Wisconsin Today
Wisconsin Public Radio
“Wisconsin Today” explores the people, places and ideas shaping life in Wisconsin. Join hosts Rob Ferrett and Kate Archer Kent for news and in-depth conversations that you can’t find anywhere else.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News
Networks:
Wisconsin Public Radio
Description:
“Wisconsin Today” explores the people, places and ideas shaping life in Wisconsin. Join hosts Rob Ferrett and Kate Archer Kent for news and in-depth conversations that you can’t find anywhere else.
Language:
English
Episodes
Milwaukee police chief, Guardian Caps, Manitowoc church organ restored
9/27/2024
Milwaukee’s police chief talks about reducing violent crime, as well as concerns around youth involvement in crime. Then we discuss the effectiveness of additional foam padding around football helmets. And […]
Duration:00:49:57
Josh Kaul on rape test kit backlog and election security, Cybersecurity summit, Riding Rustic Roads
9/26/2024
We ask Attorney General Josh Kaul about working through the state’s backlog of rape kits as well as addressing concerns of fake electors. Then a Brookfield tech firm leader briefs […]
Duration:00:49:56
UW campus enrollments, Sheboygan’s LGBTQ+ community, Mitchell Park domes
9/25/2024
We get an update on enrollment figures around the state’s university system. We also hear about Sheboygan’s LGBTQ+ community after the closing of a local gay bar. Plus, a new […]
Duration:00:34:32
Vice President Kamala Harris, Veterinary cooperatives, Finding phantom towns
9/24/2024
Vice President Kamala Harris joins us to discuss affordable housing, PFAS pollution, and reproductive rights. We also talk with the leaders of a veterinary cooperative in Wisconsin. Plus, the state […]
Duration:00:42:04
Declining interest rates, Breast cancer screening, A meditation on the life of rocks
9/23/2024
We learn how a cut in interest rates could affect home buyers and home owners. Then, we learn about genetic screening tests for breast cancer. Then, a Lawrence University professor […]
Duration:00:33:32
Decline in overdose deaths, Strategies for killing weeds, A swim across Lake Michigan
9/20/2024
We talk with an doctor about the decline in overdose deaths. Then, we learn what strategies farmers have for killing weeds. Then, we talk with an athlete about his quest […]
Duration:00:35:20
The new DOT secretary, A new strategy to provide housing, A novel set in Door County
9/19/2024
We chat with the first woman to lead the state Department of Transportation. Then, we learn how communities are making it easier to build accessory dwelling units beside existing homes. […]
Duration:00:35:55
The child care worker shortage, Black voters, Wisconsin’s infrastructure report card, Wisconsin Life, Jaeger Fest
9/18/2024
We look at how a severe short of child care workers is affecting the state. Then, we look at Kamala Harris’ standing among Black voters. Then, we check Wisconsin’s infrastructure […]
Duration:00:50:00
Microsoft expands on Foxconn site, Wisconsin Life, How third party candidates influence elections, Remembering Tom Diehl, Listening to insects
9/17/2024
TK, TK, Then we look at how third party candidates affect elections, TK, Then we talk with a scientist trying to decode the language of bugs.
Duration:00:49:49
Where Wisconsin jobs are rebounding, Great Lakes research vessel, The Clubhouse model of mental health support
9/16/2024
A new report shows where jobs have – and haven’t – strengthened since the pandemic. Then the captain of one of the few research vessels to spend the year on […]
Duration:00:50:00
Archery and crossbow season opens, Wisconsin indie book publishers, New powwow music album
9/13/2024
A DNR deer specialist and recreation warden give us a look at how deer season is shaping up. Then we hear from a pair of Wisconsin book publishers about their […]
Duration:00:50:00
Sauk County nursing home sale, Wisconsin mechanics shortage, State cartographer
9/12/2024
We discuss health care impacts of nursing homes in Wisconsin being sold to private groups. Then we look at the tension between trying to educate the next generation of auto […]
Duration:00:49:54
Rural Wisconsin Naloxone boxes, Understanding Noncompete decision, 1982 Brewers Doc
9/11/2024
A program director from the Marshfield Clinic Health System explains a new substance abuse harm reduction plan. Then we talk with a legal scholar about an update in the noncompete […]
Duration:00:49:58