The Chippewa Valley's Talk Show of Record

The backbone of any organization such as Feed My People arethe volunteers and donor and one of them is highlighted here with LuAnn Livingston. She details her own upbringing and backstory that served as her calling to an organizing such as this.  What does she do with Feed My People and why does she continue to come back month after month.  The role her faith has played in her volunteering.

Grab your own cup of coffee and join us for this latestepisode.  Emilie starts off by giving a sad us a sad update on a major summertime event in Menomonie.  She and Menomonie Mayor Randy Knaack then dive into a number of topics, including his plans to re for re-election.

And at the end, Randy makes a HUGE announcement concerning a large sporting venue that is now slated to come to Menomonie!!!

#wisconsinliving #menomonienews #menomoni#westernwisconsin #podcastrecommendations #localtalk #thingstodoinmenomonie

A shopping staple of the Chippewa Valley for decades hasbeen the SCHEELS located at the Oakwood Mall, with a brand loyalty that is super-glue adhesive.  This week we sitdown with Kate Lyons, the Marketing and Events Lead at the local store to learn more about the make-up of the store, the company’s focuses and what goes into generatingthe loyalty that they have.  We insight into how much autonomy the local decision-makers have, ways they try to connect with the community and what makes many of their 300 local employees true “experts” in sporting goods.

#shoplocal #brandpodcast #buildingabrand #brandloyalty #sportinggoods #sportsequipment #businesspodcast #wisconsin

The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, was recently announced at 2.8% for 2026. Pat and Jesse discuss this and what it means for its recipients in terms of taxes, inflation and more.
The Purpose Driven Retirement Podcast is the podcast version of the weekly radio show with Pat Couture and Jesse Becker, financial advisors with Keystone, an Eau Claire, Wisconsin based firm. The program takes a look at topics related to retirement planning and the necessary areas to cover in putting together plans which are individually tailored to suit the needs to any particular individual or couple.

The area has no shortage of stories of entrepreneurs who’ve built “board by board” and this series will highlight those individuals and their stories.  On the debut episode, we meetthe series host Randi McVinnie (owner of BONDS in Altoona) who details her own business story and the goal behind the show.  She shares insights into her successes and setbacks, the oddest things she’s had to overcome and what she hopes future guests will share about the Chippewa Valley’s emerging businesscommunity.

Get ready to BEE amazed!  The 2nd AnnualChippewa Valley Bee Expo comes to the Northern Wisconsin State Fairground this April and Director Galen Klisiewicz gives us all the buzz about the event that will showcase everything about bees from pollination to the countless uses forhoney.  Along the way, we learn what the biggest issues are for bees in our area, the simple things everyone can do to strengthen our bee population and tips for those afraid of getting stung.

 #beekeepers #beeculture #pollinatorpower #honeybees #thingstodoeauclaire #thingstodochippewafalls #wisconsinbees #podcastrecommendations

A local medical innovation company sees Eau Claire potentially as the next Memphis?!?!

Brewers manager packs the Pablo

Jeremy Gragert and Scott Rogers begin their City Council Presidency Campaigns

Time spent at the Boys and Girls Club is not simply a purgatory filler between the end of school and when parents get off work.  Instead it’s a structured environment, within emphasis on social, emotional learning.  Ashley Magaard with the Menomonie location, takes us through what social/emotional learning “SEL” looks like on a typical day and how they take pride in making this a focus of the program.

As part of her first tour outside of Korea, Insun Park andher band The Generals will be coming to the Heyde Center on Thursday February 26th.   This fusion of traditional Korean music and mask dance rhythms with rock is very unique. Insun shares insights into what to expect from the show, her background and what she is excited most about withthis first tour coming to Western Wisconsin.