Wisconsin Life # 711: Paving the Way
Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald gets to work as she joins a crew of young adults from Operation Fresh Start ...
Yiddish Music Traditions With Lil Rev
Music is a cornerstone of Jewish culture, especially during holidays and festivals. Musician Lil Rev grew up in a musical ...
Wisconsin Life # 710: Pedal to the Metal
Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald travels to Aniwa to tour the Motorama Auto Museum. Tom Zatloukal, curator and founder of ...
Beloit College Archivist Arrives as a Student and Never Leaves
Beloit College is known as the ‘Harvard of the Midwest.’ It’s a place students come to learn and for Fred ...
UW Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist Thankful for the Cows
As a Harvard undergrad studying psychology, Jennifer Van Os never pictured herself working in a Wisconsin dairy barn. “A decade ...
Practice Makes Perfect for the Fond du Lac Blades on the World Stage
Sixteen ice skaters, one goal, and three minutes to prove it. Synchronized ice skating is moving in unison while gliding ...
Algoma Artist Tells Stories Through Sculpture
Bren Sibilsky isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. “I make my living playing with mud," Sibilsky says. Sibilsky is ...
Meet Bruce The Spruce: Green Bay’s Talking Christmas Tree
For some people, Christmas in Green Bay is not complete without a visit to “Bruce the Spruce.” It’s a fake ...
Primrose Couple Meld Gardens And Blacksmith Art Into A Giving Space
After traveling around the world, German-born blacksmith artist Michael Edlinger found his place on a farm in eastern Wisconsin. The ...
Who’s Behind The Handmade Ornaments Adorning The Wisconsin Capitol Holiday Tree?
With the holidays right around the corner, WPR's Andrea Anderson was talking about all things festive — Christmas trees, twinkling ...
Randolph Woman’s Passion Propelled Her To Restore Hot Rods
Drive down Cemetery Road in Columbia County near Randolph and you’ll see some old hot rod muscle cars. Judging by ...
Mixed Martial Arts Part of American Dream for Young Guatemalan Immigrant
Felipe Martinez Donis tells the story of how he came to the United States. In 2005, Donis' father had taken ...
Germantown Illustrator Helps Kids Discover Their Super Powers
Germantown illustrator Bryan Dyer doesn’t have a superpower, but he’s always loved stories about people who do. “Superheroes in particular ...
Young Women Learn Building Trades In Week-Long Camp Run by Madison Carpenter
When Sandy Thistle was growing up, there was one thing for sure she knew she wanted to do. Not hate ...
Woodworker Uses Frank Lloyd Wright’s 100-Year-Old Designs To Build Furniture
Nicole Atkinson was already building shelves and furniture when she was just a teenager. She went on to study mechanical ...