Governor Evers is calling for changes to Wisconsin’s unemployment system after delays in providing benefits during the pandemic. We talk with the head of the state’s workforce department about the issue. We also check in on Wisconsin’s vaccine rollout and hear about a program for sending text messages to the deceased.
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Wisconsin's DWD Secretary On Preventing Another Unemployment Insurance Backlog
Gov. Tony Evers plans to call a special legislative session to overhaul Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance system. We talk with Dept. of Workforce Development secretary-designee Amy Pechacek about what she says needs to be done to prevent another backlog of unemployment insurance claims.
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'Text Our Dead' Project Lets Living Connect With Dead Through A Favorite Medium, Texting
For the last 10 months, traditional ways of mourning like funerals and gatherings have been disrupted. We talk with a writer who’s own losses and mourning led him to create a phone line in which the living can send text messages to the dead, inspired by Japanese garden designer Itaru Sasaki’s ‘Wind Phone’.
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Assessing Wisconsin's Vaccine Rollout
We look at the state of Wisconsin’s rollout of vaccine — both how it’s going and the challenges with getting more people vaccinated.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Bill Martens Producer
- Jana Rose Schleis Producer
- Natalie Guyette Producer
- Tim Peterson Producer
- Amy Pechacek Guest
- Eric LeMay Guest
- Dr. Jonathan Temte Guest
- Michele Gerard Good Technical Director
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