By Ray Kirsch Content warning: This piece contains references to suicide, sexual assault and grooming.  March is here, and we hope that Spring is planning to stick around in Madison! This March marks the five year anniversary of COVID-19 being …

By Ray Kirsch and Kayla Dembiec It’s awards season across the U.S.! Not only did WSUM celebrate our wins at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association student forum, but the SAG Awards, the Oscars, and others also occurred. The past two weeks …

By Ray Kirsch While we wait to see what new jaw-dropping controversies the government has in store for us, Weekly Debrief has returned for the spring semester! UW–Madison students probably want to stay at home and avoid the snow, and …

By Ray Kirsch and Kayla Dembiec While students may have been away from Madison over winter break, the pop culture drama around the world certainly stayed! If there’s one constant in life, it’s drama. What exactly happened during the last …

While midterms reign on for UW–Madison students, pop culture has been calm and quiet since the election. Some celebrities have deleted their Twitter accounts, some pop culture figures are apparently getting hired to be government officials, and others are seemingly …

By Ray Kirsch The opinions expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of WSUM, the University of Wisconsin–Madison or its Board of Regents. This piece discusses sexual assault, rape, suicide and sex trafficking. For resources or help, …

This piece contains depictions and references to sexual assault and rape. The opinions expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of WSUM, the University of Wisconsin-Madison or its Board of Regents. Last week, Production Director Lexi and …

This week in pop culture, this author was surprisingly offline due to the unrelenting stress of school. But, not to fear, I scrolled all the way back in my Twitter feed, deep dived on TikTok and am actively watching YouTube …

It’s been a busy two weeks at WSUM! Last week, we tabled at UW–Madison’s organization fair, where we greeted students and future radio hosts. On Friday the 13th, we hosted our annual Snake on the Lake music festival with WUD …

Welcome to the Fall semester at UW–Madison! As students adjust to their schedules and join new organizations (which, this author would have to recommend WSUM… I’m totally biased), pop culture all around the world has been firing up for a …

By Ray Kirsch Looking for a new book to read? Talk Director Ray Kirsch compiled a list of the books they loved reading this summer. While they read these over the summer, they certainly can be read during the …

By Ray Kirsch In tradition with last year’s summer watch recap, my Letterboxd is pulled up, and I am ready to rank every single film I watched this summer from least favorite to favorite. Starting from May 18 to August …