can essentially teach our brain better thinking and better habits.
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Understanding Sustainability: Financial and Environmental, with Tom Eggert
Tom Eggert taught the first class on sustainability at UW in 1994 and has been on it ever since. He was a Fulbright Scholar to Latvia, and founded the nonprofit WorldWise Microfinance. Tom helps us unpack the many benefits of building a business from a foundation of sustainability.
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Humans and Carnivores: How we can co-exist, with Dr. Adrian Treves
In this episode, Buzz Kemper talks with Dr. Adrian Treves, Professor of Environmental Studies and director of the Carnivore Co-existence Lab at UW-Madison. We unravel the complexities of how humans and carnivorous wildlife can co-exist: what works, what doesn't, and why.
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We're Number One! What makes Wisconsin the top cranberry producer in the world, with Allison Jonjak
In this episode, Buzz Kemper talks with Allison Jonjak, MS, CCA: Cranberry Outreach Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison about cranberries, and how Wisconsin remains the #1 producer in the world.
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Main Street Agenda: Bringing Civility to Political Discourse
Buzz Kemper speaks with Amber Wichowsky and Susan Webb Yackee about the La Follette School of Public Affairs program Main Street Agenda. The goal of the project is to raise awareness about issues Wisconsin residents are concerned about via group discussion and town hall meetings, keeping the...
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The Astounding Life of Whales with Dr. Alyson Fleming
Buzz Kemper talks with Dr. Alyson Fleming, Director of Public-Private Partnerships for the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW Madison about the amazing life, feeding habits, and evolution of whales, including why in their case, size DOES matter.
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Riding In the Moment: Horse-Assisted Therapy with Dr. Beth Fields and Jolie Hope
Buzz Kemper talks with Dr. Beth Fields and Jolie Hope about the program "Riding in the Moment", developed to improve the health and quality of life of people living with dementia and their families. Hear how contact with horses at Three Gaits farm is brightening lives.
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A Visit to Virtual Reality with Dr. Kevin Ponto
Buzz Kemper talks with Dr. Kevin Ponto, Audrey Rothermel Bascom Professor at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery about his lab's exciting work with virtual and extended reality and its many scientific applications.
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Who Do Researchers Turn to When They Need Help with Coding? Dr. Sarah Stevens!
UW's Researchers need to make figures, graphs, and models to do their work, but they're not all experts in Python or R coding languages. When they need a guiding hand, they call upon Dr. Sarah Stevens, which is who we at Badger Talks Podcast just called upon to help us understand what she does....
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Editing Genomes for better eyesight with Dr. Krishanu Saha
In this episode, Buzz Kemper talks with Dr. Krishanu Saha, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at UW-Madison talks about genome editing and how it can positively affect eyesight and other issues with human health.
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Microbiology: Battling Bacteria with Dr. Suzana Salcedo
Microbiologist Dr. Suzana Salcedo talks with Buzz Kemper about her battle against harmful bacteria that evades immune systems in humans and animals.
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Themes of Love in Music....for Valentine's Day! With DIrector of the Mead Witter School of Music Dan Cavanagh
With Valentine's Day just behind us, Buzz Kemper talks with UW School of Music Director Dan Cavanagh about themes of love in music. But wait....it gets better. Dan sits down at Audio for the Arts' grand piano and plays songs inspired by the joy of love gained, the beauty of love lost, and longing...
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For Valentine's Day: Love & Black Fatherhood with Dr. Alvin Thomas
In a special for Valentine's Day, Love, as it relates to parenthood, and specifically to black fatherhood. Buzz Kemper talks with Alvin Thomas, Ph.D | Phyllis Northway Faculty Fellow |Associate Professor | Human Development and Family Studies, & Host of the award-winning Black Fatherhood Podcast.
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The Apostle Islands: A Treasured Wildlife Refuge, with guest Bijit Khadka
Buzz talks with Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology PhD student Bijit Khadka about his research into animal communities, wildlife genetics, populations, and competition dynamics in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
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West Madison Agricultural Research Station's Important Role with Station Superintendent Janet Hedtke and Professor William Tracy
Buzz Kemper talks with West Madison Agricultural Research Station Superintendent Janet Hedtke and Professor William Tracy about the station's important role in food and other plant growing in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Book Festival! With Director Jane Rotonda
Jane Rotonda, Director of the Wisconsin Book Festival (October 17-20), talks with Buzz Kemper about this year's Book Festival activities and events.
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Wisconsin Science Festival 2024 with Sam Mulrooney
As his first return guest, Sam Mulrooney, Director of the Wisconsin Science Festival and Outreach Program Manager at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery talks with Buzz Kemper about the Wisconsin Science Festival 2024, which runs October 14-20.
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Understanding Social Security with Lindsay Jacobs
The state and future of Social Security and aging trends often gets put into the political blender, and it's easy to get confused. In this episode, Buzz Kemper speaks with Assistant Professor at La Follette School of Public Affairs about this important program, where it's at now, and what its...
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Exciting Changes to UW Athletic Facilities with Jason King
Buzz talks with Senior Associate Athletic Director for Capital Projects and Operations Jason King about some big and exciting improvements to UW Athletic facilities.
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Research + Sport: BIOS with Peter Miller
Scientific research and sports come together in a fascinating new way which benefits both. Hear about BIOS: Badger Inquiry on Sport, as Buzz Kemper speaks with Peter Miller, professor in the School of Education at UW-Madison.
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Understand Economics with Menzie Chinn
Economics. Oh yes, we all learned the basics of supply and demand back in junior high, but what does economic health mean for a country? For an individual? And how can we better understand the basics and what impacts them? Menzie Chinn, Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at La Follette...
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald--Beyond the song lyrics, with Steve Ackerman
Buzz talks with Emeritus Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at UW Madison Steve Ackerman about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. We go far beyond what you know from Gordon Lightfoot's song in this fascinating interview.
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The Great Great Lakes
What do you know about the Great Lakes? Buzz Kemper speaks with Moira Harrington, Assistant Director of Communications at UW Madison Sea Grant about some amazing things about our Great Lakes.
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Harmful Algal Blooms with Jordan Murray
Buzz Kemper speaks with Jordan Murray, Harmful Algal Blooms Epidemiologist at UW Department of Health Services, about how Blue-Green Algae forms, and how its presence in Wisconsin lakes can affect the health of humans and animals.
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Plants In Space!
Buzz talks with Botany Professor Dr. Simon Gilroy about his experiment sending plants to the space station for observation.
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The Buzz About Wisconsin's Cicada Emergence
This time on The Badger Talks Podcast, Buzz talks about....a BIG buzz! Wisconsin's 17-year cicada emergence, with his guest, Director of UW Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab, aka Wisconsin's Bug Guy: PJ Liesch.
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Earthfest 2024!
Buzz explores how Wisconsin's Earth Day celebration evolved into a week-long Earthfest, with his guests Nathan Jandl and Emily Reynolds.
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Stories of Courage: The Odyssey Project
In a continuation of exploring The Odyssey Project, Buzz Kemper talks with director Emily Auerbach, and Odyssey Project alums Hezouwe Walada and Rene Robinson about their stories of courage. The UW-Odyssey Project offers University of Wisconsin-Madison humanities classes for adult students facing...
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Celebrating Odyssey Voices
UW-Madison's Odyssey Project offers humanities classes for adult students facing economic barriers to college. The majority of students who participate in Odyssey are from racial and ethnic minority groups, and are often overcoming the obstacles of single parenthood, homelessness, addiction,...
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The Ho Chunk Traveling Museum with Kylie West and Gavin Luter
Buzz speaks with Village of Waunakee Executive Assistant Kylie West and UniverCity Managing Director Gavin Luter about how cities, towns, and villages form alliances with UW-Madison to accomplish their goals; in this case, working with the Ho Chunk Nation to create a traveling museum about the Ho...
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Community-Based Research with Cory Sprinkel and Kat Phelps
What is research? We have images of labs, computer models, surveys, ivory towers, etc. but some researchers are taking research to the people: to communities and neighborhoods. We find out more with our guests, Community-Engaged Scholarship Specialist Cory Sprinkel of the Morgridge Center for...
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The benefits of gratitude, with Bob McGrath
Psychology Emeritus Professor Robert McGrath helps us tune into the meaning of Thanksgiving by talking about the benefits of gratitude and thankfulness.
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UW supports our veteran students, with Joe Rasmussen
It's Veterans' Day month, and on this episode, Joe Rasmussen, Director of Veterans Services at UW-Madison, talks about how the UW supports our veteran students.
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Curing sick cranberries (and other fruits) with Fruit Pathologist Leslie Holland
Humans have doctors to cure them of illnesses and disease, so why not plants? Leslie Holland, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist of Fruit Crop Pathology talks with Buzz Kemper about diagnosing and curing disease in Wisconsin's most common fruit crops: cranberries, apples, and grapes.
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It's Wisconsin Science Festival Time! Buzz talks with Festival Director Samantha Mulrooney
Every fall, the Wisconsin Science Festival features fascinating events all over Wisconsin. On this episode, Buzz Kemper speaks with Festival Director Samantha Mulrooney about this year's festival.
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How genomics can prevent cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac arrest, with electrophysiologist Dr. Lee Eckhardt
Dr. Lee L. Eckhardt is the Gary and Marie Weiner Professor of Cardiovascular Research and a faculty member in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine within the Department of Medicine. As an electrophysiologist, Dr. Eckhardt treats a wide variety of arrhythmia conditions particularly conditions...
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The science of regenerating, replacing, growing, and repairing muscle cells with Dr. Jeffrey Dilworth
Buzz Kemper talks with cell and regenerative biology professor Dr. Jeffrey Dilworth, who helps us understand why the genes that maintain stem cells in a healthy state sometimes get turned off and how we can use epigenetics to turn these genes back on, so our satellite cells can function properly...
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The History of the Universe through the James Webb Space Telescope with Michael Maseda
Buzz Kemper speaks with UW Madison Assistant Professor of Astronomy Michael Maseda about what he's learned from hundreds of hours of observing distant galaxies through the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST.
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Galaxies, Gases, and Supermassive Black Holes with Melissa Morris
Soon-to-be Doctor Melissa Morris talks with Buzz Kemper about galaxies, their environments, their movements, and what supermassive black holes can tell us about them.
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This podcast will give a sneak peak to the upcoming Badger Talks and showcase the person behind the discussion topic whether it's about the history of the Wisconsin Ice Age Trail, the history of Ragtime music, the changes in the dairy industry, or updates on the latest ground-breaking health care research being done on the University of Wisconsin- Madison campus.
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