Badgers, Brewers and Sports Losses — Adam Mertz — #48
ESPN Wisconsin contributor and former Sports Editor for The Capital Times, Adam Mertz talks about the shifting expectations for this year's...
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Hunting & Politics — Noah Wishau — #47
Outdoorsman Noah Wishau discusses the confluence of hunting and politics regarding chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin deer, its para...
Wisconsin Astronomy History — Jim Lattis — #46
Jim Lattis holds a Ph.D. in History of Science from UW–Madison and is the author of many publications in that field; he helped create UW Spa...
Wollersheim Winery and Wisconsin Wine — Philippe Coquard — #45
Wollersheim Winery owner and winemaker Philippe Coquard comes from a family of French winemakers. He came to America and Wollersheim in the...
The heart in picture books — Pat Zietlow Miller — #44
Wisconsin picture book writer Pat Zietlow Miller, discusses her craft, getting into writing books for children and where her creative ideas...
Old World Wisconsin — Anna Altschwager — #43
Old World Wisconsin depicts Wisconsin's immigrant past by recreating the sights, sounds and spirit of those who came to the state to build t...
Blocking for the Badgers — Matt Bernstein — #42
Former Wisconsin Badgers fullback Matt Bernstein discusses his collegiate football career, Wisconsin fandom, Madison-appreciation, and his f...
"How to Leave"— Erin Clune — #41
Writer Erin Clune discusses her humorous version of a self-help book "How to Leave: Quitting the City and Coping with a New Reality." The bo...
The Beer Baron — Chris Drosner — #40
Beer columnist for the Wisconsin State Journal Chris Drosner discusses the craft of beer review and commentary, the state of craft beer in W...
An Outdoorsman's Journal — Mark Walters — #39
Mark Walters is a syndicated outdoor adventure columnist who lives in Necedah. He began writing his column, An Outdoorsman's Journal, in 198...
Horicon Marsh: Behind the Scenes — Liz Herzmann — #38
Horicon Marsh, located in southeast Wisconsin, is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the U.S. It has been formally recognized as a Wetl...
The Legacy of Aldo Leopold — Buddy Huffaker — #37
The Aldo Leopold Foundation was established in 1982 with the mission to inspire an ethical relationship between people and nature through th...
Breaking the news — Mark Pitsch — #36
Former Wisconsin State Journal Assistant City Editor Mark Pitsch, who also worked as a state capitol reporter and was the president of the S...
Aztalan: Wisconsin's famous archaeology site — Bob Birmingham — #35
Former state archaeologist and author of several books about Native Americans in Wisconsin, Bob Birmingham explains why Aztalan, located nea...
Future of small town Wisconsin — Randy Stoecker — #34
Rural communities have seen declines in young adults. The population shifts have been the subject of study by Randy Stoecker, a UW-Madison p...
Packers, amateur baseball and bierocks — Brian Carriveau — #33
Packers blogger and podcaster Brian Carriveau traces his journey from teaching to sports writing to opening a new tavern and eatery in Madis...
Wisconsin gerrymandering, voter ID, and elections — Barry Burden — #32
What was the impact of Voter ID legislation on the 2016 Presidential Election in Wisconsin? What are the implications of the U.S. Supreme Co...
Reporting on Milwaukee gun violence — Aisha Turner — #31
As a co-producer on the Precious Lives project, a two-year radio series about young people and gun violence in Milwaukee, Aisha Turner was c...
Covering the state capitol — Jason Stein — #30
Jason Stein is a former state capitol reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and previously the Wisconsin State Journal. He was recentl...
Madison's funniest comic — Johnny Walsh — #29
Johnny Walsh is a Madison lawyer and stand up comedian. He recently won the annual Madison's Funniest Comic Contest at the well-regarded Com...