Wimmer's Wilderness
Welcome to Wimmer's Wilderness. We are working to bring greater awareness to our local communities and how important they are. We, as individuals, can have a significant impact on the quality of our communities. I have always wanted to create a way to help bring a little more light on important issues that affect us.
I have created a Podcast called Wimmer's Wilderness to give voice to this idea. Wimmer's Wilderness is an informed look at Politics, Community, Government, Environment, and Education from a local perspective.
Our regions, states, and countries are simply a collection of local communities working together. If we can make a positive change in our local communities, it will lead to better outcomes at the regional, state, and national levels.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2024
Episode #53 Aquaponics
In Episode #53, we talk with Clayton Timm of Green Leaf Farms. This aquaponics operation based in Chetek, Wisconsin, is producing Fresh Swiss chard, basil, romaine, kale, leaf lettuce, and tilapia.
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Episode #52 Farming
In episode #52, we discuss Farming. That word means a lot of different things. We have big ag with farms as large as 190,000 farmland acres down to a fraction of an acre for aquaponics operation. Our…
Episode #51 Down Ballot
In episode #51, we discuss Down Ballot. As elections come to a close Nov 3rd, it is essential to understand how down-ballot races impact our lives. It is more than just a Presidential election.
Make…
Episode #50 The Presidency
In episode #50, we discuss the Presidency. As the Presidential election comes to a close Nov 3rd, it is essential to understand the position, its powers, and how it has evolved.
In today's podcast, w…
Episode #49 Voting
In episode #49, we discuss voting in depth. We cover five main points.
Point #1 - Founding Fathers' views and some local community views on who should vote. Point #2 - How the first several national …
Episode #48 Conversation with Conservation Made Simple President Cameron Winkler
In Episode #48 we have a great conversation with Cameron Winkler, the President of Conservation Made Simple. We discuss his interest in conservation, starting when he was a 12-year-old volunteering a…
Episode #47 Education
In Episode #47, we discuss Education funding trends from 2005 to date. We explore the effects on education funding of the Great Recession and the economic recovery up to the Covid19 Pandemic impact.
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Episode #46 Census
In episode #46, we are going to discuss the census in depth. I have covered the census previously, but it is essential to keep getting the word out to get our national count completed and done accura…
Episode #45 Conversation with CritterFacts
We have a fun conversation with William Colaw and Cara Loeb the Co-Founders of CritterFacts. Their Mission is:
'To spread knowledge, create curiosity, and inspire appreciation, for wildlife and our e…
Episode #44 Bees
In Episode #44 we do a quick update about Covid19 and school openings then spend most of the episode talking about starting a backyard honey bee operation.
Wimmer’s Wilderness is an informed look at…
Episode #43 National Debt, Farm Subsidies, Covid19 & Bees
We have a good conversation about some terrifying national debt and farm subsidy numbers. Covid19 continues to be a growing concern with our listeners, so delved back into that crisis. Honey bees pro…
Episode #42 Mask, Covid19 & Bees
In Episode #42 Mask, Covid19, and Bees, we delve into a Gallup Poll about mask-wearing, discuss Covid19 spread, and honey bees. We share a lot of great information in the first two segments and finis…
Episode #41 Conversation with Former Mayor Hagen-Kennedy
In Episode #41 we have a great conversation with former North Branch, MN Mayor Kirsten Hagen-Kennedy.
We discuss her campaign for the 2018 DFL nomination in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District, he…
Episode #40 Mask, Food Banks & Opening Up
We discuss the politics and necessity of wearing a face mask during the time of Covid19. Food Banks across our Country face escalating demands and dwindling resources. Our Country is moving fast to o…
Episode #39 Community & Economic Development
Welcome to Wimmer’s Wilderness. In this episode, we have a conversation with Ryan Kernosky, the Community Development Director and Executive Director of the Redevelopment Authority in Stevens Point, …
Episode #38 Covid19 Impacts on Local Communities
In this episode we have a Covid19 update, discuss the financial impacts to local governments and finish with lessons learned from the Great Recession. We have our popular quiz in which you may win a …
Episode #37 2020 The Lost Year - Wildlife Corridors - Telemedicine
In this episode we discuss 2020 as the lost year, wildlife corridors and telemedicine. We have a couple parody commercials interlaced and our popular quiz.
Episode #36 New Reality
In Episode #36 New Reality we discuss the concept of Flattening the Curve, Stay at Home Orders and the future episodes. We are in a whole new world reality and we must be prepared to do our part.
Wim…
Episode #35 Conversation with Public Health Director Jennifer Rombalski
We have a great conversation with Jennifer Rombalski, Public Health Director of La Crosse Wisconsin.
Public health is defined as the science of protecting the safety and improving the health of comm…
Episode #34 Conversation with Mayor Wheeler of Bremerton, WA
Conversation with Mayor Wheeler of Bremerton, WA. We discuss his Military and Public service. Our conversation covered topics of public health, housing, jobs, environment and many more than impact hi…