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The first Black woman judge on Wisconsin’s courts of appeals, Maxine White, talks about the significance of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Here we go again: Time loop stories were around long before the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. So a friendly reminder that one person's discovery of something isn't the same as its invention.

The U.S. hit more than 4,000 deaths on Jan. 7, which also saw 274,703 new infections, according to Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. continues to lead the world in both cases and deaths.

Writer ISABEL ALLENDE (I-en-day) has published her first work of non-fiction, Paula (Harper Collins) The book was inspired when her 28 year old daughter fell into an irreversible coma. Paula began as a letter to her dying daughter and turned into an autobiographical work telling of life from ALLENDE's childhood in Chile to her exile in Venezuela and her move to San Francisco. Publisher's Weekly says, "Only a writer of Allende's passion and skill could share her tragedy with her readers and leave them exhilarated and grateful." Two of Allende's previous works of fiction, The House of Spirits and Of Love and Shadows, have been made into motion pictures

Despite the ongoing threat of COVID-19 in Wisconsin and across the country, a record number of people cast their ballots for the general election.…

Froedtert Hospital ICU nurse Christin Lissmann talks about how the pandemic has changed her personally and professionally.

A WUWM listener asked why colleges in Milwaukee don't offer African languages as foreign languages. Marquette and UWM only offer Arabic.

We’ll learn about the only sober living facility in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood and how they’re building a community. Then, we’ll tell you about a new podcast called "Be Seen" that explores Wisconsin’s LGBTQ history. We’ll explore the evolution of flight in ancient dinosaurs and what we can learn from their living descendants. Plus, we’ll tell you about the Buy Nothing Project and the goal to connect neighbors while having a positive impact on the environment.

The year 2020 saw 37 transgender and gender non-conforming people killed, the highest number since 2013 when the Human Rights Campaign started tracking incidents.

A Cardinal Stritch University professor shares their reaction to the school’s closure. We learn about Voces de la Frontera’s May Day march. We tell you about conservation efforts at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. We look at Black Restaurant Week in Milwaukee. Plus, learn why Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person to win an Academy Award, credits Milwaukee for her success.