Real Milwaukee | November 3, 2026

Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Real Milwaukee. It feels like a minute since we've done this. No, we're missing one. Clearly. Well, she is. Can you guys high five me? Like, are you real? Jeez, I haven't seen you in so long. He hugged our producer. I did. You know, you miss a day, you miss a lot, I guess. You do. You know, and I felt like all last week I was primarily in the field with our World Series coverage, and I never saw anybody but whoever I was field anchoring with. But I saw you. We had a lot of quality time on Friday. That's what I said yesterday. I was like, it feels like that weekend just, you know, keeps on catching up with us, and here we are. You have new glasses. Boy, you're looking good. Look at that close-up. Armani. Oh, yeah. Those are clean. It's interesting going to get new glasses when you have progressives. Okay. So you're nearsighted, you're farsighted, you need them here, you need them there. Everywhere. It's not working for me yet, so I'm on a trial basis. Okay. So if I misspeak today at all, I'm blaming the glasses because I can't see to my right or my left. It's kind of blurry. I like the blue. You like the blue? Yeah, the blue. Because you wear a lot of blue, as a lot of boys do, and it matches all your stuff. It compliments you, man. Easy breezy. I mean, I can just put the glasses on. I feel like I'm matching everything. Yeah. I love glasses. Those look good on you, man. That's a good color. Don, we're going to need them soon. Listen, let me tell you what. I've been delaying going back to the optometrist. My prescription now is no good. When I sit in the boardroom, we have our meetings in the morning. I can't even look at the screen. It's just mumbo jumbo. And I'm like, this is a... Microwave clock. Yeah. Yeah. Can't read that. I mean, you're... Are you doing, like... If you have glasses, you're doing this, that's when it's time to go back in and get that there. If you're adjusting it, I can see that. Or get readers, too. I mean, if you don't need them, get the readers just real close. Yeah, I just got those. Anyways. Well, I've missed you all. Yesterday, I was out in the streets, as they say, at the Christmas Fantasy House. Oh, you missed us, Don, yesterday. Yeah. So, I had a live hit yesterday out in beautiful Lake Country. You know, after Saturday, I saw the Mariah Carey defrosting videos, and I thought, I don't know if I'm ready for Christmas. You trying to ease on into it now? Which is highly unlike me, but I was like, I might need to keep the pumpkin stuff for another week or two. But then I walked, I stepped foot in this stunning home. Oh, wow. And it was like. your girl is ready this is the nutcracker bedroom so okay so the christmas fantasy house cramp i know you're familiar with this i'm not very it's wonderful so basically every year a house usually somewhere in lake country right yeah typically um gets decorated to the nines oh wow with christmas stuff every room is a different designer they have 20 designers this is the bathroom they had a reindeer In the bathtub. Is this somebody's actual home, or is it like a model home? It's a model home. Okay. It is for sale, though, if you're interested. Okay. Grant asked me how much it cost. Oh, this room is so special. Okay. So this is the Ronald McDonald kids' bedroom. Oh, nice. Because, of course, all the proceeds go to the Ronald McDonald house, which, as we know, they do truly God's work with Children's Wisconsin. They house families and kids while they're receiving treatment at Children's. This is wild. Oh, that's Target. Look at them. That's the laundry room. They have two laundry rooms in this house. I think I've got video of another one or a picture of another one. Wow. It's like the blue. Oh, that's another bathroom. Wow. I tried to get. That bathtub is so big I couldn't get in a vertical photo. Would you get in that bathtub with all that decoration around it? You know I would. Would you? Would you just? I feel like you would turn the lights on. I feel like you would turn the lights on. I'd turn the lights on. Sit there and soak. I'd get one of those trays. Because the only person in my household that still takes baths is my son. And I think he needs one of those trays. He needs a Christmas tub. My mom and dad have a tub about that size with the tray over it. Yeah. But now, I was like, you know what? Why not? Yeah. So I poured myself up some liquor. Sure. And I sat in the bathtub, put some music on, and I'm like, dang. You're fine, man. What is the good bath soundtrack, though, at that point? Yes. Well, it wasn't anything, like, soothing. No. It was more like, to be honest, it was some hip-hop music. Okay. Yeah. It was just, like, hip-hop music with some brown liquor. I forget what drink I made. And I was sitting there. I felt like an idiot. I'm like, what am I doing? No. I'm in this doggone bathtub with this tray and this old-fashioned, listen, old-fashioned Yeah. Adjacent. Yeah. And listening to whatever. I know exactly how you feel. Did you know? No. Yes. Baths are weird because you get so excited for them. You spend a lot of time like getting the water temp perfect. Yeah. Getting all your stuff ready. Yeah. Your book. Yeah. Your drink. Yeah. Your hip hop. Yeah. And then you get in and it's like, well, now what? I usually just like call my mom and she's like, are you in the bathtub? Don't drop your phone. Yeah. That's hilarious. Because you get kind of bored in there. That's fair. I guess, you know, I was relaxed. But I'm like, I just don't take baths. I shower. I bathe, I just shower. And so just sitting there, I was like, all right, what am I about to do for the next hour? I also feel like, too, because I don't do bubbles, when you're, like, laying like this, this is not, like, my most attractive angle. Like, it's not good for, like, my body confidence. Like, I'm just laying there, and I'm like, oh, I don't know. Do you have a support for your head? Do you have, like, any pillow back there or, like, a towel back there or something to watch out, prop up your head, give you a proper structure? And that, I guess you could put a towel, maybe. Yeah, yeah. I know, it's hard in the bathtub. Get a sore neck. Back to the Christmas Fantasy House. Sorry, we deviated horribly. We had two big baths. That's why we love this show. So, sorry, I just have to give them a shout-out because, Cramp, you know this so well. The last two years, they've raised $738,000. So, yes, that's almost a million dollars for the Ronald McDonald House. They're entirely volunteer. Everything's donated. This is their 33rd year. And in the last two years, they've brought in 20,000 guests. So they're open all week long until the 8th. Go see them. You know, all you have to do is drive your car to the Lake Country Dock Hounds lot, and then they've got shuttles to bring you right there to the doorstep. And then you get to, I'm not going to lie, I didn't get home from work until like 2 p.m. yesterday because I was hanging out at this house. I went to the gift shop. I did some damage at the gift shop. So those that gift shop is they got the sweets, the treats, they got the baskets you can bid on. Oh, you know, your girl bid on some baskets. I hope I get a call on Sunday about some of those wreaths I bid on. Yeah, it's it's just wonderful what they do. And the fact that the community comes together, all of these are small local businesses. Well, not all, but most. And they dedicate their time, their resources to come in and contribute to this So is it just one home, or do you like... A house hop, and it's in a neighborhood. It's just one big home. So it's easy, one-stop shopping, literally. Nice, nice. Oh, that's super cool. I didn't know that. I love having you, too, Brian. Yeah, I missed it. It's a little far out. But I'm grateful that we were still able to catch it. But worth the trip. Worth the trip. I still got to check out Pewaukee. Lake Country? Yeah, it's, yeah. Well, if we all pool our money together, we could probably afford that house in like 30 years. You know, let's start now. Because how many rooms was it? It was 18,000 square feet. 20 rooms were decorated. I lost track. I lost track. It was a lot of rooms. And it is for sale. I was wondering, like, if I were to buy that house, which I can't afford it. But if I want it as a, I'd be like, I want all these. Oh, yeah. I want the reindeer bathtub with the home. That sounds like a deal to me. You buy the house, you get what comes in. I'm sitting here. All right. Can we start the bubbler? Is it time for that? Let's do it. All right. Let's see here. Oh, all right. It is a big day. If you don't know, you should know. Now, you know, it is election day. All right. Voters will decide on a number of federal, statewide and local races and referendums. Referendums. Of course, a few things to... Remember, as you head out to cast your ballot, the polls are open right now. They'll do so until 8 p.m. Folks, if you are still in line at 8 o'clock, you can still cast your ballot. But make sure you bring a photo ID with you. If you have not registered just yet, no worries. You can also do that at your polling place, but you will need a proof of residence, which you can find in your utility bill. Yeah, I was chatting with my wife back and forth, and she's like, it was super breezy, easy, like just in and out, and that's a good sign, too, that means, and also be patient with those that are helping, because it's a big day for them, it's a long day for them, as you know, but it's also going to affect some things here, of course, at Fox 6 Election Day, bringing changes at prime time in our lineup here on Fox 6. Tonight's episodes of Best Medicine and Doc will now air on Wednesday. You can catch it right after the special election coverage on Fox 6 News. Are you guys early people? Are you, in terms of voting, are you election day purist? I would do, well. Time-wise, prior to working early in the morning, I would always be first to fifth in line. I would always vote day of. I've only had to do the mail-in once, and that's because we were removed from the state. Sure. But I like to go day of. Me too. I do too. It's a thrill to it. It's thrilling. I love that. It's very social. I like seeing all my neighbors. Everyone kind of congregates after and chats, do little huddles. You know what I love? And I feel like maybe I'm too old to love this, But I like getting an I voted stick. It just seals the deal that I did my civic duty, I voted for my respective person, and I feel accomplished. It's a sign of accomplishment to me. And also glad they have future voter stickers there for the little ones that we have to bring in, so they understand the process, too, that we have to get off our butts and go do that. It's like, did you really vote if you didn't get a sticker? Yeah, it's questionable. The devil. Get a sticker! It's a fun way to celebrate the day. Yeah, I do like that that's become a trend now where people, it's very cool. It's cool. The designs of the stickers change, too, depending upon where you go. Totally. Where you vote. It's like when you're a kid. Well, not like that. I was going to say it's like when you get a shot. Oh, yeah. You can collect them. My son collects those. They usually have cartoons or Star Wars. or some sort of animated Yeah, without a doubt. You went through all that pain, you need something on the other side of it. There you go. All right. All right, so... It's hard to believe that we're like the holiday season Coats for Kids Drive is all happening, guys. So, yeah, we want you to donate in our Andy Wolf Fox 6 Coats for Kids Drive. It's going on right now. It's warm out right now, I know, but we know the cold weather's coming, so we've got to make sure that our kids are nice and toasty, and we're going to do that by giving them one coat at a time. So this is our 42nd annual Fox 6 Coats for Kids drive. We would love your help. If you have a new or a gently loved winter coat to donate, feel free to drop that off at Steinhafel's, Landmark Credit Union, or Salvation Army through December 6th. You can also scan the QR code on your screen, and you can safely donate money that will be used to buy a brand new coat for our campaign. It's incredible how they're They're able to pool their resources at Salvation Army. And a $20 donation can buy a gorgeous coat for a kid that would retail for much higher at the store. So, anyways, go to our website, fox6now.com, and help us out. That's the best part of this time of year for me. You see other people help other people, be an angel tree, coat drives, food pantries, serving people in line. Christmas fantasy houses. Yeah. That is, to me, what the holidays are all about. Reason for the season. Without a doubt. And keep in mind, there's a lot of other things going on. This one, I forgot that it was going on, and then all of a sudden there's a winner just like that. You know, the Brewer's winning. We kind of forgot about this contest. Officially crowned the coolest thing made in Wisconsin. That contest is done, and the winner is Click, a smart privacy glass manufacturer of Tomah. They basically, the ClearGlass can switch from clear to total privacy with the touch of a button. Pretty cool. I bet you they have that in the house you're just in. This year's contest, which highlights the state's manufacturing industry, like I said, is done. And they were nominated along with 99 other products. So there's a lot there. But I would imagine mostly homes, businesses will see this probably. installed in the future builds where you just press a button and it goes to dark and then you can see the light shine through and Goes to dark. I like that. I want their opinion maybe but I don't like the way it looks Sure. You know, I don't. I can appreciate that. It's like singular raising the bar kind of a design for me. And then it just looks too much of a contrast. Like a bathroom shower door. I don't like that, especially to be on a front door. Let's fix it for him. We can lay this out. Do you want like a gradient where it goes from light to dark gradually over time? No. Or a color perhaps? Do you want different colors, tones? Maybe even tones. Or like, you know how some doors can look like... I don't know the best way to describe this. It looks almost like you put like this barrier over it where you can't physically, you can see a body is there, but you can't see physically the person at the door. Yeah. Oh, it's like a figure. It's like a figure. Like, yeah, I don't know what kind of glass that is. What if you can see it from one way, but you can't see from the other way? I'm fine with that. Yeah. So yeah. But I don't like that. I don't know. What if you might? I'm a, I'm a, I'm a curtain girly. I like me some nice curtains. Okay. Let's infuse that into it. So let's make like a, like a LED screen where there can be curtains that then I don't get it. Like my poor parents, God help them. They're, you know, in a point where they've been in our house for a while. So they have to start replacing things. I feel for them because like every single like appliance now that you buy is smart and it has to be hooked up to an app. But my parents are like, we don't want... A refrigerator that you have to do. We wanted to just keep our food cold. That's fair. Why do they need to be smart? You might like the apartment you're in because it's got that nostalgic look to it. A little bit of age to the building. Don't move into a house that you need to upgrade everything from electricity. Because, no, it's a ton of work and it's a lot of money. Well, you know why I got... So my car, I bought it new. It was a 2015. I know, that's not right. But I loved it because every other car that I was trying out, the new ones, like Donovan's car, it's like being in a spaceship. There's like screens and there's no buttons. I like a button. Yeah. I do. It's like everything's like a panel. I feel like I'm in Artemis 2. I feel that. Anyway. All right. Let's move on. Well, we hope you don't push the button or wave your hand, however the station is these days, because we've got more Real Milwaukee coming back after the break. The privacy screen. Yeah. I saw someone I knew, sir. Who else is big time football players? Raise your hand. Thanks for training. I don't think we've had enough time. Ready. Keep your head down. Aim. Feet moving. Fire! I want to show you what I will. Ah! This is a sacrificing for the unborn. Go, go, go, go. Go! Well, this looks very powerful. The strength, the brotherhood, and the cost of war. The Mosquito Bowl is based on the true story of four college football stars who enlisted in the Marines in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Yeah, it seems pretty riveting there. You can see it right now in theaters and on Netflix later this month. Gino, a lot to unpack here. You spoke with the director. What was it like bringing this to life? Well, when you're Peter Berg, you're used to doing big things, but boy, it's like a military operation. So when you're approaching this, There is so much to attend to. How do you do it all? Wow. A lot of childhood trauma that I focus into work ethic. Thanks, Mom. It worked. We weren't. We weren't. I mean, it's kind of true, though. Like, it's not so much trauma, but, I mean, I think a lot of us directors have issues. Thank I have, you know, ADD and probably a little dyslexia. Thank I have a lot of fire qi, as the Chinese call it, fire qi, like a fire burning inside of me. And a long time ago, I found writing, you. and I started just sitting down and writing, and I was never trained to write. you. I'm not that smart, average intelligence, but a lot of fire qi, a lot of internal combustion. And when I found writing, suddenly... It was a way to focus all these kind of forces that were swirling in me. And that then, I wrote something and someone bought it. And that was so bizarre to get paid to do this. It felt like I was saving my life by doing this. And then to get someone to finance it, Very Bad Things, my first movie. I'm talking about Very Bad Things, actually. Actually. And. Suddenly, I'm on a film set, and the fire is still in there, and I was able to direct it into writing. My mind was able to go there. And then I'm on a film set, and I found that there was a lot to do, but the tempo of the work was fitting to me. And then... The movie worked, you know, and then I did it again, and I did it again, and I did it a couple more times, and the movies maybe got a little bit bigger, but it's still the lessons I learned. And the fire now, I don't maybe work with the same fire, like it's still there, but I can let that go a little bit, and I now sort of know how to do it without having my fists clenched so much. Yeah, I will tell you, though, this is a military operation, and he is the commander. In fact, he plays the commander in the film. He was an actor before that, and everybody would go to do whatever they needed to do for Peter Berg. I look at the actors. I look at the crew. People will go through fire for you. You are loyal to them, and they are loyal to you. I don't see that often. Yeah. I mean, filmmaking is such a collaborative experience. You just cannot do it alone. You'll fail every time. I'm sorry. So you have to trust people and you have to form relationships. And, you know, like any relationship. It takes time and there has to be it has to be tested and there has to be victories and failures and and fights and forgive forgivenesses and all that stuff. And I've had that with so many of the people in my family, you know, and my brothers and sisters. And so I've got them and I can't you can't you can't get rid of your brothers and sisters. They can't get rid of me. I can't get rid of them. There were so many in my crew. And some actors that I've worked with a lot, like Mark Wahlberg, who's a brother to me. Okay. We're family, and I will work with them forever. We'll talk to the young stars, four of the most successful young actors today. And they were so much fun to talk. You'll see that tomorrow. Oh, man. He seems like a great person to work with. Very smart. People are loyal to him. We're going to have great people to work with. Yeah. It's your 21st birthday today. Oh, you're too kind. Come on, yeah. We're not going to sing to you like Haley did, but I'll tell you what. I hear music. It's the applause from all of Milwaukee right now cheering you on for your birthday. Well, thank you very much. Happy birthday. Have a good one. All right, still ahead. Well, there's something for everyone on the event calendar in the historic Third Ward. We're getting a peek at what's coming up in November. Remember. Yes. I love this because we're going to explore space without even leaving Milwaukee. Oh my gosh, you can do that if you go to the UW-Milwaukee Manfred Olsen Planetarium. That's where Derricka is this morning. Derricka, this sounds so cool. It sounds cool, it looks cool, and I'm just so excited about how this all comes together. So really, we're exploring the hidden galaxies and looking beyond our solar system, and UWM's planetarium brings everything a little bit closer to us here on Earth. We have Jack Koschkin here, the Outreach Specialist with UW's planetarium. Good morning, how are you? Good morning, thank you for being here. I'm great, how are you? Wonderful, because I've always driven by this, and I never knew it was open to the public. That's right. It sure is. It sure is. Would you like to come in? Let's go. All right. Follow me right this way. Welcome into the UWM Planetarium. All right. Whoa. This is our beautiful theater under a full 30-foot dome. And this is where, yes, we have shows bringing the cosmos closer to people here on Earth, ranging from public events that we have on Friday nights and the occasional matinee or Wednesday night, but as well as many, many dozens of school groups throughout the entire year. And we also host fun things like birthday parties or anniversary celebrations as well. This is so fun. I'm just excited to be in here. And I'm also... Marvelled by the equipment. Alright, so I want to know a little bit about how you bring the wonders of space to life here. Yes, so the pride and joy of this room is the machine that's in the very center. This is a Spitz Laboratories A3P Optomechanical projector and the magic that's in there is that none of this is digital it uses light bulbs and mirrors and gear boxes to manually create and project the night sky across the entire dome you see above us and the the amazing thing is this machine was original to the planetarium's construction 60 years ago wow so we're celebrating 60 years of this year talk to me a little bit Talk a little bit about that over time. How you've seen technology change, how you guys are keeping up with this, and how the students are playing a major role. That's right, yeah. So technology, of course, has made many leaps and bounds over the decades we've been open, but we keep what is original and still works. It's bringing the stars to people. And then we've changed the first part of our programming to be, as you said, almost entirely student created. The themes are kind of put together by our director, Dr. Jean Creighton, astronomer. And then she works with students, undergraduate students here at UWM to create the marketing, to create the actual presentations, the graphics. We make special animations for them sometimes. And so it's really a team effort to bring the cosmos down. to the people. I love that. And I love that you're bringing it to the people. Cause I'm like, Hey, it's Pluto, a planet. Is it not a planet? Like different segment for that one. So talk to us about some of the discoveries that you're sharing right now. with folks. Yeah, so one of the really exciting things is that we, because we're always updating our programming, we can stay current with what's going on in astronomy. So when there's news coming back from the Mars rovers, we've just updated a moving to Mars program. Or when the James Webb Space Telescope first launched, we did a whole program focused on what it's going to look for out in the universe. And in fact, we have a program just about to start about northern lights, which is really topical because they've been happening more often. at our latitude in recent years. Now when our photographer Matt walked in here he's like oh wow I haven't been in here in a couple years and that was when we had the eclipse. That's right. So this is a place that we are learning but also living what's happening right now too sometimes. Absolutely yeah and it's it really has been a thrill and a joy for me for a few years here both as a student and now as a graduate and alumni to share that with Audiences of all ages, all backgrounds, from school groups of very, very young kids to groups of seniors, and yeah, giving them what's most current across astronomy. outreach that you guys have because I know my daughter's school was invited here, one of the Girl Scout groups that we know from one of our co-workers has been invited here. Share a little bit about what you're seeing in terms of the growth of interest in the planetarium or STEM. Yeah it's been amazing so I know these aren't exact numbers but under Dr. Creighton's leadership in the last 20 years we are almost at the mark of a quarter of a million visitors coming We're going through our planetarium. And we're reaching just about 18,000 people coming through here every year. And we're always trying to push that number a little higher and working with Milwaukee Public Schools and other private groups like Girl Scout Troops, like you said. There's something different about being able to sit here and be in this dome. It just kind of hits you differently. Absolutely. Experience it in this way. I'm sure people walk away with a different sense of kind of where we're at within the world. You know, I want to get into that. We have so much to talk about. I'm so excited. And we're going to get a sneak peek of Northern Lights, too, because that's the latest one they have coming up. So still lots more happening here at the UWM Planetarium. This is so cool, Jack. That's what I say every day when I work here. I still can't believe I'm lucky enough to work here sometimes. And the awe that you were talking about, experiencing under a full dome like this, I think only amplifies the awe people experience when they then go outside and look up at the real night sky. Amazing. We'll be right back. All right, and, Derica, you know, it's fun to see the passion from Jack there. Oh, yeah, it's great. He's in the right place, and I think this person knows that about where she is as well, the Third Ward. You know, coming off a busy weekend with the Brewers Celebration, but they aren't slowing down at all. Yeah, Jordan DeChambre is joining us now live from the historic Third Ward Association with a few events that we can still look forward to in November. Jordan, I've got to give you credit. Like, we were all working, but your watch parties in the Third Ward looked lit. Oh my gosh, they were so amazing. I literally can't say enough about it. And I just have to commend Milwaukee in general. What an amazing celebration. We did a week of, you know, games in different locations. We had this amazing parade, and everybody was just so incredible. You know, I woke up the next morning after the parade, which came through the Third Ward, and there was like no trash on the ground. It's just, you know, it's so wonderful how the city came together. So I think we're all riding high right now and really, really excited for the future. Oh, for sure. We're excited for this too, Jordan. An evening of adornment. You've got that also happening in the ward. We do. We do. So this is if you are looking to pamper yourself, right? Like we just came off a busy few weeks and I think everybody could just use a little rest and relaxation. So we have a really incredible lingerie store in the third ward called McCall, and they have a bunch of events this month. But the one that I think is really exciting is this evening of adornment. So they're essentially providing complimentary makeup touch-ups. A professional headshot, skin consultations with another great Third Ward business, which is Ivy Me Wellness and Aesthetics. And this is all for $10. So lots of great opportunities to come out. You can do a lingerie fitting with the staff at McCall. So definitely check that out. You can visit their website, mccallstudios.com, to learn more. You guys do some great things here. I know that there's also great places to stop for a beverage, but Thief Wine's Grand— Tasting, how many tables are there and how many different types of wine? I mean, there's a sizable amount. It's incredible. Like, I mean, if you've ever been on the upper level of the Milwaukee Public Market, it is completely filled with wine tastings during Thief Wines Grand Tasting, which is happening this Friday. So there is a total of 16 wine tables. Each have seven to eight wines to sample per table. And they have some great light bites there as well. Phil, the owner of Thief Wine, who is just this incredible, you know, oenophile, like understands wine on a level that I could never hope to as much as love drinking it but this is your opportunity to come out learn about wine discover some new wines and bring some home for the holidays lots of events coming up and hostess gifts needed so this is a great chance to do that. I went to this a couple of years ago with a group of friends and we had so much fun. It was great. And it's also, again, like it is educational because all of these vendors want to talk to you. They want to educate you on their products. So, yeah, I had a great time. You going back? Yes. We shall see. You might be going there first time. I was taking a picture of the graphic. I'm like, I got to go to that. Put it on the calendar. Yeah. Okay. So let's talk about the November theater because we know that this is a great season to catch a show. It really is. And I'm very excited. Skylight always does such an incredible holiday show every year. So this year's Skylight Music Theater show is big. So many of us remember that movie from the 80s with Tom Hanks. I know it was always one of my favorites. So I think that's going to be a really wonderful opportunity to bring the family out, enjoy some theater, and that's kicking off on November 13th. We also have directly next door to Skylight Music Theater is Milwaukee Chamber Theater, and they are actually going to be putting a production of A Gift of the Magi, which Which, I mean, that book, I don't know about any of you, but that was... Made such an impression on me when I read that when I was younger, and I think a lot of new generations are going to be discovering this during this performance. So those are two really great options. And then there's still time this week to check out Great White Throne, which is happening over at Next Act Theater, being produced or being put on by Renaissance Theater Works. So you only have a few more days of Great White Throne. You want to go check that out before for November 8th, but incredible critical reaction to this show and it's just over the river into Walker's Point and we like to think it's part of the third ward. Nice. Okay, real quickly, there's cooking classes at the Public Market as well as Small Business Saturday. Can we get through those real quick for our viewers? Absolutely, yes. So the Milwaukee Public Market does an incredible job of hosting so many great cooking classes throughout the year. The one that I'm super excited about is coming up later this month and that's a paint and sip doing Bob Ross paintings. So I think everybody should check Check out milwaukeepublicmarket.org to find out. We'll find out more about that. And then Small Business Saturday, of course, that is the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We have hundreds of shops and restaurants and galleries here in the Third Ward. It is your opportunity to shop small, support your neighbors, support your friends, and really give something back to this community during the holiday season. So visit historicthirdward.org for a complete directory of all the businesses in the Historic Third Ward. Awesome. Thanks, Jordan. Always great seeing you. Thank you so much. All right. Yeah, we are excited to check back in with Derica at the Planetarium at UWM. That's next. Welcome back to the UWM Planetarium, where we are bringing the wonders of space and astronomy to life. We have Dr. Jean Creighton here. Good morning. Thank you so much for being here. It's thrilling to have you here today. Well, I want to say congratulations first. Thank you. 20 years. Share a little bit about your time here, your tenure, and you've had lots of accomplishments, to say the least. Thank you. It's been a thrill to be here and see it grow. So when I started we had about 5,000 people a year and now we've surpassed some years 20,000. Wow. So it's been a great quest to see how to bring more people and get them thinking about space and the night sky. Now we were just talking to Jack earlier and he was sharing how the students and the staff, you guys create all of these events, all of these shows and a lot of work goes into them. The next one up is Northern Lights. Share a little bit about that. Oh I love Northern Lights because many people have actually seen them In the last few years, the sun has been active, they're beautiful, colorful, and it's a way to marry beautiful things with science. Amazing. And sometimes we obviously can't see them, depending on where we're at, trying to catch a northern light, but this is the perfect way to do that. Can we take a little look and a listen? Sure. This is the view from the International Space Station. So this is live. Well, not live now, but this is taken from there. Yeah. Look at the beautiful curtains of light. And that's the most common color. And I love that it's all actual, the things that you guys are using to create these shows. There's something almost in awe about being in a space like this and seeing, you know, the lights. There's a celestial situation that you guys really bring to Earth for us. Well, I think specifically for people who live in cities, we just don't get to see a beautiful night sky, a dark sky. We have so much light pollution. So it brings that experience to everyone. And we also connect culture. So sometimes people think, oh, planetariums are just for people who are interested in science. It's for them, too, for sure. But it's also for people who connect through their culture. There's so many references to the sun, to the moon. Every holiday from every religion is related to where the sun and the moon are. So we just got a little snippet of that. So how does that work? Is there an narration through it? Do you guys do the verbiage as we're listening? Yeah, it's a live program. Wow. All our programs are live, which is one of the things I'm very proud of because then you can attend your audience depending on who they are. You can make sure that if that didn't make sense, if that didn't land, you can say it again. And if this is the people who are in the know, you can kind of up the game a little bit. This planetarium is intimate too because sometimes you go to so many and they're huge you know I'm sure this is a great moment too for question and answer to delve a little bit deeper. Which is my favorite part actually because when you have a question and answer period people ask you what they want to know and then you have a chance to explain something that they're interested in. And you really are making this accessible to the communities. You have several different shows and events. Northern Lights is I think almost even every Friday for the next couple of weeks. Until mid-December. So they just have to go to our website, which is uwm.edu slash planetarium, and you can find tickets. Some of our events are ticketed, which means there's a price. Some of them are free. Great. If you can visit us at a date that suits you, please come. We'd be very happy to have you. I just, before we go, I want to ask you, how does that make you feel? I know Jack said he came in here, obviously, as a student years ago, but wanted to be part of this program. I'm sure when people come in here, they realize the possibilities, you know, and you've seen a lot of growth in that over time. How is that for you, knowing that you've really affected, you said, thousands of people that have come through these doors? It warms my heart to see when you get that little sparkle in people's eyes when they get it and you think, ah, that's exactly why I wake up in the morning. Beautiful. Well, thank you so much. We really appreciate being here. And this is so cool. I didn't realize it was like right in our backyard here at UWM. Yes. Please come and visit. Oh, that's so calming. Any questions? This is so cool in here. And, you know, we're talking about Northern Lights now, but if you go to their website, I saw they have a plethora of shows that you've been doing, too, that are coming up as well. I'm talking about my 20th anniversary on the 14th of November. We have two shows that are free, one at two, one at three. So I'm going to talk about the highlights of my career, some of the things that have been particularly memorable. And in the next year, we're already working on... Fly Me to the Moon, a program that starts in late January, where we're talking about all this excitement of going back to the moon and what that might mean. Bring yeah, and you really make this tangible because there's something about seeing it from this aspect because obviously we're here We're on earth and our perspective. It's different, but when you're seeing it from that perspective You're thinking larger you are but also seeing stars Makes you feel more connected to that bigger picture and that our planet is a piece of that of the cosmos and you were actually Mentioning that if you've encouraged people even do better when it comes to being here on earth from just some of the shows that you've been sharing Yeah, I think that if we realize that we're special and there is no Earth 2.0, that we need to make sure that we take care of our own planet, our own home. Dr. Creighton, Jack, thank you so much. And guys, this is so cool. Once again, go to the website, book the tickets. If you have a group even, come on. This is great. Awesome. Thanks, Derek. I love that place, too. I love the fact that it's National Sandwich Day, which plant joy is in the house. Donovan, let's go to the kitchen and find out what that's made out of. Yum! Yum! Alrighty, how about this? Simplifying your menu while celebrating a beloved favorite. Let's get into a dig down here. Amber Leah Childs is here from Plant Joy to help us celebrate National Sandwich Day with a play on a traditional sloppy joe, and both Donovan and I were like... Well, that's not sloppy joe. It's not meat. What is it? What are we doing? What are we doing? Yes, it is lentils. Lentils, okay. Lentils. Otherwise, most people eat lentils in soup. Right. But lentils are very versatile. They're super high in protein. So this beautiful sandwich, basically sloppy joe. We're taking out the beef or, you know, the ground turkey or whatever you would use as your protein, and we're substituting lentils as the protein. Uh-huh. Lentils. This sandwich right here is about a half a cup. 18 grams of protein, so no one's missing out on their health, their strength, their fiber, eight grams of fiber. I like this. It's loaded with all the things you need. It's going to have all the same flavor profiles of Sloppy Joe, just like you're used to it. But I can tell you what, it is going to be way easier on your pocketbook and your budget than, unfortunately, than some of our animal products. Probably on your stomach, too, easier on that as well. Wait, how do you make it flavorful? Because that was my number one thing. How do you, what seasoning, if any, do you use, sauce? Yeah, so all of our spices are going to be over here. So we've gotten these at Metro Market. These are super easy grab-and-go items. We've got some cumin spice. Cumin is used a lot in Mexican food, Latin food. We've got some chili powder. You can put a little bit of heat in that if you want to kind of bump it up. And then we're going to sweeten it with a little bit of maple syrup. Also could be substituted. You know, you could use brown sugar. You could just use maybe some agave. It's just a sweetener that you already have at home. I think what's really important when we look at recipes, and this recipe is in, it was in the Summer Metro Market Magazine, so I'm super thrilled about that, but this recipe is available online right now, so people can go to the Metro Market website, you'll be able to see a little bit about me, and I'm a newer tastemaker, so I'm really excited about the opportunity, but the recipe is listed there, and people, if you don't have all the ingredients, you can easily substitute something. That's why I was talking about maple syrup because people right now are We're just really looking at that budget. It's really important to everybody. And so we can find some things that are maybe a little bit cheaper in price and kind of hit our price point per family. I'm glad you also brought all the ingredients because I was looking at that and it wasn't until I found the tomato paste. Did I figure out what binds together? Yeah, you know and that's what basically all makes it stay on the bun. It does Yep, so the tomato paste is gonna be part of it, but then also when the lentils get cooked So then they are gonna release a little bit of like starchiness And so that is gonna help them kind of coagulate and stick together as well and then I really think Sloppy Joe's really good the day of, but it's really great the next day. Oh, once you've sat for a little bit. Yeah, marinades. Yeah, exactly. So here we've got a homemade slaw, coleslaw that I did. Nice. And that's on here. This is a little bit of a turmeric and apple and carrot slaw that I made myself. We've got dill pickles. And so kind of depending on, you know, this is a dill and mayonnaise coleslaw, so pretty simple to whip together. I cheated. I cut a corner, I bought the bag of coleslaw already done, which is really easy. It's really inexpensive. You're going to find it in the produce section. It's going to have the carrot, the celery. It's going to have your cabbage in there, and then you're going to mix it together with a little bit of mayonnaise, a little bit of acid. And then I like dill flavor, so I threw some dill in there. Sweet. Oh, yeah. And your dill pickle soup is amazing. That Plant Joy, too. So that sandwich itself, do you sell it as the Sloppy Joe or do you sell it as the sandwich mixed in the grocery section? This week for our meal prep, we sold it as a bowl. However, right now I have it sold. Like this, so you can come in, you can buy it in a quart, and then you can take it home and build your own sandwich. So then you've got your own bread. If you're gluten-free, you're like, I've got a gluten-free bun, so then you can actually build it how you want. So you've got two forks over there. All right, so what if we build it? I'm going to start us off, and I'm going to put the pickles on the bottom. That way they don't move a lot. When you're coming up with your menu, how do you start when it comes to using a lentil? Is it just one way that you're using it, or are you using it five ways? No, I use lentils. So last week we did a shepherd's pie, and so it was a lentil shepherd's pie. I've never heard of it. Yeah, so it's the same thing. We use carrot, celery, onion, and then a little bit of red wine. And it's much healthier. Yes, super healthy. All right, now we're going to go over here, and we're going to put on... The goodies that we want. Can I ask you why you put the pickles on the bottom? Just because I think, well, one, that flavor of the pickles is going to absorb into the bread. So the bread is going to take on a little bit more of that vinegary dill flavor. And the coleslaw is going to be a little bit messy, right? So putting more mess on top of mess is just going to make it messy. This is a messy dish, right? Let's not kid ourselves, right? But if you're a super pickle lover, guess what? We can top it off. Which I am. Right? With pickles on top. So does the bread matter to you or just preference? To me, it does. I would toast this at home. I would put it in the toaster oven, get it a little crunchy. You could even throw it over a burger or something like that. You know, whatever. And then you're going to, you know, push it, tie it. I feel like I got a knife and fork. That is a party thing. All right. I'll tell you what. If you want to be kind to your outfit, you might want to go with a fork. Yes. And maybe just taste it like that, or maybe do a scoop. We'll do both of them. We'll do that and commercial break, so you guys won't watch us eat so messy. We'll be right back with more of Milwaukee. Thank you so much. This looks amazing. Thank you. Thank you. I didn't. Yeah. Okay. Well, that looked delicious. I wish I could have eaten the whole, you know, I don't want to call it a burger sandwich. There you go. Four minutes left. I'd like a barbecue sandwich. I would say this too. If you're going to follow that recipe that Amber Leah had from Plant Joy and do it as a chili. Cause I think spoon. She mentioned she did it as a chili, but I mean, it was, it tasted just like in a pita. Yeah. Oh, you know what? That How many buns does she have over there? Flop out of the body. Looks like somebody's going to have to go over to somebody. He'll get a pita. Yes. Okay. Right now. Off we go. Here we go.