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Buzz Kemper speaks with Kayla Clinton, Abby Becker, Keith Abler, and Governor Tony Evers about Rocky Knoll's century of caregiving. Rocky Knoll Health Care Center began its century of caring for Sheboygan County residents in 1926 when it opened as a facility to care for people diagnosed with tuberculosis. Today, Rocky Knoll is licensed to serve up to 149 residents, providing short-term rehabilitation and long-term care care. In a unique model, Rocky Knoll also offers on-site child care and fosters intergenerational connections between the residents and the facility’s youngest visitors. The facility was also home to the family of Gov. Evers, whose father was the medical director of Rocky Knoll until he retired in 1982.

In response to enthusiastic requests from high school students for a new mountain bike park, the Village of DeForest joined up with UniverCity Alliance to create a park that is responsible to citizens and the local environment. Buzz Kemper talks with Greg Hall, Director of Public Services for the Village of Deforest, Judd Blau, Village of DeForest Director of Public Services and Deputy Administrator, and Cooper Rosin, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies about creating a balanced trail.

On this episode, Buzz Kemper speaks with Steve Webster, the Ukwakhwa farm operator and culinary director and grant lead on this WPP-funded project, Dr. Brett Benally Thompson. Director of Indigenous Health and Cultural Guidance, PI and Clinical Associate Professor for the UW School of Medicine and Public Health's Native American Center for Health Professions. He also serves as the academic partner on the WPP-funded Onedia Food Sovereignty Initiative, and Vanessa Miller, Oneida Nation Food and Agriculture Manager. They will be speaking on the Ukwakhwa: Seeds to Table initiative, which is WPP-funded work to promote health and Indigenous food traditions.

Can we learn from talking as well as from listening? On this episode of The Badger Talks Podcast, Buzz Kemper talks with Professor Emerit Maryellen MacDonald, author of More Than Words: How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World.

Host Buzz Kemper explores the psychology of gun violence and gun ownership in America, including our many gun cultures. His guests are Professor Emerit of Psychology and Gender & Women's Studies Janet Shibley Hyde, and assistant professor of psychology at UW-Madison Dr. Nick Buttrick.

How does research in electrical engineering and high frequency generation in the terahertz range impact doctors' ability to diagnose and treat cancer? The answers may surprise you. This time on the Badger Talks Podcast, Buzz Kemper speaks with an expert in the field: Grainger Institute for Engineering Professor Daniel van der Weide.

On this episode, Buzz Kemper talks with Dr. Mahima Gupta, Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she is also affiliated with Wisconsin Electric Machine and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC). Her research explores innovative approaches to meet the challenges of power electronics conversion for electrified transportation systems and the power grid. Topic: "Engineering the Next Transportation Revolution: The Rise of Electric Vehicles".

Buzz talks with Dr. Mick Miyamoto, Former Interim Associate Dean of Students and Student Affairs Special Projects about how to build a gratitude practice and be present.

Buzz Kemper speaks with Dekila Chungyalpa, Director of the Loka Initiative, about utilizing meditation to ease eco-anxiety.

Buzz Kemper speaks with Dr. John Hawks, Chair and Vilas-Borghesi Distinguished Achievement Professor in the UW-Madison Department of Anthropology about his adventures digging in caves searching for bones and other remnants of ancient humans. The Rising Star Expedition--in which Dr. Hawks is a significant participant--is referred to as the Cradle of Humankind.

In this episode, Dr. Jack Nitschke explains neuroplasticity in the human brain; how we can essentially teach our brain better thinking and better habits.

Tom Eggert taught the first class on sustainability at UW in 1994 and has been on it ever since. He was a Fulbright Scholar to Latvia, and founded the nonprofit WorldWise Microfinance. Tom helps us unpack the many benefits of building a business from a foundation of sustainability.

In this episode, Buzz Kemper talks with Dr. Adrian Treves, Professor of Environmental Studies and director of the Carnivore Co-existence Lab at UW-Madison. We unravel the complexities of how humans and carnivorous wildlife can co-exist: what works, what doesn't, and why.

In this episode, Buzz Kemper talks with Allison Jonjak, MS, CCA: Cranberry Outreach Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison about cranberries, and how Wisconsin remains the #1 producer in the world.

Buzz Kemper speaks with Amber Wichowsky and Susan Webb Yackee about the La Follette School of Public Affairs program Main Street Agenda. The goal of the project is to raise awareness about issues Wisconsin residents are concerned about via group discussion and town hall meetings, keeping the discussions civil and on point.