December 28, 2006
The Year in Review. Listen

December 21, 2006
Poverty in north central Wisconsin. Listen

December 14, 2006
We look ahead the upcoming Wisconsin Legislative session with two area lawmakers, 85th Assembly Representative Donna Seidel-D and 86th Assembly Representative Jerry Petrowski-R. Listen

December 7, 2006
Remembering Pearl Harbor. We talk with area veterans and one left stateside while her husband was off at war and became an unwitting hero during one of the most famous battles of WWII. Listen

November 30, 2006
Rick Reyer talks with Wausau West Planetarium Director Chris Janssen and UW-Stevens Point Astronomy Professor Randy Olson about the Winter Sky, Bethlehem Star, our favorite non-planet, Pluto, and other cosmic star stuff. Listen

November 16, 2006
Lessons Learned from Iraq. The focus of a public forum to be held at the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County on November 16 is an examination of how the Iraq experience might shape future U.S. foreign policy and military practice, especially in regard to the emerging field of transformation operations. We will talk with two of the forum's participants: Colonel Thomas C. Greenwood, USMC, Director of the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico, Virginia, and Eric Giordano, Asst. Professor of Political Science at UW-Marathon County. Listen

November 9, 2006
November 10th marks the 31st anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. We will air excerpts of We are Holding Our Own - the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the award winning documentary by Wisconsin Public Radio's Mike Simonson. Mike will also join us to talk about the documentary and the lore of this tragic event. Listen

Download Mike's entire documentary from our Superior Bureau.

November 2, 2006 Election Special
With U.S. Representative Mark Green campaigning in the governor’s race, Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional seat is up for grabs. The Wisconsin Public Radio-St. Norbert College Poll released earlier this month shows John Gard-R and Steve Kagen-D in a neck-and-neck tie at 43%. We will pre-empt this week’s Route 51 with a pre-recorded debate between the two candidates that was originally broadcast on October 26th in northeast Wisconsin from UW-Green Bay. Listen

October 26, 2006 Election Special
Live 7th Congressional District Debate. Wisconsin Public Radio, the Wausau Daily Herald, WSAW News Channel 7, and UW-Marathon County host Rep. David Obey (D), Mr. Nick Reid (R), and Mr. Mike Miles (G) in the UW-Marathon County Theatre. Check out the Details on the race . Listen

October 19, 2006 Election Special
Impeach President Bush? On November 7th Wisconsin Rapids citizens will have a voting opportunity most Wisconsinites will not - should impeachment investigations be started against President Bush and Vice President Cheney.

Our guests will debate the issue. Buzz Davis, Wood County Impeachment Coalition and Kevin Hermening, Chair of the Marathon County Republican Party join Glen Moberg for this lively discussion. We’ll also look at the larger question of ballot initiatives with UW-Stevens Point professor of Politcal Science Dennis Riley. Listen

October 12, 2006
What is The Future of Farming in Wisconsin? We talk with Bill Berry, communications manager with the Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin initiative organized by the Wisconsin Academy and Stan Gruszynski, Director of the Rural Leadership and Community Development program at UW-Stevens Point. Listen

October 5, 2006 Election Special
This November voters will be asked if Wisconsin should reinstate the Death Penalty. We talk with two people representing both sides of the debate. First, we hear from Ray Krone, a former death row inmate who spent ten years in prison before being exonerated in 2002. In the second half-hour we talk with John McAdams, Associate Professor of Political Science at Marquette University, who recently wrote an article in favor of reinstatement. Wisconsin Should Have the Death Penalty appeared in the Spring 2006 edition of Wisconsin Interest, published by the Wisconsin Public Policy Research Institute. Listen

September 28, 2006
Some of the lakes in southern Portage and Waushara Counties are drying up… and so is the Little Plover River. We talk with Dr. George Kraft, Professor of Water Resources at UW-Stevens Point, and some concerned local residents about what happens when competing uses affect a dwindling groundwater table and the lakes and streams that depend on it. Listen

September 21, 2006 Election Special
The fifth in our Voice of the Voters series will feature the Wisconsin Marriage Amendment with a live forum in the UW-Marathon County Theatre. Glen Moberg will be joined by Wausau Daily Herald reporter Rick LaFrombois and a panel for and against passage of the amendment.
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September 14, 2006
The Naked Truth: Advertising's Image of Women. Internationally acclaimed media critic, author, and filmmaker Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. is in town and will be our guest. Listen

Sept. 7, 2006 Election Special
We join Mike Simonson from our Superior Bureau for a live primary debate between Nick Reid and Jeff Tyberg, Republican candidates for the 7th Congressional seat now held by Rep. David Obey. Listen

August 31, 2006 Election Special
We welcome Sheriff Randy Hoenisch, Dennis Saager, Dale Wisnewski, Harlyn “Rocky” Woodward, and Jeffrey Flatter – all candidates for Marathon County Sheriff. Glen Moberg will be joined by Pat Peckham from City Pages to discuss the issues and how each candidate will address them. Listen

August 17, 2006 Election Special
We discuss the UW System and how current policies and proposed legislation may affect your vote in November. Our guests:
State Representative Louis Molepske, Democrat from Stevens Point,
State Representative Scott Suder, Republican from Abbotsford,
UW Marathon County Dean Jim Veninga,
UW Stevens Point Chancellor Linda Bunnell, and
Wausau Daily Herald reporter Beth Burger. Listen

August 10, 2006
Taboo or Not Taboo. We talk with members of the From Under The Rug Players about an upcoming performance piece designed to combat the stigma surrounding mental illness. Listen

August 3, 2006
From the Middle East to Wausau.
We talk with students from Lebanon, Israel, and Pakistan who are in Wausau learning about U.S. culture and volunterism. Glen Moberg asks their perspective on the current crisis in the Middle East. Listen

July 13, 2006
Rick Reyer fills in and talks with Historian Randall Davidson about the hisotry of Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen

July 6, 2006
An encore broadcast from April. A Case of Intrigue. What do the FBI, Northcentral Technical College, NASA, Fidel Castro, a Merrill chemist, a former state legislator, laser weaponry, Chicago, and the CIA have in common? We’ll travel this road of intrigue on the next Route 51. Listen

June 29, 2006
Route 51 looks at Land Use, focusing on land conservancy, and practical ways property owners can protect unique tracts of land from development. Our guests are Bryan Pierce, executive director of the Northwoods Land Trust, Eagle River; Jo Seiser, president of the North Central Conservancy Trust, Stevens Point; and Matt Dallman, regional director of the Nature Conservancy, Minocqua.
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June 22, 2006 Election Special
The second of our Voice of the Voters series takes us to Custer, WI for the Midwest Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Fair as we focus on Energy Issues.
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June 15, 2006
South Beach Up North. We talk with Michael Andrews, Director of the South Beach Chamber Ensemble, a Florida based group with deep roots in Wausau. They're here to host the area's very first Chamber Music Festival.
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June 1, 2006
Fresh after catching his whopper 30-inch walleye, Glen Moberg is ready to land the really big one. Along in the boat is fishing legend and TV personality Joe Bucher, ready to guide us through the many lakes and streams of north central Wisconsin.
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May 25, 2006
How does your Garden Grow in North Central Wisconsin? Our guest, David Ryl from Jung Garden Center in Stevens Point, takes your calls.
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May 18, 2006 Election Special
We begin our monthly election series Voice of the Voters, a joint project with the Wausau Daily Herald focusing on the issues facing north central Wisconsin voters as we head into the 2006 campaign season. This month's focus is in the Cost of Health Care and our guests will be local businessman Mike Rayome, Wisconsin State Senator Russ Decker, and Wausau Daily Herald reporter Amy Olson.
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May 11, 2006
The Kat Trio returns to Route 51. We are pleased to present a special broadcast Live from the UW-Marathon County Theatre and encourage you to come out and be a part of the event, welcoming Victoria and Vlad back to Wausau and introducing their new pianist, Slava to Wisconsin.
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May 5, 2006
Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton joins us in the first half of the program for a discussion on a newly completed study on Women and Depression. We also talk state politics.

In the second half we'll Exlpore Highway 51 on Route 51. A brand new tourism program designed to rediscivering the many cultures, cusines, and nostalgia along the ribbon of road that ties north and south. Darien Schaefer, Executive Director of the Wausau/Central Wisconsin Convention and Visitors Bureau will be our guest.
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April 27, 2006
Wolves in Wisconsin. We will talk with Eric Anderson, Professor of Wildlife Ecology at UW-Stevens Point and Adrian Wydeven, Mammalian Ecologist and Conservation Biologist with the Wisconsin DNR based in Park Falls.
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April 13, 2006
A Case of Intrigue. What do the FBI, Northcentral Technical College, NASA, Fidel Castro, a Merrill chemist, a former state legislator, laser weaponry, Chicago, and the CIA have in common? We’ll travel this road of intrigue on the next Route 51. Listen

April 6, 2006
The Odd Contest is the theme of the 37th World's Largest Trivia Contest on 90FM WWSP on the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point campus. We'll talk with the organizers.
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March 30, 2006
Local musician John Altenburgh travelled to the land of Elvis, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, Sun Records in Memphis, TN, to make a record his new CD. While the recording was the goal, the journey was the prize.
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March 23, 2006
The Godfather of Green Bay. Does the mafia exist in Green Bay? Well, sort of…. Join us as we talk with filmmaker Pete Schwaba about his tale of intrigue, comedy, and love in Titletown. The Godfather of Green Bay was filmed in Green Bay and won the Best Comedy honors @ the 2005 Midwest Independent Film Fest & also was a crowd favorite at the Milwaukee International Film Festival. Listen

March 16, 2006
March is Women’s History Month and we’re going to mark the occasion with a discussion on the great strides women have made in their struggle for equality at the dawn of the 21st century and explore what the future might hold. Will the Equal Rights Amendment be a part of that future and how might that change women’s lives? Along for the ride will be Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson and UW Stevens Point Women’s History Professor Theresa Kaminksi. We’ll also hear remarks from Wisconsin’s First Lady Jessica Doyle and former First Lady, Sue Ann Thompson. Listen

March 9, 2006
Wisconsin's Proposed Marriage Amendment. We hear from nationally syndicated columnist Deb Price from a recent forum in Marshfield. Price is a staunch supporter of gay marriage, her marriage to her long time partner is legal in Canada, and fears this amendment is discriminatory and will also outlaw civil unions in the state. We'll also talk with Lee Webster, Wausau representative of the Family Research Institute of Wisconsin, which supports the amendment as a means to strengthen and protect marriage. Listen

March 2, 2006
Farmers in Wisconsin and around the country are facing further challenges to their livelihood with proposals in the fiscal year 2007 National Budget for what some are calling a “milk tax” and cuts in farm subsidies. In addition, family farms are dissappearing with fewer young people willing to carrying on the family tradition. Bob Prahl and Sandi Cihlar, local dairy farmers, join us to talk about the impact this will have on farms and, in turn, our community. Tim Buttke, Partnership for Progressive Agriculture co-chair, will join the discussion, which will also focus on a proposed dairy institute in Marathon County, the Dairyland State Academy, which would provide practical real-life education for aspiring dairy farmers. Listen

February 23, 2006
How much is enough? We discuss an infectious disease, Affluenza, and what many are calling an epidemic. We talk with John De Graff, author of Affluenza and UWMC professor of History Connie Sexauer about the causes, effects, and potential for cure. Listen

February 16, 2006
We've got Good News to share. We talk with Christine Daniels, Joyce Schneider, Peggy McCarthy and Pat Peckham , all local folks who went to Grenada to build homes and industry on behlaf of the Good News Project, based in Wausau. Listen

February 9, 2006
Ambassador Daniel Speckhard joins us from Bagdad. Speckhard is a native of Wausau and is now in charge of the massive rebuiling effort in Iraq. Listen

February 2, 2006
We talk with John Siegenthaler, founder of the First Amendment Center and friend of Robert Kennedy. Listen

January 19, 2006
Join Glen Moberg and Brother Bill for a look back on the 20 years he's hosted Brother Bill's Bluegrass Show on WXPR Public Radio Plus in Rhinelander. Listen

December 22, 2005
The Pantry is Empty?. Area food pantries are the first line of defense in helping to end hunger in our communities, but many find the cupboard nearly bare. Listen

December 15, 2005
Community Foundations. What are they? How do they serve our communities? We talk with representatives of four area community foundations. Listen

December 8, 2005
D.C. Everest History Project. We talk with the students involved with the prjoect's latest two publications, Hmong in the Modern World and Classics: A Look Back at the 50's. Due to a technical malfunction, much of the first half of the program was not recorded. Listen

December 1, 2005
Infidels, Art, and War. Reflecting on War, a personal account and an artisit's account. Our guests: John Peters, a Marshfield man and author who faught in the first Gulf War shares his story, Infidels in the Holy Land. Artist Harrell Fletcher will join us to share his American War Project and work with students in creating images of war as described by veterans. Listen

November 17, 2005
Methamphetamine and Drug Endangered Children (DEC). DEC is a program that rescues children from homes where meth labs exist. Our guests: Dave Forsythe, Wausau based Special Agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Sue Nowak, aka The Drug Lady, of Marathon County's Premier Recovery Services, and Emily, a high school student who is putting her life back together after being addicted to perscription drugs. Listen

November 10, 2005
Wisconsin's Safe Haven Law states "You can leave your baby, up to 3 days old, with a hospital employee at any hospital in Wisconsin - no questions asked." Safe Place for Newborns is the organization which backed this legislation. We talk with its Executive Director, Terry Walsh and two area women who are involved with the organiztion, Jane Graham-Jennings, of the Women's Community, and Sandy Snyder, Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Listen

November 3, 2005
An innovative partnership between UW-Stevens Point, UW-Marathon County, and UW-Marshfield/Wood County called the UW Central Wisconsin Connection makes it easier to obtain a bachelor's degree. Listen

October 27, 2005
Hunting Werewolves with paranormal researchers Todd Roll and Linda Godfrey Listen

October 20, 2005
Tom Meier, Ruth Schuette, and George Mead join Glen Moberg and talk about a unique public-private partnership which created the Stanton W. Mead Education and Visitor Center at Mead Wildlife Refuge. This project is now the largest state-owned facility featuring state-of-the-art renewable technologies. Listen

October 13, 2005
Dave Obey joins Glen Moberg for talk about politics, music, and public broadcasting. Listen