Chrys Bocast
Chrys Bocast is a musician with a Ph.D. in Environment and Resources from the Nelson Institute at the University of Wisconsin. She produced the audiobook version of “People of the Sturgeon“, which includes the sounds of sturgeon.
Michael Perry
Michael Perry is the author of several books on life in Wisconsin including Population 485 and Truck: A Love Story. Visit his website at SneezingCow.com
Alex Gee
Dr. Alex Gee is the pastor at Fountain of Life Covenant Church in Madison, president of the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development, and host of the podcast, Black Like Me.
Anne Strainchamps
Anne Strainchamps is the host of TTBOOK. She co-founded the show, along with Steve Paulson and Jim Fleming, and has been a featured interviewer on the program for more than a decade.
James Mills
James Mills is a freelance journalist and an independent media producer
Will Allen
Will Allen is a MacArthur genius and former pro-basketball player. He’s now a farmer, and founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc. He’s just published his first book called “The Good Food Revolution.”
Eric Dregni
Eric Dregni teaches English at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He’s the author of several books including “For the Love of Cod,” “Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic America” and “In Cod We Trust.”
Michelle Wildgen
Michelle Wildgen is the executive editor of the literary journal Tin House and the author of the novels Bread and Butter, You’re Not You, and But Not for Long
Jim Lattis
Jim Lattis is an astronomer and the director of the UW-Space Place in Madison.
Krista Eastman
Krista Eastman’s essays have appeared in The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review, and other journals. Her work has received several awards and distinctions, including a “Notable Essay” citation in Best American Essays.
David Maraniss
David Maraniss is a journalist with the Washington Post. He’s the author of “Barack Obama: The Story” and “Rome, 1960: The Summer Olympics That Stirred the World.”
Count This Penny
Count This Penny is an Appalachian pop band based in Madison, Wisconsin. They write songs born of time spent walking old dogs and doggedly traveling to and from the hills of home.
Susan Firer
Susan Firer is the former poet laureate of Milwaukee and the author of many books, including Milwaukee Does Strange Things To People.
Patrick Somerville
Patrick Somerville is the author of several books, including his latest novel This Bright River.
Fabu
Fabu Phillis Carter is a poet laureate and storyteller. Her website is http://artistfabu.com/. She lives in Madison.