Remembering Woodstock, Avoiding Equifax Scam Sites, Governor Evers And Democratic Leaders Propose New Universal Background Check Bill

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Boy at original Woodstock stage location
Caleb Hairston, 4, leaves flowers he picked on what used to be the stage of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Bethel, N.Y. Woodstock will be celebrated on its 50th anniversary, but it won’t be your hippie uncle’s trample-the-fences concert. While plans for a big Woodstock 50 festival collapsed after a run of calamities, the bucolic upstate New York site of the 1969 show is hosting a long weekend of events featuring separate shows by festival veterans like Carlos Santana and John Fogerty. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

On the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, we look at what’s still being learned about the legendary festival, including fresh images from a Wisconsin photographer. Then we learn about avoiding Equifax data breach settlement scam websites. And we talk about new proposed Wisconsin gun control legislation.

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  • New Woodstock Images Surface From Wisconsin Photographer

    A Wisconsin photographer attended the original Woodstock. And while only a small number of his images were initially printed and published, a New York artist is working to bring more of the collection back to life for the first time.

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  • Governor Evers, Democratic Leaders Propose New Universal Background Check Bill

    Governor Tony Evers and top Democrats announced new legislation Thursday that would make universal background checks law in Wisconsin. We talk to a reporter about the announcement and how the legislation will fare in the state legislature.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Maria O'Donovan Guest
  • Nicholas Clemente Guest
  • Tiffany Bernhardt Schultz Guest
  • Laurel White Guest

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