UW-Green Bay women’s basketball heading to tournament, How buildings shape culture, Racing Sausages

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A group of people in large sausage costumes race on a baseball field, with a crowd watching from the stands in the background.
The Milwaukee Brewers racing sausages run during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Milwaukee. (Morry Gash/AP Photo)

Two women’s basketball players from UW-Green Bay team on making the national tournament. Then, we look at the Madison skyline and how buildings shape a city’s culture. Then, we focus on the Milwaukee Brewers’ Racing Sausages ahead of the season.

Featured in this Episode

  • UW-Green Bay’s women’s basketball team qualifies for the Big Dance

    The UW-Green Bay’s women’s basketball team qualified for the March Madness tournament and will play Alabama on Saturday. We talk with two of the players about the achievement and their hopes for the tournament. 

  • Bill would give local communities power over solar projects

    We look at a legislative proposal to require local communities to sign off on solar power projects before the state Public Service Commission could green light the projects.

  • WHYsconsin: Why do all the buildings in Madison seem shorter than the Capitol?

    We answer a listener question about the way Madison’s buildings look compared to the Capitol. And we explore how buildings affect a city’s culture. This story came from an audience question through the WHYsconsin project. Submit your question and we might answer it in a future story.

  • Brewers fans and Racing Sausages prepare for home opener

    The Milwaukee Brewers’ Famous Racing Sausages have been a staple of the Major League franchise for over 30 years. We talk with the head of the local company that makes the team’s mascots. Then, a former Milwaukeean describes their petition for a racing sausages LEGO set.  


Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Callie Genke Guest
  • Cassie Schiltz Guest
  • Meagan Tuttle Guest
  • Anna Andrzejewski Guest
  • Todd Elliott Guest
  • Brian Adam Guest
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Avery Lea Rogers
  • Royce Podeszwa Producer
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Dean Knetter Executive Producer
  • Tim Peterson Managing Producer