New 2020 election documentary; Increased rainfall strains sewage systems

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Bill Graffin at Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility
Bill Graffin, spokesperson for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, looks at pumps located 300 feet underground at the Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility on Nov. 15, 2019. The pumps send water stored in the district’s Deep Tunnel into the plant for treatment. Danielle Kaeding/WPR

First, we talk with the makers of a new PBS documentary looking into who is responsible for myths that the 2020 election was illegitimate. Then, we hear from the head of the Alliance for the Great Lakes about the Midwest’s infrastructure for handling elevated rainfall.

Featured in this Show

  • The Frontline documentary “Plot to Overturn the Election” premiered Tuesday on PBS. We talk to the reporter and director of the film about what they uncovered about the people most responsible for promoting the 2020 stolen election myth.

  • Midwest sewage systems can't keep up with increasing rainfall. Milwaukee is looking for a solution.

    Sewage systems in the Midwest are unable to handle the higher volume of rain the region is receiving. We talk with the head of the Alliance for the Great Lakes about what’s creating the problem, plus we dig into how Milwaukee is working to build solutions-focused infrastructure.

Episode Credits

  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Joel Patenaude Producer
  • Clara Neupert Producer
  • Maria Lopez Technical Director
  • A.C. Thompson Guest
  • Samuel Black Guest
  • Joel Brammeier Guest

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