The Central Park Five: Their Story

June 25, 2014

In 1989, five teenagers, all black and Latino, walked to Central Park. Along the way they met up with a…

Revisiting Freedom Summer

June 21, 2014

50 summers ago, a historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in Mississippi changed everything. In the summer…

The Many Faces of D-Day

June 2, 2014

My grandfather was drafted to serve in World War II soon after his 18th birthday. After leaving his Michigan home…

The Address Still Resonates in Wisconsin and Beyond

April 15, 2014

Tonight at 8 on Wisconsin Public Television, Ken Burns’ new film, The Address,  explores the power that Abraham Lincoln’s 150-year-old Gettysburg Address…

From Ancient to Modern Times – The Story of the Jews

March 25, 2014

Note: Hear Simon Schama on Central Time from Wisconsin Public Radio March 25 at 4 p.m. Over the next two weeks, historian…

Watching Our Presidents on Presidents Day

February 17, 2014

As the snow falls over much of Wisconsin, many of us are thinking of hunkering down somewhere warm on yet…

Wisconsin Life: A wet and wild mailboat ride

January 27, 2014

Today’s Wisconsin Life sneak peek gives us a taste of summer warmth on a drearily cold day. Jump aboard the…

Online Exclusive: A Farm Winter With Jerry Apps

November 14, 2013

“Winter is a season that demands respect. Insists on it. It is a season that refuses to be ignored. Winter…