Human Powered

A podcast from Wisconsin Humanities, because being human is a shared experience, and we are here to explore it together. Join us for relevant and personal conversations with people who are using their passions, skills, and cultural traditions to create healthy civic spaces for all of us.

Season four is hosted by Jen Rubin and Jessica Becker, with audio production by Chrissy Widmayer.

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Human Powered: In Conversation with Adam Carr

July 28, 2025 • Wisconsin Humanities • Season 4 • Episode 5

Adam Carr is a Milwaukee alchemist. He is an evangelist for his home and an urban explorer who uses storytelling, city walking tours, radio productions, film, journalism, and art to build connections between people and place. Hosts Jen Rubin and Jessica Becker invited former Human Powered co-host into a friendly conversation that got deep, fast. Join us for a discussion about the mystery and magic of doing the good work of the public humanities. We talk about starting collective experiences through the mouth, the superpowers of a city, and how to uplift the work of alchemists who make communities thrive in 2025. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

Additional Links to check out:

→ Human Powered: Humanity Unlocked, six episodes about the humanities in Wisconsin’s prisons, co-hosted by Adam Carr.

→ Unbounded Imagination: A Love Wisconsin feature on Adam Carr.

This episode of Human Powered was produced and edited by Chrissy Widmayer. All rights reserved.

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Adam Carr

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