365 Amplified

From Madison365, weekly discussion of the news for and from Wisconsin's communities of color and allies.

365 Amplified is a news podcast hosted by Madison365, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Madison365 hosts 365 Amplified, a news show with 100 episodes published.

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  Council Friends and Disappearing Messages. Plus, Kaleem Caire's mayoral campaign

  Oct 2, 202658 min

  Madison Common Council members have used a Signal group chat with disappearing messages for more than a year. Rob explains why that raises open meetings and open records questions. Also this week: a Latino pickleball night at Dill Dinkers, Madison's first new library branch in 26 years, nurses at SSM Health Dean voting to unionize, and a look ahead to the ninth annual 365 Leadership Summit. Then Rob talks with Kaleem Caire, the newest candidate for Madison mayor, about property taxes, housing costs, policing, body-worn cameras, and his first 30 days in office.

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  Police body cams get private funding, plus April Kigeya joins the mayor's race

  Sep 25, 20261h 4m

  Rob Chappell, Stephanie Diaz de Leon and Omar Waheed dig into a busy week in Madison policing: Chief John Patterson's new "service excellence and outreach" division, the Madison Community Foundation grant putting body-worn cameras on every officer next year, and the city's ongoing refusal to release police video. Omar recaps the Isthmus panel on AI and journalism and shares Aaron Perry's plan to take his barbershop health clinics on a 200-shop tour through the stroke and diabetes belt. Then mayoral candidate April Kigeya joins to talk housing, transportation, mental health, policing, and why she thinks Madison needs a new leader. Today's episode is sponsored by Wisconsin Chamber Orchesta and its upcoming performance, Transcendence .

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  A new stage, new books and a new movie for Madison

  Sep 18, 202636 min

  Big things are happening in Madison's art scene! Today, the team gives an update on a proposal to turn the 100-year-old Breese Stevens Field into a state-of-the-art concert venue, a Latina-focused art gallery, a Latino-focused book publisher, and a new locally produced movie that got a lot of buzz at its premier this summer. You can see it for free at a Central Library screening next weekend, and writer/director Rafael Ragland stops by the studio to talk about that movie, his history as a filmmaker and a big project to educate the next generation of movie makers. Check out the trailer for "Where Scriptures Breathe" here.

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  Another Mayoral Contender, a Restraining Order Fight, and Basketball's Next Big Thing

  Sep 11, 202633 min

  April Kigeya becomes the latest candidate to enter Madison's mayoral race, joining a growing field ahead of the spring election. Rob breaks down the ongoing fallout from a Madison police officer's restraining order against Independent Police Monitor Aracely Glass, plus new city council moves to review years of police oversight recommendations. Then, a change of pace: Rob shares the story of Braylin Calhoun, a basketball phenom from a tiny Upper Peninsula town turning heads in the national prep scene who's recently relocated to Milwaukee. Omar spotlights Sultan Ahmed's new cookbook, "Zamin," which reimagines Pakistani cuisine with Wisconsin-sourced ingredients, and previews "Ugly Little Monkeys," a documentary on a youth mariachi group screening in Madison and Oshkosh. Plus: emotional support snacks, and a ruling on candy corn.

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  The thing about body cameras. Plus, Mayoral candidate Brian Benford

  Sep 4, 202655 min

  State Rep Shelia Stubbs is advocating legislation to require body-worn cameras in all police departments. Will that actually increase transparency? We are skeptical. On the show today, Rob and Omar dig into that, including specific reasons for skepticism. Then, we touch on a new effort to unionize yet another group of nurses, and Omar recaps his visit to the Milwaukee Black Historical Society's exhibit on racist memorobilia. Finally, former Alder Brian Benford stops by the studio to discuss his mayoral bid, truth & reconciliation, and the power of possibility.

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