Badgerland Journal

Badgerland Journal

Badgerland Journal

Episodes 42
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Sporadic
Since Dec 2020
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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While Wisconsin is best known for the Packers, cheese and badgers, it also full of rich stories from the past. Join me as I discuss Wisconsin history straight out of Badgerland

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Jean Nicolet

Jul 29, 2025 17m

Jean Nicolet was the first documented exploration of Wisconsin by French explorers. He landed near the Bay of Green Bay and met with leaders of the local Ho-Chunk Nation. Sent by Samuel De Champlain…

America 250 - Philip Allen

Jul 15, 2025 20m

In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, Badgerland Journal will be covering Revolutionary War veterans who served, later moved to Wisconsin and are interred in the state. The…

Shipwreck of the J.C. Ames

Jul 01, 2025 13m

On May 13th 2025 the shipwreck of the Tugboat J.S. Ames was found in Manitowoc Bay. The ship lay within The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary which was recently designated in 2021.…

Lincoln & Liberty Too

Mar 18, 2025 43m

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Ralph and Mary Ehlinger to discuss their play Lincoln and Liberty Too. The story is based on their ancestor Peter Ehlinger who served in the Civil…

Richard Bong

Jul 16, 2024 33m

Poplar Wisconsin produced one of the best fighter pilots in U.S. History. Richard Bong became known as the Ace of All Aces after he shot down 40 Japanese airplanes. While he cemented his place in…

The Shipwreck of the Trinidad

Jun 11, 2024 13m

The Shipwreck of the Trinidad was discovered by the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association last year and was recently placed on the Historic Register by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Today…

Mildred Fish Harnack

May 28, 2024 40m

Mildred Fish-Harnack was the only American women to be executed on Hitler's direct orders. She was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin and was a professor at UW-Madison before moving to Germany with her…

Pabst's German Identity

Apr 25, 2024 44m

Today's episode discusses the German-American identity of the Pabst Family. I am joined by Grace Mager as we discuss how the beer baron's family navigated both their German heritage as immigrants, as…

Wisconsin's Geography

Dec 26, 2023 39m

The state of Wisconsin has a large variety of geographic features. Much of the land has been influenced by the glaciers when they melted over 17,000 years ago. Today's podcast will cover some of the…

German-Americans in Wisconsin

Sep 01, 2023 56m

One of my fellow graduate students Jesse Marshall took some time out of his busy schedule at St. Augustine Prep here in Milwaukee to join the episode today. His research focuses largely on the…

Gathering Places W/ Dr. Cantwell

Jul 26, 2023 45m

Today Dr. Christopher Cantwell of Loyola University Chicago joins us to discuss his project Gathering Places which looks at the history of religious places in Milwaukee. He talks about how the…

Interview With Dr. Michael Oberg

Jul 12, 2023 1h 12m

Dr. Michael Oberg of SUNY Geneseo the Author of Professional Indian: The American Odyssey of Eleazer Williams was kind enough to join the podcast and discuss his book. He has spent hours…

Brewing in MKE W/ Steve Schaffer & Michael Barera

Jun 28, 2023 58m

Special guests Steve Schaffer and Michael Barera, archivists at the Milwaukee County Historical Society, join us today to discuss the history of breweries in Milwaukee. We discuss everything beer…

S1E28 The Mysterious Shipwreck of the Griffon

Jun 14, 2023 40m

The first large shipping vessel to sail the Great Lakes disappeared in 1679 and was never heard or seen from again. The Griffon was built by explorer Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle in order…

S1E27 Wisconsin Borders and Statehood

May 29, 2023 33m

Have you ever wondered why the Upper Peninsula is not a part of Wisconsin? Did you know that Chicago, Duluth, and St. Paul were all originally part of Wisconsin's intended state borders? Today's…

S1E26 History of Prisons W/ Dant'e Cottingham

May 17, 2023 1h 14m

In this episode, we have a special guest, Dant'e Cottingham, a community organizer for EXPO (Ex-incarcerated People Organizing) Wisconsin. We will discuss a bit about the prison history in Wisconsin…

S1E25 Cardinal Samuel Stritch W/ Fr. Avella

May 03, 2023 1h 21m

Samuel Stritch was born in Nashville Tennessee in 1887. He was an influential figure in the Catholic history of the Midwest, including serving as the Archbishop of Milwaukee. Our guest, Fr. Steven…

J.R.R Tolkien Collection W/ Bill Fliss

Apr 03, 2023 49m

J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of popular works such as The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. He has a huge fan base that spans the world and while he never set foot in the United States, a large chunk of…

The Attempted Assassination of Teddy Roosevelt

Feb 22, 2023 26m

Teddy Roosevelt in 1912 decided to run for a third term as president after being disappointed in his hand-picked successor William Howard Taft's administration. After losing the Republican…

S1E21 The Birth of the Republican Party

Feb 08, 2023 27m

January 1854 in Washington D.C. a senator from Illinois introduced a bill to congress. Slavery had become a hotly contested issue within the United States and this bill seeks to resolve the issue of…

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