Steve Paulson

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  • Role: National Program Staff

Recent Pieces from Steve Paulson

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885: Does AI dream? / 886: Why do we have so much stuff?, 3/30/2024 (:00)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

HOUR ONE: "Does AI dream?" - Say you're an artist and you want to paint something you can't see. What if AI can? Are you dreaming together? HOUR TWO: "Why do we have so ...
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883: Let's Celebrate Crying / 884: The Resilient Brain, 3/23/2024 (01:59:01)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

HOUR ONE: "Let's Celebrate Crying" - When was the last time you cried in front of someone? It’s human to feel grief and pain, but most of us learned early on that we’re ...
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From pop to punk: Shaping our musical identities (13:17)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

Music critic and author Kalefa Sanneh says "pop music" is no longer a pejorative label. He traces the rise of "Poptimism" and discusses the challenges of being a pop music critic.
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881: Taking Pop Seriously / 882: Weird World Of Mushrooms, 3/16/2024 (01:58:59)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

HOUR ONE: 'Taking Pop Seriously" - Korean pop music has been breaking global charts and hearts, selling millions of records every year. Is is time to take the pop genre more ...
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The 'simmering violence' of Donald Trump and Christian nationalism (19:15)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

Donald Trump won 84% of the white evangelical vote in 2020. To shore up that base, he’s now moving beyond conservative Christian values, to Christian nationalism. That ...
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879: One Nation Under God? / 880: Jazz Migrations, 3/9/2024 (01:59:01)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

HOUR ONE: "One Nation Under God?" - January 6th was an unprecedented day of political violence for the United States. Can it happen again? And how do we make sense of the ...
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Never Write In The Language of the Colonizer (15:38)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

Sometimes, the simple act of speaking in your mother tongue can be a revolutionary gesture. Ngugi wa Thiong’o — the renowned Kenyan author — believes African writers should ...
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877: Decolonizing The Mind / 878: Living In Skin, 3/2/2024 (01:59:00)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

HOUR ONE: 'Decolonizing the Mind' - Colonization in Africa was much more than a land grab. It was a project to replace — and even erase — local cultures. How can that be ...
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875: In Your Dreams / 876: Mysteries Of Migration, 2/24/2024 (01:59:00)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

HOUR ONE: "In Your Dreams" - Did you dream last night? Or are you among the millions of Americans who are not only sleep deprived but dream deprived? We'll share how to ...
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873: Luminous: What Can Psychedelics Teach Us About Dying? / 874: Traveling By Book, 2/17/2024 (01:59:00)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio

HOUR ONE: "Luminous: What Can Psychedelics Teach Us About Dying?" - Could psychedelics change the way we approach death and dying? We'll explore that question in the first ...