Central Time

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Central Time episodes

  • Housing seniors, State shared revenue
    The Wisconsin Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources director joins us to look at trends and challenges in housing elderly members of our families. Then, we talk to researchers from the Wisconsin Policy Forum about how the state shared revenue program works in Wisconsin and how it's affecting cities like Milwaukee.
    46 min
  • Fair redistricting, Viking festival, Chess and hip-hop
    A policy expert shares his analysis of redistricting efforts across the country to learn what was effective and what wasn't. Then, one of the organizers of a Viking festival coming to Green Bay gives us the details of the event and why it celebrates Vikings. Later, we learn more about a group combining hip-hop and chess in Milwaukee.
    46 min
  • Viking festival, Chess and hip-hop, Election debates
    One of the organizers of a Viking festival coming to Green Bay shares the details of the event and why it celebrates Vikings. Then, we learn more about a group combining hip-hop and chess in Milwaukee. Later, a political communication professor shares why the 2022 midterm elections are seeing viewer political debates between candidates.
    45 min
  • Election debates, Fair redistricting
    A political communication professor explains why the 2022 midterm elections are seeing viewer political debates between candidates. Then, a policy expert shares his analysis of redistricting efforts across the country to learn what was effective and what wasn't.
    47 min
  • New words in the dictionary
    More than 300 words were recently added to the English language dictionary. The hosts of A Way With Words join us to look at some of the new entries and explain how words make their way into the mainstream
    46 min
  • New words in the dictionary, Cost of parking in cities
    More than 300 words were recently added to the English language dictionary. The hosts of A Way With Words join us to look at some of the new entries and explain how words make their way into the mainstream. We also look into how parking prices are trending and how much they impact urban residents.
    45 min
  • Voter priorities, Wisconsin foraging, Medical field access
    We talk to one of the organizers of a project talking to voters about the issues that are most important in the upcoming election. Then we talk to a Wisconsin environmentalist who is eating only what he can forage in the state. Later, we learn more about a new organization helping latinx students get into the medical field.
    46 min
  • Wisconsin foraging, Medical field access, Transporting immigrants
    We talk to a Wisconsin environmentalist who is eating only what he can forage in the state. Then, we learn more about a new organization helping latinx students get into the medical field. Later, a political science professor joins us to look at immigration policy and the legal implications of Republican governors sending migrants to Democratic cities.
    45 min
  • Transporting immigrants, Voter priorities
    A political science professor joins us to look at immigration policy and the legal implications of Republican governors sending migrants to Democratic cities. Then, we talk to one of the organizers of a project talking to voters about the issues that are most important in the upcoming election.
    47 min

About Central Time

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Hosted by Rob Ferrett, "Central Time" takes a unique approach to cover a variety of topics. Executive producer Dean Knetter and producers Tim Peterson, Colleen Leahy, Lorin Cox, Beatrice Lawrence, and…