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Bubbler Talk

Bubbler Talk

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What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM investigates your questions.

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WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

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Why did so many German immigrants move to Milwaukee in the 1800s?

Feb 27, 20264 min

For this episode of Bubbler Talk, we explore the history of immigrants who made Milwaukee a "German Athens."

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A Milwaukee theater has a twin in France. How'd that happen?

Feb 20, 20264 min

Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theater was designed to look like the Théâtre de la Coup d'Or in Rochefort, France. Here's how it happened.

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Just in time for Valentine's Day: The 'blind date cookie' and its Milwaukee connection

Feb 13, 20264 min

The blind date cookie has been around for centuries. A Bubbler Talk listener wanted to learn how the sweet's origins are connected to Milwaukee.

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How a medieval French chapel made its way to a Milwaukee college campus

Feb 6, 20264 min

Marquette University is technically the third home of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel, which was built in France around 1420.

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What's the story behind the four-leaf clover shape throughout Milwaukee's Plankinton Building?

Jan 30, 20264 min

It’s mostly apartments and offices now, but Milwaukee’s downtown Plankinton Building used to be a grand shopping arcade.