Middle Class Wealth, Rescue Animal Documentary

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A Wisconsin economist joins us to talk about what measuring the middle class through wealth shows us about racial inequality and upward mobility. We also hear about a new documentary about shelter animals that’s premiering soon in Green Bay.

Featured in this Show

  • Measuring Middle Class By Wealth Shows Stark Racial Gaps

    There’s more than one way to measure who falls within the middle class, including wealth accumulation. A Wisconsin researcher talks with us about what the wealth metric shows us about racial inequalities and the effect of student debt on making it to the middle class.

  • New Documentary Highlights Plight of Shelter Animals

    About 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized across the U.S. each year. The documentary “Rescue Story, Saving Companion Animals” will shine a light on the problem when it premieres October 4 in Green Bay. We talk to some of the people behind the film, and one of its subjects.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Fenaba Addo Guest
  • Kimberly Resch Guest
  • Marcus Reitz Guest
  • Amanda Reitz Guest
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director

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