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We learn why Milwaukee County has the lowest unsheltered homeless population in the nation. Then, fewer Wisconsin grads are going to college, we look at a new report that explores how financial aid programs may be part of the problem. Plus, our Earth Week series looks at the impact of buying local food on climate change.

Description copy: We take a look back at Pong, 50 years after the release of the video game that looked like a pixelated version of pingpong. It might seem simplistic now, but back in 1972, it was a smash hit and influential in the rise of video games.

As a storytelling organization, Ex Fabula believes that when more individuals speak up, we can all learn from each other and grow in understanding. This episode explores the act of speaking up and its consequences via three stories from Amanda Panciera, Margaret Henningsen, and Kerri Grote.

We get a local perspective on what’s happening in Ukraine. Then, learn why a conservative law firm is suing over the state’s use of election drop boxes. We hear about the documentary, American Reckoning, which investigates the unsolved murder of a civil rights activist in Mississippi. Plus, meet the woman behind the Woke Wednesdays 414 Instagram account.

We hear from a former Bucks General Manager, the first Black man to hold the position in NBA history. Then, look at Alice’s Garden and their 50 years of community gardening. We learn about the Milwaukee Police Department’s mounted patrol unit and where the horses hang out when they’re not on the streets. Plus, explore The Dancing Granny on stage now at First Stage Children’s Theatre.

We explore some of the legislation proposed by Wisconsin Republicans that could change voting access in the state. Then, learn about the art and activism of Milwaukeean Vedale Hill. Plus, explore the birth of the universe.

A century ago, a Negro League baseball team called Milwaukee home. Meet two historians who take a look back at the short-lived Milwaukee Bears and America’s complex approach to baseball and race.

We look at the legal battle over election drop boxes and how it could impact voters living with a disability. Then, learn why Marquette University is honoring the work of Frederick Douglass with a transcribe-a-thon. Plus, the Bronze Fonz is missing from the Milwaukee Riverwalk! We tell you where he rode off to.

While utopia literally means “no place”, eutopia means “good place”. This episode features stories from our November 4, 2021 Slam, when Leah Anderson, Murali Vedula, Nubian Star, and Kelly Shafer were among the community members sharing personal stories about eutopia.

We look at the cultural importance of the Oscars' “slap heard round the world” within Milwaukee's Black community. Then, chat with Miss Milwaukee 2022 Jada Davis, the first Black woman to earn the title. We learn what made Milwaukee a city where socialism worked for nearly half of the 20th century. Plus, look at the "Asian Universe" program at the Manfred Olson Planetarium.