Water Safety Concerns, The Great Thanksgiving Listen, Wisconsin Life

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With families gathering around the table for Thanksgiving this week, an organization wants people to record stories from their elders. The founder of StoryCorps discusses the importance of documenting these stories, and gives us more details on The Great Thanksgiving Listen movement. Plus, Wisconsin Life looks at a popular girl group from the 1950s, and we hear about the latest report from the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism on groundwater quality.

Featured in this Show

  • Water Concerns Continue Around The Former Badger Ammunition Plant

    The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism has released their latest report in their Water Watch Wisconsin series. Failure at the Faucet looks at groundwater contaimination near the former Badger Ammunition Plant.

  • Wisconsin Life: The Music Of Wisconsin

    On today’s Wisconsin Life we’ll learn about significant Wisconsin musicians, past and present — including the Sheboygan singing group, The Chordettes, whose hits included “Mr. Sandman” and “Lollipop.”

  • The Great Thanksgiving Listen With Storycorps

    We’re joing by Storcorps founder Dave Isay who’s encouraging people to engage in the act of listening this Thanksgiving holiday.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
  • Karl Christenson Producer
  • Veronica Rueckert Producer
  • Dee Hall Guest
  • Kathi Matthews-Risley Guest
  • Scott Gordon Guest
  • Dave Isay Guest

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