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The City Cast Madison team is here to round up the news of the week. Host Bianca Martin and Madison Minutes newsletter editor Hayley Sperling discuss the latest in the Wisconsin fake electors case, after the electors settle in court and admit that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Plus, Madison raises some of its off-street parking rates and a cadre of inflatable Santa Clauses pop up on Monroe Street lawns.
Mentioned on the show:
Wisconsin false electors admit their actions were used in effort to 'improperly overturn' the 2020 election [WPR]
City of Madison parking rate increases [City of Madison]
Why giant inflatable Santas have overtaken Monroe St [Madison Minutes]
Winter parking guide [City Cast Madison]
How to contest a Madison parking ticket [City Cast Madison]
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'Tis the season to be baking and cooking so maybe it’s time to crack open that cookbook you’ve been neglecting all year. If you’re looking for culinary inspiration or the perfect gift for a home chef in your life, Cap Times food editor Lindsay Christians is here with a bounty of cookbook recommendations, local and beyond. Christians joins host Bianca Martin and executive producer Molly Stentz to round up the best cookbooks for the season.
👩🏾‍🍳 Join us every Thursday as we explore Madison's food culture, from the brewers and bakers to the chefs and cheesemakers.
Cookbooks mentioned in the episode: 
Local favorites
— “Dane County Farmers Market Cookbook” by Terese Allen
— “Wisconsin Field to Fork” by Lori Fredrich
— “Osteria Papavero Cookbook” by Francesco Mangano and Lindsay Christians
A Midwestern perspective
— “Company” by Amy Thielen
— “Pulp” by Abra Berens
— “Home is Where the Eggs Are" by Molly Yeh
“My new year’s resolution is to cook more”
— “Small Victories” by Julia Turshen
— “The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook” by Deb Perelman
— “Dinner” by Melissa Clark
— “Milk Street Tuesday Nights” by Christopher Kimball
— “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” by Ina Garten
Let’s bake! 
— “Sweet Enough” by Alison Roman
— “Dessert Person” by Claire Saffitz
— “Baking with Dorie” by Dorie Greenspan
Wanna talk vegetarian?
— “Super Natural” by Heidi Swanson
— “East” by Meera Sodha
— “Fast Fresh & Green” by Susie Middleton
— “Love Soup” by Anna Thomas
The ones Lindsay is MOST excited about right now
— “Start Here” by Sohla El-Waylly
— “Signature Cocktails” by Amanda Schuster
— “More is More” by Molly Baz 
— “Cured” by Paula Forbes and Steve McHugh
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If you’ve been to a Wisconsin bar, you’ve likely seen a pull-tab machine. Pop in a buck and out comes a rectangle cardboard card that may get you a cash prize of up to $250. Tea Krulos got the bizarre backstory of this unofficial — yet legal — lottery. He joins City Cast Madison host Bianca Martin to explain how Wisconsin Souvenir Milkcaps (as they're officially known) became a thing.
For more on Wisconsin Souvenir Milkcaps, read Krulos' article "The Unlikely Story Behind Pull-Tabs in Wisconsin" published by Milwaukee Magazine.
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Mama Digdown’s Brass Band is perhaps the longest gigging band in Madison. For 30 years, the eight-piece brass band has been bringing the sound of New Orleans to Wisconsin. Ahead of their 30th birthday celebration, saxophone player Christopher 'Roc' Ohly and sousaphone player Erik Jacobson sit down with City Cast Madison host Bianca Martin to talk jazz, how the music scene has changed over the decades, and share stories from 30 years of traveling with the band.
More details about the 30th birthday celebration shows at the Burr Oak: https://mamadigdown.com/
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Have you noticed the ketamine clinics popping up around the city? While ketamine has been used as an anesthetic in the medical field for decades, its use as a treatment for depression, PTSD, and chronic pain has been gaining popularity in recent years. So what exactly is a trip like to one of Madison’s clinics? Host Bianca Martin is joined by Brian Czapko, co-founder of Forward Ketamine, to chat about how ketamine therapy works and what the future of this industry and treatment could look like. 
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The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Bianca Martin, Hayley Sperling and Molly Stentz discuss where the UW System might be headed, after the president mentioned cutting back liberal arts programs on some campuses in an email. Plus, state lawmakers are calling for libraries to contact parents about the books kids borrow, and an elk visits McFarland in search of… love?
Mentioned on the show:
🎓 Exclusive: Facing budget shortfalls, UW System president privately suggested chancellors ‘shift away’ from liberal arts programs at low-income campuses [Daily Cardinal]
💬 Rothman’s response to the above Daily Cardinal article [X, formerly Twitter]
📚 GOP bills would make librarians tell parents everything kids check out [Cap Times]
🦌 Looking for love, lost elk causes a stir in southern Wisconsin [Wisconsin State Journal]
🍻 And… does Mickey’s Tavern count as a dive bar or not? Let us know your dive bar hot takes (and be sure to listen to our episode on dive bars if you missed it on Thursday!)
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