Cap Times Investigative Reporter Katelyn Ferral sat down with three journalism leaders and researchers to discuss what news outlets should do stay credible in an age of “alternative facts.”Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/m

The First Amendment, government authority and nuclear weapons

Dec 19th, 2019 1h 2m

In 1979, The Progressive magazine gained national attention as the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government seeking to prevent the magazine from publishing the “secret” of the hydrogen bomb, though all the information was already p

What Trump has wrought and what 2020 could bring

Nov 15th, 2019 1h

This year's Cap Times Idea Fest included a meditation on the state of the union -- not with a speech delivered by the president, but with a conversation among an all-star roster of Washington Post journalists.Support the show: https://checkout.

How does Madison not become Seattle?

Nov 13th, 2019 43m 16s

Seattle, while booming, has also become a cautionary tale for cities like Madison: Even as its economy thrives, it's suffering from rocketing housing prices and rates of homelessness.Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberf

How can theater become more inclusive?

Nov 8th, 2019 46m 3s

What happens when predominantly white, non-disabled theater companies try to diversify the stories they tell and artists they work with? What are the considerations for directors and actors? What are the challenges, rewards and potential pitfal

Is there a political center?

Nov 6th, 2019 1h 10m

Conventional wisdom has it that American politics is increasingly driven by extremists on either end of the spectrum. But is that true?Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67D

A new take on criminal justice reform

Nov 1st, 2019 1h 9m

John Nichols talks with two federal judges about their perspective on what decarceration could look like in Wisconsin.Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAASSee omnystudio

Will health care supercharge Madison's economy?

Oct 30th, 2019 1h 3m

Thanks to companies like Epic Systems and a bevy of other startups, Madison is gaining a reputation as a hub of health care information technology.Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=701

One-on-one with Ron Johnson

Oct 26th, 2019 44m 17s

In 2017, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson visited the first-ever Cap Times Idea Fest in 2017 for a one-on-one that heavily focused on foreign affairs and immigration policy. In 2019, Johnson made his return to the fest for round two.Support the show: ht

The next chapter for youth justice in Wisconsin

Oct 23rd, 2019 1h 2m

Enacted in 2018, Act 185 forces the eventual closure of Wisconsin’s troubled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons, to be replaced by smaller county-run facilities to promote a closer-to-home model. On this episode, a talk on that transfo

Wisconsin politics in 2020

Oct 19th, 2019 1h 6m

Election Day 2020 is still over a year away, but the buzz about how it could play out already seems to be at fever pitch. That's why at this year's Cap Times Idea Fest, Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien sat down with a group of political o

Should legal marijuana come to Wisconsin?

Oct 16th, 2019 1h 3m

Should legal marijuana come to Wisconsin? by Live from Cap Times Idea FestSupport the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAASSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chloe Benjamin talks "The Immortalists" and life in Madison

Oct 11th, 2019 59m 11s

Chloe Benjamin says she first realized her career as a writer was undergoing a profound change when she was able to quit her day job after selling her second novel to a publisher. It wasn't until the book came out that she realized just how dra

The Castro Brothers

Oct 4th, 2019 1h 18m

David Maraniss talks with Julian and Joaquin Castro about their childhood in Texas, their history in city and federal politics, their takes on the Democratic primaries, and the current landscape of politics in their home state.Support the show:

Tom Perez

Sep 28th, 2019 1h 22m

It's time for another season of Live from Cap Times Idea FestSupport the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAASSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business and racial equity

Dec 29th, 2018 57m 34s

Dane County has been grappling with findings published in the Race to Equity report about profound levels of racial disparities in the area. At one Idea Fest panel, the question at hand was, what can the private sector do to help?Support the sh

Wisconsin's Environment and Communities of Color

Dec 28th, 2018 1h 5m

Wisconsin is a state proud of its natural resources, but the way that its residents access and engage with the environment changes is by no means equal.Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaig

Kevin Conroy

Dec 24th, 2018 1h 3m

The CEO of Exact Sciences talks with biotech journalist Luke Timmerman about his own journey from electrical engineering into the life sciences, the ups and downs of his company, and the current state of cancer research and detection.Support th

Stem Cells at 20

Dec 22nd, 2018 57m 36s

2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the breakthrough research on stem cells by researchers led by James Thomson at UW-Madison. In this conversation, stem cell experts discuss how the “stem cell revolution” have played out.Support the show: https

What media should I trust?

Dec 22nd, 2018 51m 10s

Especially in the wake of the election of Donald Trump, the trustworthiness and reliability of the news media has emerged as a focal point of political dialogue in the U.S. In an age of "fake news," declining revenues for legacy outlets and a n

Millennials in Wisconsin

Nov 22nd, 2018 49m 41s

At the Cap Times Idea Fest, Millennials who have found success as entrepreneurs, consultants and business leaders gathered to talk about what they think the city and the state is doing right, and what it needs to do differently, to retain and a

Michael Johnson

Oct 31st, 2018 1h 2m

A former community leader reflects on his eight years at the helm of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County.Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAASSee omnystudio.com/liste

What should the fire department of the future look like?

Oct 20th, 2018 1h

Cap Times reporter Abby Becker leads a talk with two analysts and the head of the statewide firefighters union about the roles firefighters play today in Wisconsin communities.Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org

Fixing juvenile justice in Wisconsin

Oct 17th, 2018 55m 6s

News editor Jason Joyce leads a panel about youth incarceration, restorative justice, and how juvenile justice is handled as a political issue in Wisconsin.Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&cam

Jim Doyle

Oct 10th, 2018 58m 19s

Washington Post associate editor David Maraniss sits down with Jim Doyle, Wisconsin's former governor and attorney general, for a conversation on gun control, criminal justice and state elections.Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalis