Bubbler Talk

Dec 06 2024 209 ep. 5 mins 80

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What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR investigates listener questions.

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What's going on at Milwaukee's Veterans Park lagoon?

Dec 06 2024 3 mins

Recently 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.

Holiday hibernation: What happened to the Grand Avenue Mall's robotic bear orchestra?

Nov 29 2024 4 mins

For about 20 years, the Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra performed at the Grand Avenue Mall. Where did the animatronic bears go?

The history of Milwaukee's Silver City & National Park neighborhoods

Nov 22 2024 4 mins

For Bubbler Talk, we explore the history of Silver City, National Park and the neighborhood's former amusement park.

Is Milwaukee a community of haters?

Nov 15 2024 14 mins

For Bubbler Talk, we look into a question posed by a Milwaukee native: are we a bunch of haters?

What happened to the Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear in Milwaukee?

Jun 21 2024 4 mins

Bubbler Talk question asker Susan Armour Seidman wants to know: What happened to the Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear in Milwaukee?

A Fox Point house has a twin in Fort Atkinson — how did that happen?

Jun 07 2024 4 mins

Nearly 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.

Beauty, green space & stormwater management: A look at Milwaukee's bioswales

May 31 2024 4 mins

With 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.

The story behind the lone high-rise in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood

May 24 2024 4 mins

One Bay View building is not like the others. Bay View Terrace is 25-story condominium surrounded by single family homes.

Deciphering the Green Flow, the key to Brady Street's past

May 17 2024 3 mins

The pictures that line Brady Street are like hieroglyphics, telling the story of the popular street's early history.

Bubbler Talk: The Amtrak train Borealis is coming to the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul corridor

May 10 2024 4 mins

After years of advocacy by passenger rail groups, the inaugural Amtrak Borealis service is set to launch on May 21, 2024.