365 Amplified

On the podcast today: Urban League Young Professionals is growing and hosting a series of events next week, the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County has named its Youth of the Year and the federal government is ending the public health emergency prompted by COVID-19.

On the podcast today: UNIDOS has a new executive director and we have some thoughts about the narratives around the death of Tyre Nichols.

A UW professor earns a big honor, the McKenzie Regional Workforce Center gets another boost and COVID stats continue to improve.

On the podcast today: the Mann Scholars program has a new leader and Wisconsin has a new Poet Laureate.

On the podcast today: "Black Girls Don't" is this Saturday, South Madison is getting a big TIF investment and a small WIsconsin town is pushing back against a far-right school board takeover.

On the podcast today: Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford's campaign to represent the east side on the Madison Common Council, another big boost for The Center for Black Excellence and Culture, and the important question: is "The Last of Us" scary? (Spoiler: Stephanie says yes.)

Madison Public Library is offering free family portraits, UW-Whitewater has a new chancellor and COVID stats are steady or dropping.

The Dane County Board rejected a resolution to put an additional $13.5 million for the consolidated jail project to referendum in April, opting instead to wait until a more complete cost estimate comes in March and then decide whether to spend more or cut back on the project. Supervisor Dana Pellebon joins the show today to talk about that vote, the Black Caucus perspective and what comes next.

On the podcast today, another Englishman joins the Mingos, Centro Hispano will celebrate Tres Reyes Magos this weekend, Briarpatch has new leadership and COVID stats are looking better. Plus, Rob's new favorite heart-healthy snack!

On the podcast today, a follow-up to the story we broke earlier this month on Kay LeClaire, who falsely claimed to be Indigenous. We've learned more about the harm she caused, the money she made from the deception, how the community hopes to heal and more.