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Wisconsin has long been a battleground state in presidential elections, but doesn't always get a lot of attention in non-election years. This week, however, the Badger State seemed to be the center of the universe with a presidential visit, a Wisconsin congressman giving the official GOP response to the State of the Union address and a Kenosha Republican now heading the Republican National Committee. And did we mention the Green Bay Packers? NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Host Scott Simon speaks with Karina Longworth, Film Editor at LA Weekly, about the buzz surrounding the movies that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Host Scott Simon tells the story of the continuing protests in Egypt through the eyes of one protester, Omar Mohamad, an engineering teacher at Cairo University.

Host Scott Simon and NPR's Peter Kenyon, who was stationed in Cairo for six years, discuss Hosni Mubarak's long and controversial rule in Egypt.

Host Scott Simon speaks with political scientist Marc Lynch about the continuing protests in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East.