The climax, denouement and repercussions of the Draft Deferment Protest of May 1966 at the University of Wisconsin.

Reporter - Stu Levitan
Air Date - May 24, 2023

The Draft Deferment Protest of May, 1966 [Pt 2]

We go now to August, 1965, when Madison became home to a national antiwar effort, said no-no to some go-go dancing, and solved a sticky campus development problem. Stu Levitan has that news and more from 58 years ago this month on tonight's Madison in the Sixties.

Airdate - Aug. 23, 2023.

Madison, August 1965

We go now to September 1968, when the city looked into the police response to fights between whites and Blacks, the UW got a new Chancellor, and women protested the military on campus and sought their own liberation. Stu Levitan has those headlines and more from 55 years ago this month on tonight's Madison in the Sixties.

Airdate - Sept. 20, 2023

Madison, September 1968

An in-depth interview with one of America's greatest living writers, Joyce Carol Oates, in anticipation of her appearance at the Wisconsin Book Festival.

Airdate - Sept. 25, 2023

Joyce Carol Oates, "Zero-Sum"

misterG of greenarrowradi o chats it up with Lady Wray ahead of her upcoming event in Madison at the Wisconsin Union Theater.

Lady Wray

A tragic few days in Madison, 1962 - the former police chief is shot to death by his wife, and the president of the UW suffers a fatal heart attack at his desk. Stu Levitan has the sad headlines from 62 years ago this week on tonight's Madison in the Sixties.

Airdate - July 23, 2024.

Madison, late July 1962

Stu Levitan looks back on the first skirmish over the Dow Chemical Company's recruitment efforts at the University of Wisconsin, February 1967. 

Madison in the Sixties - The Dow Protest, Part One

College is a time for young adults to flourish. After that first dorm drop off, students spread their wings to find their lifelong passions, which can include exploring their sexuality. Students are not properly educated on STDs or consent, making sexual health and wellbeing are some of the most prominent issues on campus. One in four college students on campus have an STD. University Health Services at UW-Madison has a sexual health clinic to provide students with individualized, risk-based screening as well as targeted, problem-focused care. Tune into Badger Love Report’s episode this week to hear relatable stories about sexual health, and what you can do to protect your sexual health and wellbeing.

Sexual Wellbeing Episode

How much money going to the University of Wisconsin and Madison College comes from the Pentagon?  Wisconsin Watch investigative reporter Noe Goldhaber gives us the details.

Pentagon Funding at UW Tops $220 Million

Stu Levitan looks back on Madison in September, 1968, when university women held their first antiwar action and the Madison Police Chief denied his department was racist.

Badger Love Report provides an analysis of the local hookup culture and dating trends, and shares anecdotes of Badgers who are currently dating in Madison.

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