Listen "Can Milwaukee Reduce Violence Like Baltimore?"
Episode Synopsis
Kristin Brey takes the reins for a wild, insightful ride through Milwaukee’s latest headlines and national developments.
She kicks off with:
📺 The Jeffrey Epstein files and her reaction to the Netflix documentary
📉 How shows like The Wire shaped perceptions of Baltimore—and how new leadership is flipping the narrative with real crime reductions
👮Mayor Cavalier Johnson joins to share how Milwaukee is working to replicate that success—highlighting local initiatives like Camp Rise
⚠️ Emergency Alert System overuse and “alert fatigue” explained by expert Dr. Jeanette Sutton—how climate change plays a role
🗞️ Breaking News: Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has passed away
Then:
🏘️ Urban Milwaukee’s Jeramey Jannene drops by with updates on:
-Milwaukee’s growing Housing Authority deficit
-Results of traffic calming measures like raised crosswalks and speed humps
-A city proposal to add sprinklers to affordable housing
-Financial fate of Mitchell Park Domes
-An auction for the notorious beached boat “Deep Thought”
-Hope for the Villa Theater revival
-And... a bar owner busted for having cocaine and live chickens
She kicks off with:
📺 The Jeffrey Epstein files and her reaction to the Netflix documentary
📉 How shows like The Wire shaped perceptions of Baltimore—and how new leadership is flipping the narrative with real crime reductions
👮Mayor Cavalier Johnson joins to share how Milwaukee is working to replicate that success—highlighting local initiatives like Camp Rise
⚠️ Emergency Alert System overuse and “alert fatigue” explained by expert Dr. Jeanette Sutton—how climate change plays a role
🗞️ Breaking News: Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has passed away
Then:
🏘️ Urban Milwaukee’s Jeramey Jannene drops by with updates on:
-Milwaukee’s growing Housing Authority deficit
-Results of traffic calming measures like raised crosswalks and speed humps
-A city proposal to add sprinklers to affordable housing
-Financial fate of Mitchell Park Domes
-An auction for the notorious beached boat “Deep Thought”
-Hope for the Villa Theater revival
-And... a bar owner busted for having cocaine and live chickens
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