From singing sand dunes to musical highways, Cynthia Schuster and Mike Arnold learn about the sonic wonders of the world – places where sound does unusual and amazing things. They’ll also discuss the proposed sale of the Milwaukee Bucks, and in Wisconsin Legends, they learn about the life of Madison playwright Thornton Wilder.
Featured in this Show
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Kohl To Sell Milwaukee Bucks. What Happens Next?
The Milwaukee Bucks will soon be under new ownership after Herb Kohl announced he was selling the team for $550 million. A sports reporter talks about the sale, and what it means for the team’s chances of staying in Milwaukee.
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American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth and he won a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day. Wilder was born in Madison on April 17, 1897. His nephew Tappan Wilder will tell us about Wilder’s Wisconsin influences and a caraeer that went from Broadway to Hollywood and from deep philosophy to Hello Dolly.
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Investigating The Sonic Wonders Of The World
From singing sand dunes in the Mojave Desert to a musical highway in California, there’s sound and music to be found just about everywhere…if you know where to look. An accoustic engineer takes us on a tour of the sonic wonders of the world.
Episode Credits
- Cynthia Schuster Host
- Mike Arnold Host
- Chris Malina Producer
- Don Walker Guest
- Tappan Wilder Guest
- Trevor Cox Guest
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