In November, residents in both the Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay school districts will vote on nonrecurring operational referendums, which would allow the districts the exceed their designated revenue limit by a set amount for a set period of time. Superintendent Kevin Krutzik from Southern Door and Superintendent Dan Tjernagel from Sturgeon Bay join reporter Eleanor Corbin to discuss the upcoming referendums in their districts, as well as the reliance on referendums statewide.

Tina Torcivia joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about the inspiration behind ZaZa's Pizzeria in Sister Bay. But first, they chat about the big changes at Gibraltar School, where they both graduated, and what people get wrong about Sister Bay's Fall Fest celebration.

Destination Door County has changed its name many times over the years, but its core mission remains the same: to shape the future of tourism on the peninsula. Jon Jarosh, Destination Door County’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to discuss the organization’s evolution and his long-standing personal connection with Door County. Together, they discuss balancing tourism management with community needs, including housing and transportation, social media, the long-term goal of establishing an interconnected trail system, lodging revenue, and tourism's broader impact on the county.

Former ABC News Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran and playwright Brian James Polak joined Myles Dannhausen Jr. for a roundtable discussion on journalism, playwriting and the arts in the age of Trump at the Door Kinetic Arts Festival.

Emily Elizabeth Baker didn’t consider indie authors to be “real” authors – until she became one herself. Now a novelist and founder of The Indie Author School, she joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to open up about her unconventional path to authorship, the process of writing and independently publishing, book marketing and social media, and the mission behind her school, which is dedicated to turning writers’ ideas into published novels.

David Crowley, the Democratic nominee for governor, made a stop in the Door County Pulse Podcast studio during a swing through Door County Sept. 21 . He talked to Myles Dannhausen Jr. about why he entered public service and his stance on bringing down costs for residents, school funding, data centers, and bridging the urban/rural divide in Wisconsin. On Sept. 18, the Pulse invited Crowley and Republican nominee Tom Tiffany to appear on the podcast, and we are still working with Tiffany’s representatives to schedule an episode with the candidate.

If you think Tucker Carlson, Jerome Powell and Nancy Pelosi don’t have much in common, think again. They’re all Deadheads – the most ardent of Grateful Dead fans, who are everywhere, according to Dr. Eric Mlyn, a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Duke University’s Kenan Institute for Ethics and lecturer emeritus at the Sanford School of Public Policy. Mlyn talked with Debra Fitzgerald about the first show that hooked him in 1976, and why a band that officially ceased to exist in 1995 following the death of its unanointed leader, Jerry Garcia, is in many ways bigger than ever today. He’s taught a class at Duke on the band for the past four years and he’s bringing that seminar to Door County’s Björklunden Oct. 4-7.

Eleanor Corbin talks with Cherryl Fonfara and Mark Moede from Bayside Radio Theater, a performance group that specializes in live radio shows and has been together since 2023. Fonfara and Moede share their secrets behind the sound effects that elevate their performances from simple readings to immersive experiences. They highlight what Foley artists do, explain character voice, and share how radio theater offers performance roles without age restrictions. Fonfara also breaks down a radio theater script-writing process and shares excitement that comes with basing a story around a local Door County setting. Their upcoming show, "Shadows in the Night," is an original mystery set in Sturgeon Bay that will take place over two nights at the Granary in Sturgeon Bay on Oct. 9 and 10.