Uniquely Milwaukee

‘What is justice without democracy? This was the question asked at Marquette University's 10th annual "Justice in Action" conference. It's a student-led initiative encouraging students, and residents, to think critically about their world.“Justice is something that I think is hard to define. I think people have different understandings of justice, but being at a conference like this and seeing how everyone is so intentional about coming together to serve the greater good of everybody, that's what justice is about to me,” said Lauren Fitch, a master’s student in Marquette University’s Public Service program.The session featured keynote speaker and former Wisconsin poet laureate, Dasha Kelly, and various community organizations held breakout sessions around the topics of social justice and civic engagement.Rachel Tarby spoke to conferencegoers about what it means to be changemakers on campus, and in life. #####Episode host: Rachel TarbyUniquely Milwaukee is made possible by the support of our Radio Milwaukee members.

“1,2,3 swing those arms!” This is the magic of young students learning to let go. They’re understanding the power of movement, as part of the in-school dance program – Mad Hot Rhythm. The Danceworks series is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a competitive event. Episode host Kim Shine visited Trowbridge School in Milwaukee as elementary students practiced their African Jazz, Tap and Tango skills.The Danceworks 20th anniversary competition will be on April 28 at the UWM Panther Arena. To learn more, click here.#####Host: Kim ShineUniquely Milwaukee is made possible by the generous support of our members.

Comité Sin Fronteras has diligently worked alongside other organizations on leading immigration reform in Milwaukee. They support a community-defense network that’s responding to the growing ICE presence in the Midwest.A grassroots collective, the help local undocumented communities in various ways, from family-to-family mutual aid, DACA support, migra watch and more. Comité co-chairs, Iuscely Flores and Jenny Melo, explain how the organization is preparing for ICE presence in the city, the importance of connection, and the value of the term “solo el pueblo salva el pueblo” - only people save the people. #####Guest host: Paula LovoUniquely Milwaukee is made possible by the generous support of our members.

Wisconsin’s Spring Election is April 7, and the most high-profile race is the State Supreme Court seat vacated by conservative judge Rebecca Bradley. So who better to talk with than someone who put the court at the center of an entire podcast season?“Right now, the liberals are in the majority of the court. So, there are seven seats on the court, liberals hold four of those.” That’s how Sam Woods, producer and co-host of WUWM’s Swing State of the Union, started his high-level explanation.“Now it doesn’t quite work like a political party kind of thing,” he continued, “but when we’re talking about cases like abortion rights or redistricting or cases that involve hot-button issues, it tends to kind of side with that ideological — liberals go one way, conservatives go another.”Woods and co-host Joy Powers focuses on 2025’s expensive Supreme Court race for season two of Swing State of the Union, and now they're going even deeper into the court with two bonus episodes they’re releasing in March, asking questions about accountability and interpretation of the State Constitution.A few weeks before the spring election, we talked with woods about the upcoming election and Wisconsin's highest court.#####Host: Kim ShineUniquely Milwaukee is made possible by the generous support of our members.

Q: What do Queen, Prince, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac and Martin Luther King, Jr. all have in common?A: They’ve all played at the historic Miller High Life Theatre.The venue earned that official designation in December of 2025, and a few weeks later the Wisconsin Center District commissioned a study to explore the “highest and best use” of the area that also includes UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. One of the findings was that a new hotel would maximize investment in the Baird Center and pointed to the Miller High Life Theatre as a target for replacement.Since the study’s release, there’s been an outpouring of support to preserve the venue, which got guest host Carolann Gryzbowski thinking about its importance as a Cream City landmark. And there was only one person she wanted to explore it with: OnMilwaukee senior editor and Urban Spelunker Bobby Tanzilo.#####Guest host: Carolann GryzbowskiUniquely Milwaukee is made possible by the generous support of our members.

The last time Lisa Caruthers visited the Wisconsin State Capitol she was about seven or eight years old, and on a school trip. More than 50 years later, she returned as part of “Black Advocacy Day," hosted by the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus on Feb. 26.Uniquely Milwaukee host Kim Shine takes you to Madison, where residents of all ages met with elected officials and learned how to champion their needs. As a whole, the Black Caucus campaigns for the best interests of African Americans, and all people of color, throughout the state. Currently, there are 11 Black Legislators in Wisconsin, 10 of whom are members of the caucus. #####Host: Kim ShineUniquely Milwaukee is made possible by the generous support of our members.