Get into the holiday spirit with the latest episode of Inside OZ, featuring festive music from the Ozaukee Chorus. Host Peg Edquist sits down with Chorus Director Randy HIlgers to talk about the group’s 50-year legacy of entertaining Ozaukee County. The episode includes three selections from last year’s Christmas concert, along with Hilger’s insights into the stories behind the songs. 

The Ozaukee Chorus will present its annual Christmas concert on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 7pm in the Grafton High School Auditorium. 

Produced by the Cedarburg Cultural Center, Inside OZ is sponsored by Carlson Tool & Manufacturing and Fiddleheads Coffee.

Polar explorer Eric Larsen talks to host Peg Edquist about his childhood growing up at Riveredge Nature Center. Learn about his expeditions to the north and south pole, Mount Everest, and a recent health challenge that has utilized hissurvival skills. She’ll also explain the new exciting changes at Riveredge this year.

Produced by the Cedarburg Cultural Center, Inside OZ is sponsored by Carlson Tool & Manufacturing and Fiddleheads Coffee.

For 34 years, Fox 6 meteorologist Vince Condella was Milwaukee’s go-to weatherman – breaking down daily forecasts, teaching kids to appreciate weather, and even traveling as far as Costa Rica to produce videos about the forces that shape our climate.

Host Peg Edquist talks with Vince about life after the news desk, and where his passions now range from motorcyles to music to photography.

Produced by the Cedarburg Cultural Center, Inside OZ is sponsored by Carlson Tool & Manufacturing and Fiddleheads Coffee.

It’s football season in Wisconsin, and the Inside OZ podcast is giving fans the ultimate history lesson on the Green Bay Packers. Host Peg Edquist sits down with Jim Rice, an Ozaukee County resident who has spent the last 15 years compiling four books and building an extensive database covering every Packers game since the team’s founding in 1919.

In this episode, Rice shares stories of legendary rivalries, championship seasons, and the quirky, passionate traditions of Packers fans. He also introduces listeners to his one-of-a-kind online database that chronicles every game in team history with detailed summaries.

Produced by the Cedarburg Cultural Center, Inside OZ is sponsored by Carlson Tool & Manufacturing and Fiddleheads Coffee.

Join host Peg Edquist as she sits down with representatives from the Greater Cedarburg Foundation and the Mequon-Thiensville Community Foundation—two organizations marking 25 years of impactful giving. Together, they’ve contributed millions of dollars to support 76 local organizations.

Tune in as Peg explores the foundations' most meaningful projects, their ongoing commitment to the community, and how individuals can get involved—whether by donating or applying for grants. OZ” is a production of the Cedarburg Cultural Center, with support from Carlson Tool Manufacturing and Fiddleheads Coffee Roasters.

In this episode of “Inside OZ” - Host Peg Edquist  talks with Steve Keller, owner of Swim America Ozaukee. Keller has taught thousands of Ozaukee County kids how to swimand has also helped foster swimming champions, including Katie Kubiak. Kubiak just set her fourth world record in the 2025 U.S. Paralympics National Championships. Listen to Katie tell her inspiring story of triumph in the faceof change. Inside OZ is supported by Carlson Tool & Manufacturing Corp. and Fiddleheads Coffee Roasters.

This week on “Inside OZ” - Host Peg Edquist talks to three generations of the Richison Family, who have raised livestock or shown at the Ozaukee County Fair for as long as the Fair itself. As the Fair celebrates its 166th year, she talks to Sue Richison, who grew up in Belgium playing at her grandfather’s Dairy Farm for as long as she can remember. Her son Will raised Dairy cows and showed at the fair all his life. Now Will’s daughters, Emma and Ella, are following in the family footsteps showing sheep at this year’s fair. Learn about the County’s 4-H club and how it instills family values, responsibility and fun for  all from ages 4 to 94. Don’t miss the fun at the fair July 30-Aug. 3 at the fairgrounds in Cedarburg. Inside OZ is supported by Carlson Tool & Manufacturing Corp. and Fiddleheads Coffee Roasters.

Host Peg Edquist talks with Alex Uhan, founder of Country in the Burg. Hear how Alex started with an idea which slowly found support for the now annual two-day event. This year performers include country acts Kip Moore and The Brothers Osbourne. Inside OZ is supported by ⁠Carlson Tool & Manufacturing Corp.⁠ and ⁠Fiddleheads Coffee Roasters⁠ .

Dawn St. George, executive director of the Port WashingtonHistorical Society, talks with host Peg Edquist about shipwrecks along the Port Washington coast that are now protected for all to enjoy. She will also describe The Lighthouse Keeper program that allows members of the public to live in the old historic lighthouse in the summer months. Inside OZ is supported by Carlson Tool & Manufacturing Corp. and Fiddleheads Coffee Roasters .

This week on Inside OZ host Peg Edquist talks with Rick and Michelle Hynson, a couple from Thiensville whosecombined talents led the Bel Canto Chorus in Milwaukee for more than 35 seasons. Listen as Rick, their former music director, recounts the decades of work that transformed Bel Canto into a world class chorus. His wife Michelle, agifted composer, accompanist, pianist, and soprano section leader, will recall her years working with local students as well as performing around the world.  Inside OZ is supported by Carlson Tool & Manufacturing Corp. and Fiddleheads Coffee Roasters .