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Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Oliver Gerharz

Podcast Director

Oliver Gerharz is the podcast director for the Daily Cardinal. He also hosts the Cardinal Call Podcast. 


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Cardinal Call: Federal Funding Cuts Hurt UW-Madison’s Graduate Programs

On this episode of Cardinal Call, host Oliver Gerharz speaks with Daily Cardinal Campus News Editor Gavin Escott about his article “‘There aren’t easy answers’: Mnookin fields faculty questions on NIH funding cuts’s impact on junior faculty, graduate students” in a discussion of how recent federal funding cuts will affect UW–Madison and the state of Wisconsin. Articles featured in this week’s campus news in brief segment: Brent Plisch named chief of UWPD – Julia Walkowicz No. 12 Wisconsin unexpected falls to Penn State in sobering end to remarkable regular season – Jacob Szczap

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Cardinal Call: Native Americans and the UW System

On this episode of Cardinal Call, Host Oliver Gerharz speaks with Daily Cardinal Senior Staff Writer Elijah Pines about his story Native Americans are underrepresented across the UW System. Educators are working to change that in a discussion of the relationship between the Native American community and higher education in the State of Wisconsin. Articles featured in this week’s campus news in brief segment: Future of diversity-based scholarships, programs in doubt after Department of Education decision – Gavin Escott Wisconsin Sports Business Conference debuts in Madison – Jordyn Grover

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Cardinal Call: UW–Madison Economics Professor to Advise President

This week host Oliver Gerharz speaks to Daily Cardinal Staff Writer Wanwa Omot about her story “Trump taps UW-Madison professor skeptical of tariffs to executive council.” Articles in this week’s “campus news in brief” segment: UWPD in final stages of selecting new police chief, final candidate presents – Alaina Walsh UW System budget ‘completely out of sync with what is available,’ former Gov. Thompson says - Elijah Pines 

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Cardinal Call: Food Insecurity at UW-Madison

This week host Oliver Gerharz speaks to Daily Cardinal College/Campus News Editor Mary Bosch about her story “Has food security improved at UW-Madison over the last year?” in a discussion of food insecurity at UW–Madison. Articles in this week’s “campus news in brief” segment: UW-Madison removes chief diversity officer, citing financial concerns - Sreejita Patra The rundown on UW System stories you missed over the break - Gavin Escott & Annika Bereny

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Cardinal Call: Indian Americans Divided on 2024 Election

This week host Oliver Gerharz speaks to Daily Cardinal Senior Staff Writer Sreejita Patra about her story “‘We’re the dark horses': Wisconsin Indian Americans divided on election as political representation grows” in a discussion about the long-term voting habits of Indian Americans and the sudden changes felt within this voting bloc in the last presidential election. 

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Cardinal Call: Campus LGBTQ Community Letter Calls Out UW-Madison

This week host Oliver Gerharz speaks to Daily Cardinal reporter Ella Gorodetzky about her story “Letter to campus administration criticizes reassignment of GSCC director.” Articles in this week’s “campus news in brief” segment: Study proposes paving, lighting Lakeshore Path – Noe Goldhaber UW-Madison student explores personal phone addiction in book ‘Enemy in Your Pocket’ – Katherine McGrann Badgers fire offensive coordinator Phil Longo – Tomer Ronen

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