Bubbler Talk

Bubbler Talk

WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR investigates listener questions.

4 minutes 20 seconds

The Morris Pratt Institute has been a source of Spiritualist education for more than a century

The Morris Pratt Institute, located in Wauwatosa, offers education in Spiritualism. Spiritualists believe in communicating with the deceased, or spirits, through a medium.

20 December 2024, 4:05 pm
4 minutes 30 seconds

Is it possible to rank custard stands?

The story of Milwaukee custard is a story of FDA regulations, nostalgia and cooperative economics.

13 December 2024, 8:10 pm
3 minutes 59 seconds

What's going on at Milwaukee's Veterans Park lagoon?

Recently a large section of trees was removed along Milwaukee's lakefront at the southeast end of the Veterans Park lagoon. We learn why, and more about what's going on in the lagoon itself.

6 December 2024, 2:31 pm
4 minutes 29 seconds

Holiday hibernation: What happened to the Grand Avenue Mall's robotic bear orchestra?

For about 20 years, the Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra performed at the Grand Avenue Mall. Where did the animatronic bears go?

30 November 2024, 12:47 am
4 minutes 41 seconds

The history of Milwaukee's Silver City & National Park neighborhoods

For Bubbler Talk, we explore the history of Silver City, National Park and the neighborhood's former amusement park.

22 November 2024, 3:13 pm
14 minutes 15 seconds

Is Milwaukee a community of haters?

For Bubbler Talk, we look into a question posed by a Milwaukee native: are we a bunch of haters?

15 November 2024, 2:36 pm
4 minutes 30 seconds

What happened to the Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear in Milwaukee?

Bubbler Talk question asker Susan Armour Seidman wants to know: What happened to the Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear in Milwaukee?

21 June 2024, 10:00 am
4 minutes 14 seconds

A Fox Point house has a twin in Fort Atkinson — how did that happen?

Nearly 120 years ago, Theodore Kronshage — who would become Fox Point's first village president — had a home designed above Lake Michigan. Somehow the designs were used to build a house in Fort Atkinson.

7 June 2024, 2:37 pm
4 minutes 30 seconds

Beauty, green space & stormwater management: A look at Milwaukee's bioswales

With the arrival of spring, plants are blooming — in our homes, our parks, and even in the middle of some Milwaukee streets. One WUWM listener wondered about those peculiar sunken gardens in street medians, and "Bubbler Talk" investigates.

31 May 2024, 3:11 pm
4 minutes 30 seconds

The story behind the lone high-rise in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood

One Bay View building is not like the others. Bay View Terrace is 25-story condominium surrounded by single family homes.

24 May 2024, 1:22 pm
3 minutes 50 seconds

Deciphering the Green Flow, the key to Brady Street's past

The pictures that line Brady Street are like hieroglyphics, telling the story of the popular street's early history.

17 May 2024, 9:07 am
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