The stories of Milwaukee County, WI
152 narrated audio stories from across Milwaukee County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Milwaukee
The Night Milwaukee Looked Away
A boy escaped, help arrived, and the system failed him.
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
Why Milwaukee Kept Mitchell in the Airport’s Name
How Milwaukee tied its airport to Billy Mitchell’s aviation legacy.
Milwaukee
When the Cudahy Name Met Kidnapping’s Darkest Decade
A wealthy Wisconsin family learns status offers no shelter in 1933.
Milwaukee
When Milwaukee Reached Las Vegas
Frank Balistrieri and Milwaukee’s place in the national mob story.
Wisconsin State Fair Park
The Convention That Wasn’t at State Fair Park
A Wisconsin landmark, a political rupture, and a crucial correction.
Milwaukee
When Top Chef Turned Toward Milwaukee
A food competition became a bright, human-scale showcase for Milwaukee.
Downtown
The Package at Central Station
A suspicious package turned Milwaukee’s police headquarters into a site of lasting grief.
Milwaukee
A Schooner Built to Be Felt
How Milwaukee turned Great Lakes history into a hands-on voyage.
Milwaukee
Robert Bloch’s Milwaukee Years
How Milwaukee stayed central as Bloch built a national writing career.
Story Hill
When County Stadium Played Cleveland
How Milwaukee’s ballpark became a movie stand-in for baseball mythmaking.
Milwaukee
Across the Bridge, Into Memory
How Margaret Rozga turned Milwaukee’s fair housing marches into lasting public memory.
The Rave/Eagles Club
From Ballroom Steps to Amplified Nights
A Milwaukee hall built for fellowship found a second life in music.
Milwaukee Mile
Where Champions Kept Coming Back
At the Milwaukee Mile, racing history keeps circling back.
Milwaukee
The Man Who Gave Milwaukee Its Memory
How John Gurda turned Milwaukee’s everyday landscape into essential local history.
Milwaukee County Zoo
The Little Railroad That Made the Zoo Feel Huge
How a miniature train turned a zoo visit into a Milwaukee childhood ritual.
Milwaukee
How the Wire Closed In on Frank Balistrieri
Milwaukee's best-known Mafia boss rose in secrecy and fell to federal recordings.
Milwaukee
Apartment 213 and the Building That Couldn’t Outlive It
How one apartment became a grim landmark, then vanished.
Henry Maier Festival Park
How Milwaukee Gave Summer Music a Home
From scattered stages to a lakefront ritual in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Public Museum
A Civic Home for Milwaukee’s Walk-Through Past
How a downtown museum building came to hold whole worlds inside.
Milwaukee
When Milwaukee Met USS Milwaukee
A city welcomes the warship that carries its name.
Woodland Pattern Book Center
Where Milwaukee Learned to Listen to Poetry
A Riverwest bookstore became a literary home built on live readings and small presses.
Milwaukee Mile
Where the Fairgrounds Learned to Roar
A century-spanning story of the Milwaukee Mile’s stubborn, speeding life.
Bradley Symphony Center
When the Symphony Finally Got a Home
A restored downtown theater became Milwaukee's orchestral home in 2021.
Milwaukee
Frank Zeidler and the Fight for Milwaukee’s Edges
A mayor’s battle over land, growth, and Milwaukee’s future.
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