Podcast Episodes

End of an Era for Iconic Willy St Bakery

Nature’s Bakery, an iconic Madison institution, has closed. The ovens went quiet, the brick building on Willy Street has been sold, the workers who o…

2 years, 8 months ago

Why Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Focused on Heath Care

We’ve narrowly avoided a shutdown of the federal government, after Congress passed new funding through mid-November. Meanwhile, the legislating goes …

2 years, 8 months ago

What Books Are Being Challenged in Dane County

Librarians are worried. The American Library Association has been compiling data about censorship in libraries for the past 20 years and says attempt…

2 years, 8 months ago

Madison's Guide to Legal Weed

Illinois, Michigan, and recently Minnesota have all legalized recreational cannabis. Efforts to do so in Wisconsin have gone nowhere in the state Leg…

2 years, 8 months ago

Future of Affirmative Action at UW-Madison and Mister Rogers’ Favorite Neighbor

City Cast Madison’s Dylan Brogan and Bianca Martin round up the news this week. UW-Madison says it’s continuing diversity, equity, inclusion initiati…

2 years, 8 months ago

5 Local Apple Orchards Worth Visiting 🍎

In the final installment of how to make the most of fall in southern Wisconsin, Cap Times Food Editor Lindsay Christians shares her reporting on loca…

2 years, 8 months ago

Get Lost in Wisconsin's Wildest Corn Maze 🌽

It’s day two of our three-part series on how to make the most of fall in southern Wisconsin. On Tuesday’s episode, we gave you recommendations for ma…

2 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin’s Best Fall Drives 🍁

Happy fall! Welcome back to cool nights, crisp air, leaves crunching under our feet, bonfires and well, pumpkin everything. We’re all in. 

Welcome to …

2 years, 8 months ago

Justice for Rudi (and Other Madison Pigs)

When Rudi the pet pig was threatened with eviction, he became a cause célèbre. Friends, neighbors and local journalists rallied to his side. Pet pigs…

2 years, 8 months ago

Abortions are Back, Who Pays for the Brewers, and Introducing Ranked Choice Voting

The City Cast Madison team is here to round up the week’s news. Bianca Martin, Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz recap the highlights: Planned Parenthood…

2 years, 8 months ago