Backstage with Mark Metcalf

Mark Metcalf interviews local artists, musicians, filmmakers, arts administrators, writers and other members of Milwaukee’s cultural movement.

PODCAST: Music heals at Guitars for Vets
PODCAST

Music heals at Guitars for Vets

Guitars for Vets provides veterans an opportunity to heal through music. Mark Metcalf talks with Guitars for Vets president Dan Van Buskirk, a true guitar hero.

PODCAST: Special Veterans Day edition: Dry Hootch
PODCAST

Special Veterans Day edition: Dry Hootch

In honor of Veterans Day, TCD brings you a special Friday podcast with David Pelis of Dry Hootch, a coffee shop and veterans support center on Brady Street.

PODCAST: Fostering innovation at VETransfer
PODCAST

Fostering innovation at VETransfer

TCD's podcast series with veterans in Milwaukee kicks off with Ted Lasser of VETransfer, a first-of-its-kind organization that helps veterans start businesses.

PODCAST: History of the LGBT rights movement in America
PODCAST

History of the LGBT rights movement in America

From the Stonewall Riots in 1969 until now, the LGBT rights movement has grown, but there's still a long way to go.

PODCAST: He said, She Said, A (non-traditional) Wedding Story, pt. 3
PODCAST

He said, She Said, A (non-traditional) Wedding Story, pt. 3

Kathy and Justin never planned on getting married -- in fact, both are anti-marriage. But this week, they'll say "I do."

PODCAST: Same sex adoption and parenting
PODCAST

Same sex adoption and parenting

Kevin McElroy is the co-owner of Robert Laurence Hair Studio in Shorewood, and the father of two boys he adopted with his partner of 24 years.

PODCAST: Life after “Don’t ask, don’t tell”
PODCAST

Life after “Don’t ask, don’t tell”

In the wake of the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell," Mark asks and LGBT rights activist Miriam Ben-Shalom tells her story of being a lesbian in the military.

PODCAST: Jonathan West, Sunset Playhouse
PODCAST

Jonathan West, Sunset Playhouse

At Sunset Playhouse, Jonathan West lives his passion by establishing a sense of community in local theatre.

PODCAST: Through the years with Milwaukee Public Theatre
PODCAST

Through the years with Milwaukee Public Theatre

Mark talks with Barbara Leigh, co-founder of the Milwaukee Public Theatre. She discusses her journey from humble beginnings to what the theatre has grown to today.

PODCAST: Backstage at the Pabst
PODCAST

Backstage at the Pabst

Tiffany Coris stops by to give a behind the scenes look at the venues of the Pabst Theater Foundation.

PODCAST: The F-word
PODCAST

The F-word

After decades of struggle and success in women's rights, has "feminism" become a dirty word? Prof. Merry Weisner-Hanks takes a historical view of the movement.

PODCAST: Blood, Gore, and Indie Film – A conversation with Drew Rosas
PODCAST

Blood, Gore, and Indie Film – A conversation with Drew Rosas

Fresh off the success of his first feature film "Blood Junkie," filmmaker Drew Rosas embarks on a new project - a deranged psychological thriller set in rural Wisconsin.