This week Meg and Alex talk to early childhood education expert, Ashley Harrell. Ashley gives context to the importance of early childhood education and helps to redefine what school for our youngest learners should be and could be. 

The impact of one house's story shouldn't matter much, but when that same story plays out across a neighborhood or even a zip code, the effects can be devastating. This week, Meg and Alex provide some humanizing context to what happens when an inner city home is bought by an out of state investor and the effect it has on the neighborhood.

One house doesn't make a neighborhood, right? But what if that house used to be good for the block and now brings harm to the block. This podcast is a story of one house, that used be a blessing to the neighborhood but is now a liability. 

This week's episode of the 53206 Cast is all about running. Chris Ponteri, who has run every street in the city of Milwaukee, Brian Hutchinson who is currently on a 9 year running streak and creator on instagram @mkejogwalker, along with Ashley Frahm, the Rufus King runner, join the podcast to talk about the surprising benefits of running in the city of Milwaukee.

Noel Kegel, president of Wheel and Sprocket, joins the show this week to talk about the impact bikes can have on a community. Meg and Alex interview Noel and offer a different take on what it means to be an advocate. 

This week Meg and Alex sit down with long time Borchert Field resident and current real estate agent Tyesha Shareef to talk about the promotion of home ownership within the Black community. 

This week, Alex and Meg talk about a couple of ways in which we can grow in our own understanding of what it might be like to be a justice involved individual trying make their way in the world. 

This week Jamie is back for part 2 of his interview with Meg and Alex. Jamie talks about good things happening in the justice involved community and gives some insights on what the non-justice involved can do to better understand the unique circumstances of those who have been incarcerated. 

This week Meg and Alex are joined by Jamie De Jesus. Jamie is the CEO of Innovative Solutions 2 Consulting and a Manufacturing Skills Standard Council Instructor. The three talk about cinnamon rolls, the criminal justice system, and good things happening in the justice involved community. 

This week Meg and Alex give an update on some things going on at We Got This and talk about the progress at Charlie's house.