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

Soccer player overcomes rare infection, 9-year-old’s bike adventure, Father’s memoir about adoption

Two children in helmets stand beside loaded bicycles on a sidewalk in front of a large historic brick building with a blue sign and a mural nearby. [https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bikerider.jpg] We talk to a soccer player who overcame a rare “flesh-eating” infection. Then, we talk with a 9-year-old Wisconsin boy who biked across the country. And a father talks about […]

Mr. Peanuts retires, A shop for preparing for death, Documentary on Milwaukee’s LGBTQ elders

A woman and an older man smile at the camera while the man holds a young girl in his arms in a school hallway. [https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Peanuts-scaled.jpg] We talk with “Mr. Peanuts,” the Cross Plains school custodian who is retiring after 61 years. Then, we talk to the owner of a news business who hopes to changes […]

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 […]