Culture
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WPR interviews Dr. Jonathan Øverby
WPR Music producer Ava Kuredjian interviewed Dr. Jonathan Øverby, host and executive producer of “The Road to Higher Ground” on WPR Music.
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Northern Wisconsin improv turns local legends into live comedy
Lost in the Woods Improv describes itself as seven local folks making fresh comedy as Wisconsin’s northernmost improv ensemble.
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I tried to be a trucker. It was nothing like I expected.
Writer Keith Uhlig of Wausau often wondered if he should have taken a different career path. So when he was able to pivot professionally, he finally gave truck driving a shot.
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Nationally acclaimed Hmong-American chef has Wisconsin roots
Chef Diane Moua is a three-time James Beard award finalist, and her restaurant Diane’s Place was named Food and Wine magazine’s 2025 Restaurant of the Year.
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Two Rivers museum faces backlash for canceled residencies
The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum says it’s the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type.
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Ho-Chunk educator builds traditional ciiporoke structure with Wisconsin students
For centuries, Ho-Chunk people have created small lodges called ciiporoke for sleeping, cooking and gathering as a community. Now, a Ho-Chunk builder is helping Wisconsin students construct their own structure.
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Wisconsin gun deer season underway with bigger herd, fewer hunters expected
The state Department of Natural Resources is seeing a continued aging of the hunting population, while the overall deer population keeps growing.
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Wisconsin School Music Association on WPR Music
Tune in to WPR Music this Thanksgiving for featured highlights from the Wisconsin School Music Association Honors concerts during WPR’s “Morning Classics” with Stephanie Elkins at 8 a.m. and “Drivetime […]
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Wisconsin makerspace turns donated supplies into community creativity
Jacquelyn Tolksdorf created the space with one goal in mind: lowering the barriers that often keep people from exploring art.
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‘On hallowed ground’: Remembering the perfect days of deer hunting
As hunters flock to the woods for gun deer season, their days will be steeped in tradition and contemplation. For writer and forester Ron Weber, this time has always been about more than the hunt. It’s about appreciating the world and memories swirling around him.










