Episodes

  • The Apostle Islands: A Treasured Wildlife Refuge, with guest Bijit Khadka
    Nov 19 2024

    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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    24 mins
  • West Madison Agricultural Research Station's Important Role with Station Superintendent Janet Hedtke and Professor William Tracy
    Nov 5 2024

    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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    28 mins
  • Wisconsin Book Festival! With Director Jane Rotonda
    Oct 8 2024

    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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    24 mins
  • Wisconsin Science Festival 2024 with Sam Mulrooney
    Oct 1 2024

    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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    19 mins
  • Understanding Social Security with Lindsay Jacobs
    Sep 17 2024

    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 future looks like.

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    25 mins
  • Exciting Changes to UW Athletic Facilities with Jason King
    Aug 27 2024

    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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    22 mins
  • Research + Sport: BIOS with Peter Miller
    Aug 20 2024

    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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    24 mins
  • Understand Economics with Menzie Chinn
    Aug 10 2024

    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 School of Public Affairs joins Buzz Kemper, and helps us unpack and understand this complex topic.

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    28 mins