Real Stories MKE
Real Stories MKEThis podcast and radio show features true personal stories from the Milwaukee community. In each episode, hosts Kim Shine and Joel Dresang share recorded stories on select themes drawn from Ex Fabula’s monthly StorySlams. Real Stories MKE is produced by Ex Fabula staffer Jasmine Gonzalez, and the audio engineer is Sam Woods.
Our partners at WUWM 89.7 FM have distributed the show on air since 2022. It reaches over 100,000 people a week through their broadcast signal, with an additional 200,000 monthly listeners online.
Season 7 aired from January 3 – March 7, 2026. Stay tuned for Season 8!
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Awards:
Real Stories MKE was voted Best Local Podcast in the Shepherd Express’s Best of Milwaukee 2022 contest. Per reporter Allen Halas,
“Real Stories MKE highlights the people and ideas that make Milwaukee unique. Each story is recorded from a live Ex Fabula event and compiled around a central theme. In an effort to connect the city’s many neighborhoods and backgrounds, the podcast serves as a common ground for all of Milwaukee to come together.”
Wisconsin Life
Ex Fabula also has periodic segments on Wisconsin Life, which airs around the state on the WPR network (locally 90.7 WHAD). Wisconsin Life airs Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m. during Morning Edition; on Central Time at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesdays; and on the Joy Cardin Show Fridays at 6:55 a.m.
Radio Archives
Ex Fabula Radio aired Sundays at 6 pm on Riverwest Radio, 104.1 FM WXWR. Visit the show page to stream past radio segments.
Ex Fabula Radio aired each week at 3:40 pm every Saturday & Sunday on 89.7 WUWM during Lake Effect Weekend. Visit wuwm.com’s Lake Effect Archive to stream past radio segments.
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