Colleen Leahy is a producer for “Wisconsin Today.” She has produced various talk shows at WPR since 2017. Prior to her time in Wisconsin, she worked at NPR in Washington, D.C. for “Here and Now” and “Weekend Edition.” Colleen is particularly drawn to stories about disability, mental health, and science. You can reach her at colleen.leahy@wpr.org.
Colleen Leahy
Latest Posts
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Wisconsin involved in 7 lawsuits against the Trump administration
Wisconsin is part of seven of the 130-plus lawsuits against the Trump administration, the state Department of Justice says.
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2 UW-Green Bay women’s basketball players discuss making the NCAA Tournament
The UW-Green Bay Phoenix are headed to the women’s NCAA Tournament for the 20th time in team history.
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‘Endless series of contradictions’: Girls open up about complicated relationships with social media
A UW-Madison women and gender studies researcher shares what she learned after talking to a group of pre-teen girls about their use of social media.
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Ira Madison III on growing up in Milwaukee and why you should watch ‘Survivor’
Milwaukee born-and-raised writer and pop culture critic Ira Madison III has a new book that tells the story of his life through the lens of one of his greatest obsessions: pop culture.
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Quadrillions of invasive mussels are damaging the Great Lakes, documentary shows
Since the late 1990s, the lake whitefish population has declined as much as 80 percent in parts of the Great Lakes. The culprit is a tiny invasive species called the quagga mussel.
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The relationship between the gut and brain has an effect on addiction, disease and behavior
Two researchers recently joined WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” to talk about how our gut microbiomes can influence us in good and bad ways.
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Waupaca bracing for the departure of its sole labor and delivery unit
Dr. Lisa Dodson spoke with WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” about why obstetrical care is lacking in rural areas across the state and what can be done to address it.
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Wisconsin literacy center gives community to immigrants and refugees
President Trump’s pause on a number of programs that allow people to come into the U.S. temporarily has students at the Winnebago Area Literacy Council feeling uncertain about their futures.
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Wisconsin-educated historian explores concept of an American ‘Black city’
The concept of a society within a society is at the center of historian Joe William Trotter’s new book “Building the Black City: The Transformation of American Life.”
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New Biden administration rule calls for dropping medical debt from credit reports
The Biden administration has implemented a new regulation that will prohibit medical debt from being factored into consumer credit reports. A Wisconsin attorney and healthcare advocate explains.
