Precious Lives
Precious Lives, created by 371 Productions, is a weekly podcast about gun violence and young people in the Milwaukee area. Who are the victims and the shooters? How are the weapons obtained? Explore the impact on the community at large and how to stop the violence.
Latest Episodes
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In August 2016, 23-year old Sylville Smith was shot by District 7 Officer Dominique Heaggan.Officer Lawson Murrell was long-interested in improving the…
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This is the final episode of a three part series following a young basketball team. At 13 and 14 years old - these players are dealing with a lot more…
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Precious Lives picks up where it left off last week with Coach Eric Moore. He coaches in a summer basketball league called Warning Project Respect. And…
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If you are between the ages of eight and 48, love basketball and live in Milwaukee’s central city…you’ve probably been a part of Warning’s basketball…
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On Thursday, September 8th, Precious Lives host Eric Von died of a heart attack. He was 58.In addition to being a journalist, Eric was a beloved community…
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On August 13th, all eyes turned to Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood. Protesters jumped on police cars and set buildings on fire, outraged over the…
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Last year in Milwaukee, close to 70 percent of gun homicide suspects possessed their guns illegally.They wouldn’t have passed a background check. That was…
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On a Sunday afternoon nearly four years ago, Elvin Daniel was in his garden when he got a call from police: His sister, ZinaHaughton, had been shot at…
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Milwaukee zip code 53206 comes with a lot of labels: mass incarceration, poverty, violence.Underneath those labels there’s a lot of pain, but there’s also…
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On Saturday, August 14th, a Milwaukee police officer shot and killed 23-year old Sylville Smith near the intersection of West Auer Avenue and North 44th…