Waupaca
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Search complete. 27 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Waupaca".
Oct 31, 2026
Kristin LyerlyHOST
[laughs]
Brad SmithGUEST
Between that and, uh, out in central Wisconsin where my family were in Waupaca, they were all Republicans.
Kristin LyerlyHOST
Yeah.
Brad SmithGUEST
All, my entire family were Republicans.
Kyle GouldHOST
Director of the now-running A Taste of Things to Come by Hollier, Levin, and Deborah Barsha, presented by Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre in Bragg Creek, opening October 16th and running through October 25th.
Kyle GouldHOST
A Taste of Things to Come was first presented in 2016, and now will be presented in Sandusky, Ohio in November of this year, and then in Waupaca, Wisconsin in February of
Angela WoodardGUEST
2027.
Kyle GouldHOST
In November of 2016, it made its off-Broadway debut at the York Theatre.
Tres GottlichHOST
Oh.
Grant BroggiHOST
"Oh, it is, right here in Waupaca."
Tres GottlichHOST
[laughs]
Grant BroggiHOST
"Tainted with MAGA tees."
Joy PowersHOST
So in this episode, we're looking at the business of healthcare, the politics of Medicaid, and how the care we receive defines our communities.
Joy PowersHOST
To start, we head to Waupaca, a city of about 6,000 people.
Joy PowersHOST
[baby crying]
Sam WoodsHOST
It's early fall in central Wisconsin.
Sam WoodsHOST
The summer heat is breaking, and dozens of lakes reflect a bright blue sky.
Sam WoodsHOST
At the library in downtown Waupaca, Cyndia Gullickson and her son are picking out books.
Sam WoodsHOST
Today, her son is locked in a titanic struggle against his shirt.
Cyndia GullicksonGUEST
[laughs] You want your shirt back on?
Chris MullerHOST
I said,
Jay SchroederGUEST
all I look at when I hit a deer, because I was, and four years ago I hit a deer in Waupaca and I was going 70 miles an hour and it shot up there just like a cartoon.
Jay SchroederGUEST
But anyway, I called and she said, how's it going? Or what, how's anything? And I said, I look at the dials on the car.
Jay SchroederGUEST
It's not overheating.
Mike BenoGUEST
And she remembered that and said, Once that home was sold, then it was demolished later to make room for a commercial district in Stevens Point.
Mike BenoGUEST
Well, the shutters were long gone, the house was long gone, but not really because somebody got their hands on those shutters and they traveled to Waupaca, Waupaca County, a cottage.
Mike BenoGUEST
And her name was Elsie Westenberger of Stevens Point.
Mike BenoGUEST
Had those installed on her family's playground first.