by Robert Russell | May 7, 2020 | Videos
Robert Russell reads his award-winning work, “Greyhound,” from the 2019 Wisconsin People & Ideas poetry contest. Robert is a recovering economist currently living in Madison. For over ten years he was co-producer of the “Radio Literature” program on WORT FM, and...
by Michael Hopkins | Apr 30, 2020 | Videos
Michael Hopkins reads his award-winning work, “Mirror Box,” from the 2019 Wisconsin People & Ideas fiction contest. Michael lives on a small farm in Neenah, Wisconsin, with his wife and their dog, cats, and chickens. His book and music criticism have appeared in...
by Steve Fox | Apr 23, 2020 | Videos
Steve Fox reads “Exile,” his first-place winning work from the 2019 Wisconsin People & Ideas fiction contest. Steve’s writing has appeared in or has been recognized by Creative Wisconsin, The Iowa Review, UW-Madison Continuing Studies in...
by Richard Barker | Oct 30, 2019 | Videos
Have you ever wondered how plants can grow in outer space? NASA-affiliated researcher Richard Barker discusses his astrobotany experiments with the International Space Station. Astrobotany is the study of plant life and plant interactions in space environments. This...
by Steve Fox, Michael Hopkins, Jeri McCormick, Mary Wehner | Oct 23, 2019 | Videos
Wisconsin People & Ideas, the Wisconsin Academy’s magazine of contemporary Wisconsin thought and culture, presents a Wisconsin Book Festival reading featuring the winners of the statewide 2019 Fiction & Poetry Contests, hosted by editor Jason A. Smith. Fiction...
by Michael Hopkins, Jenna Rindo, Thomas Erickson, Justine Jones, AnnaKay Kruger | Oct 12, 2018 | Videos
Wisconsin People & Ideas, the Wisconsin Academy’s magazine of contemporary Wisconsin thought and culture, presents a Wisconsin Book Festival reading featuring the winners of the 2018 Fiction & Poetry Contest hosted by editor Jason A. Smith. Fiction readings...
