During the last legislative session, lawmakers proposed more than a dozen new bills to toughen the state’s OWI laws, but only one passed. April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and we discuss what Wisconsin officials are doing to stop drunk driving. UW Food Science student and Amazing Race winner, Maya Warren, shares her dream of tracking the world’s best ice-cream, and we learn why winter is a good season for storytelling, and find out what could be in store for the DNR’s Bureau of Science Services.
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Reporter Says DNR Considering Elimination Of Science Bureau
According to a new story published by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, the state DNR is considering eliminating the Bureau of Science Services, which goes further than Governor Walker’s original proposal to cut 18 positions from the bureau. The reporter behind the story explains what’s going on.
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Amazing Race Winner To Track The World's Best Ice Cream
Amazing Race winner, Maya Warren, is creating what’s got to be the best job in the world: she plans to use her television experience and UW Food Science degree to explore the best ice-cream and frozen desserts found around the world. She shares details of her dream.
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Alcohol Awareness Month: What Is Wisconsin Doing About Drunk Driving?
April is Alcohol Awareness Month and Wisconsin has the highest rate of drunk driving in the country according the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Last legislative session, virtually all bills geared at toughening drunken driving laws in the state failed, despite bipartisan support. We explore why that was, and what is in store this session.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Chris Malina Producer
- Marika Suval Producer
- Galen Druke Producer
- Ron Seely Guest
- Maya Warren Guest
- Bill Lueders Guest
- Tim Carpenter Guest
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