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We get a firsthand perspective on what it’s like reporting on and living in wartorn Ukraine. Then, learn how the pandemic has pushed Wisconsin tribes to look into ventures outside of gaming. Plus, our Earth Week series explores how fast fashion is contributing to climate change.

Author, activist, and sex abuse survivor Dylan Farrow, talks about her experiences. Our Earth Week series explores the benefits of biking to work. Then, a new documentary highlights how two local schools on opposite ends of Capitol Drive combined forces to make a football program. Plus, we learn about The Amazing Lemonade Girl, a new play opening at First Stage Children’s Theatre.

On the twentieth anniversary of Alexis Patterson’s disappearance we check in the Milwaukee Police Department about the case. Then, examine why some missing persons cases get more attention than others. We look at the documentary, Anonymous Sister, which explores the filmmaker's family's struggle with addiction. Plus, meet the Milwaukee woman behind All Ways Black, a social media book community.

We look at how overturning Roe v. Wade would affect personal rights in Wisconsin. Then, we chat with the first Black man and Black woman to be elected as alderpeople in Wauwatosa. We continue our conversation with a Milwaukee book influencer behind a social media book community. Plus, hear some new local music in our Milwaukee Music Roundup.

Throughout our region, organizations are undertaking the important work of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. Joining WUWM General Manager John Hess and UWM Chancellor Mark Mone are guests Corry Joe Biddle, vice president of community affairs at the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce; Amy Pechacek, secretary designee at the Department of Workforce Development; and Chia Vang, UWM’s vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion.

We learn what could happen with Wisconsin state laws should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. Then, learn about a Milwaukee PBS special, exploring the compounding crises affecting Wisconsin teachers. We speak with the man who discovered the sunken remains of the Titanic about what deep sea exploration means to him.

We look at homelessness in Milwaukee and how outreach efforts have been impacted by the pandemic. Then, we hear from the first Asian American woman to work on the Brewers medical staff, about her major league baseball journey so far. Plus, the director of the play Black Nativity shares how he hopes this year’s production will help Milwaukee’s Black community.

We look at a report on how gerrymandering has been used historically in Milwaukee and other city governments. Then, we learn about the Freedom of Information Act and why it’s important for people in Milwaukee. We look at a COVID-19 memorial acquired by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Plus, tell you why UW-Milwaukee employs a resident glass blower.

For many of us, the holiday season is a time to go to the movies. But some people remain wary about returning to the cinema because of the pandemic. How have theaters responded? And what does the future hold for how we take in films?

We learn about the new Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances at UW-Madison. Then, talk to a local woman who’s changing the medical industry from the inside out. We hear from the founders of Milwaukee’s La Revo Books on how they’re weaving literature into the city’s healing. Plus, learn about the history of Wisconsin supper clubs.