Front Page

Front Page

19 episodes

Front Page is a podcast that takes a look back at some of the Wisconsin State Journal's most interesting recent stories, and provides a glimpse behind the scenes at the reporting process that goes into the creation of those stories.  For more information on the stories or reporters in each episode, visit madison.com/wsj.

Podcasts

S1E19: COVID-19 coronavirus in Wisconsin: Week six - protests and counter protests

Published: April 27, 2020, 1:20 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 11 seconds

Listed in: News

S1E18: COVID-19 coronavirus in Wisconsin: Week five - where are the testing kits?

Published: April 19, 2020, 11:40 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 29 seconds

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S1E17: COVID-19 coronavirus in Wisconsin: Week four - the effect of social distancing on the Madison curve

Published: April 12, 2020, 8:07 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds

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S1E16: COVID-19 coronavirus in Wisconsin: Week three - will state-wide elections take place as scheduled?

Published: April 5, 2020, 9:14 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 15 seconds

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S1E15: COVID-19 coronavirus in Wisconsin: Week two - the impact on state-wide unemployment

Published: March 29, 2020, 7:47 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 52 seconds

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S1E14: COVID-19 coronavirus in Wisconsin: Week one - the response from officials and the impact on higher education

Published: March 22, 2020, 7:49 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 22 seconds

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S1E13: How Super Tuesday narrowed the field of Democratic Presidential Candidates

Published: March 8, 2020, 9 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 5 seconds

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S1E12: The controversy behind the push to land F-35s at Madison's Truax Field

Published: March 1, 2020, 11:15 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 54 seconds

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S1E11: What Wisconsin learned about political polls between 2016 and 2020

Published: Feb. 23, 2020, 5:57 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 22 seconds

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S1E10: In a time of public health uncertainty, UW-Madison researchers look to the stars for new therapeutics

Published: Feb. 16, 2020, 4:34 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 44 seconds

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S1E9: From the bombing of Sterling Hall to today - a retrospective of the Chazen Museum of Art

Published: Feb. 10, 2020, 12:24 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 44 seconds

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S1E8: From first in the nation Iowa Caucuses to the Wisconsin battleground - the race for the White House kicks off

Published: Feb. 2, 2020, 11:49 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 36 seconds

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S1E7: Surprise legislation laid out in Evers' State of the State and its potential impact on elections

Published: Jan. 26, 2020, 11:05 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 8 seconds

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S1E6: The race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court heats up as primaries draw near

Published: Jan. 19, 2020, 6:50 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 11 seconds

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S1E5: Border battles: When it comes to clean energy, Minnesota outshines Wisconsin

Published: Jan. 12, 2020, 8:03 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 25 seconds

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S1E4: Amid partisan clashes, Tony Evers 'partially delivered' on campaign promises in first year

Published: Jan. 5, 2020, 8:31 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 5 seconds

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S1E3: Older and with fewer services, rural Wisconsin wrestles with dementia

Published: Dec. 30, 2019, 12:11 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds

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S1E2: All together now: Madison-area ukulele players find community, harmony in large singalongs

Published: Dec. 22, 2019, 5:35 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 44 seconds

Listed in: News

S1E1: 'Toxic' lab lasted for years: UW-Madison had little idea until a student died by suicide

Published: Dec. 15, 2019, 5:08 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 58 seconds

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