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John McCracken

John McCracken is a journalist who focuses mainly on agriculture, climate change, and industrial pollution. A former Midwest Reporting Fellow for Grist, he won a 2022 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award. He lives in Green Bay and can be found on Twitter.

John's Latest Articles

Madison Calendar, February 8 through 14

The conundrum of what to expect from a Laurie Anderson performance, touchy subjects with Michael Che, the Cloverfield before Cloverfield just dropped on Netflix overnight, the beginning of the end of Micro-Wave Cinema, chaotic post-punk from Prettiest Eyes, and more events of note in Madison this week.

Madison Calendar, January 31 through February 7

It's not your tempo at a Cinematheque Damien Chazelle retrospective, a reading and potluck with Gabrielle Calvocoressi, the Marilyn Manson tour not even crushed legs could stop, Elysia Crampton's pathbreaking electronic music, and more events of note in Madison this week. 

Podcast: T.S. Banks on the intersection of poetry and activism

The Madison-based author talks with us before publishing his second book.

Madison Calendar, January 25 through 31

Tastefully silly stand-up from Rory Scovel, the Judy Garland musical the world has waited to see again, humid cocktails and beats with Queer Pressure at Olbrich, Klingon for victory at the Nerd Spelling Bee, and more events of note in Madison this week.

Madison calendar, December 14 through 20

Northless, "All About My Mother," Double Ewes, the Madison Hip-Hop Awards, and more events of note in Madison this week.

UW’s disingenuous “Hillbilly Elegy” conversation

This year's Go Big Read selection only further poisons the narrative about rural decline.

Podcast: Michelle Wildgen on food, fiction, and needing varied work

The Madison-based author discusses her varied writing life and reads from her novel "Bread And Butter."

Madison calendar, November 30 through December 6

Milo, Anders Svanoe, "The Crazies," Drug Spider, and more events of note in Madison this week.

Madison calendar, November 16 through 22

Yaeji, Rabit, Palmbomen II, Gel Set, and more events of note in Madison this week.

Madison calendar, November 9 through 15

"White Sun," Cherubs, Richard Thompson, "I Am Not Your Negro," and more events of note in Madison this week.