15 Best Wisconsin Public Radio Station Podcasts

1. The Larry Meiller Show

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Join host Larry Meiller every weekday from 11 a.m. to 01:00 p.m. on WPR News stations as he discusses environmental and consumer issues, gardening and helpful 'how-to' topics with his guests.MORE Host Larry Meiller
Producer/Network Wisconsin Public Radio
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2. Garden Talk from Wisconsin Public Radio

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Join host Larry Meiller as he discusses gardening topics with his guests.
Host Larry Meiller
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3. University of the Air

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Hosts Norman Gilliland and Emily Auerbach invite distinguished faculty guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss topics in music, art, writing, theater, science, education, and history.MORE Hosts Norman Gilliland, Emily Auerbach
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 29 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Central Time

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Hosted by Rob Ferrett, 'Central Time' takes a unique approach to cover a variety of topics. Executive producer Dean Knetter and producers Tim Peterson, Colleen Leahy, Lorin Cox, Beatrice Lawrence, and Richelle Wilson explore the latest news, cultural trends, and explore ideas -- big and small -- finding the best guests to discuss these thought-provoking topics. Sarah Hopefl is the program's technical director.MORE Producer/Network Wisconsin Public Radio
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 18 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. The Morning Show

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'The Morning Show' is a live, call-in program hosted by Kate Archer Kent that provides news and thoughtful conversation through a Wisconsin lens. We seek diverse voices on state and national news, arts, culture and social issues.MORE Producer/Network Wisconsin Public Radio
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6. Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Wisconsin and the World.
Hosts Dr. Zorba Paster, Karl Christenson
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 66 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. WPR Reports

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'WPR Reports' features in-depth investigations from Wisconsin Public Radio. The current project is an audio documentary, 'How We Got Here: Abortion in Wisconsin Since 1849,' which examines Wisconsin's abortion ban, how it came to be and how Wisconsinites have lived with and without it since.MORE Producer/Network Wisconsin Public Radio
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8. Wisconsin Life

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Wisconsin Life celebrates the people, places, history and culture of the state. Come with us as we kayak the Mississippi River, interview musicians in Milwaukee, and bake pasties in Rhinelander. We connect you with diverse people and ideas through short stories updated twice a week.MORE Hosts Angela Fitzgerald, Maureen McCollum
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 42 Get Email Contact

9. Wisconsin Today: Morning News

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Start your day by getting up to speed on the biggest Wisconsin stories with WPR's 'Morning Edition' host Alex Crowe. Find 'Wisconsin Today: Morning News' Monday through Friday wherever you get your podcasts.MORE Host Alex Crowe
Producer/Network Wisconsin Public Radio
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 144 Avg Length 145 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

10. Newsmakers

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'Newsmakers' is a weekly news and current affairs talk show produced by WPR's La Crosse News Bureau. The program's host/producer is Ezra Wall (pictured above) with La Crosse senior news editor/producer John Davis. Interviews on the program explore politics, education, the environment and other regional issues relevant to southwest Wisconsin and adjacent portions of Minnesota and Iowa.MORE Host Ezra Wall
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Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. BETA

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'BETA' comes from producer/host Doug Gordon. BETA is a polyphonic mosh pit where high culture and low culture collide, taking an immersive, innovative, playful and provocative approach to exploring arts, culture and technology.MORE Host Doug Gordon
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12. Route 51

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'Route 51' is a regional talk show hosted by Shereen Siewert focusing on issues important to the north-central Wisconsin area, as well as featuring regional music, culture, and arts. Topics include proposed legislation, sustainability, health care, economics, agriculture, and the justice system.MORE Producer/Network Wisconsin Public Radio
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. The Midday

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Host Norman Gilliland provides listeners with a wide variety of classical music, presents a story from 'Grace Notes,' and holds the popular 'Midday Quiz.' Musicians traveling through Wisconsin often stop by the studio for live performances, discussions about their most recent works, and upcoming shows.MORE Producer/Network Wisconsin Public Radio
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14. Simply Superior

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'Simply Superior' is a public affairs program focused on events and issues in Northwestern Wisconsin hosted by award-winning journalist Robin Washington.
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15. Wisconsin Today

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'Wisconsin Today' explores the people, places and ideas shaping life in Wisconsin. Join hosts Rob Ferrett and Kate Archer Kent for news and in-depth conversations that you can't find anywhere else.MORE Producer/Network Wisconsin Public Radio
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact