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What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR investigates listener questions.

Bubbler Talk WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 22 Ratings

What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR investigates listener questions.

    Bubbler Talk: The Amtrak train Borealis is coming to the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul corridor

    Bubbler Talk: The Amtrak train Borealis is coming to the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul corridor

    After years of advocacy by passenger rail groups, the inaugural Amtrak Borealis service is set to launch on May 21, 2024.

    • 4 min
    What happens when an animal at the Milwaukee County Zoo dies?

    What happens when an animal at the Milwaukee County Zoo dies?

    Every day, thousands of people visit the Milwaukee County Zoo to see the animals they love — whether it’s the adorable otters, roaring tigers or giant elephants. These animals live their lives on display, but most of us don’t know what happens after they die.

    • 4 min
    How Enderis Park neighborhood's namesake, Dorothy Enderis, shaped Milwaukee Recreation

    How Enderis Park neighborhood's namesake, Dorothy Enderis, shaped Milwaukee Recreation

    Dorothy Enderis was the second, and arguably most influential, leader of the Milwaukee Recreation Department. Learn about her and the neighborhood named in her honor.

    • 11 min
    Meet Ringo: The star, artist and friend of Bradford Beach

    Meet Ringo: The star, artist and friend of Bradford Beach

    Meet a Milwaukee character you've likely seen hanging out at Bradford Beach.

    • 4 min
    The story of an intriguing Sherman Park home begins with 1933 award-winning design

    The story of an intriguing Sherman Park home begins with 1933 award-winning design

    The sleek, striking, boxy home's contemporary style stands out in the sea of more traditional Milwaukee homes that surround it.

    • 4 min
    The journey of the ancestral pole that once stood outside of the Milwaukee Public Museum

    The journey of the ancestral pole that once stood outside of the Milwaukee Public Museum

    Bubbler Talk question asker Dan Currier of Whitewater wants to know about a past iconic figure of Milwaukee: Where did the totem pole that stood in front of the old and the new Milwaukee Public Museum come from?

    • 5 min

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