Wisconsin News Roundup, Singer Caroline Smith In Studio, Transgender Americans In The Military

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Tax credits, a change to a state abortion law and a senator’s campaign against regulating e-cigarettes all made headlines in Wisconsin this week. A state news editor recaps these stories for our Wisconsin News Roundup. Then, a Minnesota singer joins us in the studio to share her music, and we talk about the end of a ban that prevented transgender Americans from serving in the military.

Featured in this Show

  • State News Roundup For July 1, 2016

    A report released this week found millions of dollars in tax credits are going to the wealthiest Wisconsinites. A news editor joins us to talk about this and other major headlines from around the state this week.

  • Minneapolis Artist Caroline Smith Finds Her Voice In Feminism And Soul Music

    Minneapolis singer, Caroline Smith and her band recently stopped by the WPR studio to play songs from her new album, and talk about the role feminism played in her musical transition from folk to neo soul. She shares stories of her early years in music, from growing up in a small resort town in northern Minnesota, to her mom’s self-appointed role as her stand-in manager.

    Video highlights and audio of the band’s entire performance in WPR’s Buck studio.

  • Pentagon Ends Ban That Barred Transgender Americans From The Military

    The Pentagon announced the end of a ban that barred transgender Americans from serving in the U.S. Military yesteday. We talk to a transgender veteran and an advocate for transgender inclusion in the military about some of the effects the new rules will have.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Rob Mentzer Guest
  • Caroline Smith Guest
  • Aaron Belkin Guest
  • Sheri Swokowski Guest
  • Karl Christenson Producer
  • Haleema Shah Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer

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