BREAKING NEWS: According to WISN and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a Milwaukee man is dead after exchanging gunfire with an off-duty police officer following a minor car collision. Details are still emerging about exactly what happened, and Civic Media News will stay on top of the situation.
After we return to the normal show, Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project joins us for a surprise in-studio appearance as his oldest daughter tours UW-Madison! He and Todd reflect on Wisconsin sports before addressing one of many elephants in the room: Marjorie Taylor-Greene has been saying things that make sense.
Does your computer run Windows 10? If so, you might soon find yourself in hot water. At the bottom of the hour, Julius Shieh of the Right To Repair Campaign at Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) joins us to explain why this is far bigger than most software discontinuations. Approximately 440 million computers will either face security issues or become e-waste when Microsoft’s support ends in less than a week. The worst part? The company plans to continue creating these safety updates, but will only release them as part of a paid subscription. WISPIRG is petitioning this decision.
Saturday, October 18th is International Repair Day, so WISPIRG is hosting a Fix-a-thon at the Madison Central Library. Bring your old laptops to fix or recycle.
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