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Why Doesn’t Wisconsin See Large, Intense Wildfires Like Out West?

As record wildfires scorched millions of acres of land in the western United States in 2020, it prompted a question about wildfire season in the Badger State. A listener asked WPR's WHYsconsin: Why doesn’t Wisconsin see the same large, intense wildfires as those out West?

Abundance and Transformation: A Trip Through Fermentation Fest’s Farm/Art DTour

Fermentation Fest has been celebrating all things live culture for more than a decade. The festival’s Farm/Art DTour sends people on a 50-mile journey, teaching them about microbes and showcasing artwork and roadside poetry — all while socially distant.

Poet Derrick Harriell Wins Accolades For ‘There’s A Riot Goin’ On’

Sparked by the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith, a riot broke out in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood in August 2016. As fires raged and shots rang out in his old neighborhood, Derrick Harriell found himself hundreds of miles away in Oxford, Mississippi.

For Hmong Language Speakers, Keeping Wisconsin’s Third Most Commonly Spoken Language Alive Is Essential

WHYsconsin recently received a listener question wondering, “What is the third most commonly spoken language in Wisconsin after English and Spanish.” The answer: Hmong. WPR’s Mary Kate McCoy looks into why.

‘A Sculpted Land’: Wisconsin’s Effigy Mounds Connected People To Spirits, Humanity

At one point in time, thousands of effigy mounds could be found in what is now called Wisconsin. These ancient burial sites are still significant to members of the state’s First Nations. We recently received a question through the WHYsconsin project from a listener who wanted to know more about the effigy mounds.

Milwaukee Black Lives Matter Protester Talks About 800-Mile March To Washington D.C.

Sandy Solomon calls herself a protester. She’s part of a group of approximately 20 Black Lives Matter activists from the Milwaukee area marching to Washington D.C. to attend the Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks.

‘Tomboyland:’ A Love Letter To Midwestern Strength, Complexities

Even though 2020 has been *A YEAR*, Melissa Faliveno has had some bright spots this summer. The New York City writer released her debut essay collection, "Tomboyland." It’s a deep-dive into identity, zeroing in on gender and sexuality. Faliveno’s complexities unfold as she explores her life growing up in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, digging into her love of meatballs and softballs, her fascination with moths and tornadoes.