Whatever work means for us – whether it’s a paying job or unpaid vocation — work is a defining feature of our lives. “Wisconsin at Work” looks at the jobs we do and the work that connects us.
Arbor Vitae Bookbinder Keeping Centuries Old Tradition Alive
Ask Florian Bieschke if he reads books and he laughs, "You betcha! That's my form of entertainment. I'm not fond ...
New Berlin Artist Turns Text Into Art
Nina Ghanbarzadeh understands the power of words. "You can elevate someone with your words. You can crush someone with your ...
Vernon County Goes To the Goats
Visit a Vernon County park in the summer, and it’s likely Ben Robel’s team will be hard at work. His ...
Sauk County Conservationist’s Calling is Improving The Earth
The health of our waters is important. Maintaining high quality water requires getting wet. That's why Sauk County conservationist Serge ...
Puppet Maker Holds the Strings on Hobby Turned Livelihood
When Ken Vogel started making puppets in the 1970s, he didn’t actually believe he would still be making them to ...
Sawmill Workers Use Unique Sign Language To “Talk” On Noisy Mill Floor
Sawmills are loud places. Menominee Tribal Enterprises in Neopit is no exception. Talking across the mill floor is nearly impossible ...
WPR’s Glen Moberg Supported Young Journalists Throughout His Career. I Was One Of Them.
Wisconsin Public Radio lost a dear colleague and friend to cancer over the weekend. Glen Moberg covered central Wisconsin for ...
An Industry On The Line: Commercial Fishing The Mighty Mississippi
Mike Valley is perched in his fishing boat, taking in the scene around him. It’s idyllic -- birds are chirping ...
Sandblasting Mugs With GinGee Girls
People attending comic cons can expect to meet their favorite comic book creators, hear talks from famous actors in popular ...
Preserving India’s Folk Music Roots On Vinyl
Ankur Malhotra splits his time between Madison, Wisconsin and New Delhi India, where he runs Amarrass Records. It’s an independent ...
Collecting At Dave’s Guitar Shop
When Dave Rogers opened his first guitar store in the early 1980s in downtown La Crosse, it was in a ...
Oostburg Man Keeps the Dutch Art of Wooden Shoe Carving Alive
As a kid, Luke Traver whittled wood. Little did he know that wood carving was his future. Traver explains, in ...
A Force To Be Reckoned With: Octopi’s Erica DeAnda On How Women Are Transforming Beer Culture
The world of craft beer opened up for Erica DeAnda four years ago during a tasting class at a high-end brew pub in Oakland, ...
Slingin’ Drinks: Bartending At La Crosse’s Iconic Del’s Bar
In a city with never-ending bar options, Del’s Bar in La Crosse sticks out. It’s been open since 1933 in ...
Tapped In Random Lake: Company Brings Art To Tap Handles
Floor-to-ceiling cabinets run along the walls of a conference room at AJS Tap Handles in Random Lake, and packed behind ...