When The Russians Invaded Wisconsin
The launch of Sputnik by the Soviets in 1957 ushered in the Space Age and ramped up fears in the ...
The Great Willard Waterman
Actor Willard Waterman was born this week in Madison in 1914. Although he played many roles, he’s best known for ...
UW-Madison Student Tests Himself On Team Ninja Warrior
Inside Andrew Phlibeck’s dorm room is a cluttered combination of super hero posters, marketing textbooks and ninja warrior training equipment. ...
Memories Of A Pin-Up Girl
Bonnie Logan grew up on farm in Black Earth but knew from a young age that she wanted to see ...
Wisconsin 101: The Milwaukee-born Cookbook That Became A National Phenomenon
Before Martha Stewart and Ina Garten, there was Lizzie Kander and The Settlement Cookbook. The cookbook was the brainchild of Lizzie ...
SAAF #14: Climbing For Cookies
Rose and Tina undertake an adventure with a sweet reward.
Boring Death: A Theory Of Midwestern Cemeteries
Can a cemetery reveal something about the culture of a place? Matt Geiger thinks so. His travels around the country ...
SAAF #13: Tea Party Therapy
Greg gets tea - and therapy - from Tina.
Meet The Artist Who Makes A Comic Strip Come Alive Through Animation
The creator of the Wisconsin Life comic strip “Something About a Flower,” Rodney Lambright II gives a brief introduction to ...
German Wheel Leads To Circus Training Space For All
Carly Schuna fell in love with the German Wheel at a juggling festival. Her devotion led her to help found ...
This Is The Life: Summer At The Pool
Is there anywhere better than the pool on a hot summer day? Allyson Loomis tells us about the carefree community ...
Polka Mad In Pulaski
Polka is celebration; it’s community; it’s family. It’s also our official state dance. And perhaps no town in Wisconsin is ...
Meet Angela Fitzgerald – New TV Host Of Wisconsin Life
The new season of Wisconsin Life on Wisconsin Public Television offers plenty to get excited about! New adventures await, bringing us closer ...
Hot In Wisconsin
It’s hot in Wisconsin. Really hot. Temps in the 90’s. ‘Real feel’ heat index, say the meteorologists, is plus a dozen digits more. ...
SAAF #12: Potty Training
Greg tries to convince Rose to give potty training a try.