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John K. Wilson

John K. Wilson is a digital news editor at Wisconsin Public Radio and host of the WPR Politics Podcast. He also goes curling on Sunday nights and falls asleep in meetings if he hasn’t had enough tiny americanos.

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Bucky the badger at Madison's Henry Vilas Zoo. (John K. Wilson/WPR)

March 22, 2022

How the badger burrowed into Wisconsin’s identity

Wisconsin is THE badger state. It's on the flag. It's the mascot of the state's biggest university. And back in 1957, lawmakers put the badger into state law as Wisconsin's ...

The original 1836 plat map for James Duane Doty's planned capital city of Madison. (Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society)

January 10, 2020

Peddling A Paper City: How Madison Became Wisconsin’s Capital

If you've spent any time at the Wisconsin state Capitol building, you know it's majestic, both inside and out. It's the center of state government and the center of Madison, ...

Maureen McCollum2019-02-19T22:30:12-06:00