Media
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Wisconsin’s own ‘Nate the Hoof Guy’ captures internet audiences by trimming cow hooves
For more than 20 years, Nate Ranallo has been working as a bovine podiatrist, trimming cow hooves at dairy farms in west-central Wisconsin. Unlike most in the trade, though, he has millions of online spectators.
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The Brillion News celebrates 130 years of community coverage
In a climate where newspapers are closing at a rate of about two a week, one Wisconsin paper is celebrating 130 years of community news coverage.
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For ‘After Hours’ star Griffin Dunne, family matters
Griffin Dunne has captured all the smile-inducing highs and grief-stricken lows of his life and career in his memoir with a stark frankness. He talks with WPR’s “BETA” about “The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir.”
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Wisconsin author’s new book explores the history of tension between media and police
A Wisconsin author writes that press-police interactions in the U.S. have a history as old as the country itself.
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How did Milwaukee’s Dan Jacobs perform in the ‘Top Chef’ finale?
Visit Milwaukee and other partners started pitching Milwaukee as the destination for a season of “Top Chef” in 2019.
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Journalist Ezra Klein on fact, opinion and when to take yourself out of the news
Journalist Ezra Klein talked with “TTBOOK” about his work and how to adjust to the rapidly changing media landscape.
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Axios co-founder shares life lessons following UW-Oshkosh commencement speech
Long before Jim VandeHei worked at The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, and before he co-founded media companies Politico and Axios, he learned a lot of life lessons at a small newspaper between Oshkosh and Green Bay.
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Film critic Glenn Kenny shares the inside story of Al Pacino’s ‘Scarface’
The enduring legacy of Al Pacino’s kingpin gangster saga, “Scarface,” may puzzle some — including a few of the creators behind it — but it is undeniable.
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‘Wisconsin Today’ premieres Monday on WPR
The show goes beyond the daily headlines to provide a space for in-depth conversations about what matters to our state.
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David Duchovny’s philosophy of learning through failing
As a native New Yorker, David Duchovny was fascinated by the legend of Bucky Dent from the perspective of Boston fans. He thought it would make a potent backdrop to his story.