Analysis of presidential campaign, A Wisconsin actor on his new book, The growing popularity of LGBTQ romance novels

Featured in this Episode

• Voices from the DNC

  The Democratic National Convention wrapped up in Chicago last night with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting the presidential nomination. Our producers were on the ground to bring us interviews with Wisconsin delegates and attendees.

• Analysis of presidential race

  With both party conventions now over, the presidential race heads into the final stretch. A political scientist offers insights on what to expect in the campaign and the strategies of both candidates in Wisconsin and nationally.

• Wisconsin actor, writer Calahan Skogman talks new book

  An actor and writer from Seymour recently released his first novel. “Blue Graffiti” is, as author Calahan Skogman says, an ode to small town Wisconsin and small town America. The multi-hyphenate tells us how he brings small-town Wisconsin to the big and small screen.

• Wisconsin Life

  Father James Groppi was a prominent activist in Milwaukee during the civil rights movement. Milwaukee writer and historian John Gurda was just 19 when he joined a march with Father Groppi and the NAACP youth council in 1966. It left a lasting impression.

• Writers on the growing popularity LGBTQ romance fiction

  Since 2019 sales of queer romance novels have increased 173 percent. We speak with two Wisconsin authors who focus on gay and lesbian fiction about the growing popularity of the genre, what stories they are trying to tell and how their work differs from mainstream romance novels.