100 episodes
53206 Cast Meg and Alex Bruzan
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 19 Ratings
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53206, located in the inner city of Milwaukee, is the poorest zip code in the state of Wisconsin. 99.2% of residents are non-white and the median household income is $24,000. Meg and Alex talk about what they have learned over the last 15 years from living in a place that is very different than the suburbs they grew up in. Each episode typically covers thoughts on education, social justice, and the normalization of inequities they see on a daily basis.
Join Meg & Alex as we rethink our inner cities together
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Good Problems At We Got This
This week Meg and Alex talk about some of the basics around We Got This and some of the good problems happening in the organization.
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Episode 152: Conflict, Productivity, and a We Got This Update
In areas of concentrated poverty, conflict is unavoidable and opportunities to be a positive contributor to the neighborhood are hard to find. This week, Meg and Alex talk about those things and give a mid summer We Got This update.
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Episode 151: Windswept Smoke
This week, Meg and Alex talk about a counter intuitive dynamic that exists in the inner city. While bad things happen sometimes, the good far outweighs the bad.
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Episode 150: 137
This week, Meg and Alex give a We Got This update and talk about neighborhood revitalization.
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Shooting On The Highway and A We Got This Week 3 Recap
This week Meg and Alex break down week three at the garden and talk about how that work attempts to give kids something positive and productive to do which, in theory, keeps young people from making bad decisions.
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We Got This 2024
This week, Meg and Alex recap the first week of the We Got This season.
Customer Reviews
Honest and hard conversations
I'm enjoying the new perspectives presented in this podcast. Every time I listen I listen with my teen son we have great conversations about how people experience life differently based on race, income levels etc. I particularly love the raw honesty. This couple doesn't pretend to know it all, but rather invites you to grow in your understanding along side them.
Normal people talking about real life things
If you like listening to normal people talking about real life things then you will love this podcast. Each episode asks the listener to imagine what it might be like to be black and poor in America today. I find it fascinating to learn about their neighborhood and how their own experiences have helped shape and change their opinions over the years. Alex and Megs conversations about socio-economical and racial injustice truly challenge me to think through my own biases and encourage me to gain more empathy. Well done guys!
Just good stuff
Alex and Meg open up their home to talk about race and equity, and they have the bonafides to back up what they say. I appreciate their honesty and openness to talk about the reality of poverty and how they frame their neighborhood through their experiences.
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