Creature Feature
October is a spooky month. Writer Lesley Kagen gets us in the mood for Halloween.
Grid Iron Nights
Friday nights in the fall mean high school football in towns across Wisconsin. Commentator John Hildebrand tells us what makes these games so endlessly appealing and timeless.
Food Pantry Garden
When you think of food pantries, a leafy garden bursting with fresh vegetables probably doesn’t spring to mind. But a unique program puts food pantry clients in the field — literally.
Fall Sky
Shorter days and longer nights are an invitation to stargaze. Commentator Jim Lattis tells us what’s overhead right now.
Kickapoo Coffee
Many of us can’t get through the morning without coffee. But few of us probably think about the time, effort, and skill it takes to roast the beans for our perfect cup.
End of Season in the Garden
It’s officially fall and with the changing leaves and warm days and cool nights comes the bittersweet end to the gardening season. Commentator John Hildebrand reflects on the fate of his own vegetable garden in this transitional time.
Nirvana in Madison
20 years ago, Nirvana’s album “Nevermind” went to number one on the music charts, bringing alternative rock to a mainstream audience. Commentator Dean Robbins remembers the album’s Wisconsin roots.
Open Water Swimming
The open water has attracted swimmers for ages. Where there’s a lake, river, channel, ocean, or bay, there’s likely a swimmer who’s tried to conquer it. Commentator David McGlynn found himself attracted to one such swim.
American Water Spaniel
Every avid hunter needs a good dog to help find and retrieve game. Commentator Bob Willging tells us about a breed of hunting dog born in Wisconsin.
Bob Willging is a wildlife biologist, an outdoors writer and the author of On the Hunt and History Afield: Stories from the Golden Age of Wisconsin Sporting Life.
Wisconsin Rock Climbing
Commentator James Mills is a serious rock climber. In the coming year, he’ll be part of the first all-African American team to reach the summit of Mount Denali. In the meantime, he says one of the best climbing challenges in the country is right here in Wisconsin.
Farmers Market Stroll
Weekly trips to your neighborhood farmers market offer the chance to pick up fresh produce and to chat with local farmers. Writer Michelle Wildgen found all that and something more.
Hamilton Type Museum
As kids head back to school this week, we take a minute to appreciate the wonder of the ABC’s. At the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Jim Moran curates the largest collection of wood type in the world — thousands of letters, in hundreds of fonts.
Homeless Book Club
Today, a visit to one of the more unusual book clubs in Wisconsin. It’s a homeless book club that meets once a week at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison. Church member Suzanne Alexander leads the discussions.
River Rat
Today we meet Kenny Salwey, one of the last of Wisconsin’s “river rats” — people who once made their lives and their living along the Mississippi River.
The last of Wisconsin’s river rats, Kenny Salwey is a storyteller, educator, and the author of “Muskrat for Supper.”
Heirloom Tomatoes
Heirloom tomatoes are a summer treat some people wait for all year. Commentator Brett Laidlaw tells us why.