In this episode of Human Powered, co-hosts Jessica Becker and Jen Rubin talk with longtime collaborator and award-winning Wisconsin Life producer, Maureen McCollum. They get to the heart of what makes WPR's Wisconsin Life radio segments so unique and why that matters today. McCollum addresses listeners’ love for Wisconsin food stories, including the “polarizing” but wildly popular deep dive into Cannibal Sandwiches, and hints at what’s to come for Wisconsin Life. 

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→ In 1980, there was an exodus of Cubans who left their homes for the United States as part of the Mariel Boatlift. This includes almost 15,000 Cuban refugees who were sent to Fort McCoy in Sparta, Wisconsin. Originally planned as a four-minute Wisconsin Life story, the eight-part podcast series from WPR, “Uprooted,” was produced to share untold stories from some of those people still living in Wisconsin. Find it here. 

→ PBS Wisconsin recently created a Wisconsin Life animated short following Ernesto Rodriguez from Cuba to Wisconsin, one of the stories shared in the “WPR Reportes: Uprooted” podcast. Watch it here. 

This episode of Human Powered was produced and edited by Chrissy Widmayer. All rights reserved.