November 2020

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On Air & Online How Wisconsin Is Coping With Rising COVID Cases

New cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin have been increasing this month, hitting new records almost daily. WPR’s Danielle Kaeding spoke to Dr. Devon Dannen, chief of medicine at Northlakes Community Clinic in Hayward, to learn how rural Wisconsin hospitals are handling the surge. "So, it is not a matter of like, just find a bed in a farther- away hospital. Those hospitals are also full," he said.

Tune into WPR or go to wpr.org for the latest on how communities across the state are coping with the pandemic. Ed. note: You can help stop the spread in Wisconsin with just a few simple steps: wear a mask, wash your hands, limit gatherings and maintain social distance every time you go out. Find out more at dhs.wisconsin.gov.

Pictured: Drivers wait in their cars before driving into a tent to receive a COVID-19 test Thursday, Nov. 12, at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville.

Kyungmi Shin Explore The 'Exquisite And Haunting' Art Of Kyungmi Shin

NPR’s special correspondent is your personal tour guide in the series Art Where You’re At. Korean American artist Kyungmi Shin creates haunting images in paint, photography and porcelain in her show at the Orange County Museum of Art in Santa Ana, Calif., leading Stamberg to muse on her own immigrant roots. Art Where You’re At is an informal series showcasing lively online offerings at museums closed due to COVID- 19, or at re-opened museums you may not be able to visit.

Pictured: A detail from “Garden” by Kyungmi Shin, 2020.

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Behind The Scenes "Central Time" Wins Three National Native Media Awards

WPR's "Central Time" recently swept one category of the 2020 National Native Media Awards. The Ideas Network show took first, second and third place for three different stories in the Best Newscast - Radio/Podcast category. First place went to a conversation with a Native American games designer who reimagined the popular Oregon Trail video game from a Native perspective (a shot from the game is pictured above). The show took second place for a discussion of Wisconsin’s first Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and third for a conversation about the closure of a decades-old Native American news outlet in Wisconsin.

Sterling Cosper, program manager for the Native American Journalists Association said, “It is important for non-Indigenous outlets to continue reporting properly on Indigenous issues because it reminds consumers about the original inhabitants of this land and that we are still here, functioning in a modern sense while respecting our traditions.”

You can find more great stories on “Central Time” on The Ideas Network weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

APM Tune In For Special Programs On Thanksgiving

Celebrate Thanksgiving with WPR's special programming on both The Ideas Network and NPR News & Music. On Thanksgiving Day Stephanie Elkins brings you highlights of the Wisconsin School Music Association honors concerts at 10 a.m., followed by Norman Gilliland and guests with "An American Songbook." On The Ideas Network, host Francis Lam and special guests answer your holiday cooking questions on “Turkey Confidential” at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Find our complete schedule of Thanksgiving programs at wpr.org.

Photo courtesy of WAMU

Around Wisconsin Did You Miss One Of Our Digital Events? It’s Not Too Late!

Not only can you attend our free digital events from anywhere, but you can watch them anytime. Listen to our 2021 Simply Folk Shindig headliner, fiddler Becky Buller, in a concert she streamed live from her home just for WPR listeners. Check out Lori Skelton on American composer William Grant Still, and hear Charles Monroe Kane, of “To The Best Of Our Knowledge,” talk about interviewing writers about the books that inspired them. Catch up on what you missed, including our event on Nov. 19, WPR's Kate Archer Kent in conversation with "" host (pictured).

SoundBites Great Thanksgiving Listen

Sign up now for the Great Thanksgiving Listen, a family oral history project that’s part of NPR’s "StoryCorps." Download free tools — StoryCorps Connect or the StoryCorps app — to record a loved one virtually or in person. Be part of an important effort to create a culture of listening.

Add Your Voice To The "Simply Folk" Singalong Show

Dan Robinson, host of "Simply Folk," invites you to join the Virtual House Band for the annual Singalong show, airing on Jan. 3, 2021. Follow the link to find out how to download the songs, record your vocal part, and email your recording back to Dan. The deadline is Dec. 4. Everyone who submits a recording will be entered into a random drawing to win a WPR prize pack (including a WPR totebag, T-shirt, travel mug, books and more).

Reasons To Be Grateful

WPR’s sports reporter Megan Hart and photojournalist Angela Major teamed up to tell the story of Wisconsin’s 2020 high school football season. Football has helped return a sense of normalcy to school communities in this unusual year. "We’re just appreciative every week," one coach said.

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