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Why do so many people hate grammar? Find out which grammar "rules" are prescriptive gobbledygook with the Chair of the UW English Department

Mountain lions, tigers, and bears--Wisconsin has them all in a shrinking habitat. Adrian Treves will provide some insights into which animals are thriving near humans and how best to interact with them.

In this rebroadcast, we ask, Why are so many American children failing to learn to read, and what can be done about it?

The process for nominating US presidential candidates has changed over the years—often in ways that are complicated, confusing, and not necessarily democratic. Nominations have become a shifting landscape of delegates, superdelegates, back-room party bosses, and late-night compromises that try to unite competing party factions. As the 2024 presidential election approaches, how will the nomination processes work and how will they be different from those in previous elections? Political scientist Barry Burden looks at the way presidential candidates are nominated.

Computers are dangerous enough for individuals. When nations are involved, the stakes are even bigger.

Ever since the days of Puritan New England, American governments have struggled to define the relationship between religion and a secular nation. In recent years, that struggle has become increasingly strident with the rise of the Christina Right. What is the relationship between the Christian Right and traditional evangelicals? At what point did the Christian Right become an influence in US presidential elections? And who were the key players in that development? Historian Dan Hummel will take us into the world of the Christian Right and its influence in American politics.