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Wheel Taxes, Tiny Bits Of Plastic Found In Beer, Preserving Photo Memories In The Digital Age

May 23, 2018 - 4:00pm

Microscopic plastic pieces have been found in 12 different types of beer that are brewed using water from the Great Lakes, including one brewed in Milwaukee. We learn more from a researcher who worked on the study. We also talk about the vanishing family photo album tradition and how to keep up with your digital photos, and we discuss wheel taxes in Wisconsin.

Host(s): 
Rob Ferrett [2]
J. Carlisle Larsen [3]

Report: Wheel Taxes On The Rise In Wisconsin [4]

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Amid the ongoing debate over to how best to fund transportation needs in Wisconsin, local governments in recent years have found themselves relying more heavily on additional vehicle registration...

Study Finds Microplastics In Great Lakes Water, Beer [7]

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A study from the University of Minnesota finds that microplastic fibers are showing up in tap water and beer in the Great Lakes region. What's still unclear is whether the pollution poses a danger...

The Photo Album Has Changed, But It's Not Dead [10]

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The traditional photo album isn’t dead, but there is a way to be intentional about digital photographs, an archivist says....

Is The Photo Album Dying? [11]

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How many people do you know that still keep a photo album? Do you still develop pictures? Do you have a shoebox full of photos? How far behind are you on backing up your electronic photos? We talk...

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[3] https://www.wpr.org/people/j-carlisle-larsen
[4] https://www.wpr.org/report-wheel-taxes-rise-wisconsin
[5] https://www.wpr.org/listen/1280176
[6] http://mp3.wpr.org/download.php?f=ctm180523l1.mp3
[7] https://www.wpr.org/study-finds-microplastics-great-lakes-water-beer
[8] https://www.wpr.org/listen/1280206
[9] http://mp3.wpr.org/download.php?f=ctm180523l2.mp3
[10] https://www.wpr.org/photo-album-has-changed-its-not-dead
[11] https://www.wpr.org/photo-album-dying
[12] https://www.wpr.org/listen/1279661
[13] http://mp3.wpr.org/download.php?f=ctm180523l3.mp3