Milwaukee Use-Of-Force Reports, Phantom Tollbooth, Haunted Hotel, Reclaiming Main Street

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Rob Ferrett and Veronica Rueckert review use-of-force reports from the Milwaukee Police Department, take a look back at the children’s book Phantom Tollbooth, and follow Wisconsin Life to a haunted hotel. Then they discuss a new campaign to reclaim Main Street.

Featured in this Show

  • Milwaukee Police Use-Of-Force Reports More Than Double

    After accusations last year of using excessive force, the Milwaukee Police Department has changed its approach to reporting use-of-force. This has led to the number of reports more than doubling so far this year.

  • The Phantom Tollbooth

    The creator of a new documentary of famed children’s book The Phantom Tollbooth talks about why the book became a classic–and shares the creative process between the author and illustrator.

  • Wisconsin Life: Haunted Wisconsin Hotel

    Just in time for Halloween, a Wisconsin Public Radio producer shares his creepy experience spending the night at an apparently haunted hotel in Fond du Lac.

  • A New Campaign To Reclaim Main Street

    The president of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation is launching a new campaign today, encouraging Americans not to succumb to dysfunction and to re-invest in their communities.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Gitte Laasby Guest
  • Hannah Jayanti Guest
  • A. Emily Ralph Guest
  • Richard Harwood Guest

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