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You Seem Exceptional

You Seem Exceptional

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You Seem Exceptional features a guest each week so that we can get to know them and their story.© 2025 WSUM Social Sciences
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  • Mariel Barnes on the Manosphere
    Apr 29 2025

    This week our guest is Mariel Barnes, an Assistant Professor of Public Affairs at UW-Madison. We dive into her research into the highly online group of hypermasculine sexists called the Manosphere and look at her work in housing policy for victims of domestic abuse.

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    49 mins
  • Shawn Steen 2
    Apr 27 2025

    This week our guest is Shawn Steen, a family friend of Oliver's who has had a long career in the nonprofit sector. We discuss the culture shock of growing up in rural Wisconsin before coming to UW-Madison in the 90s, some stories about Shawn Steen and Matt Gerharz in College, the digital divide Shawn encounters in nonprofit work, and open mic nights.

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    47 mins
  • Pediatrician Dipesh Navsaria
    Apr 7 2025

    In this week's episode Oliver and Jeb talk to Dr. Dipesh Navsaria of the nonprofit organization Reach out and Read about his medical work, the benefits of early childhood literacy, the program he is a part of, his bowties, and flags.

    You can listen to the Reach out and Read podcast here: https://reachoutandread.org/podcast/

    You can listen to You Seem Exceptional live on WSUM 91.7 FM Madison every Monday at 6PM

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    52 mins

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