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Wellness books and self-care social media accounts often stress the importance of "living in the moment." But, what if you're just not that into the current moment? How do you approach things more positively? Journalist Olivia Herken has been thinking about this a lot lately, specifically when it comes to her least favorite month: August.
Wisconsin has one of the highest concentrations of bartenders in the country, employing more than 24,000 bartenders. A good percentage of them are women. But as writer Patti See tells us, that hasn’t always been the case. == Women Behind the Bar Few of us bar lovers realize it took until 1970 for women to legally
Picture this: you're sitting on a blanket on the Capitol Lawn in Madison. It's a warm summer evening, and you're listening to beautiful classical music. You're feeling very fancy, sipping wine and eating cheese. But at the end of the concert, when you start to pack up your blanket, a song with a very different
Many of us are grateful for everything our mothers taught us. For Jana Rose Schleis, she’s thankful that her mom — Betty Schleis of Two Creeks, Wisconsin — taught her how to be beautiful. == I learned how to be a woman from my mom. What I mean is, I learned how to express my
Wisconsin isn’t typically thought of as being at the heart of country music, but did you know that half of one of country’s greatest songwriting duos is from Milwaukee? As Justin Barney tells us, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, and co-wrote “Rocky Top,” the state song of
Drummer Viola Smith was a musical trailblazer and innovator. Known as "the fastest girl drummer in the world," her career lasted almost 100 years. Author Dean Robbins took a trip to her hometown in Fond du Lac County to tell us more about this legend. He's also written a children’s picture book about the musician,
Corn has been growing for thousands of years across North America, and tribes have been making corn soup for generations. Each tribe has their own method and strain of corn for cooking this traditional dish. Sarah Gordon Altiman, or Niigaanosekwe in Ojibwe, is a member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. She also has ties to the Fond du Lac Band in Minnesota, and she’s making a…
Prior to 1972 girls didn't always have the opportunity to play sports at school. But the passage of Title IX changed that. It paved the way for Manitowoc’s Roncalli High School girls basketball team to become the sport's first state champions in 1975. Two former teammates talked with one another about that experience as part
(Editor's note: This is the script for the "Wisconsin Life" animation "WPR Reports: Uprooted, Erne's story" from PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio.) In the summer of 1980, Ernesto Rodriquez stood on the shores of the Port of Mariel. He was about to board a fishing boat with 80 other people and leave the only
When radio producer Alexandra Salmon first saw Sedella Yancey rap at a summer night concert in Madison in 2023, she was mesmerized by the musician's stage presence and her talent at such a young age. She was performing the classic Digable Planets' song "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" with the Adem Tesfaye Band. Yancey
