Podcast

On Wisconsin

WSUM

Hosted by News Director Talula Hayes, the WSUM News Team recaps recent news and conducts an interview or discussion every week.

Episodes

October 18, 2026 with Chris Vagasky

19 Oct 2026 · 30 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the Program Manager of the Wisconet, UW-Madison's mesonet, to discuss tracking the impacts of climate change and the Wisconsin Weather Fest.
October 11, 2026 with Michael Barbaro

11 Oct 2026 · 31 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the founder and host of the Daily, Michael Barbaro, to discuss his history of reporting at the New York Times and his upcoming event visiting UW-Madison on Covering Today's America.
October 4, 2026 with Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau

04 Oct 2026 · 45 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the founding dean of the new UW-Madison College of Computing and AI, Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, to discuss the creation of a new college and what that means for the future of UW students.
September 20, 2026 with Natalie Eilbert

26 Sep 2026 · 25 min

Former News Director Nathan Jahn sits down with the Lakers insider and studio analyst for Spectrum SportsNet, Mike Bresnhan, to discuss (?)
September 13, 2026 with Susan Yackee

18 Sep 2026 · 30 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the Director of the La Folette School of Public Affairs here at UW-Madison to discuss the creation of the new Public Policy major.
May 10, 2026 On Wisconsin with Sara Rodriguez

10 May 2026 · 28 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with gubernatorial candidate and current Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez to discuss her previous career in politics and her campaign toward governor.
May 3, 2026 with Mandela Barnes

03 May 2026 · 22 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with gubernatorial candidate Mandela Barnes to discuss his previous career in politics and his campaign toward governor.
April 26, 2026 On Wisconsin with Nathan Jahn

26 Apr 2026 · 34 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with WSUM Sports Director and former News Director Nathan Jahn to play sports trivia and discuss the violence of our current political climate.
April 12, 2026 with Jigyasa Raizada

13 Apr 2026 · 27 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with newly elected Associated Students of Madison student governance council member Jigyasa Raizada to discuss her campaign and the effect that voting can have on student's everyday lives around campus following the April 7 statewide election.
March 15, 2026 with Madeline Yeiser-Smith at DaneMAC

15 Mar 2026 · 33 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with the DaneMAC Post-Assault Total Health Coordinator Madeline Yeiser-Smith to discuss sexual assault around campus, DaneMAC's new online support fields, and what they're preparing for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.
March 1, 2026 with Whitman Bottari

02 Mar 2026 · 31 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with UW-Madison College Democrats Vice Chair Whitman Bottari to discuss their recent events, such as gubernatorial candidate speakers or the ICE protest, as well as her working experience in the political sphere.
February 22, 2026 with Ronan Piontek

22 Feb 2026 · 24 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with Political Science Students Association President, Ronan Piontek, to discuss new additions to the club this year, including the revival of their PSSA course rating.
February 15, 2026 with Drew Wesson and Landis Varughese

16 Feb 2026 · 33 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with Associated Students of Madison chair, Landis Varughese, and press office director, Drew Wesson, to discuss the student governance board and outline its involvement in deciding a new Chancellor.
February 8, 2026 with Laurel Helland

08 Feb 2026 · 20 min

News Director Talula Hayes sits down with members Vince Nayman and Laurel Helland to talk about clubs on campus and how state changes have affected student schedules.
December 7th Semester Recap with Talula Hayes

08 Dec 2025 · 35 min

News Director Nation Jahn sat down with future News Director Talula Hayes to discuss the last semester of news and give an update on certain stories.
November 23, 2025 with News Team

24 Nov 2025 · 35 min

News Director Nathan Jahn sits down with members Vince Hesprich, Daniel Stein, and Ryan Kim to talk about politics and the way it effects their life on campus.
November 16, 2025 with Renuka Mayadev

17 Nov 2025 · 29 min

News Director Nathan Jahn and Sports Director Vince Hesprich sat down with Representative Renuka Mayadev and talked about what she has done in her term so far and how she feels representing Madison.
November 9, 2025 with Executive David Crowley

10 Nov 2025 · 31 min

News Director Nathan Jahn sat down with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley about his candidacy for Governor and the things he has accomplished as executive.
November 2, 2025 with Senator Kelda Roys

03 Nov 2025 · 31 min

News Director Nathan Jahn sat down with Senator Roys to talk about her current job and her upcoming campaign for Governor.
October 26, 2025 with Oscar Mayer and Christine Jahn

27 Oct 2025 · 29 min

News Director Nathan Jahn interviews Oscar Mayer Hotdoggers, Hunter and Cam, and interviews his Mother about her UW experience(kinda).
October 19, 2025 On Wisconsin with Rep. Francesca Hong

20 Oct 2025 · 32 min

News Director Nathan Jahn and Sports Director Vince Hesprich talk to Rep. Francesca Hong about her current position and her upcoming Gubernatorial campaign.
October 12, 2025 On Wisconsin with AWSM Madison

13 Oct 2025 · 24 min

News Director Nathan Jahn talks to AWSM-Madison about what they do here on campus and why they're important.
October 05, 2025 On Wisconsin with Bill Schroeder

06 Oct 2025 · 31 min

News Director Nathan Jahn and Sports Director Vincent Hesprich talk to Brewers Broadcaster Bill Schroeder about the Walk to End Alzheimer's and his career.
September 28, 2025 On Wisconsin with Voters First Wisconsin

29 Sep 2025 · 30 min

News Director Nathan Jahn and Sports Director Vincent Hesprich talk to Voters First Wisconsin about the voting system in our country and how it could be improved.Voters First Wisconsin was pleased to discuss the “Final Five Voting” initiative in Wisconsin. FFV is a commonsense and achievable solution that continues the Wisconsin tradition of political innovation. Please check out this captivatin...
September 21, 2025 On Wisconsin with Food for Thought

22 Sep 2025 · 19 min

News Director Nathan Jahn talks to Paul Selberg from Food for Thought about his experience with the club and how feeding the unhoused has changed his life.
September 14, 2025 On Wisconsin with DaneMAC

17 Sep 2025 · 54 min

News Director Nathan Jahn, along with writer Vince Nayman talk to Nurse Marta from Dane Multi Agency Center about the “Red Zone” and sexual assault awareness and care.
Campus Community and Creativity with Wisconsin Design Team's Josh Kuhn

30 Apr 2025 · 27 min

News Director Paige Stevenson, as well as News Writers Meghan Reimann, Vincent Nayman, Nathan Jahn, and Matt Catalani chatted with Wisconsin Design Team's co-founder, Josh Kuhn about what it's like to start a popular UW-Madison-inspired clothing brand fresh out of college.Originally aired 04/27/2025
Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Post-Assault Care with DaneMAC

07 Apr 2025 · 30 min

News Director Paige Stevenson, as well as News Writers Avery Chheda, Ethan Moreland, Nathan Jahn, Meghan Reimann, and Vince Hesprich sat down with Marta, a Forensic Nurse Examiner working with DaneMAC, to talk about the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses, preventing sexual assault, and how community members can access the unique post-assault services offered by DaneMAC. View DaneMAC'...
The 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival with Artistic Director Mike King

17 Mar 2025 · 27 min

News Director Paige Stevenson, as well as News Writers Ethan Moreland, Nathan Jahn, and Vince Hesprich got the opportunity to talk with the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival's Artistic Director, Mike King, all about the programming making up this year's festival, as well as the process that goes behind choosing the Festival's movies. View this year's scheduling here: https://wifilmfest.org/ Originally...
Educational Animations with Professor Emmanuel Sampene

11 Mar 2025 · 31 min

News Director Paige Stevenson, as well as News Writers Ethan Moreland and Nathan Jahn spoke with UW-Madison Professor Emmanuel Sampene, as he explained his new educational, animated project known as "Turkey Pinky Pants." You can learn more about Turkey Pinky Pants here: https://turkeypinkypants.co/ Originally aired 03/09/2025