WPR reporter Joe Schulz looks back 2025’s data center boom in Wisconsin. Plus, an update on efforts to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan. And two friends talk about their independent magazine
Featured in this Episode
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The year of the data center
2025 saw explosive growth in data centers around the country and Wisconsin, as companies invested in what they hope will be the technology of the future. A WPR explains what that development looked like in Wisconsin and what 2026 could bring for this nascent industry.
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Protecting Wisconsin waters from invasive carp
We talk with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources about preventing invasive carp from entering Wisconsin’s Great Lakes via a choke point in Illinois. Then, an environmental educator describes how they are involving youth in testing for invasive carp in the Wisconsin River.
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UW-Madison grad students team up to create disability zine
Two doctoral students created a zine focused on disability justice. They join us to explain the inspiration behind the project, how books can be made accessible for people with visual disabilities, and what they hope readers will learn.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Joe Schulz Guest
- Wade Strickland Guest
- Amy Kretlow Guest
- Amy Workman Guest
- Miso Kwak Guest
- Emily Nott Guest
- Joe Tarr Producer
- Beatrice Lawrence Producer
- Richelle Wilson Producer
- Tyler Ditter Technical Director
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Dean Knetter Executive Producer
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