Historically, 53206 has gotten a bit of a bad rap. In part 1, Meg and Alex talked about how their neighborhood not only isn't that bad, but actually really great. That was the first of three rebuttals the two have to offer when someone thinks of where they live as a bad neighborhood. In part 2, the duo gives the second rebuttal - maybe bad actually means something different. 

Meg and Alex talk about about the first of three rebuttals to someone thinking their neighborhood is "bad" - defending it. 53206 doesn't have a lot of cheerleaders and the two have a conversation around what they have seen and why their neighborhood not only isn't bad, but is actually really good. 

When we are around someone doing something wild or dangerous, a typical response is to be angry or afraid. Meg and Alex talk about crazy driving in the inner city of Milwaukee and offer another way of looking it - as a cry for help. 

Meg and Alex talk about some of the conversations they have had with their 7 and 9 year old children.

Disclaimer: This isn't a how to talk to your kids about police brutality podcast. It's more of a what did we talk to our kids about police brutality podcast. 

A rather unfortunate automotive predicament leads Alex and Meg into a discussion on how the same situation can be an inconvenience for one person and a life changing event for another. 

Over spring break in 2006 Meg and Alex went on a trip with 30 of their closest friends to Mississippi to gut houses and learn about what life is like in the inner city of Jackson. Little did they know that would be the catalyst for their decision to move into the 53206 zip code in the inner city of Milwaukee. 

Meg and Alex give an update on how virtual school is going for their kids in Milwaukee Public Schools and talk about how/why some of the people from the neighborhood won't be able to engage with learning in at the same level as their own kids. 

Meg and Alex talk about what they remember from spending a week in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and discuss what would happen if a natural disaster of a similar scale hit their neighborhood. Plus the two talk about a couple of signs of change in the right direction. 

Meg asks Alex, an experienced educator, about some things parents can do to ensure their child receives a high quality education during virtual learning and how virtual learning can inadvertently create further inequities in education. 

Plus the two share some signs of change - positive things from our inner city neighborhood.

Meg and Alex talk about a people sleeping in cars in their neighborhood and give an update on Ms. Maggie.