In hour two, fill-in hosts Matt Rothschild and Angela Lang are joined by Wisconsin's newest Poet Laureate, Brenda Cardenas. They discuss just what the job of the Poet Laureate is, and her plans for a statewide collaborative poetry and visual art project. We also dip into politics with some poetry she wrote about the first Trump inauguration, and at the bottom of the hour hear her reading of Against Insularity from her new book Trace. Later, we're joined by Brittney Merlot, our Civic Media meteorologist, getting the scoop on the brutal temperature swing about to his us this weekend, and also the snowy owl migration. Matt, a huge bird watcher, also shares some tips on caring for wild birds in cold weather.

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