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I dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Matt Wild
March 25, 2026
Back in August, I dropped by TMJ4 afternoon show What's Brewing Wisconsin to talk about the wonderful, quirky world of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. The MKE Meditation Room! Renaissance Books! The M...

I dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about fall festivals

Matt Wild
October 6, 2025
Milwaukee's packed summer festival season is over, which means it's time to relax and enjoy Milwaukee's quiet, relaxing, and festival-free fall season. Except that second part isn't true at all: Milwaukee falls...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Matt Wild
August 12, 2025
Last month I published an article titled "The wonderful, quirky world of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport." It delved into some of the more idiosyncratic features of our hometown airport, including the ...

I dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about you-know-what

Matt Wild
March 17, 2025
It's been a minute since I (Matt) dropped by TMJ4 morning show The Morning Blend to shoot the breeze about some random Milwaukee topic. In fact, it's been five years! And my first appearance on the show was 1...

We dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about dead malls

Matt Wild
January 14, 2020
We love The Morning Blend. Every once in a while, when someone cancels at the last minute and The Morning Blend has five minutes to fill, we drop by The Morning Blend and talk about whatever. Sometimes we talk ...

We dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to horrify everyone with our weird fishing story

Matt Wild
May 15, 2019
Last week, we brought you the strange and terrifying tale of a strange and terrifying...thing we caught while fishing. Was it an alien facehugger? Some kind of plant? An eviscerated animal? Or just a waterlogge...

We dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about Friday’s Stomata and B~Free show at the Wilson Center

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 30, 2019
On Friday, May 3, get ready to sit comfortably or dance beautifully in The Harris Theater at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield. Milwaukee's own Jay Anderson will return from New Orleans ...

We dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about dreaming about ‘The Morning Blend’

Milwaukee Record Staff
January 25, 2019
We love The Morning Blend. Every once in a while, when The Morning Blend has five minutes to fill, we drop by The Morning Blend and talk about whatever. Sometimes, we even dream of being on The Morning Blend. T...

We apparently made the MCTS “Pooper Bus” a thing

Milwaukee Record Staff
June 28, 2018
Earlier this month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild stopped by the set of TMJ4 chat show The Morning Blend to talk about poop. To be more specific, he talked about how a gift from the Milwaukee County Transit ...

We dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about poop

Milwaukee Record Staff
June 15, 2018
We've sung the praises of the Milwaukee County Transit System in these pages before. The bus is great, the bus is easy, and the bus has amazing drivers. But did you know that MCTS is also a useful tool for teac...

We stopped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about ghosts

Milwaukee Record Staff
January 31, 2018
Last October, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild spent the night at Shaker's—a.k.a. Milwaukee's "haunted" cigar bar. Things got...emotional. On Tuesday, Matt returned to TMJ4's always delightful morning show The ...

Watch Maggie Iken talk about things to do in Milwaukee without drinking on ‘The Morning Blend’

Milwaukee Record Staff
February 8, 2017
Last month, Milwaukee Record contributor Maggie Iken compiled a nifty list of non-touristy things to do in Milwaukee without drinking. "Five months ago, I stopped drinking," Iken wrote. "Coincidentally, my so...

Watch Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild talk 50 Cent, Miller Park camping on The Morning Blend

Matt Wild
July 30, 2015
Back in April, I wrote about watching popular TMJ4 morning show The Morning Blend for an entire week. I felt pretty good about that. A few days later, The Morning Blend invited me on the show to talk about my p...

I was a guest on The Morning Blend and I feel pretty good about that

Matt Wild
April 24, 2015
On Tuesday, I published a story entitled “I watched The Morning Blend for a week and I feel pretty good about that.” Three days later, I’m happy to report that I was a guest on The Morning Blend, and I feel pre...

I watched The Morning Blend for a week and I feel pretty good about that

Matt Wild
April 21, 2015
// I have a not-so-scandalous confession to make: I don’t watch a lot of TV. Not in an “I don’t even own a TV” kind of way, but more in an “Eh, I watch a few shows on Netflix and that’s about it” kind of wa...
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