Wisconsin Life Wisconsin Public Radio
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- Society & Culture
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Wisconsin Life celebrates the people, places, history and culture of the state. Come with us as we kayak the Mississippi River, interview musicians in Milwaukee, and bake pasties in Rhinelander. We connect you with diverse people and ideas through short stories updated twice a week.
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Travel inspires tiny nail art painted by Katalina Sanchez of Graffiti Nail Salon
Katalina Sanchez of Madison has always been interested in art, which led her to open Graffiti Nail Salon. In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR’s “Wisconsin Life” shares the stories of Sanchez and five other women working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin.
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Jordan Schroeter on harnessing the power of his voice
Earning a masters degree and launching a business is no easy feat. WPR’s Margaret Faust met Jordan Schroeter of Grafton to see how he did it while also living with a rare, genetic and progressive neuromuscular disorder.
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Love of daughters, cooking fuels Angela Morgan of Food Junkies Catering
Angela Morgan of Madison was feeling uninspired in her job a few years back. It was too rigid. So, she decided to take a huge risk and started her own business: Food Junkies Catering. In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR’s “Wisconsin Life” shares the stories of Morgan and five other women working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin.
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‘The fastest girl drummer in the world’: Celebrating Wisconsin’s Viola Smith
Drummer Viola Smith was a musical trailblazer and innovator. Known as “the fastest girl drummer in the world,” her career lasted almost 100 years. Author Dean Robbins took a trip to her hometown in Fond du Lac County to tell us more about this legend. He’s also written a children’s picture book about the musician, “The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!”
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I Can’t Believe It’s Not Yellow: A Peek Into Wisconsin’s Quirky Margarine Laws
Wisconsin is America’s Dairyland. It’s a title we take seriously. From milk to cheese to butter, the dairy industry is a cash cow for the state, generating $45.6 billion a year for the state’s economy. For Wisconsin’s state legislators, it’s an industry worth protecting. WPR’s Jenny Peek brought us this story, which was inspired by an audience question as part of the WHYsconsin project.
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‘The Biggest Daydream’: Living Cancer-Free
Dreaming can help some people get through incredibly difficult times. Tandalaya Taylor of Madison talks about how daydreaming helped her overcome a major health crisis and appreciate everyday life. Taylor’s story came to us from the UW Odyssey Project, where low-income adults find their voices and earn college credit in an English literature course. Taylor was a guest on the new podcast ‘Inside Stories.’
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Since moving away from Wisconsin, I look forward to these short episodes from home. I learn a lot and enjoy that the production is very well done.