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Wisconsin Life #512: “Engines of Change”

Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald gets an up-close and personal look at the Milwaukee Fire Historical Society's Fire Museum. Fitzgerald ...

Fiber Arts Designer Developing Fabric That Can Harness Sun’s Energy

Cellphones, laptops, battery-operated flashlights, our electronics are getting smaller and our need for energy is getting larger.  So what if ...

Joy On A Winter’s Day

Just to know how it felt I stood under the red pine. It was 10 below and the sun was ...

Far Away From Home

Tina Bohling grew up challenged by both whites and Latinos about her identity. Her household identified as Chicano but she wasn’t ...

Hands Down: There’s A Price For Grabbing Onto Life

The skin on my knuckles has been dry and cracked for weeks. My fingertips, too. I’ve got little scabs from ...

An Existential Christmas

I judge each child I meet based on her or his merits. I don’t always end up liking them, but ...

UW-Madison Student Earns Extraordinary Academic Opportunity

Deshawn McKinney is a lot of things.  UW-Madison fourth-year creative writing major, organizer, activist, First Wave Scholar and a 2017 ...

Wisconsin Life #510: “Rhythm Makers”

Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald heads to Blackhawk Island, near Fort Atkinson to explore the life of twentieth century poet ...

Wisconsin Life Holiday Special

Food is a big part of the holiday season no matter what or how you celebrate. Many of us eat ...

The Poster For The Otis Redding Show That Never Was

Posters for concerts are a common sight around central Madison, particularly along State Street, near the UW campus and on ...

Luke Skywalker’s Milwaukee Connections

The highly anticipated next installment of Star Wars hits theaters this month. Unlike the first movie in the reboot launched ...