Investigative reporters share what they’ve learned about a list of police officers in Milwaukee County that prosecutors see as unreliable witnesses. We also hear how the state’s fossils are making news today. And the founders of a “community living room” in Appleton discuss the project.
Featured in this Episode
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Milwaukee County’s Brady List
Reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin Watch and TMJ4 are investigating Milwaukee County’s list of police officers that prosecutors view as unreliable witnesses due to dishonesty or past crimes. We learn about the list and how reporters are investigating officers who are on it.
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Digging into Wisconsin’s fossil treasures
Fossils have put Waukesha on the paleontological map. An animal that crawled in the sea 437 million years ago was recently named Waukeshaaspis eatonae. We talk to the paleontologist who named the fossil. Then, we hear from the director of the Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum at UW-Milwaukee about their one-of-a-kind fossil collection, which was recently designated as a Geological Heritage Geo-Collection, one of only 11 in the world.
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Wisconsin Life
We visit a tattoo convention in Wisconsin.
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Appleton’s Community Living Room
Since 2023, the Community Living Room has been popping up in spaces all over Appleton to provide peer support and connection for those that need it. Now, it has its own permanent space. We talk to a leader and a researcher on the project about how it works to increase interpersonal connection and improve mental health outcomes for participants.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Lorin Cox Producer
- Richelle Wilson Producer
- Beatrice Lawrence Producer
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