Podcast: Living Local’s Driveway Moments 2016
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Podcast: Living Local’s Driveway Moments 2016

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December 20, 2016

Produced by Katie Kuhn, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

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‘Tis the season for reflection.

United Way’s very first podcast, Living Local, launched this past August with Tonda Thompson’s incredible story about losing her infant son, and how this tragic event spurred her passion for preventing infant mortality. Last August, as the episode aired, United Way celebrated the first-ever HaRUNbee 5k Walk/Run to Prevent Infant Mortality, which took place in Tonda’s own neighborhood of Harumbee.

From there, we covered topics ranging from homelessness to fatherhood to suicide prevention and addiction. We spoke with people of all ages, across our 4-county region, each of whom shared personal, emotional moments that changed their lives and shaped the work they do. 

Living Local will take a break next week, but will be back with new content in 2017. To cap off the year, we wanted to share some of our favorite clips from the 2016 episodes. When we started the podcast, Brian McKaig, VP of Marketing & Communication here at United Way, told us to reach for those “driveway moments,” when you are listening to something so good, that you stay in your car to finish listening when you’ve already arrived home. These were those moments for us.

We would love your feedback on the podcast. Let us know how we are doing and what topics you would like to see covered in 2017. Contact Katie Kuhn with your feedback and ideas.

Check out the full episodes featured in this recap podcast:

Ex Fabula Story Slam "Fatherhood" Episode 2

Sexual Assault Survivor and Champion Dawn Helmrich

Youth Programming Coordinator and Father Diallo Mayo

Shaquita and Adrienne of the Street Beat Team

Veteran and Red Cross Volunteer Phyllis Wiggins

Emily Kenney on Ending Homelessness in Milwaukee

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