Thorogood boots was a finalist in this year’s “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” competition. We talk with the company’s president. Then, a Milwaukee professor discusses his new book about the effects of buttons and switches on the human psyche.
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Thorogood work boots recognized in statewide manufacturing competition
A boot company was a finalist in this year’s “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” competition. We talk with the president of Weinbrenner Shoe Company about the challenges and rewards of making Thorogood boots.
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New book explores how buttons and switches changed the way humans interact with the world
Without a second thought, humans push buttons thousands of times a day to easily achieve complex tasks. We talk with a Wisconsin professor about his new book, “The Switch: An Off and On History of Digital Humans,” which examines how switches and buttons have changed our collective psychology.
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Avery Lea Rogers Producer
- Lee Rayburn Technical Director
- Jeff Burns Guest
- Jason Puskar Guest
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