Episode 8: Cheese Rolling Festival

The Cooper’s Hill Cheese Roll and Wake Have you ever had the urge to chase a 9-pound wheel of cheese down a steep hill? Well, you would not be alone. In this episode of the Panther Planet Podcast, Alyssa Fehrman, …

Episode 7: Dr Sindiwe Magona

In this episode, Maggie and Ellen sit down with Dr Sindiwe Magona, who has worked at the United Nations and now has spent her retirement writing. She shares with us how she managed to escape poverty and used her dispair …

Episode 6: Multicultural MKE

Travel the world from the comfort of your own town. In this episode, Maggie, Jenny, Ellen and Alyssa highlight some of the many ways you can experience international influence right here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We scratch the surface of the …

Episode 5: Red, White and Blue

Bonjour! Come along with us as we interview, Maxence du Bourg and Andrea, two French study abroad students joining us at UW-Milwaukee. We ask them both about their experience at college here in America and compare it to school culture …

Episode 4: Work Culture

Maggie, Ellen, and Alyssa dive into the different workplace trends that occur around the globe. From the ‘work hard play hard’ mentality of Australians, to the 480 of maternal and paternal leave offered to new parents in Sweden, and even …

Episode 3: Tourism

In this podcast, we discuss different aspects of tourism and the impact of globalization on local cultures and economies. We talk about the ways in which American tourists are perceived by residents of common tourist destinations. Then we recognize the …

Episode 2: Panthers Abroad

Ever wondered what it is like studying abroad? In this podcast Maggie interviews two University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students, Ellen and Alyssa, about their experiences studying abroad. They share some of their adventures while studying in Spain and Italy and offer …

Episode 1: Coffee Culture

What’s a barista’s favorite exercise at the gym? The French press. The first ever Panther Podcast, courtesy of the Language Resource Center and Global Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, delves into the genesis of coffee culture in different …

UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website.