The View from Here

The View from Here

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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 Market Farming in the Driftless in 2009. He and Mary Benson have been married for 42 years. They’re getting good at it. “The View From Here” is a five minute essay. We’ll celebrate eleven years on the air in November of ’21. If you live long enough you get to share what you know. That’s why I write “The View”. Ed lives in Viroqua between church bells and a nursing home.

Episodes

Wrigleyville
Jan 09, 2026

A walk in the City

Duration: 00:04:59
The Magi
Jan 02, 2026

Advertising, and the birth of Jesus

Duration: 00:04:59
Midnight Mass
Dec 29, 2025

It was the biggest night of the year…for an altar boy.

Duration: 00:04:59
Holiday Dining
Dec 28, 2025

Uncle Louie's annual advice...again.

Duration: 00:05:00
Midnight Mass
Dec 26, 2025

The biggest night of the year...for an altar boy.

Duration: 00:04:59
Santa
Dec 12, 2025

John Johnson has a Christmas story for us.

Duration: 00:04:59
Snow Dancing
Dec 05, 2025

I have seen the future of Winter Sports

Duration: 00:04:59
Giving Thanks
Nov 28, 2025

We should do it more often.

Duration: 00:04:59
The Turn of Seasons
Nov 21, 2025

Sixty-four shades of brown

Duration: 00:04:59
Armistice Day
Nov 14, 2025

We don't use the word "Armistice" any more

Duration: 00:04:59
Short Days
Nov 07, 2025

This takes some getting used to...

Duration: 00:04:59
What I Know For Sure
Oct 31, 2025

Sharing a very short list.

Duration: 00:04:59
The World Series
Oct 24, 2025

Playing for all the marbles

Duration: 00:04:59
The World Series
Oct 24, 2025

Playing for all the marbles

Duration: 00:04:59
Buttering My Toast
Oct 17, 2025

There are so many signs for autumn.

Duration: 00:04:59
Presidential Postage
Oct 03, 2025

Licking his backside

Duration: 00:04:59
Pen Pals
Sep 26, 2025

My mother and her new BFF

Duration: 00:04:59
Years of Talk
Sep 19, 2025

Goodbye to "Conversations"

Duration: 00:04:59
It's That Time Again
Sep 12, 2025

15 years on the air...and it's Pledge Day

Duration: 00:04:59
Branded
Sep 05, 2025

It's odd, what we remember from our childhoods.

Duration: 00:04:59
Joe
Aug 29, 2025

Today would have been his 78th birthday

Duration: 00:04:59
The Things We Used To Say
Aug 22, 2025

So many phrases have left the language

Duration: 00:04:59
City Services
Aug 15, 2025

Toto, we're not in Chicago anymore.

Duration: 00:04:59
Generalizing
Aug 08, 2025

"Bone Spurs" will interview generals!

Duration: 00:04:59
A Daring Rescue!
Aug 01, 2025

The runaway walker

Duration: 00:04:59
Looking Out the Window
Jul 25, 2025

Birdwatching

Duration: 00:04:59
Hideouts
Jul 18, 2025

For when you need to get away...

Duration: 00:04:59
Dvorak
Jul 12, 2025

Thinking about America

Duration: 00:04:59