University of the Air

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Hosts Norman Gilliland and Emily Auerbach invite distinguished faculty guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss topics in music, art, writing, theater, science, education, and history.

Episodes

  1. 09/28/2025

    The Future of Higher Education

    American universities are facing new questions about their purpose. How are they adjusting to address those questions and what will tomorrow’s university look like? For this final broadcast of University of the Air, we'll look into the future with Johannes Britz, Senior Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs of the Universities of Wisconsin.

    54 min

  2. 09/21/2025

    UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin

    In her final University of the Air broadcast, Emily Auerbach engages in a lively conversation with UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin about her journey to becoming 30th chancellor, the highs and […]

    53 min

  3. 09/14/2025

    The Legendary Nina Simone

    This hour explores the life and legacy of singer, songwriter, pianist, and activist Nina Simone, followed by a look back at other women of the Civil Rights Movement such as Rosa Parks and singer-activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

    54 min

  4. 09/07/2025

    Profiles in Cold War Espionage

    During the Cold War, “the man on the spot” could wield great power over US policy in Europe, Korea, Africa, Latin America, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Iran. Raising the question: Did the influence of individual espionage agents lead to costly mistakes?

    54 min

  5. 08/31/2025

    The Repatriation of Mexican Immigrants

    The U.S. expelled nearly one million people of Mexican descent during removals labeled "voluntary repatriation" between the 1920s and 1940s. What was the outcome then and what does it tell us about how we arrived at the current deportations?

    54 min

  6. 08/24/2025

    100 Years of UW’s School for Workers

    The University of Wisconsin has the oldest labor education program in the country and remains active today.

    54 min

  7. 08/17/2025

    Mutiny on the Black Prince

    Every ship that carried Africans into forced servitude in the New World had a story. If we look closely at one of those stories, we’ll find that we’re soon caught up in a dangerous web of merchants, slave traders, and seafarers on four continents. We’ll also find out where the ultimate power was—in the monarchy or somewhere else?

    54 min

  8. 08/10/2025

    Latinx in the Midwest

    Explore the variety and special cultural features of Latinx populations here in the Midwest.

    53 min

  9. 08/03/2025

    The Roberts Court

    The US Constitution establishes what the US Supreme Court has the power to rule on. But recently the Supreme Court has chosen not to rule on a variety of major cases that fall under its jurisdiction.

    54 min

  10. 07/27/2025

    Music and Memoir

    Educator, author, and veteran Doug Bradley explores the soundtrack of his life before and after Vietnam in "Tracks of My Years: A Music-Based Memoir."

    54 min
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Hosts Norman Gilliland and Emily Auerbach invite distinguished faculty guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss topics in music, art, writing, theater, science, education, and history.

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  • Creator
    Wisconsin Public Radio
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2025
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    University of the Air

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