School social workers react to Gov. Tony Evers’ call for more funding for mental health resources. Then, we talk to an author about their new book “I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free.” Plus, Wisconsin high school jazz musicians compete in New York.
Featured in this Episode
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School social workers react to governor’s pledge for mental health funding
In his State of the State address, Gov. Tony Evers declared 2025 “The Year of the Kid” and pledged $300 million for youth mental health initiatives in public schools. Two school social workers explain how they’d like that money to be used.
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The enduring impacts of slavery and Jim Crow
A former Wisconsin journalist undertakes a 400-year investigation into his Black family’s intergenerational trauma in the new book, “I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free.”
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National competition for Wisconsin high school jazz band
The Sun Prairie Jazz Ensemble is one of only 30 finalists across the country that will compete in the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition in New York this spring. The band director and two students in the band discuss the recognition and what jazz performance entails for them.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Sara Lennertz Guest
- Lauren Schimanvosky Schwartz Guest
- Lee Hawkins Guest
- Matt McVeigh Guest
- Nick Ruplinger Guest
- Aaron Vetter Guest
- Colleen Leahy Producer
- Beatrice Lawrence Producer
- Lorin Cox Producer
- Tyler Ditter Technical Director
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Dean Knetter Executive Producer
- Tim Peterson Managing Producer
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