Episodes

  • Monday 11/11/24: Ghost armies, Capitol Notes, war dogs

    Monday 11/11/24: Ghost armies, Capitol Notes, war dogs
    Nov 11 2024
    The story of the 'ghost army.' The history of the Milwaukee Soldiers Home. A unique World War II-era program that put family pets on the frontlines.
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    51 mins
  • Thursday 11/7/24: President as person and institution, Milwaukee Betty Award

    Thursday 11/7/24: President as person and institution, Milwaukee Betty Award
    Nov 7 2024
    How presidential rhetoric can impact how we view the office as an institution – or as an individual. What a mass deportation means for food economics. Mariana Rodriguez receives Betty Award for supporting victims of domestic violence.
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    51 mins
  • Wednesday 11/6/24: Election day recap - national, state and local races

    Wednesday 11/6/24: Election day recap - national, state and local races
    Nov 6 2024
    How the election unfolded here in Wisconsin, including the presidency and down-ballot races. Voters speak about what brought them to Milwaukee-area polls yesterday.
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    51 mins
  • Tuesday 11/5/24: election day, preserving 'Samson' the gorilla, 'Hundreds of Beavers'

    Tuesday 11/5/24: election day, preserving 'Samson' the gorilla, 'Hundreds of Beavers'
    Nov 5 2024
    What to know before you head to the polls. Meet the world-champion taxidermist who preserved a beloved Milwaukee gorilla. A modern silent, oddball slapstick comedy, “Hundreds of Beavers.”
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    51 mins
  • Monday 11/4/24: Election day eve - state and local races, amendments, GOTV

    Monday 11/4/24: Election day eve - state and local races, amendments, GOTV
    Nov 4 2024
    How tomorrow’s election could reshape Wisconsin politics. All about the constitutional amendment question on the ballot. How get-out-the-vote efforts are winding down.
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    51 mins
  • Thursday 10/31/24: Books and Beyond, Rhinelander Hodag, local Halloween tunes

    Thursday 10/31/24: Books and Beyond, Rhinelander Hodag, local Halloween tunes
    Oct 31 2024
    It's the Halloween episode! A local, supposedly haunted, engine house. The chilling legend of the Rhinelander Hodag. The Pfister Hotel ghost. Halloweeny tunes from local musicians
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    52 mins
  • Lake Effect Immigration Special: Fear is the point

    Lake Effect Immigration Special: Fear is the point
    Oct 30 2024
    Immigration in Wisconsin: the state’s immigrant history, how agriculture depends on immigrant labor, how the deportation process works, and why fear is the point of mass deportations.
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    51 mins
  • Tuesday 10/29/24: Evolution of MPM, Chirp Chat, Live at Lake Effect

    Tuesday 10/29/24: Evolution of MPM, Chirp Chat, Live at Lake Effect
    Oct 29 2024
    A new exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Different owls living in southeast. The latest Live at Lake Effect featuring Riverwest’s own Joseph Huber.
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    51 mins