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Hosted by News Director Talula Hayes, the WSUM News Team recaps recent news and conducts an interview or discussion every week.

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  • #61
    October 26 · 29 min

    October 25, 2026 with Gretta Birkeland

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with Gretta Birkeland, a UW-Madison student reporter and News Associate at the Badger Herald, to chat about her experience sitting in on the gubernatorial debate on October 21.

  • #60
    October 19 · 30 min

    October 18, 2026 with Chris Vagasky

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the Program Manager of the Wisconet, UW-Madison's mesonet, to discuss tracking the impacts of climate change and the Wisconsin Weather Fest.

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  • #59
    October 11 · 31 min

    October 11, 2026 with Michael Barbaro

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the founder and host of the Daily, Michael Barbaro, to discuss his history of reporting at the New York Times and his upcoming event visiting UW-Madison on Covering Today's America.

  • #58
    October 4 · 45 min

    October 4, 2026 with Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the founding dean of the new UW-Madison College of Computing and AI, Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, to discuss the creation of a new college and what that means for the future of UW students.

  • #57
    September 26 · 25 min

    September 20, 2026 with Natalie Eilbert

    Former News Director Nathan Jahn sits down with the Lakers insider and studio analyst for Spectrum SportsNet, Mike Bresnhan, to discuss (?)

  • #56
    September 18 · 30 min

    September 13, 2026 with Susan Yackee

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the Director of the La Folette School of Public Affairs here at UW-Madison to discuss the creation of the new Public Policy major.

  • #55
    May 10 · 28 min

    May 10, 2026 On Wisconsin with Sara Rodriguez

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with gubernatorial candidate and current Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez to discuss her previous career in politics and her campaign toward governor.

  • #53
    May 3 · 22 min

    May 3, 2026 with Mandela Barnes

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with gubernatorial candidate Mandela Barnes to discuss his previous career in politics and his campaign toward governor.

  • #54
    April 26 · 34 min

    April 26, 2026 On Wisconsin with Nathan Jahn

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with WSUM Sports Director and former News Director Nathan Jahn to play sports trivia and discuss the violence of our current political climate.

  • #52
    April 13 · 27 min

    April 12, 2026 with Jigyasa Raizada

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with newly elected Associated Students of Madison student governance council member Jigyasa Raizada to discuss her campaign and the effect that voting can have on student's everyday lives around campus following the April 7 statewide election.

  • #51
    March 15 · 33 min

    March 15, 2026 with Madeline Yeiser-Smith at DaneMAC

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the DaneMAC Post-Assault Total Health Coordinator Madeline Yeiser-Smith to discuss sexual assault around campus, DaneMAC's new online support fields, and what they're preparing for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.

  • #50
    March 2 · 31 min

    March 1, 2026 with Whitman Bottari

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with UW-Madison College Democrats Vice Chair Whitman Bottari to discuss their recent events, such as gubernatorial candidate speakers or the ICE protest, as well as her working experience in the political sphere.

  • #49
    February 22 · 24 min

    February 22, 2026 with Ronan Piontek

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with Political Science Students Association President, Ronan Piontek, to discuss new additions to the club this year, including the revival of their PSSA course rating.

  • #48
    February 16 · 33 min

    February 15, 2026 with Drew Wesson and Landis Varughese

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with Associated Students of Madison chair, Landis Varughese, and press office director, Drew Wesson, to discuss the student governance board and outline its involvement in deciding a new Chancellor.

  • #47
    February 8 · 20 min

    February 8, 2026 with Laurel Helland

    News Director Talula Hayes sits down with members Vince Nayman and Laurel Helland to talk about clubs on campus and how state changes have affected student schedules.

  • #45
    Nov 24, 2025 · 35 min

    November 23, 2025 with News Team

    News Director Nathan Jahn sits down with members Vince Hesprich, Daniel Stein, and Ryan Kim to talk about politics and the way it effects their life on campus.

  • #44
    Nov 17, 2025 · 29 min

    November 16, 2025 with Renuka Mayadev

    News Director Nathan Jahn and Sports Director Vince Hesprich sat down with Representative Renuka Mayadev and talked about what she has done in her term so far and how she feels representing Madison.

  • #43
    Nov 10, 2025 · 31 min

    November 9, 2025 with Executive David Crowley

    News Director Nathan Jahn sat down with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley about his candidacy for Governor and the things he has accomplished as executive.

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