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Bubbler Talk

WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM investigates your questions.

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Episodi

234 episodi

  1. The long shadow: How deindustrialization hit cities across the Midwest 18:06
  2. Milwaukee, Detroit or Chicago: Which city has the best encased meats? 9:16
  3. What it takes to move a masterpiece to the Milwaukee Art Museum 4:28
  4. Does Walworth County have more severe weather? 4:09
  5. Milwaukee maintains bowling spirit despite losing 'America's Bowling Capital' title 4:06
  6. What's the steampunk scene like in Wisconsin? 4:51
  7. Are St. Francis Seminary Woods at risk as the campus is renovated? 4:37
  8. The 'renegade' Racine architect behind southeast Wisconsin's round houses 5:48
  9. 10th anniversary: Ice cream cocktails 21:10
  10. 10th anniversary: Why Milwaukee is called ‘Cream City’ 20:38
  11. 10th anniversary: Dining with dolphins 21:20
  12. 10th anniversary: The legend of the Pfister ghost 17:50
  13. 10th anniversary: What happens when a zoo animal dies? 20:19
  14. 10th anniversary: Milwaukee's early Black settlers 19:04
  15. 10th anniversary: Milwaukee's favorite doughnut 20:09
  16. 10th anniversary: Dragon on the water tower 17:26
  17. 10th anniversary: Why do we call it a Bubbler? 18:16
  18. Cathedral Square's 'Immigrant Mother' statue symbolizes universal motherhood 4:17
  19. What's the story behind the cluster of cemeteries next to I-94? 3:50
  20. Why did so many German immigrants move to Milwaukee in the 1800s? 4:24
  21. A Milwaukee theater has a twin in France. How'd that happen? 4:28
  22. Just in time for Valentine's Day: The 'blind date cookie' and its Milwaukee connection 4:48
  23. How a medieval French chapel made its way to a Milwaukee college campus 4:29
  24. What's the story behind the four-leaf clover shape throughout Milwaukee's Plankinton Building? 4:23
  25. It's a bird? It's a plane? It's the Milwaukee Flyers! 4:15
  26. Why is Milwaukee missing so many street signs? 7:54
  27. Chew on this: the life of Milwaukee's urban river beavers 5:45
  28. Unearthing the history of Milwaukee’s celery farms 7:36
  29. The story behind the lone high-rise in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood 4:16
  30. Remembering when Marian Anderson, world-famous contralto, shared her voice with Milwaukee 4:16
  31. Did you know the Milwaukee Safety Academy used to be a Catholic girls school? 8:49
  32. 'Bubbler Talk': Discovering Milwaukee’s Water Current Walking Tour 5:41
  33. What happened to the historical marker at Lake Park's Native American burial mound? 4:16
  34. How a 1959 military plane crash is connected to Milwaukee’s annual Air and Water Show 4:25
  35. Who’s behind ‘The Unsung Hero,’ the 6-story mural in Milwaukee’s Third Ward? 3:41
  36. Havenwoods State Forest in Milwaukee is the result of 'healing' after a military past 4:14
  37. The history of Milwaukee's Silver City & National Park neighborhoods 4:24
  38. Where are the victims of the Bay View Massacre buried? 4:24
  39. Where did the card game Sheepshead come from? Inside the cherished Wisconsin pastime 4:17
  40. How Enderis Park neighborhood's namesake, Dorothy Enderis, shaped Milwaukee Recreation 3:59
  41. The Native history behind the unmarked pedestrian bridge in Milwaukee's McKinley Park 10:45
  42. What was Milwaukee's most devastating fire? 4:25
  43. Signs around Milwaukee promise to buy your home for cash. What happens if you sell? 4:10
  44. Why are there so many shipwrecks in Lake Michigan? 4:28
  45. What happens when an animal at the Milwaukee County Zoo dies? 4:26
  46. What does the rooster represent at the Milwaukee Public Market? 4:30
  47. The search for the mystery artist behind the wooden birds on the Oak Leaf Trail 4:33
  48. The geological secrets of Estabrook Park 4:22
  49. Who uses Milwaukee's downtown skywalks? 4:29
  50. Bubbler Talk: Taking a Milwaukee County bus to landmarks — where do you want to ride next? 4:55