Wisconsin Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities Other Offbeat [Paperback]

Popular public radio show host Michael Feldman and coauthor Diana Cook introduce Wisconsin's weirdest, wackiest, and most outrageous people, places, and things including a man who owes his life to a foam rubber cheesehead, a worm that plays basketball, and the best place to savor chicken in a hubcap.Michael Feldmanis the host of the popular public radio talk show Whad'Ya Know? that has been on the air since 1985 and is now heard in 310 markets worldwide. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Diana Cookis a researcher for Whad'Ya Know? and a contributor toThe Wisconsin Almanac.She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.“Michael Feldman’s incisive look at Badger State oddities finally allows Wisconsin to emerge from the long shadow of beer, cheese, sausage, and more beer.”

—Joe Queenan, humorist and author of Red Lobster, White Trash, and the Blue Lagoon