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Cream City Dreams is now Gather Connect Create!
New name, same host 👋🏼 Bite-sized episodes with big connection!
Join me weekly for inspiration, interviews and simple ideas you can use in your own community to create more connections IN REAL LIFE, no matter where you find yourself!
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Two Kids, One Mic, BIG Emotions: Calm Kids Podcast (SPECIAL Takeover Edition!)
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Summer BONUS episode: What happens on a writing retreat?
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Goodbye for now ~ a Season 9 Finale
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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8 Lessons I've learned from a YEAR off Social Media!
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Sound bath 101 with Parisa Shirazi Chavoya
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May 27, 2026 |
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Sun & Screen: How to find your summer balance
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May 20, 2026 |
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What is Forest Bathing? With Megan Bollen of Juniper Trails
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May 13, 2026 |
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In praise of front porch season, in conversation with Dr. Jane R. Shore of School of Thought (part 2)
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May 06, 2026 |
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Why the future of learning MUST be human, with Dr. Jane R. Shore
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Wait, There's a Club for That?
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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When your nametag says "I am here to listen"
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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The Secret to (Great) Small Talk with Nydia Maurás-Jones
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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The Whistling Fake Librarian Garden and Book Club
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Wild Writing and the Practice of Being Human — with Laurie Wagner
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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🇺🇸 50 States, 50 Gatherings, One Ambitious Relay, with Garrett Bucks
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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How to start a cookbook club with friends
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Why do our screens evoke so much shame?
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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An Amazing Teen explores The Amazing Generation (a book review and an example of the conversations we need to be having with our teens!)
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Three cheers for the teens who are teaching US about the boundaries they need
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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The Teens are NOT okay, but they CAN be, a conversation with Kat Zilka of Dis/Connect
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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In praise of screen free childhoods (and the parents behind the movement!) with RECONNECT MILWAUKEE
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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In praise of the voice memo friendships!
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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How to host a women-only dance party in YOUR city! (sorry, guys!)
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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A standing dinner date with friends: A simple way to build community
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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An update on life OFF social media (and what I'm doing instead)
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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In praise of wonder seeking with a professional Wonder Seeker, with Andrea Scher
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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In praise of extraordinary deeds!
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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When music is the medicine | In praise of connecting through song with Holly Haebig
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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How to host women's circles with Nora Oaks
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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How to (re)define a successful gathering
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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In praise of poetry and prose in person with Angela Voras-Hills of Book Drop MKE
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Getting people to talk at the Thanksgiving table (or any table!)
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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In praise of the potluck
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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In praise of the humble name tag
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Why aren't we gathering?
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Welcome to Gather Connect Create and why this matters!
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Gather Connect Create: the NEW podcast trailer!
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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An Update from my Cream City Dreams Hiatus!
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Season 8 finale plus what's next for Cream City Dreams?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Takeaways from the 14 INCREDIBLE Milwaukee women from Season 8 on finding JOY!
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on why I just can't get back online
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Reflections on a JOYFUL summer away from the socials with Thekla Brumder Ross
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on facing the fears and living creatively
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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From Heartbreak to Hope: The Story Behind Stella’s Playground with Rese Schneider
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on what I would have shared if I'd been online this summer!
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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JOY in the (Creative) Mornings with Annie Werner and Kelly Winarski, Milwaukee Chapter Hosts
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest with tips on returning to social media (if and when!) with Thekla Brumder Ross
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Finding JOY behind Open Doors in Milwaukee with Grace Fuhr of Historic Milwaukee
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest gets existential with Thekla Brumder Ross
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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When a dream becomes a reality for Rosha Brister at Style Pop Cafe
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest with an update from Thekla Brumder Ross
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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JOY at the Threshold with Rita Bertrand and Marjorie Moon of Milwaukee's Threshold Choir
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on the nostalgia of landlines and another POEM
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Finding JOY in every body and every BOOTY with Rachal Duggan
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on JOMO in the forest, plus a poem!
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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JOY is a space to BLOOM with Tiffany Miller of Fruition MKE
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest with insight on parental screen use from a SEVEN year old!
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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When JOY is in your job description with Steph Salvia of Joy Engine
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest with special guest Thekla Brumder Ross (and a mid-June detox check in!)
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Rocking out with Mary JOY Hickey of Girls Rock MKE
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on FOMO ... what FOMO?
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Dancing toward JOY with Karlies Kelley of Panadanza Dance Company
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on what life is like without the social media (so far!)
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Pizza, Pride and the PERFECT start to this season of JOY with Dana Spandet
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on DETOX fears and FOMOs (and JOY)
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May 30, 2025 |
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Practical advice for a (screen-free) detox with Thekla Brumder Ross
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May 28, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on IRL attention (and an invitation or TWO for subscribers!)
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May 23, 2025 |
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Feeds, FOMO, forgiveness & freedom: meeting our screen time habits with compassion
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May 21, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on nerves and noticings around a social media detox
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May 16, 2025 |
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This is your brain on screens with Thekla Brumder Ross
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May 14, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on noticing where we put our attention
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May 09, 2025 |
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Navigating our screen time balance with Thekla Brumder Ross
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May 07, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on ALL the incredible women of Season 7 (plus a peek at what's coming in May)
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May 02, 2025 |
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When drilling down into grief makes space for healing with Tonda Thompson
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on the Gathering of the Guests and the permission to be BIG!
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Celebrating Women's Entrepreneurship Week 2025 with Sarah Haas
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on imagination and attention (and some summer JOY)
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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When the creatives will save us (yet again!) with Dasha Kelly Hamilton
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on letting go of perfection and just DOING the thing!
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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When death invites curiosity and inspires purpose with Shantell Riley
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on the creativity of children (and what we can all learn from them)
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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When it's never too late to call yourself a creative with Harper Marten
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest with a poem you NEED to hear!
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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When grief ignites a superpower with Miranda Malone
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on Leftovers, Teachers and Where I'm From (a poem)
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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When it's time to get out of the kitchen with Nell Benton
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest with gratitude for the Milwaukee community who come together in ALL the ways!
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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When Mama needs CONNECTION with Stephanie Ciatti
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest with TWO poems on Hope and Love
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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When nevertheless, we MUST PERSIST, with the PERSISTers, Lisa Williams and Cheryl Juech
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on Women (so many WOMEN) showing up!
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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When God calls, you answer! With Jamila Riley
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on JOY (with a poem by everyone's favorite poet)
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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When what you deal is HOPE with Eva Welch of Street Angels
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest with a HOT TICKET supporting Hanan Refugees Relief Group
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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When an A-HA moment changes everything with Ashley Jordan
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on finding micro-JOYS in micro-ACTIONS
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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When living the dream means trusting the universe (and a U-Haul!) with Jamie Phoenix
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on gathering with intention (and an invitation to a meditation!)
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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When starting over is the best way forward with Emerald Mills-Williams
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest on being seen and seeing others in these hard times.
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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When an identity is stolen, with Kaitlin Henze
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest - Live from OAXACA!
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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When a zip code makes all the difference with Meg Bruzan
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Cream City Digest is BACK for Season 7
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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When the fairytale leads you back to Milwaukee ... with Kristin Brey
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Season SEVEN Trailer: Life changing stories to start the New Year!
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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That's a WRAP: Season Six Finale with Meagan
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on avoiding the obligatory giving this season and finding JOY instead
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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On empowering kids to make healthy choices (in the kitchen!) with Lisa Kingery of FoodRight
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with a special request on Black Friday
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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On how the teens are alright and how collective healing might just save us all
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on fried chicken, coffee dancing and other things worth celebrating
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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On eliminating hunger one crop at a time
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on chocolate, carbs and other things keeping me afloat this week!
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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On belonging in this country and to each other: The refugee experience in Wisconsin with Bojana Zorić Martinez
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on the poets and people who will save us
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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On the meditation you didn't know you needed today
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest clears up some voter misinformation with Debra Cronmiller of The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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On the power of organizing in community with Angela Lang
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on staying present when low-grade anxiety is a-humming
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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On the power of demanding action and not underestimating MOMS!
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on advice for door knocking and canvassing this election season (DO IT!)
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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On why we need more women on the ballot and how to get them there with Erin Loos Cutraro
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on creativity and letting go of what doesn't bring JOY!
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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On daring women who dive into politics with Representative Deb Andraca and Erin Stilp
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on pausing to reboot and sharing our abundance
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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On creating good, being useful and making a difference with small steps : Marissa Jablonski
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on noticing ordinary people doing cool things
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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On finding inspiration to DO SOMETHING : Season Six Trailer with Meagan Schultz
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Meagan and the cast of Season 5 on what to do with a dream
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Season Finale with your host, Meagan Schultz
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Kate Duffy on what to say if you're knocking on doors this election season!
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Kate Duffy from Motherhood For Good
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Erin Winkler with a REAL example of talking about race
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Erin Winkler, Associate Professor at UW-Milwaukee
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with DeShanda Williams-Clark on what the youth REALLY want
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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DeShanda Williams-Clark of Pathfinders
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Michael Anderson on how to be a better trans ally
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Michael Anderson on Transitioning
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Calie Herbst on just hitting publish (with a generous spirit!)
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Calie Herbst of MKE With Kids
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Amanda and Jen on the BEST things about the Urban Ecology Center
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Jen Hense and Amanda Panciera of the Urban Ecology Center
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Courage MKE on how to be a better ally to LGBTQ+ youth
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Brenna Creamer of Courage MKE
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Dalvery Blackwell on the Importance of Funding
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May 31, 2024 |
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Dalvery Blackwell of the African American Breastfeeding Network and WeRISE Doula Program
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May 29, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Jasmin Deacon on Looking in the Mirror
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May 24, 2024 |
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Jasmine Deacon of PEARLS for Teen Girls
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May 22, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest with Dr. Michelle Pickett on Talking to Your Teens about Sex
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May 17, 2024 |
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Dr. Michelle Pickett of Children's Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin
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May 15, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on What to Say to a Grieving Mother with Sarah Ornst Bloomquist
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May 10, 2024 |
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Sarah Ornst Bloomquist of Moms Mental Health Initiative
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May 08, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on Women Building Their OWN Table with Stephanie Melnick
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May 03, 2024 |
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Stephanie Melnick talks about Women's Entrepreneurship Week 2024
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on Being in the Spotlight with Harmonie Baker
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Harmonie Baker of The Milwaukee Youth Theatre
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on Why We Need Museums with Dr. Ellen Censky
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Dr. Ellen Censky, CEO of the Milwaukee Public Museum
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Cream City Digest on Fears, What Ifs, and NBDs
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Are you breaking up with me? Shelly & Meagan say goodbye.
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Season Four Finale with Shelly & Meagan
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Anne Basting of TimeSlips and and Director of UWM's Center for 21st Century Studies
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Julia Taylor, Artist and Change Maker and Visionary
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Symphony Swan of THE CR8TV HOUSE
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Sevan Arabajian-Ries of Mother Lion
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Maggie Joos of The Real Good Life
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR from Shelly and Meagan!
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Makda Fessahaye, Associate Vice Chancellor at UW Milwaukee
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Christie Melby-Gibbons of Tricklebee Café
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Samantha Starr of Samantha Starr Events
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Brenda Campbell of SecureFutures
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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LIVE She Stands Tall Event at Alverno College with Shelly & Meagan in the HOT SEAT!
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Brit Nicole, Spoken Word Artist & Activist
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Lori Fredrich of OnMilwaukee.com
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Dr. Megan Schultz of Children's Wisconsin
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Meagan Johnson of Milwaukee Diaper Mission
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Season Four is here! With Shelly & Meagan
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Season Four Trailer with Shelly & Meagan
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Season 3 Finale with Shelly & Meagan
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May 10, 2023 |
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Lisa Attonito & Sandy Cunningham of The Women's Fund of Greater Milwaukee
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May 03, 2023 |
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Lauren Feaster of Professional Dimensions
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Stephanie Melnick of Melnick & Melnick and She Stands Tall, LLC
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Juli Kaufmann of Fix Development
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Corry Joe Biddle of Fuel Milwaukee and MMAC
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Cecelia Gore of Milwaukee Brewers Foundation
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Wendy Baumann of WWBIC
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Season Two Finale with Shelly & Meagan
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Let's Talk Womxn Milwaukee
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Chloe Longmire of Chase My Creations
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Shelly & Meagan on the Mic!
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Marissa Jablonski of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Alesia Miller of Soul Brew Kombucha
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Nicole Acosta of The Hoops Project
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Jessie Cannizzaro of Milestone Plumbing, Inc.
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Venice Williams of The Table & Alice's Garden (and more!)
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Happy New Year from Shelly & Meagan!
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Shawna Nicols, Official DJ for the Milwaukee Bucks
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Sherrill Knezel of Meaningful Marks
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Dasha Kelly, Wisconsin's Poet Laureate (and SO much more!)
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Caitlin Cullen of Kinship Community Food Center
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Shelly & Meagan Are Back for Season Two!
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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A FINAL conversation with your hosts: Shelly & Meagan
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Emerald Mills of Turning Tables Tavern & Eatery (and Diverse Dining)
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Rebecca Jankowski & Theresa Kopac of Interwovxn
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Laura Dyan Kezman & Vianca Fuster of Lionart Media
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Tia Richardson of Cosmic Butterfly Design
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Julie Rowley of PushMKE and Comedienne Angie McManaman
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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A conversation with your hosts: Shelly & Meagan
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Liv Menzia of Liv a Little Vegan Ice Cream
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Lai King Moy of Tour of America's Dairyland and Cadence Cycling
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Ashley Valentine of Rooted MKE Bookstore
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May 25, 2022 |
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Vanessa Andrew of Madam Chino
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May 25, 2022 |
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Shelly, Meagan & Cream City Dreams
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May 25, 2022 |
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We Just Need to Start!
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May 11, 2022 |