We talk with Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez about leading a new task force examining challenges in health care. Then, we learn about a study of robots in manufacturing. Then, a researcher outlines why a decline in monarchs is concerning. Then, Milwaukee author Ben Katt explains how self-discovery at midlife can be achieved.
Featured in this Episode
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Lieutenant governor discusses new task force
Gov. Tony Evers declared 2024 the “Year of the Worker” and created a new task force on the health care workforce. Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is the newly appointed chair and joins the show to explain her priorities.
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Wisconsin a national leader in manufacturing with robots
Wisconsin uses more robots in manufacturing than almost any other state, according to a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. We talk with one of the report’s authors about how using robots in factories affects jobs and productivity. Original air date: Aug. 22, 2023
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To this researcher, monarch butterfly population decline is a question of ethics
Yearly data shows a continued downward trend in the number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico. This year’s data is the second-lowest on record. A longtime monarch researcher discusses the drop.
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Author shares path to finding wholeness at midlife
Milwaukee author Ben Katt in his new book, “The Way Home: Discovering the Hero’s Journey to Wholeness at Midlife,” shares advice on how people at midlife can rediscover themselves.
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Sara Rodriguez Guest
- Robert Seamans Guest
- Karen Oberhauser Guest
- Ben Katt Guest
- Keegan Kyle Producer
- Courtney Everett Producer
- Avery Lea Rogers Producer
- Trevor Hook Producer
- Lee Rayburn Technical Director
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