Rural Wisconsin Naloxone boxes, Understanding Noncompete decision, 1982 Brewers Doc

Air Date:
Heard On Wisconsin Today
Naloxone, a drug used to combat heroin and prescription drug overdoses.
Naloxone, a drug used to combat heroin and prescription drug overdoses. Intropin (CC-BY)

A program director from the Marshfield Clinic Health System explains a new substance abuse harm reduction plan. Then we talk with a legal scholar about an update in the noncompete clause landscape. And a director shares the story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers he’s featured in a new documentary.

Featured in this Episode

  • Preventing overdose deaths in rural Wisconsin

    A new harm reduction program is putting naloxone boxes out in rural Wisconsin counties. We talk to the program director about the effort to prevent overdose deaths and how communities can support programs of their own.

  • What to know about noncompete clauses in Wisconsin

    Last month, a district court judge in Texas struck down a new rule from the Federal Trade Commission banning noncompete clauses in employment contracts. A legal scholar from the UW School for Workers explains what this means for workers in Wisconsin.

  • Wisconsin Life

    We hear a remembrance of a Milwaukee firefighter who made a difference in his community.

  • New film documents the story of the 1982 Brewers

    The new documentary “Just a Bit Outside” tells the story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers team and a tumultuous season which saw the team come back from a losing record all the way to the World Series. The director of the film joins us.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Meagan Barnett Guest
  • Alexia Kulwiec Guest
  • Sean Hanish Guest
  • Dean Knetter Executive Producer
  • Tim Peterson Managing Producer
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Richelle Wilson Producer
  • Trevor Hook Producer
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director