Culture

It’s been a few weeks since the solar eclipse captivated many of us. Some Wisconsinites, like WPR’s Norman Gilliland, traveled to Illinois to witness the rare totality. While the moments of darkness have stuck with him, there’s another phenomenon he can’t stop thinking about: finding other Wisconsin eclipse chasers far from home at an EV

Some recipes are popular among WPR readers even years after broadcast. Here’s a roundup of a few.

Jewish people around the world are in the midst of celebrating Passover. The holiday opens with a Seder meal and commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt. The spring renewal festival has writer Mark Griffin of Madison reflecting on his own life and his evolving relationship with his beliefs. == “The Spring Renewal Jew”

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR’s “Wisconsin Life” shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. == Having a kid can completely transform a person’s life. And for some people, like Yazmin Lopez of Fitchburg, having kids led her towards an unexpected career. When Lopez was

Stephanie Elkins writes about birdwatching, receiving bird cards from listeners and birds in classical music.

People find happiness in all sorts of ways: listening to music, hiking or spending quality time with loved ones. But what if our state of bliss was actually dependent on our geography? Writer Eric Dregni explored this idea after traveling overseas. == Wisconsin as the Happiest State? Look to Norway! Several years ago, Norway was

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR’s “Wisconsin Life” shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. In another story in this series, Tamara N. Thompson shared her journey to becoming a doula and empowering people during and after their pregnancies. As a warning to readers, this story

We live in a time when fake news permeates social media feeds and partisan coverage blasts through some cable news channels. Teaching media literacy can help people wade through the disinformation and become critical news consumers. As Christina Lieffring tells us, a video game created by UW-Madison’s Field Day Labs aims to teach students to

Nadirah Simmons talks to WPR’s “BETA” about her pop culture history book, “First Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changes the Game.”

Speaking with “TTBOOK” in 2017, journalist David Baron describes how witnessing a total solar eclipse set him on a path to examine how eclipses have propelled many inquisitive minds to see more deeply into the universe.