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Powwows, Harleys, and Frank Lloyd Wright: Here's to Those Who Wisconsin!

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Here’s to those who Wisconsin … that’s what they say in this part of the world.  Because

traveling here is not so much about exploring a place as discovering a mindset. 


In this two-part documentary series, recorded on location, we’ll be searching for that Wisconsin

state of mind. Today we’ll be looking for it through the lens of its music, architecture, theater -

and motorbikes. It’s a story about how art can connect us more deeply with the land, and how

the land inspires it.


Wisconsin is renowned as being home to some of the friendliest and most welcoming people

you’ll ever meet. During our weeklong road trip recording this podcast, we found that and lots

more from Native American drums and motorcycle rides, to pizza farms and a praying mantis

who just won’t get off the stage.


We hope you enjoy our journey, and if it inspires you to take one of your own – you can. All our

on-location documentaries are designed to be trips that you can repeat exactly as we did it – or

just pick the stuff you love. Go to travelwisconsin.com to find out more.


Thank you to our guests:


  • The Menominee Nation


  • Shane Webster, from the Wind Eagle band of Menominee singers and drummers.
  • Ryan Hewsom, the preservation director at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin.
  • Patty Heaston, the communications director at the American Players Theater.
  • Company actors Marcus Truschinski and Jessica Ko. And Director Robert Ramirez.
  • And Chris Ribstine and Tim McCormick from the Harley Davidson Museum.


This episode was produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry.

Find our other shows at armchair-productions.com. Aaron Millar, wrote and presented the

episode, and produced it with Jason Paton. Brian Thacker led our pre-production. Ally Nisbet

did the field recording. And Charles Tyrie did the audio production and sound design.

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