Door County Pulse Podcasts

Myles Dannhausen Jr. talks to the restaurateur about a new model he has launched for his food truck court in Baileys Harbor. They touch on Schoenfeld’s background, the barriers to entry in the industry, and how COVID forced some lasting positive changes on restaurants in Door County.

Andrew Kleidon talks with Pulse editor Debra Fitzgerald about the latest developments to save Potawatomi State Park Observation Tower, and recent UFO sightings Door County residents are talking about.

Gibraltar School is asking voters to approve a $29.8 million referendum to renovate and reconstruct the aging portions of the high school and the middle school gym. Superintendent Brett Stousland and school board president Stephen Seyfer join Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about the project.

Andrew Kleidon is joined by Destination Sturgeon Bay Executive Director Cameryn Ehlers-Kwaterski to talk about everything folks can look forward to this weekend when Sturgeon Bay celebrates Fire & Ice.

Pulse Editor Debra Fitzgerald talks with Darrick DeMeuse. The Sevastopol native and current resident makes his community a better place through his numerous volunteer efforts, yet does so quietly beneath the radar and behind the scenes. If you know a Difference Maker we need to talk with, email debra.fitz@ppulse.com.

Andrew Kleidon talks with Pulse Editor Debra Fitzgerald about the new child care facility that will be constructed on the Sevastopol/Sturgeon Bay border, and several of the larger developments in various stages of planning in Sturgeon Bay, including Fleet Farm on Hwys. 57/42 and a 62-room, four-story hotel on Egg Harbor Road.

A little over a year since the James Webb Space Telescope was launched, Myles Dannhausen Jr. catches up with Dr. Heidi Hammel, one of the project’s leading scientists, to find out what we’re learning from the incredible photographs that Webb is creating.

Myles Dannhausen Jr. discusses the future of Scandia Village, the Sister Bay nursing home and retirement community that is now up for sale, with Andrew Kleidon. Plus a preview of this weekend’s Fish Creek Winterfest.

This year's Door County Reads features Raft of Stars by Andrew Graff. He joins Pulse assistant editor Grace Johnson to discuss the upcoming Door County Reads programming, his book and writing stories that are hopeful.

Hope and Brandon Bogenschutz – members of the new improv group, The Knobs – join Pulse assistant editor Grace Johnson to talk about the art of improv.

Mariah Goode, director of the County of Door's Land Use Services department, sits down with Pulse editor Debra Fitzgerald to talk about the county's role related to zoning and development and what local towns can do if they're interested in guiding not only where something is built but how it looks. They also talk about growth and existing ratios for what's protected versus what's developed on the peninsula.

Jerod Santek, artistic director at Write On, makes his first Pulse Podcast appearance and discusses new, free programming offered at the Writing Center with Pulse assistant editor, Grace Johnson.

When Dustin Renwick went to work at National Geographic in 2017, he almost immediately set out to find out what the magazine’s extensive archives might include about Door County, a place his family has visited for years. He joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about what he found, how our forgotten archives can help connect generations and how he uses them to tell new stories.

Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) sits down with Pulse editor Debra Fitzgerald to talk about the new legislative session, his priorities and committee assignments, the budget that will be built this year, a CAFO expanding in Forestville, the recently released plans for Potawatomi State Park Observation Tower, and what Republicans may be planning for the state's abortion law.

Door Community Auditorium releases a slate of winter main-stage shows, coffeehouse concerts and talks. Plus, Andrew Kleidon and Myles Dannhausen Jr. discuss Ephraim’s decision not to expand alcohol licenses in the village and Sturgeon Bay’s tribute to Jim Benesh.

The Door County Granary project and the Sister Bay-Liberty Grove Fire Department both won big awards in the $1.7-trillion Omnibus Appropriations Act that Congress passed just before Christmas. Myles Dannhausen Jr. talks with Debra Fitzgerald about how these projects were funded and about Congressional earmarks in general. They also dive into Destination Door County's new Community Investment Grant program that will spend $1 million annually on local projects that benefit local people.

It looks like rental companies will be staying at the Sister Bay Marina after a December hearing brought dozens of people out in support of the operators. Myles Dannhausen Jr. talks to Andrew Kleidon about that issue, plus three big decisions coming up for Ephraim. But first they introduce a new column debuting in this week’s Pulse and the aerial photography of Dan Anderson.

When Lawrence University found a new director for its Door County campus, Bjorklunden, it brought home a familiar face. Tom McKenzie talks to Myles Dannhausen Jr. about returning to the county where he co-founded the Pulse and how locals can get to know the 441-acre campus south of Baileys Harbor.

Dan Kane, Door County Director of Emergency Management and Communications, talks with Pulse editor Debra Fitzgerald about the critical employee shortage at the county's 24-7 dispatch operation that receives about 50,000 calls for help annually, and what the county is doing to attract and retain employees while filling the gaps in the short-term.

The real estate market has changed quite a bit since the Door County Board of Realtors (DCBR) was first founded 60 years ago. Debra Fitzgerald talks with Mary Kay Shumway, DCBR treasurer, and Jeff Isaksen, DCBR president, about the past, present and future of Door County real estate.