Country Folk duo “Count This Penny” spent lots of time in Madison making music inspired by Civil War letters and figures a few years ago. We chat with them about their new album and tour dates in Wisconsin. We also take a look at this week’s Wisconsin news and discuss our final topic in the immigration series, politics and immigration.
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State News Roundup – July 13, 2018
Sun Prairie is cleaning up after a deadly natural gas explosion hit the city’s downtown. We’ll find out more about the blast. We also find out about a scandal at the Mercer School District that’s leading the state to claw back $175,000. Plus, a new report details overtime pay going to state corrections workers.
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Country Folk Duo Count This Penny Returns To Wisconsin To Showcase New Album
Count This Penny spent several years in Madison creating country folk music and earning much critical praise.
They returned to their native state of Tennessee in 2015, but now are back with a new album in hand. We caught up with the group in between a string of Wisconsin shows to talk about their latest release, “A Losing Match.”
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Immigration In America: The Intersection Of Politics And Immigration
On Central Time all this week, we’ve been looking at the issues surrounding immigration in the United States. We’ve discussed immigration law and history while taking a look at the status of refugees in the country and what drives children to come to the U.S. without a parent. With all of these conversations, the issue of politics has played a role in writing the laws, determining who comes to the country, and who can stay and who is sent away. Immigration has always stirred debate but the conversation has been getting more polarized in recent years.
On the final day of our immigration series, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia–Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and Director of Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Penn State University–joins with us to talk about how politics plays a role in current immigration policy.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Dean Knetter Producer
- Brad Kolberg Producer
- Karl Christenson Producer
- J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
- Rob Mentzer Guest
- Amanda Rigell Guest
- Allen Rigell Guest
- Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia Guest
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