Route 51

Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Route 51” welcomes regional singer-songwriters Paco Fralick, Adam Greuel and Ariane Lydon to share their original music and thoughts on gratitude in a year like none other.

Shereen Siewert welcomes Lee Shipway, Executive Director of Peaceful Solutions Counseling, for a discussion on mental health and coping strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Shereen Siewert welcomes Tonda Nicholson, a polysomnographic technologist from Aspirus Health Care, for an in-depth look at the science of sleep, from what happens to our brains when we dream to the physical effects of sleep disorders and how they are identified.

Shereen Siewert welcomes Dr. Stanislav Vysotsky, formerly of UW-Whitewater, and Dr. Robert Futrell, a sociology professor with the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, for a discussion on hate groups in our region.

Shereen Siewert welcomes Travel Wisconsin Secretary Designee Sara Meany to the show for a tour of the area’s most unusual destinations, from the strange to the obscure.

Shereen Siewert welcomes Janice Mertes from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, and Angela Lloyd, Wausau School District Director of Pupil Services, for a discussion, to discuss Wisconsin schools’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As infections across the region continue to surge, Wisconsin is making national headlines as a hotspot for COVID-19. Seven months after Gov. Tony Evers issued the state’s first Safer at Home order, our understanding of the virus continues to evolve. With so much misinformation circulating on social media, many questions remain. But what is the latest research really saying about the spread of COVID-19, and how soon can we reasonably expect effective treatments or even a vaccine? At 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Route 51” will feature a conversation addressing the pandemic from both a state and a hyper-local perspective. "Route 51” welcomes public health and vaccine expert Dr. Jonathan Temte, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk and local researcher Dr. Huong McLean from the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute to discuss what we’ve learned about the virus since the beginning of the pandemic.

Shereen Siewert welcomes Dr. Catalina Toma, a University of Wisconsin professor who studies bias in communication; and UW-Stevens Point professor Dr. Kym Buchanan, a psychologist with expertise in social media; to discuss the psychology behind online polarization and how to cope with difficult social media experiences.

Shereen Siewert interviews NASCAR driver Natalie Decker, who is originally from Eagle River.

Shereen Siewert welcomes 34th State Assembly candidates Kirk Bangstad-D and Rob Swearingen-R, followed by analysis with WPR State Capitol Reporter Laurel White and WXPR Special Topics Correspondent Ben Meyer.