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Next live Polka Time show:

Sunday, October 4, 7 p.m. CST

WVMO-FM 98.7 wvmo.fm

Catch the repeat episode on partner stations! Find the days, times and links where you can stream the show.

Next event

Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ Cocktails in the Conservatory: ft. Radio Queens

Friday, November 13

3330 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI

Save the Date! The Radio Queens of the MadRadMusic Collective are back for another party in the Conservatory.

DJ Shotski plays vintage soul music to get the party started.

Details to come.

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Thanks to Forward FC for having me DJ at Flocktoberfest
Thanks to Forward FC for having me DJ at Flocktoberfest

I had fun playing vintage polka, Oktoberfest favorites, and a few surprises for the soccer fans at Forward FC’s Flocktoberfest match.

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Milwaukee was a (polka) riot
Milwaukee was a (polka) riot

On September 5, I hit the road to Milwaukee to spin records for the Milwaukee Polka Riot. Some day I will give my TED Talk about how polka music is a huge, global tent under which an infinite variety of music is welcome. To see that idea in action, go to the Milwaukee Polka Riot.

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Full Mile’s HALFTOBERFEST: because we couldn’t wait until September to party Munich-style
Full Mile’s HALFTOBERFEST: because we couldn’t wait until September to party Munich-style

A year is too long to wait for beer, pretzels and polka. That’s why Full Mile is breaking out the lederhosen on the half-way mark to Oktoberfest season.

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4 Lakes Polka Club Sunday afternoon polka dance and lesson returned to The Bur Oak
4 Lakes Polka Club Sunday afternoon polka dance and lesson returned to The Bur Oak

The Four Lakes Polka Club returned to The Bur Oak in Madison on February 22, 2026 for another Sunday afternoon polka dance. I joined DB Polka Express and Milwaukee area-based folk dance and culture specialist Roni Andrew for an afternoon of celebrating Wisconsin’s official state dance.

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September 21, 2024

Dancers at the World’s Largest Polka Dance broke the world record!

Thanks to Green County Cheese Days

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