How Our Crumbling Roads Impact The Economy, Court Documents Show What Some Are Calling A Secret Fundraising Operation, Baraboo Writes A Community Novel

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Our crumbling infrastructure is taking a toll on the overall U.S. economy in a variety of ways. A civil engineer explains how potholes, aging highways, and other infrastructure weaknesses are costing us time and money. Then we discuss the accidentally-released John Doe court documents that show what some are calling a secret fundraising operation involving Governor Scott Walker. We also learn about how the town of Baraboo wrote its second community novel.

Featured in this Show

  • How Our Crumbling Roads Impact The Economy

    Our crumbling infrastructure is taking a toll on the overall U.S. economy in a variety of ways. A civil engineer explains how potholes, old bridges and aging highways are costing us time and money.

  • Court Documents Show What Some Are Calling A Secret Fundraising Operation Involving Governor Scott Walker

    Documents that were accidentally released from the John Doe investigation show what some are calling a secret fundraising operation involving Governor Walker. A political scientist discusses these documents and whether or not they show illegal campaign activity.

  • Baraboo Residents Pen Second Community-Written Novel

    Writers in Baraboo recently finished work on their latest community-written novel, “Dr. Vertigo’s Circus Spectacular.” A writing instructor involved in the effort talks about the book, and the process and challenges of having multiple writers all working on the same novel.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Cynthia Schuster Host
  • Cynthia Schuster Producer
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Chris Malina Producer
  • Andy Herrmann Guest
  • Ken Mayer Guest
  • Kelly Dwyer Guest

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