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Reporter's Notebook — 65 episodes

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June 12th, 2026: Marty Brooks fired, World Cup excitement in Milwaukee, Lake Geneva's Mailboat Tour

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June 5th, 2026: Hannah Dugan returns to court, A "modest" MCTS surplus, Tick concerns

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May 29th, 2026: A Packers superstar arrested, Pain at the pump, The end of CBS News Radio

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May 15, 2026: Tax relief proposal fails in Madison, Big Bend moves forward with major sports complex, Wisconsin gas prices ahead of Memorial Day weekend

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Exploring the Chicago Tribune archives with Kori Rumore

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May 1st, 2026: Another SCOWIS candidate, World Press Freedom Day, Exploring the Chicago Tribune archives

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April 17th, 2026: Building better records requests, Hyperscale in Wisconsin, Wiseye update

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April 10th, 2026: Sidewalk talk, PFAS cleanup funding approved, Witnessing space history

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March 27th, 2026: Rescue or trespass?, Inside Wisconsin sauna culture

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March 20th, 2026: A blizzard behind-the-scenes, Parkinson's advocacy in D.C., CBS News Radio ending

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March 13th, 2026: Oconto Falls grooming scandal, Continuing Coverage Check-In, 15 years since Fukushima

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March 6th, 2026: Covering the War in Iran from all angles

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Black History Month Highlight: Greg Gumbel

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February 27th, 2026: Marty Brooks speaks, Physician-assisted death, The Board Break-a-thon

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February 20th, 2026: The Speaker's Retiring / Turnover, AI, and Lynyrd Skynyrd / A Sturgeon Spearing Adventure

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Black History Month Highlight: Roi Ottley

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February 13th, 2026: Privacy vs the public's right to know, Stolz tops the podium, the state of the paper

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Black History Month Highlight: Ida B. Wells

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February 8th, 2026: Milwaukee County contract conundrum, What does Giannis want?, WisconsinEye Returns

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January 31st, 2026: WisconsinEye President Jon Henkes, A sudden resignation, Going in-depth on food deserts

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January 23rd, 2026: MPS desegregation, A packed gubernatorial forum, WisEye update

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January 16th, 2026: Reporter's Notebook: Journalism amid chaos in Venezuela, No WisEye means no recording

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January 11th, 2026: Renewed unrest in Minneapolis, So long, Post-Gazette, Wisconsin sports highlights

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December 24th, 2025: Editor by day, Christmas story author by night

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December 21st, 2025: A critical window for Milwaukee restaurants, Examining the Dugan verdict

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December 5th, 2025: What's public and what's private?, Milwaukee Catholic church consolidations

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November 26th, 2025: Lou Chukman on sketching the "Slender Man Stabber"

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Reporter's Notebook Podcast Exclusive: Wisconsin Eye President and CEO Jon Henkes

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November 21st, 2025: Iron District emails, WisconsinEye in jeopardy

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November 16th, 2025: The DNR Aeronautics Program, Writing music reviews with Piet Levy

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November 9th, 2025: Government shutdown update, Milwaukee Pro Soccer project latest, new Milwaukee ICT bureau

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October 12th, 2025: Cutting through the noise of a government shutdown with CNN's Manu Raju

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October 5th, 2025: The art of listening, Bucks media day, Environmental news with Jessica Gatzow

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September 28th, 2025: Gubernatorial moves, The future of two downtown Milwaukee venues, Responsible AI usage in newsrooms

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September 21st, 2025: The role of open records, Human remains found in Washington State, Analyzing the "no comment" response

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September 14th, 2025: Covering Charlie Kirk's assassination, remembering 9-11, Milwaukee's new streetcar manager speaks, Flying with the 128th

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An exclusive conversation with new Milwaukee Streetcar System Manager James Vineau

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September 7th, 2025: Trial date set for Judge Hannah Dugan, Naming rights for the Domes?, Investigating MCTS fare evasion

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August 31st, 2025: Emotional coverage in Minneapolis, Questioning Vice President Vance in La Crosse, Murky waters in Hayward

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A community liason: The future of WOJB in northwest Wisconsin with Karl Habeck

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August 24th, 2025: Examining the use of graphic video in TV news coverage, Five years since unrest in Kenosha

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August 17th, 2025: Historic flooding hits Southeast Wisconsin, The Power of Friendship continues for the Brewers

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Pizzas, Meatballs and Mammoths: The economics of minor league baseball rebrands

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The State of Wisconsin Ag with Pam Jahnke

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August 10th, 2025: Politicians at the Wisconsin State Fair, The State of Wisconsin Agriculture, Minor League Baseball Rebrands

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July 27th, 2025: Tragedy in La Crosse, Governor Evers makes a decision, photojournalism in the era of AI

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July 20th, 2025: The art of sourced reporting, analyzing the Madison ballot investigation, Milwaukee journalist Q&A

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PODCAST EXCLUSIVE: Examining cyclist safety on Milwaukee streets with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Jessica Van Egeren

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July 13th, 2025: An MCTS financial fiasco, Milwaukee arts winners and losers, book censorship in Wisconsin prisons

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June 29th, 2025: Covering an officer-involved shooting, Pete Hegseth lambasts press corps, Wisconsin's newest 'Jeopardy!' champion

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Demetric Scott's courtroom outburst with WTMJ's Nazir Spencer

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The future of Wisconsin Capitol security with Harm Venhuizen

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WCCO Minneapolis Program Director Brad Lane on planning coverage of the Minnesota political attacks

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June 22nd, 2025: Minnesota attacks coverage, Wisconsin Capitol security, a Milwaukee courtroom outburst

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Interviewing the next generation with WTMJ's Vince Vitrano

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A dispute over open meetings law: TMJ4 Reporter Megan Lee and photojournalist Dan Selan

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A troubled bridge over water with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Madeline Heim

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Ballpark oddities with Brewers broadcaster Jeff Levering

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June 15th, 2025: Dispute over open meetings laws, ICE protests in Milwaukee, a troubled bridge over water in southwest Wisconsin

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More MPS financial withholdings with WTMJ's Sean Brynda

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A "New Era" for the Great Lakes with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Caitlin Looby

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Pride flag controversy in Madison with WISC-TV's Maddie Heimsch

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Inside the Maxwell Anderson verdict with WTMJ's Elizabeth Lintonen

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June 8th, 2025 - Maxwell Anderson verdict, more MPS funding woes, Pride flag controversy in Madison

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Introduction: Reporter's Notebook