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2776 - Thursday 6/11/26: Economic Check-In, Milwaukee Messi, Race to Alaska

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2776 - Thursday 6/11/26: Economic Check-In, Milwaukee Messi, Race to Alaska

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Episodes

Thursday 6/11/26: Economic Check-In, Milwaukee Messi, Race to Alaska

Wednesday 6/10/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part four, Beloit data center proposal, Brilliantes

Tuesday 6/9/26: Guerrilla Gay Bar, Walker's Pint, spiritualism in Whitewater

Monday 6/8/26: Why Walgreens are vacant, House of History, Milwaukee Music Roundup

Friday 6/5/26: Head Start and ICE, The Milwaukee Socialists part three, Paula Poundstone

Thursday 6/4/26: Mayor Johnson on housing affordability, Lake Michigan Coast Guard, Bubbler Talk

Wednesday 6/3/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part three, 'Sanctuary', Paula Poundstone

Tuesday 6/2/26: Head Start and ICE, Pride Month at the movies, Eventini

Monday 6/1/26: 'It's All Local', UWM multicultural center consolidation, U.S. & El Salvador, locally made amaretto

Friday 5/29/26: Heal the Hood, rescued beagles update, Milwaukee Socialists, Chirp Chat

Thursday 5/28/26: Eating disorder recovery, Chirp Chat, Bubbler Talk

Wednesday 5/27/26: Online extremism and San Diego, The Milwaukee Socialists part two, Artemis II

Tuesday 5/26/26: JIMENA, Ridglan Farms update, What's the Story Wishbone?

Friday 5/22/26: Beats Me, The Milwaukee Socialists part 1, King's Chord

Thursday 5/21/26: Stritch Family Literacy Center, International Crane Foundation, King's Chord

Wednesday 5/20/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part one, Beats Me, ECO MKE

Tuesday 5/19/26: The cultural significance of returning sturgeon, games and Indigeneity, Act 31

Monday 5/18/26: Capitol Notes, Charles Allis & Betty Brinn artists in residence, Milwaukee Music Roundup

Friday 5/15/26: dog breeding facility, tick season, food truck curfew, storm spotter training

Thursday 5/14/26: jail time & mental health, tick season, storm spotter training, Bubbler Talk

Wednesday 5/13/26: sealing evictions, CCAP uses, Wisconsin parks, Wisconsin caves, Name That Card

Tuesday 5/12/26: Ridglan Farms, animal law, food truck curfew, dunes

Monday 5/11/26: My Two Elaines, Capitol Notes, Fat Bird Week

Friday 5/8/26: School referendums, Economic Check-In, sea shanties vs. maritime music

Thursday 5/7/26: MMSD whistleblower, MPD and drones, Bubbler Talk tenth anniversary

Wednesday 5/6/26: Mifepristone and abortion access, Milwaukee's cocktails, sea shanty vs. maritime music

Tuesday 5/5/26: Bay View Massacre anniversary, Economic Check-In, David Fantle

Monday 5/4/26: School referendums, remembering Dan Bice, urban forestry, gardening for those with dementia

Friday 5/1/26: How to Evict Your Landlord

Thursday 4/30/26: How to Evict Your Landlord part three, piping plovers, Midwest Gaming Classic

Wednesday 4/29/26: AI service calls, Brewers morning games, Books and Beyond

Tuesday 4/28/26: Teen takeovers, ASL interpreter documentary, Shake Rag Alley, helping local restaurants

Monday 4/27/26: UW president firing, Capitol Notes, refugees and changing work authorizations

Friday 4/24/26: Our favorite Film Fest conversations from this week

Thursday 4/23/26: How to Evict Your Landlord part two, Makin' Cake, local film at MKE Film Fest

Wednesday 4/22/26: Earth Day's Wisconsin roots, The Big Cheese, grief and clay

Tuesday 4/21/26: tornadoes & severe weather update, Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program ending, Milwaukee Film Fest

Monday 4/20/26: severe weather, flood insurance, 'Powwow People' documentary, MFF Shorter Is Better

Friday 4/17/26: Uecker doc, dioramas, All of the Above

Thursday 4/16/26: How to Evict Your Landlord part one, Paralyzed by Hope, All of the Above

Wednesday 4/15/26: Rules of recycling, Now! More! Yes!, Torchy Timberloss

Tuesday 4/14/26: 414 day in posters, movies, and dioramas

Monday 4/13/26: landlord lawsuit, renters resource, 'Plundered' book, community group housing solutions

Friday 4/10/26: Keys to Homeownership, Devil's Lake gets bigger, a big sturgeon comeback

Thursday 4/9/26: Keys to Homeownership, Gaslit, a big sturgeon comeback

Wednesday 4/8/26: Election results, Youth Poet Laureate, Milwaukee Music Roundup

Tuesday 4/7/26: Shelly Kittleson abduction, NDAs and data centers, Devil's Lake gets bigger

Monday 4/6/26: Election day is tomorrow - what to know and what's at stake

Friday 4/3/26: Local use of facial recognition technology, Acts Housing, Wisconsin Olympian

Thursday 4/2/26: ICE and airports, PFAS remediation, AI integration

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