John Koethe reflects on what it’s like to be alive with existential, thoughtful poetry reflecting on his life’s work in philosophy and academics.

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Author Susan Morrison talked with WPR's "BETA" about interviewing SNL creator Lorne Michaels, his start in television and the pressure cooker of SNL's ambitious live format.

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The protagonist of Maggie Su's debut novel, "Blob: A Love Story," is Vi Liu. Vi is a young Taiwanese-American woman who one day discovers a responsive blob and attempts to mold it into her ideal partner, Su tells WPR's "BETA."

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Payne believes education and political engagement are crucial to shaping the future of conservation. Scientific knowledge alone, he argues, is not enough.

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Milwaukee born-and-raised writer and pop culture critic Ira Madison III has a new book that tells the story of his life through the lens of one of his greatest obsessions: pop culture.

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