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7/8/25 Author Rolando Pujol THE GREAT AMERICAN RETRO ROAD TRIP

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The Great American Retro Road Trip is a coast-to-coast journey chronicling retro roadside America. Discover classic giant roadside attractions, from The Coffee Pot and The Big Duck to the World’s Largest Paint Can and the Haines Shoe House. Or iconic signage, like the dazzling Yoken’s neon sign, and the classic Moon Motel sign. Still-standing vintage locations of America’s favorite chain restaurants, from Pizza Hut to McDonald’s to Taco Bell. Through author Rolando Pujol’s anecdotes and clever narrative, readers will come away with a sweeping sense of roadside charm that still exists, as well as a desire to see it all for themselves.

These lingering traces of America’s past are an archive of disappearing roadside signage and architecture, and they tell a story of American ingenuity, creativity, and community. Whether you pick up this book for the nostalgia-inducing photos, the heartwarming stories, or as a reference for planning your own trip, you’ll be encouraged to, as Pujol says, “Let your curiosity guide you.”

 

7/5/25 On the Edge of Health – Specialty Wound Care Clinic at Edgerton Hospital and Swing Bed

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In this Encore Presentation of On the Edge of Health, Certified Wound Care Nurses, Jen Van Altena RN, WCC and Sandy Bjornstad RN, OMS, WCC, DWC give insight into the scope, services and history of the Specialty Wound Care Clinic at Edgerton Hospital.  Learn more about the impact of the Wound Care Clinic and why and when patients need this type of care.

Do you know what Swing Bed is?  During the second half of this week’s show, Edgerton Hospital’s Swing Bed Clinical Liaison and Physical Therapist, Kelsey Olson DPT, CSRS, explains how the Swing Bed program at Edgerton Hospital (also known as short-term rehab) serves people from all over South Central Wisconsin.  She also discusses the importance of this service for patients and rural hospitals.