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Uptick in AMBER Alerts, Trans Day of Remembrance

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People protest outside the Netflix building on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles
People protest outside the Netflix building on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company’s offices Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, with “Trans Lives Matter” and “Free Speech is a Right” among their competing messages. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo

We learn about the behind-the-scenes activity that goes into AMBER Alerts and why we’ve had so many this year. Then, we discuss the Trans Day of Remembrance.

Featured in this Show

  • Exploring drastic increase in Amber Alerts

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    Wisconsin usually sees two AMBER Alerts per year. But in 2021, we’ve had 11 so far. We dig into this severe uptick to get a look behind the scenes and discuss the future of the child abduction emergency alert system.

  • The transgender community's fight against violence and bigotry

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    Saturday, Nov. 20 is Trans Day of Remembrance, a commemoration of transgender people who lost their lives because of anti-transgender violence. We talk with the leader of a Wisconsin transgender advocacy group about the challenges transgender people continue to face.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Steven Potter Producer
  • Christine Hatfield Producer
  • Maria Lopez Technical Director
  • Jenniffer Price-Lehmann Guest
  • michael munson Guest

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