Speakers: Josh Werner, Steve Fenske, and Wayne Netzler

 

Come and hear fun adventures about Win TV, Waupaca Radio FM 96.3, Chain to Main Podcast, Good News Waupaca and more.

Local media personalities Josh Werner, Steve Fenske, and Wayne Netzler provide an insider’s perspective on providing 50 years of engaging and informative programming to our vibrant Waupaca area community.

Celebrate with your friends over a piece of cake and a cuppa Joe.

This program is sponsored by Tim and Joy Neuville and

Vance and Ann Linden.

Speaker: Jim Lattis, PhD, UW-Madison Astronomy Department

 

Lattis helped create the UW Space Place, the outreach and public education center of the UW–Madison Astronomy Department, and has directed it since its founding. Washburn Observatory began as a typical 19th century astronomical research institution and was halfway to obsolescence by 1920. But, a generation later, Wisconsin astronomers were launching their instruments toward the stars. This talk tells the story of how our traditional observatory evolved into the frontiers of modern astrophysics and space astronomy.

This program is sponsored by James and Mary Fico.

Speaker: Todd Hunt, Historian

 

Hunt, nostalgic humorist and Lucille Ball historian, takes you back to the golden age of television using slides, audio and video clips to reveal how this classic was created. Discover how it grew out of Lucy’s radio program, “My Favorite Husband.” Explore production techniques pioneered by Desi Arnaz, including the three-camera concept. And delve into the life stories of Lucy, Desi, and cast members Vivian Vance and William Frawley. Remember the candy factory?

Stomping grapes? Vitameatavegamin?

Todd shares the fascinating backstories of these episodes.

This program is sponsored by Bridget McDonough.

Speaker: Thomas Aldworth, Retired Pastor, Author, counselor, and a current adjunct instructor in philosophy

 

Thomas Aldworth is a retired pastor, an award-winning author, a licensed counselor, and a current adjunct instructor in philosophy. We’re in the midst of what has been termed “An Epidemic of Loneliness” according to the U.S. Surgeon General. But what exactly is loneliness? Do we know it when we see it or when we experience it? In this presentation, Thomas examines loneliness from both a psychological and a philosophical perspective. What does loneliness want to teach us? Aldworth will also explore a few self-defense tactics for when this perennial stalker, loneliness, comes knocking at our door!

This program is sponsored by Rich and Florence Dittle.

Speaker: Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens, Audiologist

 

Hearing loss is a common issue of aging that is usually associated with increasing difficulties with understanding speech in the presence of background noise. Hearing aids have significantly improved in recent decades, but they have limits, especially in public facilities where background noise and distance can interfere with speech clarity. This informative program takes a deep dive into hearing, hearing loss, hearing aids, why hearing in noise is challenging, and explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act can help. Learn about Best Practices in hearing care and the types of technologies available to help overcome hearing aid limitations. Become an informed consumer to get the hearing care and technology that fits your needs and budget.

This program is sponsored by Susan Martin.

Speaker: B.J. Hollars, Professor and Author

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Hollars is a prolific author and a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. When John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960, he did something no candidate had done before: he leveraged the power of state primaries to win his party’s nomination. Kennedy’s first battleground state? Wisconsin—a state that would prove more arduous, more exhausting, and more crucial to winning the presidency than any other. Hollars brings to life the stories behind JFK’s history-making 1960 Wisconsin primary campaign and how Kennedy’s team managed to outmaneuver his politically seasoned opponent, Hubert Humphrey. He chronicles JFK’s nail-biting Wisconsin win by drawing on rarely cited oral histories from the eclectic team of people who worked together to make it happen.

This program is sponsored by Denny and Cindy Wandtke.