Podcasts about Wisconsin Historical Society

AI and Digital Leadership: Transforming Libraries, Archives, and Museums for the Future (Bloomsbury, 2026) explores how galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) are navigating new leadership styles and organizational frameworks to help meet the challenges posed by a digital society. During this time of digital transformation, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) are facing a generational challenge that calls on them to rethink their roles and responsibilities, re-evaluate policies and practices, and re-envision creative management and use of their collections. While AI is not new for GLAMs, the rapid development of generative AI has accelerated the pace of change along with a host of risks and benefits. For cultural heritage institutions, the stakes for implementing emerging AI technologies are high as GLAMs navigate questions relating to cultural relevance, limited resources and expanding backlogs of digital collections. GLAMs must also contend with the major intellectual and social implications for supporting entirely new approaches to learning, scholarship and public engagement. As GLAMs strive to keep pace, this book turns to explore how cultural heritage institutions can draw on a model of digital leadership to help them meet the challenges posed by the ethical implementation and use of generative AI in the stewardship of distinctive collections. Although digital leadership has been widely written about in the fields of business management, communication and marketing and information technology, it has not yet been addressed in a book format for the GLAM sector. In addition to discussing the basic definition and concepts of digital leadership, this book explores digital leadership as a critical framework for GLAMs to advance digital stewardship programs, professional development and staff training initiatives, and institutional advocacy in the age of AI. Guest: Angela I. Fritz is Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa. Previously, she has held leadership positions at the Wisconsin Historical Society, the University of Notre Dame, and the Office of Presidential Libraries and Museums at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Dr. Fritz has a PhD in American history and public history from Loyola University-Chicago, a master's degree in history from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a master's degree in library science with a concentration in archival administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mentioned during the episode, is an upcoming special issue of Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Practitioners guest edited by Dr. Fritz. You can learn more about this special issue on the journal's homepage. Host: Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

AI and Digital Leadership: Transforming Libraries, Archives, and Museums for the Future (Bloomsbury, 2026) explores how galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) are navigating new leadership styles and organizational frameworks to help meet the challenges posed by a digital society. During this time of digital transformation, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) are facing a generational challenge that calls on them to rethink their roles and responsibilities, re-evaluate policies and practices, and re-envision creative management and use of their collections. While AI is not new for GLAMs, the rapid development of generative AI has accelerated the pace of change along with a host of risks and benefits. For cultural heritage institutions, the stakes for implementing emerging AI technologies are high as GLAMs navigate questions relating to cultural relevance, limited resources and expanding backlogs of digital collections. GLAMs must also contend with the major intellectual and social implications for supporting entirely new approaches to learning, scholarship and public engagement. As GLAMs strive to keep pace, this book turns to explore how cultural heritage institutions can draw on a model of digital leadership to help them meet the challenges posed by the ethical implementation and use of generative AI in the stewardship of distinctive collections. Although digital leadership has been widely written about in the fields of business management, communication and marketing and information technology, it has not yet been addressed in a book format for the GLAM sector. In addition to discussing the basic definition and concepts of digital leadership, this book explores digital leadership as a critical framework for GLAMs to advance digital stewardship programs, professional development and staff training initiatives, and institutional advocacy in the age of AI. Guest: Angela I. Fritz is Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa. Previously, she has held leadership positions at the Wisconsin Historical Society, the University of Notre Dame, and the Office of Presidential Libraries and Museums at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Dr. Fritz has a PhD in American history and public history from Loyola University-Chicago, a master's degree in history from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a master's degree in library science with a concentration in archival administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mentioned during the episode, is an upcoming special issue of Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Practitioners guest edited by Dr. Fritz. You can learn more about this special issue on the journal's homepage. Host: Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

AI and Digital Leadership: Transforming Libraries, Archives, and Museums for the Future (Bloomsbury, 2026) explores how galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) are navigating new leadership styles and organizational frameworks to help meet the challenges posed by a digital society. During this time of digital transformation, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) are facing a generational challenge that calls on them to rethink their roles and responsibilities, re-evaluate policies and practices, and re-envision creative management and use of their collections. While AI is not new for GLAMs, the rapid development of generative AI has accelerated the pace of change along with a host of risks and benefits. For cultural heritage institutions, the stakes for implementing emerging AI technologies are high as GLAMs navigate questions relating to cultural relevance, limited resources and expanding backlogs of digital collections. GLAMs must also contend with the major intellectual and social implications for supporting entirely new approaches to learning, scholarship and public engagement. As GLAMs strive to keep pace, this book turns to explore how cultural heritage institutions can draw on a model of digital leadership to help them meet the challenges posed by the ethical implementation and use of generative AI in the stewardship of distinctive collections. Although digital leadership has been widely written about in the fields of business management, communication and marketing and information technology, it has not yet been addressed in a book format for the GLAM sector. In addition to discussing the basic definition and concepts of digital leadership, this book explores digital leadership as a critical framework for GLAMs to advance digital stewardship programs, professional development and staff training initiatives, and institutional advocacy in the age of AI. Guest: Angela I. Fritz is Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa. Previously, she has held leadership positions at the Wisconsin Historical Society, the University of Notre Dame, and the Office of Presidential Libraries and Museums at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Dr. Fritz has a PhD in American history and public history from Loyola University-Chicago, a master's degree in history from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a master's degree in library science with a concentration in archival administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mentioned during the episode, is an upcoming special issue of Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Practitioners guest edited by Dr. Fritz. You can learn more about this special issue on the journal's homepage. Host: Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/technology

Did you know Wisconsin is home to the world's largest collection of circus artifacts? Well it is! Circus World in Baraboo is a 64-acre Wisconsin Historical Society site and it just reopened for its 2026 season! On today's show, host Bianca Martin talks with Circus World attractions director Scott O'Donnell about the history and magic of the circus.  Plus, O'Donnell details what folks can expect at the circus this year. Hurry hurry hurry! 

Many of you who are familiar with our podcast know that music legend Bobby Vinton has been a friend of ours for many years. Recently the Wisconsin Historical Society unearthed an interview with Bobby that hasn't been heard on this program. Those of you not familiar with this chart- topping sensation I only need to tell you he was the voice that defined romance. When the world needed a love song, he gave us one. He's the man behind timeless classics like "Blue Velvet," "Roses are Red," and "Mr. Lonely." And besides all that, Bobby was a television and movie star. And he's a very down-to-earth superstar, as you will hear in this podcast.

This episode tells the story of International Harvester's 2+2 tractors as an engineering and market experiment: a four-wheel-drive row-crop machine that tried to merge two worlds—classic row-crop visibility and maneuverability with the traction and flotation of powered front wheels. That core idea is repeatedly documented in period marketing/advertising artifacts preserved in archives, and it is echoed in later technical histories and community experience.Primary and archival sourcesWisconsin Historical Society catalog record for an IH 2+2 brochure spread (“Introducing a Bold New Design in Row Crop Tractors” appears as brochure title metadata) and access conditions for images. Wisconsin Historical Society advertising proof record (dated Feb 1979) showing how the 2+2 was framed as a “row-crop break-thru” dealer-driven pitch; includes publication/context notes. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Digital Commons metadata page: Test 1319 (International 3388 and 6388 Diesel 16-Speed) with date and test-procedure abstract. Digital Commons metadata page: Test 1320 (International 3588 and 6588 Diesel 16-Speed) with date and test-procedure abstract. Digital Commons metadata page: Test 1377 (International 3788 and 6788 Diesel 12-Speed) with date and test-procedure abstract. Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory “Test Reports” hub page (institutional pointer to publications/test access). TractorData.com model pages for production totals, serial-number breakpoints/locations, and key configuration fields (engine/transmission/hydraulics/PTO). Binder Books listings for IH operator manuals and parts catalogs commonly used in restorations (example: operator manual BB-1096188; parts catalog TC-190). Jensales reprint PDFs and listings (note their disclaimer that the digitized manuals are reprints not authorized by IH). Messicks online parts diagrams for models such as the 6388 (useful for parts identification even when sourcing elsewhere). Abilene Machine catalog references showing 2+2 coverage across multiple models (aftermarket support signal). Agriculture.com long-form historical summary emphasizing IH promotional claims, design differences, and timeline framing; also discusses the Case IH transition and market context. Red Power Magazine forum threads with scanned brochures and owner commentary. Yesterday's Tractors Forums for recurring mechanical-issue themes: hinge-point wear, hose/electrical routing issues, and consequences of over-powering/over-dualing. Diesel World technical narrative for a consolidated “shop-floor” explanation of architecture, weak points, and operator experience (secondary, but detailed). John Deere is referenced in reception stories as the comparison benchmark in user anecdotes and later market context discussions. Nebraska Tractor Test sourcesSpecifications, serials, and compiled production countsManuals and parts ecosystem for restorersReputable narratives and community evidence

The Wisconsin Historical Society is safeguarding the stories of being Black in Madison by including the SoulFolk Collective's oral history collection in its archive. The collective is a research lab in UW-Madison's Department of African American Studies that does research projects centering the Black experience , including mapping Black-affirming spaces in the city. .  To learn more, host Bianca Martin speaks with Dr. Jessica Stovall and Angela Fitzgerald about the Black Madison Archive and what is next for the collective.   Shout out that the collection is at WI historical society! This episode originally aired September 16, 2025. Learn more about the sponsors of this February 24th episode: Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Dane County Humane Society Taskrabbit Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Lead Between the Rhymes: 50 Years of Hip Hop Think of vibrant hiphop scenes, and major metropolitan areas like New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit come immediately to mind.  But hiphop's cultural influence has permeated throughout the U.S., including Wisconsin.  Through the month of February, the Wisconsin Historical Society features the exhibit “Lead Between the Rhymes: Celebrating Over 50 Years of Hip Hop Culture in Wisconsin,” part of a documentary project by Pyramidal Productions.  Curators Menkhu Ara Maat and Greg Doby joined the Monday Buzz on February 23, 2026. Menkhu Ara Maat(photo courtesy Pyramidal Productions) Greg “G!Nx” Doby(photo courtesy Pyramidal Productions) Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate hereThe post Lead Between the Rhymes: 50 Years of Hip Hop in Wisconsin appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Last year, the Wisconsin Historical Society announced the discovery of a canoe parking lot with 16 ancient canoes in Lake Mendota. Wisconsin Maritime Archeologist Tamara Thomsen made the initial discovery and has been on the forefront of the work to preserve the canoes. She chats with host Bianca Martin and about the significance of the findings, the process of uncovering and preserving these artifacts, the historical context with local tribes, and other maritime archeological work in Wisconsin's waterways.

Tamara Thomsen, Maritime Archaeologist for the State Historic Preservation Office at the Wisconsin Historical Society, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the ancient canoes found in Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. Thomsen shares that the people who left them behind were likely a common ancestor of the Ho Chunk tribe. She explains that the canoes were likely […]

Transcript: rmad.ac/AIAe080This episode's podcast guest is Cindy Bentley. For the last 25 years, Cindy has been Wisconsin's foremost voice for inclusion and civil rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In 1999, Cindy helped found People First Wisconsin, a statewide disability advocacy organization with a mission to provide opportunities for people with disabilities in Wisconsin to speak up and be heard about healthcare, voting, employment, housing, and transportation issues. Cindy began her work at People First Wisconsin as an advocacy specialist, but was promoted to executive director and is the only person with an intellectual disability leading an advocacy organization in Wisconsin. Cindy recently received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in recognition of her many years of advocacy.Cindy serves on several boards, including the Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities, Life Navigators Board, and the Milwaukee County Combined Community Services Board. The Wisconsin Historical Society published a biography, which Cindy co-authored called Cindy Bentley: Spirit of a Champion. Choose the Pond, a short film about Cindy's life was recently shown at the 2025 Wisconsin Film Festival. Cindy is a highly decorated Special Olympics athlete and global messenger. She's currently training for the Special Olympic National Games in 2026 where she will play volleyball for Team Wisconsin.Connect with People First Wisconsin: People First WisconsinPeople First Wisconsin | FacebookConnect with the Rocky Mountain ADA Center at RockyMountainADA.org or find us on social media. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts!

In this episode of Pour Another Round, hosts Derrick and Jonathan explore the rich history and community impact of Wittnebel's Tavern at Old World Wisconsin. They discuss the tavern's origins, its reception since opening, and the unique brewing techniques and ingredients used to create historic beers served next door in the Brewhouse. The conversation also touches on upcoming events and the significance of beer gardens in the 1800s, emphasizing the importance of connecting people to their brewing heritage.Relive the past as you sip on Kettle Brau Lager, a 1930's-style beer re-created especially for Wittnebel's Tavern, while bartenders decked out in Depression-era attire serve up nostalgia. Originally opened in the early 1900s, this iconic gathering place was the heart of the Old Ashippun community, where two generations of the Wittnebel family kept the taps flowing for more than 80 years.Revist our original episode with Old World Wisconsin here, to get the lowdown on the Brewhouse and historical brewing operations going on.Grab a glass and cheers the past! Follow Pour Another Round: Facebook: /PourAnotherRoundPodInstagram: @PourAnotherRoundPodWebsite: pouranotherround.com

Happy Friday! The end of the work week means it's time for the Friday news roundup.  Striking Meriter nurses return to work after ratifying a new two-year contract. And controversy grows over the Wisconsin Historical Society's decision to break tradition and not fly the pride flag. Host Bianca Martin is joined by Madison Minutes newsletter editor Rob Thomas to discuss it all. Plus, if you've ever waited for a table at Ahan, you'll be excited about a new bar coming to Willy Street! We're also super stoked to be in the running for Madison Magazine's 2025 Best of Madison competition and would love your support! Vote for City Cast Madison in the Best Local Podcast and Local News Website categories. Mentioned on the show: Meriter nurses ratify historic contract after 5-day strike [WKOW]Wisconsin Historical Society won't raise pride flag, after years of flying it [WPR] Wisconsin Historical Society employees respond to decision not to raise Pride flag [Ch. 3000] Ahan co-owners to open new bar on Williamson Street [Madison Magazine]Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter. 

This week, the 365 Amplified crew covers a range of timely and thought-provoking topics:

On Wednesday's Dan O'Donnell Show, Dan reports a big exclusive story: Governor Evers' powerful chief of staff, joined by two Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature, bullied, intimidated, and threatened to pull funding from the Wisconsin Historical Society because it didn't fly a pride flag this year.

The Wisconsin Historical Society and Old World Wisconsin recently opened the historic Wittnebel's Tavern, established in 1906. The building has been relocated and restored to recreate a post-Prohibition 1930s tavern.

The Wisconsin Historical Society and Old World Wisconsin are opening a historic tavern on May 17, 2025. Wittenbel's Tavern, established in 1906, has been restored to recreate a post-Prohibition 1930s tavern.

Lake Effect is partnering with the Wisconsin Historical Society and Old World Wisconsin to bring you stories about beer and brewing in our state. We'll be sharing these histories with you leading up to the grand opening of the restored Whittnebel's Tavern at Old World Wisconsin.

The federal budget cuts just keep coming, and this time the axe is swinging at our nation's libraries and museums. In March, the Trump administration moved to gut the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Locally, IMLS has given grants and other funding to the Madison Public Library, Madison Children's Museum, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Chazen Museum of Art, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, and MMoCA. To get a sense of how this funding cut will be felt — if it goes through — we caught up with Madison Public Library Director Tana Elias.  Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  You can get more Madison news delivered right to your inbox by subscribing to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.  Learn more about the sponsors of this April 8th episode: Jones Dairy Farm Goodman Community Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The perfect fall adventure! Filled a long weekend with 4 Ice Age Trail Segments and events with the Wisconsin Historical Society. Click here to get the One the Road Google Map (OVER 1,000 PINS!!)IG: @thatwisconsincoupleFB: @thatwisconsincoupleLeave us your feedback or recommendations here!

In the Wisconsin Historical Society collection, there’s a dark, surreal black and red banner. It’s painted with a chaotic collection of eyes and mouths seemingly calling out to the bold word above them: SMART. This banner served as a backdrop in the legendary Smart Studios in Madison beginning in the early 1980s. It’s a space that recorded iconic Wisconsin bands, like Killdozer and Die Kreuzen, and eventually rock n’ roll legends like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins. Heewone Lim brings us the story of this unique piece of art that once hung in Smart Studios. The “SMART” banner is part of the Wisconsin 101 project, which tells the history of the state through objects.

The updated COVID-19 vaccine and how to get it. How the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves political artifacts. A documentary that explores the wild wetlands outside Madison.

Wisconsin plays a pivotal role in the presidential election. That's one of the reasons why the Wisconsin Historical Society is collecting political artifacts this election year.

For six minutes, Wisconsin husband, farmer, and writer Philip Hasheider was dead. He met all the requirements: heart not beating, lungs no longer breathing, skin an ashen color turning blue. He was lifeless, flat on the floor. “Six Minutes in Eternity:  A Memoir” is an extraordinary story of his Near Death Experience (NDE), including the events on an early October morning leading to his sudden cardiac death and what he experienced during that time away from his body. Through no request or fault of his own, he had suddenly, in an instant, become an expert on dying. This book explains what he experienced during the time he was being revived and explores how the full awareness of his life has been opened for him with a new set of eyes. His interpretation of the experience here and in another dimension offers a pathway for others to follow this journey with him.Philip Hasheider is a farmer, writer, and local historian. He is the author of 30 books on farming, local history, and family stories. His essays have appeared in the Wisconsin Academy of Review, The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, Sickle & Sheaf, Seasons on the Farm, Old Sauk Trails, My First Tractor: Stories of Farmers and Their First Love, and The Country Today. He wrote the first Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide, which received the Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award from the Wisconsin Library Association and the National Notable Government Documents Award from the American Library Association. He is a five-time recipient of the Book of Merit Award presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. He lives on a farm in South Central Wisconsin with his wife Mary, where pasture-grazed beef is a central part of their farm's legacy.Contact Info:www.facebook.com/philip.hasheider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For six minutes, Wisconsin husband, farmer, and writer Philip Hasheider was dead. He met all the requirements: heart not beating, lungs no longer breathing, skin an ashen color turning blue. He was lifeless, flat on the floor. “Six Minutes in Eternity:  A Memoir” is an extraordinary story of his Near Death Experience (NDE), including the events on an early October morning leading to his sudden cardiac death and what he experienced during that time away from his body. Through no request or fault of his own, he had suddenly, in an instant, become an expert on dying. This book explains what he experienced during the time he was being revived and explores how the full awareness of his life has been opened for him with a new set of eyes. His interpretation of the experience here and in another dimension offers a pathway for others to follow this journey with him. Philip Hasheider is a farmer, writer, and local historian. He is the author of 30 books on farming, local history, and family stories. His essays have appeared in the Wisconsin Academy of Review, The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, Sickle & Sheaf, Seasons on the Farm, Old Sauk Trails, My First Tractor: Stories of Farmers and Their First Love, and The Country Today. He wrote the first Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide, which received the Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award from the Wisconsin Library Association and the National Notable Government Documents Award from the American Library Association. He is a five-time recipient of the Book of Merit Award presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. He lives on a farm in South Central Wisconsin with his wife Mary, where pasture-grazed beef is a central part of their farm's legacy. Contact Info: www.facebook.com/philip.hasheider

In this Special Episode we take a view of Chicago History -- Cicada style. For in the world of entomology, 2024 was a big year.  As two cicada broods The Great Southern Brood, which emerge every 13-years and is the largest of all periodical cicada broods and The Northern Illinois Brood which emerges every 17-years, coincided in 2024.  In places like Springfield, Illinois one could witness both broods in a cacophony of ear-shattering buzzing.   The last time these broods coincided was in 1803, the same year Fort Dearborn was built near the lakefront at a bend in the Chicago River -- what is now the intersection of Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue.  For those paying attention walking through this intersection will see rectangular brass inserts marking the boundaries of Fort Dearborn. It turns out the arrival of the 17-year cicadas offers an interesting metronome for the study of Chicago history.  These emergences have come at momentous times throughout the city's history, and coincide with at least two events memorialized as stars on the Chicago flag. Join the Windy City Historians as we buzz through 221 years of history to see how cicadas left their mark on Chicago's history.  Links to Research and Historic Sources: The New York Times had a fabulous article called “Maps of Two Cicada Broods, Revealed after 221 years,” by Jonathan Forum Biography of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Botanist Harry A. Allard (1880-1962) “Where billions of cicadas will emerge this spring (and over the next decade), in one map” by Brian Resnick, Vox website, May 3, 2024 Biography of William B. Ogden, Wikipedia website The Peshtigo Fire, Wisconsin Historical Society website, historical essay Goose Island: From the Encyclopedia of Chicago website Benjamin Harrison, The biography for President Harrison and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association History of the Chicago Defender, Chicago Defender website Biography of Marian Anderson in Wikipedia website YouTube video on , John F. Kennedy nominates Adlai Stevenson in 1955 Album details of Louis Armstrong Chicago Concert - 1956 on Discogs website Biography of Mike Royko on Wikipedia website Exhibit Looks at Legendary Chicago Journalist Mike Royko and a Changing Media Industry, by Marc Vitali | August 23, 2024 4:07 pm on WTTW website The Sears Tower on Wikipedia website "Cicada Map of Chicago's Suburbs" By NBC 5 Staff • Published May 23, 2024 • Updated on May 23, 2024 at 12:43 pm

Exploring Genealogy & Upcoming Genealogy Workshopsat the Wisconsin Historical Society- https://wisconsinhistory.org/ 

Philip is a farmer, writer and local historian. He's the author of 30 books on farming, local history and family stories. His essays have appeared in the Wisconsin Academy of Review, The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, Sickle & Sheaf, Seasons on the Farm, Old Sauk Trails, My First Tractor: Stories of Farmers and Their First Love, and The Country Today.   He was the writer for the first Wisconsin Local Food and marketing Guide that received the Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award from the Wisconsin Library Association and the national Notable Government Documents Award from the American Library Association.   He is a five-time recipient of the Book of Merit Award presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. He lives on a farm in South Central Wisconsin, with his wife Mary, where pasture-grazed beef is a central part of their farm's legacy.   Philip Hasheider's Book: Six Minutes in Eternity: A Memoir Connect with Philip at: philiphasheiderbooks@gmail.com Follow Philip on Social Media: Facebook __________________________________  IANDS Conference 2024 August 28 - September 1 in Phoenix, Arizona. Click here to learn more about the IANDS Conference __________________________________   Connect with Dr. Lotte using the links below! NEW ONLINE SELF STUDY COURSE - Click here for "Connecting with your Spirit Team" Click here Subscribe to Dr. Lotte's Newsletter Click here to visit Dr. Lotte's Website Stay Connected on Social Meida, follow Dr. Lotte on Instagram, Facebook, & Youtube    

Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 2, 2024:We get an update on the legal back and forth over ballot drop boxes,Speak with the Vice President of the Marquette Neighborhood Association - as Madison prepares for a population boom,Preview an event series starting tonight at the Wisconsin Historical Society,Share a conservationist's perspective on out of state meddling,Meet our wildlife friends: the Eastern Gray Squirrel,And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 20, 2024:We get the latest data on the state's housing market,Look ahead to an upcoming exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Society,Interview an incumbent candidate in the Dane County board race,Sit down with a local middle school teacher,Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1967,And much more.

This week I am talking to Philip Hasheider about his book 'Six Minutes In Eternity'.For six minutes Wisconsin husband, farmer, and writer Philip Hasheider was dead. He met all the requirements: heart not beating, lungs no longer breathing, skin an ashen-color turning blue. He was lifeless, flat on the floor.This extraordinary story of his Near Death Experience (NDE) is about the events on an early October morning leading to his sudden cardiac death and what he experienced during that time away from his body. Through no request or fault of his own, he had suddenly, in an instant, become an expert on dying.This book is an explanation of what he experienced during the time he was being revived, and an exploration of how the full awareness of his life has been opened for him with a new set of eyes. His interpretation of the experience here and in another dimension offers a pathway for others to follow this journey with him.BioPhilip Hasheider is a farmer, writer and local historian. He's the author of 30 books on farming, local history and family stories. His essays have appeared in the Wisconsin Academy of Review, The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, Sickle & Sheaf, Seasons on the Farm, Old Sauk Trails, My First Tractor: Stories of Farmers and Their First Love, and The Country Today. He was the writer for the first Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide that received the Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award from the Wisconsin Library Association and the national Notable Government documents Award from the American Library Association. He is a five-time recipient of the Book of Merit Award presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. He lives on a farm in South Central Wisconsin, with his wife Mary, and where pasture-grazed beef is a central part of their farm's legacy.Amazon link https://tinyurl.com/p2nd9m36https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/ourparanormalafterlife

This penultimate episode of Organize the Unorganized concludes the story of the CIO. We cover first the communist purge in the late 1940s, as well as Operation Dixie, the failed campaign to organize the south. We then get to merger with the AFL in 1955, and the afterlife of the CIO in the Industrial Union Department and its contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. Guests in order of appearance: Lizabeth Cohen, Howard Mumford Jones Professor of American Studies at Harvard University; James Young, Professor Emeritus of History at Edinboro University; Melvyn Dubofsky, Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology at Binghamton University; Erik Loomis, Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island; David Brody, Professor Emeritus of History at UC-Davis; Jeremy Brecher, Labor Historian; William P. Jones, Professor of History at the University of Minnesota; Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History at UC-Santa Barbara; Lisa Phillips, Associate Professor of History at Indiana State University; Steve Fraser, Labor Historian; Ruth Milkman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center; Dorothy Sue Cobble, Professor Emerita of History and Labor Studies at Rutgers University Clips in order of appearance: “Bill Strength Congress of Industrial Organizations Program,” Part 11, “Congress of Industrial Organizations and Americanism” (1524A/28), in “Textile Workers Union of America Records, 1915-1994,” Wisconsin Historical Society, https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-us00129a (0:00); “James Matles - 1973, District 10 meeting, Lake Arrowhead, CA,” UE History, https://soundcloud.com/user-141302221/james-matles-1973-district-10-meeting-lake-arrowhead-ca (9:41); “Congress of Industrial Organizations convention debate on the expulsion of the communists, circa 4 November 1949” (1524A/91&92), in “Textile Workers Union of America Records, 1915-1994,” Wisconsin Historical Society, https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-us00129a (19:40, 20:14, 21:49, 22:33, 23:53); “Martin Luther King, AFL-CIO Convention 4 Dec 11, 1961,” AFL-CIO archive at the University of Maryland (35:30); “John F. Kennedy's remarks to a labor group, 24 September, 1963” (375A/41), in “United Packinghouse, Food, and Allied Workers Records, 1937-1968,” Wisconsin Historical Society, https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;id=navbarbrowselink;cginame=findaid-idx;cc=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-mss00118;focusrgn=C02;byte=412854728 (39:50); “UAW Audiovisual Collection: 1955 Documentary on the CIO,” Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University (46:40) Theme music by Drake Tyler.

This week I am talking to Philip Hasheider about his book 'Six Minutes In Eternity'.For six minutes Wisconsin husband, farmer, and writer Philip Hasheider was dead. He met all the requirements: heart not beating, lungs no longer breathing, skin an ashen-color turning blue. He was lifeless, flat on the floor.This extraordinary story of his Near Death Experience (NDE) is about the events on an early October morning leading to his sudden cardiac death and what he experienced during that time away from his body. Through no request or fault of his own, he had suddenly, in an instant, become an expert on dying.This book is an explanation of what he experienced during the time he was being revived, and an exploration of how the full awareness of his life has been opened for him with a new set of eyes. His interpretation of the experience here and in another dimension offers a pathway for others to follow this journey with him.BioPhilip Hasheider is a farmer, writer and local historian. He's the author of 30 books on farming, local history and family stories. His essays have appeared in the Wisconsin Academy of Review, The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, Sickle & Sheaf, Seasons on the Farm, Old Sauk Trails, My First Tractor: Stories of Farmers and Their First Love, and The Country Today. He was the writer for the first Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide that received the Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award from the Wisconsin Library Association and the national Notable Government documents Award from the American Library Association. He is a five-time recipient of the Book of Merit Award presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. He lives on a farm in South Central Wisconsin, with his wife Mary, and where pasture-grazed beef is a central part of their farm's legacy.Amazon link https://tinyurl.com/p2nd9m36https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/ourparanormalafterlife

The early period of the CIO could be said to have ended with the Little Steel strike in 1937, when the limits of the New Deal order were dramatically illustrated in the brutal repression and failure of the strike. But the CIO continued to grow through the 40s, and it was the war escalation that provided the context for it to do so. This episode will be devoted to the CIO's role in and relation to the war effort, and what it meant for this labor upsurge. Guests in order of appearance: Melvyn Dubofsky, Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology at Binghamton University; Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History at UC-Santa Barbara; Rick Halpern, Professor of American Studies at the University of Toronto; Erik Loomis, Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island; Ruth Milkman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center; Dorothy Sue Cobble, Professor Emerita of History and Labor Studies at Rutgers University; Steve Fraser, Labor Historian; James Young, Professor Emeritus of History at Edinboro University; Daniel Nelson, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Akron; Bryan Palmer, Professor Emeritus of History at Trent University Clips in order of appearance: “Bill Strength Congress of Industrial Organizations Program,” Part 12 - “The People Speak” (1524A/28), in “Textile Workers Union of America Records, 1915-1994,” Wisconsin Historical Society, https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-us00129a (12:05); “US Steel Strike Ends,” British Movietone, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rv4kGUc53c (29:08) Quotes in order of appearance: Art Preis, Labor's Giant Step (New York: Pathfinder, 2022), pp. 155-156 (16:35); Zieger, The CIO: 195-1955 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1995), pp. 212-213 (29:44) Songs in order of appearance: The Union Boys, “UAW-CIO,” Songs for Victory: Music for Political Action, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X48V9OCUkU (15:42); The Almanac Singers, “Boomtown Bill,” Keep That Oil A Rollin', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xLQjGUi_c8 (19:58); Josh White, “We've Got a Plan,” Power to the People!: Protest Songs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwh7y1l0L5g (26: 14) Theme music by Drake Tyler. Quote music is Martin Tallstrom's cover of “Freight Train,” used here with permission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9LEUMgBkX8.

On this week's episode of Organize the Unorganized, we cover some of the key CIO unions not yet discussed in great detail, including the UE, ILWU, TWOC and PWOC. There were many other unions that formed the CIO - unions in oil, printing, transport, retail - but the four that we're covering on this episode were four of the biggest and most influential that we haven't yet gotten into. Guests in order of appearance: James Young, Professor Emeritus of History at Edinboro University; Robert Cherny, Professor Emeritus of History at San Francisco State University; Peter Cole, Professor of History at Western Illinois University; Erik Loomis, Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island; Steve Fraser, Labor Historian; Rick Halpern, Professor of American Studies at the University of Toronto; David Brody, Professor Emeritus of History at UC-Davis Clips in order of appearance: “A View of the Future: James Matles UE Retirement Speech (Fitzie Introduction),” UE History, https://soundcloud.com/user-141302221/a-view-of-the-future-james-matles-ue-retirement-speech (0:00); Roll the Union On Intro, “Tom Glazer Sings Favorite American Union Songs circa 1948,” United Packinghouse, Food, and Allied Workers Records, 1937-1968, Wisconsin Historical Society (Audio 375A/78), https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;id=navbarbrowselink;cginame=findaid-idx;cc=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-mss00118;focusrgn=C02;byte=412854728 (6:47); “The 1934 West Coast waterfront strike | Oregon Experience | OPB,” Oregon Public Broadcasting, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbiI8age-y4 (12:53); “A Conversation with Harry Bridges,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EFZOj7_1qI (18:12, 27:50); Cleophas Williams, “Oral History interview with Harvey Schwartz in 1998,” ILWU Library (22:07); “WDVA, Boyd Patton on the history of the Textile Workers Union of America, 29 June 1952 (Audio 1524A/56),” Wisconsin Historical Society, https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;cc=wiarchives;type=simple;rgn=Entire%20Finding%20Aid;q1=mine%20workers;view=reslist;sort=freq;didno=uw-whs-us00129a;idno=uw-whs-us00129a;focusrgn=C01;byte=761311434;start=1;size=25;subview=standard (32:34) Quotes in order of appearance: Robert Zieger, The CIO: 1935-1955, p. 74 (28:24) Songs in order of appearance: Pete Seeger, “Roll the Union On,” The Original Talking Union and Other Unions Songs with the Almanac Singers with Pete Seeger and Chorus, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1JWheVR028 (7:04); Arlo Guthrie, “The Ballad of Harry Bridges,” Step by Step: Music from the film, From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDIywPDlPs (17:20); Floyd Jones, “Stockyard Blues,” Chicago Blues, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBdm1vKmyac (37:50) Theme music by Drake Tyler. Quote music is Martin Tallstrom's cover of “Freight Train,” used here with permission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9LEUMgBkX8.

This episode is devoted to the Little Steel strike in the summer of 1937, a tragic failure for the Steel Workers Organizing Committee and the CIO, and one that illustrated the limits of the New Deal order. It might appear excessive to devote an entire episode of the podcast to one strike, but Little Steel was in many ways a turning point, a key hinge in our story. To capture it well we also need to delve into the more general history of steel organizing in America, a fantastically brutal affair that reveals the soul of American capitalism. Guests in order of appearance: David Brody, Professor Emeritus of History at UC-Davis; Ahmed White, Nicholas Rosenbaum Professor of Law at the University of Colorado-Boulder; Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History at UC-Santa Barbara; Lizabeth Cohen, Howard Mumford Jones Professor of American Studies at Harvard University; Daniel Nelson, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Akron; Melvyn Dubofsky, Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology at Binghamton University Clips in order of appearance: Gus Hall, “U.S. Communist Party 75th Anniversary,” October 23, 1994, https://www.c-span.org/video/?61145-1/us-communist-party-75th-anniversary (0:00); “AFL vs. CIO split in 1935,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IsJZAknuIQ (7:47); John L. Lewis, “Industrial Democracy in Steel,” July 6, 1936, The John L. Lewis Papers 493A/39, Wisconsin Historical Society (9:26, 45:29); “UAW Audiovisual Collection: 1955 Documentary on the CIO,” Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University (19:10); Quotes in order of appearance: Mary Heaton Vorse, Labor's New Millions, p. 132, https://ia802602.us.archive.org/3/items/laborsnewmillion00vorsrich/laborsnewmillion00vorsrich.pdf (32:16) Songs in order of appearance: Pete Seeger, “Homestead Strike Song,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xysm_JNnLqw (5:58); Joe Glazer, “Memorial Day Massacre,” Songs of Steel and Struggle, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6KsMlgCokI (20:12); Joe and Esther Zane Gelders, “The Ballad of John Catchings (Part 1),” The Lomax Kentucky Recordings, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/197 (38:36) Theme music by Drake Tyler. Quote music is Martin Tallstrom's cover of “Freight Train,” used here with permission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9LEUMgBkX8.

On the third episode of Organize the Unorganized, we examine the three initial major victories of the CIO in rubber, auto, and steel. We begin by recounting the story of the “first CIO strike” at the Goodyear complex in Akron, Ohio, a victorious strike that put the CIO on the map. We then turn to the great General Motors strike in the winter of 1937, perhaps the most iconic confrontation of the period and generally recognized as the CIO's transformational victory. We end briefly on the steel organizing campaign, whose success was drawn in part from the threatening militancy of the CIO. Guests in order of appearance: Ruth Milkman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center; Daniel Nelson, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Akron; Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History at UC-Santa Barbara; Erik Loomis, Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island; Jeremy Brecher, Labor Historian; Steve Fraser, Labor Historian; Ahmed White, Nicholas Rosenbaum Professor of Law at the University of Colorado-Boulder; Melvyn Dubofsky, Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology at Binghamton University Clips, in order of appearance: “UAW Presents… SITDOWN,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GdDupP8m6g (1:58, 10:32, 20:40, 21:57); John L. Lewis, “Industrial Democracy Speech, WEAF,” John L. Lewis Papers, 1879-1969, Wisconsin Historical Society, 493A/39 (8:29); Genora Johnson Dollinger, Audio Interview with Sherna Berger Gluck, https://csulb-dspace.calstate.edu/handle/10211.3/217512 (11:40, 14:16, 16:11) Quotes, in order of appearance: Art Preis, Labor's Giant Step: The First Twenty Years of the CIO, 1936-55 (New York: Pathfinder, 1964), pp. 101-102 (12:20) Songs, in order of appearance: The Manhattan Chorus sings Maurice Sugar's "Sit Down." Recorded in April, 1937, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVrxruRTtDA (7:52); Mary McCaslin, “Join the CIO,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgKWT6r8-h0 (16:40) Theme music by Drake Tyler. Quote music is Martin Tallstrom's cover of “Freight Train,” used here with permission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9LEUMgBkX8.

On the second episode of Organized the Unorganized, we kick things off with an account of the institutional formation of the CIO, and then get to the organization's key personalities. John L. Lewis, the founding president of and driving force behind the CIO, unsurprisingly gets a fair amount of time, and we focus in particular on the reasons for his bold leadership at this decisive moment in history. We also introduce Sidney Hillman, the only other real center of power in the organization besides Lewis in the early CIO, as well as some of the key organizers of the CIO, most of whom hailed from the United Mine Workers of America. Guests, in order of appearance: Melvyn Dubofsky, Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology at Binghamton University; Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History at UC-Santa Barbara; Jeremy Brecher, Labor Historian; Erik Loomis, Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island; Steve Fraser, Labor Historian; Lisabeth Cohen, Howard Mumford Jones Professor of American Studies at Harvard University; Ahmed White, Nicholas Rosenbaum Professor of Law at the University of Colorado-Boulder; Robert Cherny, Professor Emeritus of History at San Francisco State University; Dorothy Sue Cobble, Distinguished Professor Emerita of History and Labor Studies at Rutgers University Clips, in order of appearance: John L Lewis, “The Future of Organized Labor” speech, November 28, 1935, in the “John L. Lewis papers, 1879-1969,” Wisconsin Historical Society, 493A/9 (0:00, 19:42); Mike Wallace, “John L. Lewis,” Biography, https://youtu.be/2fwAr3_oHKg?si=cJwo8qZpFAQ0WX0R (8:01); Sidney Hillman, "America's Town meeting -- WJZ & Network - June 14, 1935 -- Mr. Sidney Hillman," Box 1, Folder 2, Sidney and Bessie Hillman Recording Discs, 1935, Collection Number 6225 AV, https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/KCL06225av.html (26:58); “UAW Audiovisual Collection: 1955 Documentary on the CIO,” Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University Quotes, in order of appearance: William Z. Foster, Misleaders of Labor, p. 133, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b5111691&seq=139; Robert Zieger, The CIO: 1935-1955, p. 25; Melvyn Dubofsky and Warren van Tine, John L. Lewis: A Biography, p. 163; Walter Reuther and James Carey, introduction to John Brophy, A Miner's Life: An Autobiography, https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Miner_s_Life/LD_tAAAAMAAJ?hl=en Songs, in order of appearance: George Jones, “This is what the union has done,” George Korson Bituminous Songs Collection, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200197194/; Sarah Ogan Gunning, “I'm Goin' to Organize, Baby Mine (part 1),” The Lomax Kentucky Recordings, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/212; Pete Seeger, “Which Side Are You On?”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XEnTxlBuGo Theme music by Drake Tyler. Quote music is Martin Tallstrom's cover of “Freight Train,” used here with permission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9LEUMgBkX8.

 At an early age, Grant Tobin was adopted into the Florida cave diving community. Learning the ways of the cave early on, shaped him into the diver he is today. An active member of the Midwest Underwater Explorers, a volunteer of the Wisconsin Historical Society's Maritime Preservation and Archaeology Program, and he continues to find his way back to the Sunshine State to enjoy the overhead environment. In this episode, I speak with Grant about why he switched from the KISS Sidewinder to the Fathom Gemini, Sidemount vs Backmount rebreathers, advice for divers seeking overhead training, and much more. Please enjoy!**Grant did amend that a few current rebreathers do in fact ship stock with oxygen shutoff valves**Midwest Underwater Explorershttps://www.mwue.org/Karst Underwater Researchhttps://sites.google.com/view/karstunderwater/homeWisconsin Marine Historical Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/WisconsinMarineHistoricalSociety/Article by Grant TobinmCCR Face-Off: Gemini vs Sidewinder - InDepth (gue.com)

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg -- from Madison, Wisconsin. Peter returns to his alma mater, The University of Wisconsin-Madison - where he started his journalism career - to sit down with some other journalists and historians. First, David Maraniss - Journalist and Author - stops by to discuss his many books which include topics ranging from Vince Lombardi to Jim Thorpe and also what makes Madison home. Then, Madison resident Pete Souza - Chief Official White House Photographer and the Director of the White House photo office, Obama and Reagan Administrations -joins the program to discuss his time documenting the Reagan and Obama presidencies and also shares what goes into getting some of his most iconic shots. Finally, Christian Overland -Executive Director & CEO of the Wisconsin Historical Society - provides some historical context and perspective to the state of Wisconsin.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Philip Hasheider is a farmer, writer and local historian. He's the author of 30 books on farming, local history and family stories. His essays have appeared in the Wisconsin Academy of Review, The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, Sickle & Sheaf, Seasons on the Farm, Old Sauk Trails, My First Tractor: Stories of Farmers and Their First Love, and The Country Today. He was the writer for the first Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide that received the Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award from the Wisconsin Library Association and the national Notable Government documents Award from the American Library Association. He is a five-time recipient of the Book of Merit Award presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin State Genealogical ociety. He lives on a farm in South Central Wisconsin, with his wife Mary, and where pasture-grazed beef is a central part of their farm's legacy. Join Robert Manni, author of The Guys' Guy's Guide To Love as we discuss life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Subscribe to Guy's Guy Radio on iTunes! Buy The Guys' Guy's Guide to Love now!

Philip Hasheider is a farmer, writer and local historian. He's the author of 30 books on farming, local history and family stories. His essays have appeared in the Wisconsin Academy of Review, The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, Sickle & Sheaf, Seasons on the Farm, Old Sauk Trails, My First Tractor: Stories of Farmers and Their First Love, and The Country Today. He was the writer for the first Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide that received the Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award from the Wisconsin Library Association and the national Notable Government documents Award from the American Library Association. He is a five-time recipient of the Book of Merit Award presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin State Genealogical ociety. He lives on a farm in South Central Wisconsin, with his wife Mary, and where pasture-grazed beef is a central part of their farm's legacy. Join Robert Manni, author of The Guys' Guy's Guide To Love as we discuss life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Subscribe to Guy's Guy Radio on iTunes! Buy The Guys' Guy's Guide to Love now!

Join Jonathan and Derrick as they pour another round with Rob Novak, the Historic Brewing Coordinator for the Brewhouse at Old World Wisconsin. Old World Wisconsin is a hidden historical gem within the Wisconsin Historical Society, nestled just outside Eagle, WI, on a sprawling 600-acre kettle moraine landscape. This living museum boasts over 60 meticulously restored buildings and landmarks dating back to the 19th and early 20th centuries.In this captivating episode, Rob Novak takes our hosts behind the scenes of the exciting project he's managing at Old World Wisconsin—a Brewhouse dedicated to recreating the flavors and traditions of old-world beers. Discover the secrets, craftsmanship, and dedication that go into producing these historically-inspired brews that transport you back in time.Whether you're a history buff, a beer enthusiast, or simply curious about the intersection of heritage and brewing, this episode is a must-listen. Join Jonathan and Derrick as they explore the rich tapestry of Wisconsin's brewing history.Don't miss out on this unique journey through time and taste. Tune in now and immerse yourself in the world of Old World Wisconsin's historic brewing revival on Pour Another Round!Learn more about the Brewhouse at Old World Wisconsin:Brewing ExperiencePlan Your Visit to Old World WisconsinHalloween Legends & Lore at Old World WisconsinHome for the Holidays at Old World WisconsinFollow Pour Another Round:Facebook: /PourAnotherRoundPodInstagram: @PourAnotherRoundPod

Welcome to the Shelf Care Interview, an occasional conversation series where Booklist talks to book people. This Shelf Care Interview is sponsored by Capstone. In this episode of the Shelf Care Interview, Sarah Hunter talks to author-illustrator Rachel Werner. Rachel Werner is the founder of The Little Book Project WI, a bi-annual community arts and nonprofit printmaking collaboration. Her literary writing and craft essays have been published by Off Menu Press, Digging Through The Fat and Voyage YA Literary Journal. A selection of Rachel's recipes are also included in Wisconsin Cocktails (UW-Press, 2020)—and her poetry in the anthology “Hope Is The Thing: Wisconsinites On Hope and Resilience in the Time of Covid-19” (The Wisconsin Historical Society, 2021).

Elephants are everywhere in Baraboo: painted on the highway overpass, displayed as public art in the park, depicted on murals. But one place they're not anymore: at Circus World.  Circus World was the original home to the Ringling Brothers Circus. For more than a hundred years, they've included elephants as part of their circus performances. Today, you can still see circus acts there; they're now owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society. But as of August 27th, there's one mammoth change: no more performing circus elephants. Circus World's last remaining elephants have retired and will now live at a sanctuary in Oklahoma.  So what it's REALLY like working with elephants? We spoke with professional circus clown Karen DeSanto. Karen worked for both Ringling Bros. and Circus World.  Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 68, we sit down with Jill Sterrett, Director of Collections at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Before her tenure in Wisconsin, and even before her time as director at the Smart Museum of Art, Jill dedicated over 28 years to SFMOMA. There, she led the conservation department during its formative years, establishing SFMOMA as a pioneer in the field of time-based media conservation. Throughout Jill's extensive career, from her early years at SFMOMA to her current work in Wisconsin, she's consistently challenged predefined norms. She combines a deep respect for traditional conservation methods with a drive for big-picture innovation. Tune in to hear Jill's story!Links from the conversation with Jill> https://cool.culturalheritage.org/byorg/bavc/pb96/> https://www.sfmoma.org/read/team-media-action-contemplation/> https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/newsletters/24_2/dialogue.html> https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Get access to exlusive content - join us on Patreon!> https://patreon.com/artobsolescenceJoin the conversation:https://www.instagram.com/artobsolescence/Support artistsArt and Obsolescence is a non-profit podcast, sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, and we are committed to equitably supporting artists that come on the show. Help support our work by making a tax deductible gift through NYFA here: https://www.artandobsolescence.com/donate

We learn how redesigning streets could improve road safety in Milwaukee. Capitol Notes looks at the impact of Milwaukee's sales tax increase. We learn about plans for the Wisconsin Historical Society's new history center. Plus, we tell you about the Rare Books Room at the Central Library in our Book of the Month series.

This past week, the Superior Telegram released it's 18th episode of Archive Dive, which is a monthly history podcast hosted by Telegram reporter Maria Lockwood. Each month, Maria and a local historian dive into the archives of historic events, people and places in Superior and Douglas County.  For this month's episode, we explore Superior Central High School. The school, which opened in 1910, educated a roster of famous students, including football legends Ernie Nevers and Bud Grant, author Gordon MacQuarrie, photographer Esther Bubley and America's Ace of Aces Major Richard I. Bong. The building itself made history in 1928 when it became the Summer White House for President Calvin Coolidge. Despite a grassroots effort to save the historic building, it was torn down in 2004. Maria  is joined by frequent guest - Teddie Meronek - a retired librarian and local historian as they look back at the history and impact that the school, it's staff and students had on the community. Meronek co-wrote a book titled “Central A to Z - The History of a Superior School.” While not a student at Central, she was one of many supporters who tried to save the building. “I thought it was important to support it because the Wisconsin Historical Society doesn't put up a marker in front of a building unless it's important, and there was (one) in front of Central designating it as the Summer White House,” says Meronek. “There was something so iconic about it when you knew the history of it and you knew the people who had gone to school there and you're thinking, what did they have in the water there at Central where there are just all these amazing people that came out of that school?” Meronek also felt the architecture made the building stand out. “When you think about it, there is some of the best architecture in Superior on Belknap (Street). There was Central, there is the old courthouse, there's the Hammond Avenue Presbyterian Church, there is the Masonic Lodge which is now the Elks, there's that great Belknap Electric building which was built as a duplex back in the 1890s and then, you go down to Belknap and Tower (Avenue) and there is Globe News. I just thought that this is a stupendous piece of real estate here that has all these great buildings and so, to see Central go was really, really sad.” Also during this episode, Maria and Teddie discuss how Earl Barber won the competition to design the building and why well-known architect Carl Worth didn't; what name did the school start out as, the additions in the 1920s and 1930s; the contributions from Webster Chair Factory owner Andrew Webster, the significance of the James J. Hill statue out front; the story of Lulu Dickinson and a strike; Principal Clifford Wade and the tributes after his death; the Summer White House and what other future presidents visited Central High School; how was Central used after Superior High School was built; the Central and East rivalry; and much more. You can find that episode at superiortelegram.com or whatever streaming service you listen to this podcast.   In case you missed Archive Dive's 17th episode, we are re-sharing it here. In June, we featured the founders of Gordon - Antoine and Sarah Gordon. Maria was joined by Antoine and Sarah's great-great-grandson Doug MacDonald, as well as Brian Finstad — both of the Gordon-Wascott Historical Society — as MacDonald shared stories of Antoine and Sarah that were passed along in his family. Enjoy and thank you for listening!  

Radio Milwaukee has again partnered with the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project on a eight episode second season of award-winning podcast “Be Seen” documenting the state's LGBTQ history. Nate Imig, Radio Milwaukee's director of digital content, and Michail Takach, curator for the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project, will both return as co-hosts for the podcast. Season one of “Be Seen” received a silver award from Milwaukee Press Club for Best Original Podcast in 2022.The season's first six episodes will be released every Tuesday through June 27, with two bonus episodes dropping after Pride Month is over. The stories will also be shared in Radio Milwaukee's “Uniquely Milwaukee” podcast each week.Episode 1: Season Preview (May 23) Hosts Nate Imig and Michail Takach give listeners a preview of season two of the podcast with clips of what to expect from upcoming episodes.Episode 2: Bobby Rivers (May 30)Bobby Rivers, a national television host and entertainer who had his own celebrity interview show on VH1 in the late 1980s, reflects on beginning his career in Milwaukee and working at WQFM and WISN 12. The episode will feature archival audio from Rivers' interviews with Meryl Streep, Robin Williams, Debbie Reynolds and more.Episode 3: Milwaukee Pride Parade (June 6)Milwaukee's pride parade is celebrating its 20th anniversary, after being sidelined for several years due to the pandemic. The episode features an interview with Parade President Jim Melotte and Chuckie Betz, who is pictured in the “Be Seen” podcast logo and recalls the first pride demonstration in Milwaukee, a radical act of protest.Episode 4: Saturday Softball (Beer) League (June 13) 2023 marks the 46th anniversary of gay softball in Milwaukee. In this episode, we talk with Kurt Baldwin, Brian Reinkober, Tommy “Southside” and long-time SSBL board member and ally, Mona Garcia. Interviews represent teams from past and present Milwaukee gay bars This is It, Harbor Room, D.I.X., Fluid and Woody's.Episode 5: Donna Burkett (June 20) The story of the first lesbian couple – Donna Burkett and her partner – to seek a marriage in Milwaukee County. When denied, they filed a lawsuit in Federal court, received extensive media coverage but ultimately lost their case due to an attorney error. Michail shares the narrative behind this story with archival audio from Burkett.Episode 6: Old Timers Party (June 27) A Wisconsin tradition ended by the pandemic, for decades the “Old Timers Party” would unite the women of Milwaukee's shuttered lesbian and women's bars to drink and share stories. The events three main organizers – Mary Connell, Lois Ratzow and Carole Pecor – are all interviewed in the episode.Episode 7: Unsolved Mystery (June 30)Carla Mitchell shares the story of the unsolved murder of her uncle James “Jimmy” Spencer, allegedly stabbed by his mentally ill and controlling older partner, Wally Whetham, owner of the Black Nite, in 1967. Steve Schaffer from the Wisconsin Historical Society shares in the research he conducted with Michail, including insight into the original case files.Bonus Episode 8: Historical Marker (October)Season one listeners will remember the story of the Black Nite and the archival audio from Josie Carter. This year, the site of the Black Nite will officially be recognized with a plaque from the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Michail speaks to the journey to receiving this recognition and the legacy it leaves for generations to come.