Wisconsin Weekend from Wisconsin Public Radio

Violent Femmes’ groundbreaking album, When baseball for breakfast, Vintage bike tour

Three people dressed in vintage clothing stand next to classic bicycles in a parking lot, with an open car trunk and parked cars in the background. [https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_9113-scaled-e1779904444540.jpg] We learn how the Violent Femmes’ made their first album and why it remains significant. Then, we explore a new children’s book about when the Brewers played morning baseball. And, […]

Wisconsin’s got dancers, Film about Hmong settlement in Eau Claire, Kites in the Wisconsin skies

Large kites, including octopus shapes, fly above a sandy beach with people and colorful structures near the shoreline under a cloudy sky. [https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Soar-on-the-Shore.jpg] We talk to directors of the Barrio Dance Studio in Madison about how dancers from the studio are appearing on “America’s Got Talent.” Then, we learn about a film marking […]

New Center for Black Excellence and Culture, The women behind Villa Louis, The return of Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly

A long line of people waits outside on a sidewalk next to a street with brick buildings in the background under a partly cloudy sky. [https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_2404.jpeg] We talk to the head of the new Center for Black Excellence and Culture about his hopes for the facility. Then, we learn about the forgotten women who kept Wisconsin’s […]

Wisconsin’s cartoonist laureate, The growth of girls’ flag football, ‘The Supper Club Saints’

A man wearing glasses and a dark jacket stands in a bright art gallery hallway with framed artworks on the white wall behind him. [https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Paul-Noth-1-scaled.jpg] We talk with Wisconsin’s first cartoonist laureate about his art. Then, two coaches and a player explain the growing popularity of flag football among girls. And, the author of  “The […]

Outdoor classrooms, Silent Book Clubs, The future of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute

A group of children stand and play with colorful balls on a grassy field, with leafless trees and a wooded area in the background. [https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/260312_OUTDOORSCH11-scaled.jpg] We look at how schools in Sauk County are using nature as the classroom. Then, find out why ‘Silent Book Clubs’ are becoming popular in Wisconsin. And, we learn about […]