Door County Pulse Podcast

About Door County Pulse Podcast

The Door County Pulse Podcast is dedicated to bringing you the news and stories of Door County, Wisconsin. Hosted by Myles Dannhausen Jr. and Debra Fitzgerald, the podcast brings you interviews with artists, musicians, and business owners who make Door County what it is, hear from journalists from the Peninsula Pulse, and catch up on the news that's shaping our community. For Door County news, events and more stories visit www.doorcountypulse.com

Publisher

Door County Pulse Podcast

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Apr 2018

Latest episode

10 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 775 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Apr 2026

   Preserving the Night Sky

   Newport State Park is the only dark-sky designated park in Wisconsin, but if light pollution continues to grow in the surrounding area, it may be hard to keep it that way. Debra Fitzgerald joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to discuss recent efforts to stop light pollution from encroaching on the park in northern Door County, and what individual property owners can do to help. Plus, they discuss why a bill was needed to stop people from throwing batteries in the trash, and why the city of Sturgeon Bay did not renew a contract with a security camera company.

2. 

   2 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Inside the Maritime Museum with Sam Perlman

   The Door County Maritime Museum is celebrating a record-breaking year with a free community appreciation day and celebration on Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4. Sam Perlman joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about the growth of the museum and the hidden treasures available to explore within its walls this weekend and beyond.

3. 

   20 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Digging Out from Winter Storm Elsa

   Winter Storm Elsa was a historic experience for Door County residents this week, dropping 2-3-plus feet of snow on the peninsula. Debra Fitzgerald and Myles Dannhausen Jr. discuss how it hit residents and how the county responded – and how we're still digging out of the mess.

Inside a recent episode

Inside the Maritime Museum with Sam Perlman

Published 2 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But there's so much about just Door County in general beyond just like if you're thinking of it that it's like, oh, this is the story of boats or this is the story of fishing that it's so much more than that. We like to tell you all the time, all Door County history is maritime history. We are surrounded by water. We have been since the glaciers have retreated. Everyone has come here by or because of the water. The First Nations people came here by water and they came because of the water. There was fresh water, there was fish, there was abundant wildlife, there was abundant plants, flora and fauna. […]

Who has been a guest on Door County Pulse Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jennifer Larson
• Jess Farley-Nielsen
• Betsy Lecy
• Maureen Mercier
• Mark Turcotte

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

81 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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