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  • Can Newspapers Survive?

    Can Newspapers Survive?
    Feb 18 2026
    Is the old fashioned newspaper at risk of dying? Recently, after losses of $100 million, The Washington Post fired 1/3 of its staff. Is this future of all newspapers? What is hurting this institution? Is there a path to newspapers surviving? Dick’s guest, Paul Fanlund is Publisher and President of The Cap Times in Madison, […]
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    35 Min.
  • Lessons About Dementia (Encore)

    Lessons About Dementia (Encore)
    Feb 4 2026
    Dr. Lee Hansen, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Author of Forgetting and Forgotten: Dementia and the Right to Die, shares with Dick his experiences and all he learned about dementia while taking care of his wife during her ten year battle with this all too common disease.
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    35 Min.
  • America’s Response to Nazi Treatment of Jews

    America’s Response to Nazi Treatment of Jews
    Jan 21 2026
    In Germany in 1938, Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, was sanctioned by the Nazi government. Synagogues and Jewish businesses were burned, 91 Jews were murdered and 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps. By the end of World War II, six million Jews were exterminated in these camps. In these years, […]
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    49 Min.
  • Psychiatric Service Dogs

    Psychiatric Service Dogs
    Jan 8 2026
    Nearly two million dogs in the U.S. are tasked with being more than just cute and cuddly. These dogs are Emotional Support Dogs. Some of these animals have a even more challenging role of being a Psychiatric Service Dog. How useful in healing are they? Who can best benefit from their support? Dick’s guest, Jane […]
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    35 Min.
  • New Year Resolutions (Encore)

    New Year Resolutions (Encore)
    Dec 31 2025
    Do New Year resolutions work? Are they worth the bother? Is there a better way to get your life on track? Dick’s guest, Patricia Clason, has been leading workshops for corporate clients and the State of Wisconsin for 30 years on how to get your life organized and actualized. She has written and conducted workshops […]
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    30 Min.
  • Disordered Eating

    Disordered Eating
    Dec 17 2025
    About one in eleven Americans will suffer sometime in their life from disordered eating. Treating eating disorders can be extensive, arduous and very expensive, ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. What are the problematic disordered eating patterns and how can they best be treated? Dick’s guest, Carolyn Karroll is a Licensed Clinical […]
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    36 Min.
  • Life Lessons: A Conversation with Retirement Community Chaplains

    Life Lessons: A Conversation with Retirement Community Chaplains
    Dec 4 2025
    A chaplain in a retirement community is part spiritual advisor, part counselor, part crisis responder and part sage on life’s tough subjects. Dick’s guests are Nicole Espe, who has served as a parish pastor as well as a hospital night chaplain and Jessica McCarty whose capstone project explored loneliness in the aging population and the […]
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    35 Min.
  • Teaching Disadvantaged Kids

    Teaching Disadvantaged Kids
    Nov 20 2025
    Half of students in public schools in the United States are low income. Also half are minorities. What are the challenges and what are the solutions to better educate these kids? Dick’s guest, Art Rainwater retired in 2008 after 10 years as Superintendent of Madison Metropolitan School District in Madison, Wisconsin. He is currently Clinical […]
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    33 Min.