The View from Here
with Ed Holahan
Fridays at 8:00AM
Ed Holahan was born and raised in New York City, spent 35 years inventing toys and games in The Twin Cities and Chicago and moved to the Driftless in 2006.
He and Mary Benson have been married for 44 years. They’re getting really good at it.
“The View From Here” presents a five minute essay every Friday morning. The show will celebrate thirteen years on the air in ’23.
If you live long enough you get to share what you know.
Ed lives in Viroqua in between church bells and a nursing home.

Pen Pals

Agnes and Tre became friends. Tre was 96 and Agnes was 99.
The Atlantic Crossing

A boyhood memory of “The Queens of the Sea”
The Big Bang

Humans have always needed a Creation Story, Artificial Intelligence will too.
The Purple Unicorn

Winning big at the County Fair
The Freedom Cafe

A new restaurant where the only thing that matters is you.
The Adult In The Room

Sharing what you know
Overbooked Flights

Why not fly “standby”?
Snoflaked Again

Take it from me, Ski Jumping is rough!
The Obama Portraits

Reveernce and joy in Chicago
My Father’s Hands

What do we inherit from our parents?
He’s Back!

Donald Trump and the biggest lie.
Plurals

We need to fix our language!
While the cat’s away…

You know the rest…
VFH #549
What The “No-Nos” Know

Is your glass half full or half empty?
VFH #548