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Changing The Story Of Black Motherhood
Image: For many years, Sagashus Levingston felt like she was faking motherhood. The women she knew looked nothing like the mothers in books and on TV, and she felt like she was constantly failing to...
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Sauk City's Plastics Recycling Pioneer
Image: Elise Moser first heard the name Milly Zantow at a conference and was surprised to learn that the driving force behind plastic recycling was from her new town – Sauk City. Moser thought she...
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The Allure Of Forgotten Spaces
Image: There’s something about forgotten spaces that have always interested Alicia Holliday. On a class trip at Beloit College, she discovered one of the strangest places she’s explored yet.
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A Walk In The Milwaukee Woods
Image: A beautiful spring day can feel like the last day of school when you’re a kid – an unbelievable release into the world we didn’t even realize how much we longed for. Milwaukee historian John...
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Enumeration: A Cycling Itinerary For Southwest Wisconsin
Image: There are many ways to bike Wisconsin. Kitt Healy enumerates an itinerary for biking the southwestern part of our state.
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Wisconsin 101: Lifesaving Medal For The Rescue Of The Tanner
Image: Wisconsin has more than 800 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. Since the early 19th century, Wisconsin’s maritime communities have routinely faced storms that could destroy businesses, towns, and...
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The Welcome Oak
Image: Many of us have an affinity for certain trees. For Robert Root, it’s an oak that welcomed him to a section of the Ice Age Trail near his home.
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How To Win The East Hill Neighborhood Thrift Sale
Image: You know how some people can go to a thrift store or a garage sale and find the most amazing things? With garage sale and flea market season upon us, Katie Venit has a few tips for tackling the...
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Dispatches from The Wild: On Writing, Trail Work, And Falling in Love with...
Image: Nature and writing have a long history. Rebekah Morrisson is following in that tradition building worlds with her words and trails with her physical labor.Location: Eau ClaireStory Type:...
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WWI Veteran Recalls His Enlistment, Training, and Pranks
Image: One hundred years ago, Wisconsin went to war. In partnership with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, we’re exploring stories from Wisconsin men and women who served. Today, John Haddock, a Milwaukee...
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Finding Meaning In Late Life With Art
Image: TimeSlips Creative Storytelling is a program based on the therapeutic power of stories.Location: MilwaukeeStory Type: AudioTags: Alzheimer's DiseasetimeslipsstorytellingdementiaartTopic: Culture...
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Mattison's Miniature Circus: A Lifelong Passion For The Big Top
Image: Bill Mattison fell in love with the circus as a kid in the 1930s. Though many of us joke about running away to join the circus, Bill actually did it. Though a career in the circus wasn’t for...
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Jazz Pianist Joan Wildman Blows Up Time and Space
Image: Jazz legend Joan Wildman doesn’t perform much anymore. But she’s made indelible mark on the students she taught at UW-Madison and the people who've heard her perform, like Dean Robbins, who...
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Wisconsin 101: The Sterling Safety Bicycle And Wisconsin's 1890s Bicycling Craze
Image: Bicycling in Wisconsin in the 1890s was called “the most independent, healthful, rapid, and convenient mode of travel.” As part of our ongoing look at objects from Wisconsin’s past, Tom...
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Old-Fashioned Service And Repair, The Soul Of Family-Owned Shoe Store
Image: Mother and son, Arlene and James McDaniel keep the downtown Grafton shoe store started by Arlene's dad in 1946 running today. Arlene manages the sales and James uses the cobbler skills taught to...
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Gratitude: Finding A Home In Wisconsin
Image: Linda Pils grew up in the center of the universe – New York City – or so she thought until she made her home in Wisconsin.Location: Boulder JunctionProducers: Linda PilsStory Type: AudioTopic:...
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The Pleasures And Pains Of Life In Tourism Town
Image: Spring Green has a lot going for it. It’s one of the reasons Marnie Dresser loves living there, though sometimes, dealing with the tourists leaves a bit to be desired.Location: Spring...
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One Woman's Mission To Make Tech Open To All
Image: Winnie Karanja first discovered coding in high school. She was the one of two girls and one of two African Americans in her class in McFarland. Things weren’t any better in the tech industry so...
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Wisconsin in WWI: Horses And Transportation
Image: One hundred years ago, Wisconsin went to war. In partnership with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, we’re exploring stories of Wisconsin men and women in World War I. John Pavlik was 16 when he...
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Putting By For The Winter
Image: Donna Fischer grew up on a farm. Though she doesn’t live on a farm now, growing and preserving fruit for winter connects her to her heritage.Location: Green BayProducers: Donna FischerStory...
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