What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM investigates your questions.
Latest episodes
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18 min
The long shadow: How deindustrialization hit cities across the Midwest
The Midwest was a major hub for industry — middle wage jobs, strong unions, thriving neighborhoods. And then, over decades, they went away, and whole cities were devastated.
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9 min
Milwaukee, Detroit or Chicago: Which city has the best encased meats?
Why do Midwestern cities have such strong associations with certain hot dogs or sausages? In Milwaukee, it’s the bratwurst. In Chicago, the Chicago dog. Detroit has the Coney dog.
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4 min
What it takes to move a masterpiece to the Milwaukee Art Museum
Have you ever wondered how the art you admire gets to the museum? Bubbler Talk explores the art of moving masterpieces.
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4 min
Does Walworth County have more severe weather?
A WUWM employee noticed a pattern on her drives between Milwaukee and Illinois, and wondered whether Walworth County is a magnet for severe weather.
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4 min
Milwaukee maintains bowling spirit despite losing 'America's Bowling Capital' title
Bowling is a beloved American pastime. The sport's roots run deep in Milwaukee, which previously held the title of "America’s Bowling Capital."
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5 min
What's the steampunk scene like in Wisconsin?
Steampunk is a subculture where people express themselves through Victorian-era costumes with a science fiction twist. For Bubbler Talk, we’ll learn about how southeastern Wisconsi…
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5 min
Are St. Francis Seminary Woods at risk as the campus is renovated?
In urban areas, parcels of undeveloped land are becoming rarer and rarer. One of them is Seminary Woods in St. Francis.
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6 min
The 'renegade' Racine architect behind southeast Wisconsin's round houses
In the mid-1900s, a Racine man named Anton Kratochvil built more than 20 round or semi-circular houses and apartments in southeast Wisconsin. But why round?
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21 min
10th anniversary: Ice cream cocktails
WUWM is celebrating 10 years of Bubbler Talk, our series driven by listeners’ curiosity. We’re listening back to some of our favorite episodes from the last decade and talking with…
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21 min
10th anniversary: Why Milwaukee is called ‘Cream City’
WUWM is celebrating 10 years of Bubbler Talk, our series driven by listeners’ curiosity. We’re listening back to some of our favorite episodes from the last decade and talking with…
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21 min
10th anniversary: Dining with dolphins
WUWM is celebrating 10 years of Bubbler Talk, our series driven by listeners’ curiosity. We’re listening back to some of our favorite episodes from the last decade and talking with…
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18 min
10th anniversary: The legend of the Pfister ghost
WUWM is celebrating 10 years of Bubbler Talk, our series driven by listeners’ curiosity. We’re listening back to some of our favorite episodes from the last decade and talking with…
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20 min
10th anniversary: What happens when a zoo animal dies?
WUWM is celebrating 10 years of Bubbler Talk, our series driven by listeners’ curiosity. We’re listening back to some of our favorite episodes from the last decade and talking with…
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19 min
10th anniversary: Milwaukee's early Black settlers
WUWM is celebrating 10 years of Bubbler Talk, our series driven by listeners’ curiosity. We’re listening back to some of our favorite episodes from the last decade and talking with…
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20 min
10th anniversary: Milwaukee's favorite doughnut
WUWM is celebrating 10 years of Bubbler Talk, our series driven by listeners’ curiosity. We’re listening back to some of our favorite episodes from the last decade and talking with…
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17 min
10th anniversary: Dragon on the water tower
WUWM is celebrating 10 years of Bubbler Talk, our series driven by listeners’ curiosity. We’re listening back to some of our favorite episodes from the last decade and talking with…
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18 min
10th anniversary: Why do we call it a Bubbler?
WUWM is celebrating 10 years of Bubbler Talk, our series driven by listeners’ curiosity. We’re listening back to some of our favorite episodes from the last decade and talking with…
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4 min
Cathedral Square's 'Immigrant Mother' statue symbolizes universal motherhood
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 min
What's the story behind the cluster of cemeteries next to I-94?
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 min
Why did so many German immigrants move to Milwaukee in the 1800s?
For this episode of Bubbler Talk, we explore the history of immigrants who made Milwaukee a "German Athens."