Madison's Everyday Engineering

Madison's Everyday Engineering


Latest Episodes

Let’s Talk Trees, Please.
January 17, 2023

Trees: a simple topic for some projects at the City of Madison, a bit more of a fuller conversation with conflicting opinions for others. In this podcast episode, City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts Wat

‘Crush Farley,’ ‘Squashbob Trashpants,’ ‘Ron Squeezely,’ Electric Compactor Contest Makes Recycling and Trash Fun
January 03, 2023

Who would have thought thered be so many fun names to officially name the Citys new electric trash and recycling compactors? The City of Madison held a contest, and the winning names were selected. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information

Cut Down On Your $alt: Updates to the Madison Salt Ordinance
December 19, 2022

The next time a winter weather event moves through the City of Madison, property owners will need to remove snow and ice from public sidewalks and lots on their property, or they could face a new fine. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Informati

Life's Blueprint: Andy Zwieg
September 30, 2022

Lifes Blueprint: an episode focusing on the career journey of one of our staff members, to share more about them, how they got here and hopefully some information on how to move into a career in this industry. Andy Zwieg is a streets and paths design eng

Storm Drain Mural Program: Paint, Turtles, Birds, Otters
July 13, 2022

Do you know where the water that washes down your storm drain goes? A Storm Drain Mural Program in Dane County, Wisconsin, is using art as a vessel to help teach students and communities about stormwater and where it goes. Dane County Land and Water Resou

Life's Blueprint: Fadi El Musa Gonzalez
April 06, 2022

City of Madison Engineering Division Streets and Paths Design Engineer Fadi El Musas journey to the City of Madison Engineering Division took a lot of work, guts to relocate and courage to work through a language barrier in the interview process before l

Life's Blueprint: Jay Schlimgen
March 23, 2022

There are so many paths in our Engineering Division, and so weve started a segment within Everyday Engineering that focuses on the paths of different staff and careers within Engineering for anyone either looking, considering or trying to grow in the ind

Life's Blueprint: Brent Pauba
March 09, 2022

Weve introduced you to so many people so far as guests on Everyday Engineering, but now, we continue to kick off a new segment that shares what went into getting here, and maybe help anyone planning their path forward. Lifes Blueprint: an episode focusi

Life's Blueprint: Jojo O'Brien
February 23, 2022

Weve introduced you to so many people so far as guests on Everyday Engineering, but now, we continue to kick off a new segment that shares what went into getting here, and maybe help anyone planning their path forward. Lifes Blueprint: an episode focusi

Local Municipality + Passionate Community Members = Huge Rain Garden Success
February 09, 2022

Every little bit helps. The City of Madison has a 1,000 Rain Garden Goal, and if everyone plants just a little rain garden, not big or expensive, you rcan really help the whole stormwater system, however, in this episode, we talk about a big effort by som