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Measuring Pain, Wisconsin Filmmaker Behind “Fyre” Documentary, Wisconsin’s Proposed Middle-Class Tax Cuts

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Julia Finkel, Associate Chief of Anesthesiology at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, talks to her patient Sarah Taylor during a consultation, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. Children’s National Medical Center is testing an experimental device that aims to measure pain according to how pupils react to certain stimuli. “If we can’t measure pain, we can’t fix it,” said Finkel, who invented the eye-tracking device. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)

When you visit the doctor about something that is bothering you, it can be difficult to try to put your pain level on a scale of one to ten. We talk to a doctor about a device she’s developing to help measure pain more precisely. We also hear from the Wisconsin filmmaker behind the “Fyre” documentary that follows the failed film festival and we take at middle-class tax cuts that have been floated by Wisconsin lawmakers.

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  • The Quest For Objectively Measuring Pain

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    Do you have a difficult time explaining pain to your doctor? Maybe you’re not sure if it’s a stabbing or dull pain or where it falls on a scale of one to 10. We talk with a doctor about the challenges of assessing pain and a device she’s developing to get a more objective measurement of pain.

  • 2017’s failed Fyre Music Festival in The Bahamas has spawned two new documentary films. Doug Gordon, host of WPR’s BETA, talks with Wisconsin Filmmaker Chris Smith about his new Netflix documentary, “Fyre”.

  • Wisconsin Lawmakers Agree On Providing Middle-Class Tax Cuts, Not On How To Fund Them

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    Democratic Governor Tony Evers and Republican state lawmakers have all vowed to provide Wisconsin’s middle-class with tax cuts. But while there’s something close to a bipartisan consensus on the issue, there are disagreements over how to fund the cuts. Jonah Ralston, assistant professor of political science at UW-Whitewater, joins us to talk about the politics behind the tax cuts.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Derrell Connor Host
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Brad Kolberg Producer
  • Adam Friedrich Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Dr. Julia Finkel Guest
  • Chris Smith Guest
  • Seth Crossno Guest
  • Jonah Ralston Guest
  • Steve Gotcher Technical Director
  • Doug Gordon Interviewer

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