Episodios

  • Cathedral Square's 'Immigrant Mother' statue symbolizes universal motherhood
    Mar 13 2026

    A bronze statue of an immigrant mother with two children has stood in Milwaukee’s Cathedral Square since 1960. One of our "Bubbler Talk" listeners wanted to know more.

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    4 m
  • What's the story behind the cluster of cemeteries next to I-94?
    Mar 6 2026

    Along I-94 near American Family Field, a group of cemeteries line the freeway. A Bubbler Talk listener wanted to know more about them.

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    4 m
  • Why did so many German immigrants move to Milwaukee in the 1800s?
    Feb 27 2026

    For this episode of Bubbler Talk, we explore the history of immigrants who made Milwaukee a "German Athens."

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    4 m
  • A Milwaukee theater has a twin in France. How'd that happen?
    Feb 20 2026

    Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theater was designed to look like the Théâtre de la Coup d'Or in Rochefort, France. Here's how it happened.

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    4 m
  • Just in time for Valentine's Day: The 'blind date cookie' and its Milwaukee connection
    Feb 13 2026

    The blind date cookie has been around for centuries. A Bubbler Talk listener wanted to learn how the sweet's origins are connected to Milwaukee.

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    5 m
  • How a medieval French chapel made its way to a Milwaukee college campus
    Feb 6 2026

    Marquette University is technically the third home of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel, which was built in France around 1420.

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    4 m
  • What's the story behind the four-leaf clover shape throughout Milwaukee's Plankinton Building?
    Jan 30 2026

    It’s mostly apartments and offices now, but Milwaukee’s downtown Plankinton Building used to be a grand shopping arcade.

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    4 m
  • It's a bird? It's a plane? It's the Milwaukee Flyers!
    Jan 23 2026

    A group of Milwaukee tumblers has been soaring through the air and wowing crowds. One listener wanted to know more.

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    4 m