Sinopsis
What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM News reporters and Lake Effect producers investigate your questions.
Episodios
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The Native history behind the unmarked pedestrian bridge in Milwaukee's McKinley Park
06/06/2025 Duración: 10minIn 1971, Indigenous activists ripped the plywood off the abandoned Coast Guard station in Milwaukee's McKinley Park and occupied it. They successfully shaped the future, and a mysterious bridge remains.
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What was Milwaukee's most devastating fire?
25/04/2025 Duración: 04minEarlier this year, wildfires ravaged Los Angeles for almost a month. Destroying historical landmarks and reshaping the city forever. It got a "Bubbler Talk" listener thinking: How have Milwaukee fires shaped the city? Where and how did the fires start?
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Signs around Milwaukee promise to buy your home for cash. What happens if you sell?
18/04/2025 Duración: 04minOn this week's episode of "Bubbler Talk," we answer a question about what happens to homes that are sold to cash buyers advertising around Milwaukee.
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Why are there so many shipwrecks in Lake Michigan?
17/04/2025 Duración: 04min"Bubbler Talk" listeners Amy Gajewski and Victor Muñoz are certified scuba divers with an interest in shipwrecks. That’s why they want to know: Why are there so many shipwrecks in Lake Michigan, especially off the coast of the Milwaukee area?
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What happens when an animal at the Milwaukee County Zoo dies?
11/04/2025 Duración: 04minEvery 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.
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What does the rooster represent at the Milwaukee Public Market?
04/04/2025 Duración: 04minThis "Bubbler Talk" takes us to the Milwaukee Public Market. Or rather, you could say something calls us to the market: it's signature colorful rooster logo. We find out what it represents and how it reflects the inspiration behind the 20-year-old iconic Milwaukee food hall.
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The search for the mystery artist behind the wooden birds on the Oak Leaf Trail
21/03/2025 Duración: 04minHere’s a mystery for you: Who is leaving colorful, wood-carved birds in not-so-obvious places along Milwaukee’s Oak Leaf Trail? No one knows, but locals love them.
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The geological secrets of Estabrook Park
14/03/2025 Duración: 04minBubbler Talk listener, Sophia Heyn discovered the geological history of quarrying in Estabrook Park while researching a school assignment. We went together to discover the history of the riverbed.
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Who uses Milwaukee's downtown skywalks?
06/03/2025 Duración: 04minWalking downtown on a cold day, a "Bubbler Talk" listener wondered whether they could use Milwaukee's skywalks.
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Bubbler Talk: Taking a Milwaukee County bus to landmarks — where do you want to ride next?
03/01/2025 Duración: 04minA WUWM listener's question about taking MCTS to the Mitchell Park Domes comes as MCTS wants to hear your ideas about possible service changes later in 2025.
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The Morris Pratt Institute has been a source of Spiritualist education for more than a century
20/12/2024 Duración: 04minThe Morris Pratt Institute, located in Wauwatosa, offers education in Spiritualism. Spiritualists believe in communicating with the deceased, or spirits, through a medium.
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Is it possible to rank custard stands?
13/12/2024 Duración: 04minThe story of Milwaukee custard is a story of FDA regulations, nostalgia and cooperative economics.
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What's going on at Milwaukee's Veterans Park lagoon?
06/12/2024 Duración: 03minRecently a large section of trees was removed along Milwaukee's lakefront at the southeast end of the Veterans Park lagoon. We learn why, and more about what's going on in the lagoon itself.
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Holiday hibernation: What happened to the Grand Avenue Mall's robotic bear orchestra?
30/11/2024 Duración: 04minFor about 20 years, the Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra performed at the Grand Avenue Mall. Where did the animatronic bears go?
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The history of Milwaukee's Silver City & National Park neighborhoods
22/11/2024 Duración: 04minFor Bubbler Talk, we explore the history of Silver City, National Park and the neighborhood's former amusement park.
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Is Milwaukee a community of haters?
15/11/2024 Duración: 14minFor Bubbler Talk, we look into a question posed by a Milwaukee native: are we a bunch of haters?
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What happened to the Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear in Milwaukee?
21/06/2024 Duración: 04minBubbler Talk question asker Susan Armour Seidman wants to know: What happened to the Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear in Milwaukee?
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A Fox Point house has a twin in Fort Atkinson — how did that happen?
07/06/2024 Duración: 04minNearly 120 years ago, Theodore Kronshage — who would become Fox Point's first village president — had a home designed above Lake Michigan. Somehow the designs were used to build a house in Fort Atkinson.
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Beauty, green space & stormwater management: A look at Milwaukee's bioswales
31/05/2024 Duración: 04minWith the arrival of spring, plants are blooming — in our homes, our parks, and even in the middle of some Milwaukee streets. One WUWM listener wondered about those peculiar sunken gardens in street medians, and "Bubbler Talk" investigates.
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The story behind the lone high-rise in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood
24/05/2024 Duración: 04minOne Bay View building is not like the others. Bay View Terrace is 25-story condominium surrounded by single family homes.