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MPS superintendent on how schools are recovering from flooding and lead paint cleanup progress. Advice for parents on how to talk to children about school shootings. How paying college athletes has impacted college sports.

We hear from two groups working to mobilize Black voters in Wisconsin ahead of the April election. We look at how the pandemic impacted parents and changed their expectations around work. We speak with the Hmong American Women's Association. Plus, meet Wisconsin’s Journalist of the Year.

Milwaukee County's looming fiscal cliff. A group of working parents share challenges they face and how things have changed since the pandemic. Plus, Bubbler Talk explores what live albums have been recorded at Milwaukee venues.

We hear one person’s experience in the aftermath of a loved one’s suicide. Capitol Notes explores what could happen after Wisconsin's Secretary of State resigned. We look at the politics in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus, tell you about NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge.

We tell you about a proposal to make some improvements to Wisconsin's biking trails. We learn about the Justice Fellows Policy Program for formerly incarcerated people. We help you plan a trip to Cave of the Mounds in Wandering Wisconsin. We learn about the first Irish people to come to Milwaukee. Bubbler Talk explores a mysterious set of numbers and dates inlaid in the sidewalk outside of the Mitchell Park Domes.

We learn about the benefits of using an electric stove over a gas one for cooking. We learn why the LGBTQ+ community is disproportionately affected by a shortage of in-home care workers. We speak with the owner of Lazy Susan about her decision to close the restaurant. We learn how pull tabs ended up in so many Wisconsin bars. Plus, learn about the Pink Boots Society.

We learn how federal financial aid is being restored for people who are incarcerated and want to pursue a college education. We learn about some of the challenges female veterans face. NPR White House Correspondent Tamara Keith discusses Wisconsin politics. Plus, we tell you about voter mobilization efforts on dating apps.

We speak with a sociologist about his new book on poverty. Capitol Notes explores what happens next for the Secretary of State position and the governor's capital budget proposal. We learn about the Hmong American Friendship Association. Plus, tell you about some new plants you could try in your garden this year.

The impact data centers could have on Wisconsin’s utility landscape and infrastructure. What Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN shutting down means for transparency in our state’s politics. Meet this year’s Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate.

Breaking down the basics of data centers. A Wisconsinite is heading to the Winter Olympics to compete in the biathlon with Team USA. A survivor of a Native American boarding school shares his story.