Online extremism, Anger in men, Little free pantries

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A memorial is seen outside Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., on the morning of Dec. 17, 2024, one day after a school shooting killed two people, plus the shooter. (Julius Shieh for Wisconsin Watch)

A reporter details a new investigation into the student who opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. Then, a psychologist breaks down data showing how men and women feel and express anger differently. Plus, we explore efforts to create dozens of small pantries around Wisconsin.

Featured in this Episode

  • Online extremist networks

    The student who killed two people and injured six at a Madison school in November appears to have acted alone. But she found support from an online community that glorifies and encourages mass shootings and terrorism. A Wisconsin Watch reporter explains what happens in these digital communities.

  • New analysis finds men angrier than women

    Wisconsin’s “Anger Professor” tells us what years of data shows about how men and women express anger and what can be done to combat what he calls “the male anger epidemic.”

  • Wisconsin Life

    An episode of Wisconsin Life explores how cooking a traditional family dish — egg rolls — can be a highlight of a person’s year.

  • Spotlighting Wisconsin’s Little Free Pantries

    For the past decade, Little Free Pantries have cropped up across the state at churches, schools, nonprofits and in neighborhoods. We talk to two pantry-keepers in Manitowoc and Marshall about the inspiration for their pantries, how they maintain them and the impact they’ve had in their communities.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Phoebe Petrovic Guest
  • Ryan Martin Guest
  • Amber Daugs Guest
  • Eric Salzwedel Guest
  • Joe Tarr Producer
  • Trevor Hook Producer
  • Richelle Wilson Producer
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Dean Knetter Executive Producer
  • Tim Peterson Managing Producer

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