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Badger Talks Podcast — 75 episodes

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1

Burn the Haystack: Decode Dating, Torch the Duds and Make Room for Men who Matter with Dr. Jennie Young

2

Rocky Knoll Care Center: 100 Years of Care, with Governor Tony Evers, Kayla Clinton, Abby Becker, and Keith Abler, and Keith

3

A balanced trail: How one Wisconsin village is considering mountain biking and ecological integrity

4

Ukwakhwa: Seeds to Table initiative

5

"More Than Words: How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World" with Professor Emerit Maryellen MacDonald

6

The Psychology of Gun Ownership and Gun Violence with Professor Emerit Janet Shibley Hyde and Dr. Nick Buttrick

7

Engineering Against Cancer: Smarter Tools for Safer Surgeries with Professor Daniel van der Weide

8

"Engineering the Next Transportation Revolution: The Rise of Electric Vehicles" with Dr. Mahima Gupta

9

Building a Gratitude Practice (Just in time for Thanksgiving!) with Dr. Mick Miyamoto

10

Easing eco-anxiety through guided meditation, with Dekila Chungyalpa

11

Bones Piled on Bones! Secrets of the Caves and Ancient Humans with John Hawks

12

What Happens in the Brain When it's Terrified....and more! Buzz talks with Dr. Jack Nitschke

13

Understanding Sustainability: Financial and Environmental, with Tom Eggert

14

Humans and Carnivores: How we can co-exist, with Dr. Adrian Treves

15

We're Number One! What makes Wisconsin the top cranberry producer in the world, with Allison Jonjak

16

Main Street Agenda: Bringing Civility to Political Discourse

17

The Astounding Life of Whales with Dr. Alyson Fleming

18

Riding In the Moment: Horse-Assisted Therapy with Dr. Beth Fields and Jolie Hope

19

A Visit to Virtual Reality with Dr. Kevin Ponto

20

Who Do Researchers Turn to When They Need Help with Coding? Dr. Sarah Stevens!

21

Editing Genomes for better eyesight with Dr. Krishanu Saha

22

Microbiology: Battling Bacteria with Dr. Suzana Salcedo

23

Themes of Love in Music....for Valentine's Day! With DIrector of the Mead Witter School of Music Dan Cavanagh

24

For Valentine's Day: Love & Black Fatherhood with Dr. Alvin Thomas

25

The Apostle Islands: A Treasured Wildlife Refuge, with guest Bijit Khadka

26

West Madison Agricultural Research Station's Important Role with Station Superintendent Janet Hedtke and Professor William Tracy

27

Wisconsin Book Festival! With Director Jane Rotonda

28

Wisconsin Science Festival 2024 with Sam Mulrooney

29

Understanding Social Security with Lindsay Jacobs

30

Exciting Changes to UW Athletic Facilities with Jason King

31

Research + Sport: BIOS with Peter Miller

32

Understand Economics with Menzie Chinn

33

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald--Beyond the song lyrics, with Steve Ackerman

34

The Great Great Lakes

35

Harmful Algal Blooms with Jordan Murray

36

Plants In Space!

37

The Buzz About Wisconsin's Cicada Emergence

38

Earthfest 2024!

39

Stories of Courage: The Odyssey Project

40

Celebrating Odyssey Voices

41

The Ho Chunk Traveling Museum with Kylie West and Gavin Luter

42

Community-Based Research with Cory Sprinkel and Kat Phelps

43

The benefits of gratitude, with Bob McGrath

44

UW supports our veteran students, with Joe Rasmussen

45

Curing sick cranberries (and other fruits) with Fruit Pathologist Leslie Holland

46

It's Wisconsin Science Festival Time! Buzz talks with Festival Director Samantha Mulrooney

47

How genomics can prevent cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac arrest, with electrophysiologist Dr. Lee Eckhardt

48

The science of regenerating, replacing, growing, and repairing muscle cells with Dr. Jeffrey Dilworth

49

The History of the Universe through the James Webb Space Telescope with Michael Maseda

50

Galaxies, Gases, and Supermassive Black Holes with Melissa Morris

51

Lake sediment, shared data, the changing climate and pickle ball with Jack Williams

52

Navigating Cartography with Jim Lacy

53

War Crimes and the Russian War on Ukraine with Dr. Francine Hirsch

54

Demisemiseptcentennial! UW-Madison 175th Anniversary with Michael Fahey

55

Predicting brackets and beyond with Laura Albert

56

Connecting medicine and children's literature with Dipesh Navsaria

57

Investing to improve the world with Tom Eggert

58

Giving cows a voice in their welfare with Jennifer Van Os

59

Advancing our knowledge of Alzheimer's disease at UW-Madison with Sterling Johnson

60

Making dance accessible with Kate Corby

61

Flow in Dance with Li Chiao-Ping

62

Business resources from the Small Business Development Center with Michelle Somes-Booher

63

Shifts in supply chains with Jake Dean

64

An overview of Covering Wisconsin with Courtney Harris

65

Financial Scams and Trusted Resources with Cliff Robb

66

The how and why of investing with Linda Lepe

67

Reflecting on "WPR Reports: Mapped Out" with Bridgit Bowden

68

The joy and biodiversity of native plants with Susan Carpenter

69

Evidence-based practice and food security with Barb Duerst

70

The Wisconsin Science Festival through the ages with Laura Heisler and George Tzougros

71

A critical lens on gerrymandering in all forms with Barry Burden

72

The School of Music Expands and the early Wonderbread years with Susan C. Cook

73

Composing, improvising, and kid show earworms with Johannes Wallmann

74

Feeling hopeful about climate change with Greg Nemet

75

On poetry and meaningful baking with Professor Cherene Sherrard-Johnson