Bubbler Talk

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

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

A group of Milwaukee tumblers has been soaring through the air and wowing crowds. One listener wanted to know more.

For Bubbler Talk, we hit the road to try to answer the question: why is Milwaukee missing so many street signs? And what can residents do about it? 

Beavers have been reintroduced into Milwaukee's waterways for over a decade. A Bubbler Talk listener wanted to know more. 

Celery is green, crunchy and flavorful. But did you know it also has a history in Milwaukee? "Bubbler Talk" takes a deep dive into this little-known chapter of the city’s history.

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

On this Bubbler Talk, WUWM's Teran Powell looks into this question: Did Marian Anderson ever visit and sing in Milwaukee? If so, where did she stay, as individuals who were Black were not allowed to stay in hotels in the past.

An all-girls Catholic High School opened on Milwaukee's northwest side in 1965. Six years later, it shut down. What happened?

Discover Milwaukee’s Water Current Walking Tour with "Bubbler Talk," exploring public art, water innovation and hidden gems along the city’s rivers.

A historical marker used to recognize one of the last remaining Native American burial mounds in Milwaukee County. For "Bubbler Talk," we learn why it was removed and what's next for the sacred burial site.

Bubbler Talk investigates a military plane crash on Milwaukee's Jones Island in 1959, and its connection the annual Air and Water Show.

A massive mural in Milwaukee's Third Ward features a seated female figure wearing an apron. Her hands are crossed at the wrist and rest on her knees. But the painting stops at her shoulders. Who is behind "The Unsung Hero"?

A Bubbler Talk listener sent us a question asking why Wisconsin's only urban state forest, Havenwoods, was created.

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

The Bay View Massacre was a pivotal moment in Wisconsin's labor and political history, but not much is known about the victims. In this Bubbler Talk we explore who they were and where they're buried.

Sheepshead is a card game played throughout Wisconsin. But where did it come from? And what's up with all the different rules? Answers ahead in this episode of "Bubbler Talk."

Dorothy Enderis was the second, and arguably most influential, leader of the Milwaukee Recreation Department. Learn about her and the neighborhood named in her honor.

In 1971, Indigenous activists ripped the plywood off the abandoned Coast Guard station in Milwaukee's McKinley Park and occupied it. They successfully shaped the future, and a mysterious bridge remains.

Earlier this year, wildfires ravaged Los Angeles for almost a month. Destroying historical landmarks and reshaping the city forever. It got a "Bubbler Talk" listener thinking: How have Milwaukee fires shaped the city? Where and how did the fires start?