This week, Joanna Brooks, the founder of Embody Yoga joins the podcast to talk about her journey as a small business owner running the highly successful yoga studio, Embody Yoga. Embody Yoga is on a mission to share the practice of yoga with people of color and is a leader in the health and wellness space in the city of Milwaukee. Friend of the podcast and avid yoga enthusiest, Jessica Butler joins the conversation as well and gives an update on what Heal The Hood has coming up this summer....
Mar 15, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 139
We haven't yet arrived at a socially just world, which means injustice exists. When you stumble across a situation which you percieve to be unjust, it's easy to get angry. This week Meg and Alex talk about that dynamic and offer an approach to help turn the world into what you would like it to be.
Mar 06, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 138
Meg and Alex are back giving a recap of the Homes MKE podcast and giving some updates on projects they're working on.
Feb 24, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 137
This week, Meg and Alex sit down with Milwaukee's Commissioner of City Development, Lafayette Crump and Homes MKE Community Outreach Liaison, Jeremy Mitchell to discuss the Homes MKE initiative. Lafayette and Jeremy talk logistics, the philosophies behind the program, and its impact on the community. If you have questions or want more information about the program or available properties, be sure to reach out at jermitc@milwaukee.gov ....
Feb 13, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 136
This week, Meg and Alex talk about what they were thinking about when they decided to buy their house. The two take a walk down memory lane and discuss the thought process that went into their decision to dedicate a part of their lives to making their neighborhood better.
Feb 05, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 135
Houses in 53206 are five times more likely to catch fire than in the surrounding zip codes. This week, Alex and Meg talk about house fires and the impact that has on the neighborhood.
Jan 22, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 134
The gap and the gain philosophy, introduced by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy is a framework for viewing your progress toward acheiving long term goals. This week, Meg and Alex explain that philosophy and show how you can use it to stay motivated on your socical justice pursuits.
Jan 16, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 133
Meg and Alex are back for the first episode of the 53206 Cast in 2024. This week, the two talk about how to overcome the fear of being labled a white savior.
Jan 08, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 132
This week, Meg and Alex are back with another episode on access. The inner city can be an isolating space and the more we can provide access to everything the world has to offer, the more a young person can envision themselves beyond their own circumstances and the more the world opens up to them.
Dec 20, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 131
Traumatic events seem to happen more reguarly in the inner city and the inward affects of that trauma is often hidden from outside world. This week, Meg and Alex talk about truama in the inner city and how that trauma affects day to day life.
Dec 11, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 130
This week Meg and Alex are joined by longtime friend of the podcast Jamie DeJesus and Adelle Quick, a junior at Marquette University. The group talks about the value of the EPP program at Marquette which is designed to provide educational opportunities for those affected by the criminal justice system and Adelle gives some insight on what she learned from taking a class at a correctional institution.
Nov 28, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 129
This week Meg and Alex give an update on the white house on the corner and discuss the transformative power of tulip bulbs. Interested in helping kids transform their neighborhood by giving to We Got This? Check out www.wegotthismke.com .
Nov 21, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 128
This week, Jamie DeJesus returns to give his annual Thanksgiving update. Jamie is a long time advocate for the justice involved and helps manage the Innovative Educational Solutions Institute which provides CNC and manufactoring skills training programming. You can find out more about IES at https://iesinstitute.org/ .
Nov 12, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 127
This week Meg and Alex discuss the trick or treat habits of their neighborhood and give some advice on how to expidite the process of deconcentrating of areas of poverty.
Oct 30, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 126
Things happen in areas of concentrated poverty that can make someone unfamiliar with those spaces uncomfortable, but does that mean we should avoid them? This week Meg and Alex talk about being ok with being uncomfortable and the surprise benefits of intentionally leaning in to uncomfortable situations.
Oct 25, 2023•33 min•Season 2Ep. 125
Meg and Alex are back talking about an old friend and neighbor.
Oct 20, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 124
This week Meg and Alex welcome special guests Jodi Delfosse, Lynn Charnitz, and Claudia Morris also known as the lunch ladies from We Got This. The group talks about their experience and gives some insight on how to serve well.
Oct 07, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 123
A lot of people ask if we live in a violent neighborhood. Some violence is obvious and makes news headlines, but some goes quietly unnoticed. This week Meg and Alex talk about violence and what might be the disrupter of violence in a space with a long history of violence.
Sep 28, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 122
Spaces hold memories, both good and bad. This week Meg and Alex talk about this dynamic and pose the question what must it be like to live near spaces that are marred with trauma.
Sep 20, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 121
This week Meg and Alex talk about the final Saturday in the We Got This summer program. The two talk ownership and purpose as it relates to We Got This and inner city spaces in general. Here's a couple of quick stats from the summer. Over 3200 hours served in the community by We Got This participants 175 different kids came out to work over the summer Over $16,000 was paid out to kids for working to make their neighborhood a better place to grow up in.
Aug 28, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 120
It's easy to forget the impact something as simple as two gallons of milk can have on a person. This week Meg and Alex talk about the change two gallons of milk can have on a person. Then the two give an update on year end festivities at We Got This.
Aug 21, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 119
For 12 weeks each summer, dozens of kids come out to the We Got This garden to learn how to garden and make their neighborhood a better place. This week, Meg and Alex recap the first half of the summer program and give some highlights on what's been going on at We Got This.
Jul 24, 2023•27 min
This week, Meg and Alex talk about the recent supreme court ruling striking down affirmative action college admissions programs.
Jul 17, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 117
The inner city is a complex space with comlex issues. This week, Meg and Alex talk about trying to understand just a little bit more. Then the two give some updates around We Got This and a couple of other things happening in the neighborhood.
Jun 27, 2023•33 min•Season 2Ep. 116
A $1,500 car can be nothing to somebody or it can be everything to somebody. The difference is in the margin that car creates. This week Meg and Alex talk about margins and how margins look different in their neighborhood.
Jun 13, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 115
Join Richard Rothstein (Color of Law) on the 53206 Cast podcast discussing his and his daughter Leah’s new book Just Action. Richard and Leah Rothstein will also be coming to Milwaukee tomorrow, June 2nd along with Milwaukee-based researcher at the Redress Movement Reggie Jackson as they talk Just Action! https://actionnetwork.org/events/just-action-book-release-discussion?source=direct_link&&link_id=1&can_id=ef6cdd58c91dfc5b25ce7f477311978f&email_referrer=&email_subject=just...
Jun 01, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 114
This week Meg and Alex discuss the rise in the number of white people within the neighborhood, something that was pretty rare a year ago. Then the two talk about Meg's newfound interest in the home shopping channel and give a quick We Got This update.
May 23, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 113
Nearly all of us will grapple with what it means to have privilege. Whether you have a lot or you have a little, our status in life is can be tied back to where we started or ways in which we have had an excess of good fortune. That discomfort can be a tool we use to remind ourselves to pursue equality and justice in the world. This week, Meg and Alex talk about that discomfort and how to channel it into something positive and productive.
May 15, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 112
When you have a neighbor that isn't all that neighborhly it's easy to get stuck in the rut of hopelessness or to feel powerless. This week Meg and Alex talk about that feeling and how it's compounded in inner city spaces.
May 03, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 111
The 11th annual Heal the Hood event is just over one month away. This week, Meg and Alex welcome back the founder of Heal the Hood Ajamou Butler along with this years emcees Jamila Riley and Jamila Carney. Ajamou is a well known poet, motivational speaker, and author. Jamila Riley is the owner of J. Riley, a crochet accessories and apparel boutique located in the Sherman Phoenix in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood. Jamila Carney operates Agape Yogestry and is a sought after yoga instructor....
Apr 24, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 110
