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Precious Lives

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WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Precious Lives, created by 371 Productions, is a weekly podcast about gun violence and young people in the Milwaukee area. Who are the victims and the shooters? How are the weapons obtained? Explore the impact on the community at large and how to stop the violence.

#20

#101 Precious Lives: A Search for Answers

This is the final episode of Precious Lives. And for this final story, we thought we’d ret... more

20 Dec 2016

23 MINS

23:33

20 Dec 2016

#19

#100 Precious Lives: Breaking the Cycle of Violence

On June 11, 1994, Garland Hampton woke up around 10:30 am. He poured himself a bowl cereal... more

13 Dec 2016

13 MINS

13:56

13 Dec 2016

#18

#099 Precious Lives: A Pediatric Surgeon’s Plea To End Gun Deaths in Milwaukee

Well over a decade ago, pediatric surgeon Dr. John Densmore and his wife bought their firs... more

06 Dec 2016

17 MINS

17:31

06 Dec 2016

#17

#098 Precious Lives: The Next Chapter

At the end of 2016, Precious Lives will shift gears. We’ll wrap up our radio series and fo... more

29 Nov 2016

10 MINS

10:00

29 Nov 2016

#16

#097 Precious Lives: An Urban Ministry

Violence clusters like an infectious disease. But you can also feel it when you walk into ... more

22 Nov 2016

10 MINS

10:34

22 Nov 2016

#15

#096 Precious Lives: Finding Justice - and Purpose - Amid Police Violence

After Sylville Smith was shot and killed by a police officer this summer, his family was l... more

15 Nov 2016

09 MINS

09:36

15 Nov 2016

#14

#095 Precious Lives: Checking In With Carlton Dewindt, More Than A Year After Losing His Friend

We met 22-year-old Carlton Dewindt over a year ago, when he was featured on an early episo... more

08 Nov 2016

09 MINS

09:28

08 Nov 2016

#13

#094 Precious Lives: How Did We Get Here?

There’s a lot we know about gun violence. We know it’s concentrated in poorer areas. And w... more

01 Nov 2016

08 MINS

08:46

01 Nov 2016

#12

#093 Precious Lives: Behind the Gun Violence Beat

This is Precious Lives episode 93. We’re almost at our goal of telling 100 stories about g... more

25 Oct 2016

15 MINS

15:00

25 Oct 2016

#11

#092 Precious Lives: Running Towards a Second Chance

Born a few months apart, Mario Drain and his friends wound up with very different fates af... more

18 Oct 2016

09 MINS

09:39

18 Oct 2016

#10

#091 Precious Lives: Building Community After a Police-Involved Shooting

In August 2016, 23-year old Sylville Smith was shot by District 7 Officer Dominique Heagga... more

11 Oct 2016

08 MINS

08:01

11 Oct 2016

#9

#090 Precious Lives: The Playoffs

This is the final episode of a three part series following a young basketball team. At 13 ... more

04 Oct 2016

10 MINS

10:14

04 Oct 2016

#8

#089 Precious Lives: The 'Fighting' Team Copes With a Teammate's Death

Precious Lives picks up where it left off last week with Coach Eric Moore. He coaches in a... more

27 Sep 2016

10 MINS

10:54

27 Sep 2016

#7

#088 Precious Lives: The Crying Coach

If you are between the ages of eight and 48, love basketball and live in Milwaukee’s centr... more

20 Sep 2016

12 MINS

12:53

20 Sep 2016

#6

#087 Precious Lives: Remembering Eric Von

On Thursday, September 8th, Precious Lives host Eric Von died of a heart attack. He was 58... more

13 Sep 2016

19 MINS

19:18

13 Sep 2016

#5

#086 Precious Lives: Programming Sherman Park

On August 13th, all eyes turned to Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood. Protesters jumpe... more

06 Sep 2016

10 MINS

10:52

06 Sep 2016

#4

#085 Precious Lives: Tragedy Inspires a Fight for Universal Background Checks

Last year in Milwaukee, close to 70 percent of gun homicide suspects possessed their guns ... more

30 Aug 2016

09 MINS

09:59

30 Aug 2016

#3

Strong Public Support Fails to Move Wisconsin on Gun Background Checks

On a Sunday afternoon nearly four years ago, Elvin Daniel was in his garden when he got a ... more

28 Aug 2016

08 MINS

08:47

28 Aug 2016

#2

#084 Precious Lives: The Cost of Saying Goodbye

Milwaukee zip code 53206 comes with a lot of labels: mass incarceration, poverty, violence... more

23 Aug 2016

10 MINS

10:58

23 Aug 2016

#1

#083 Precious Lives: Making Sense of the Weekend Unrest

On Saturday, August 14th, a Milwaukee police officer shot and killed 23-year old Sylville ... more

16 Aug 2016

18 MINS

18:33

16 Aug 2016

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#20

#101 Precious Lives: A Search for Answers

#19

#100 Precious Lives: Breaking the Cycle of Violence

#18

#099 Precious Lives: A Pediatric Surgeon’s Plea To End Gun Deaths in Milwaukee

#17

#098 Precious Lives: The Next Chapter

#16

#097 Precious Lives: An Urban Ministry

#15

#096 Precious Lives: Finding Justice - and Purpose - Amid Police Violence

#14

#095 Precious Lives: Checking In With Carlton Dewindt, More Than A Year After Losing His Friend

#13

#094 Precious Lives: How Did We Get Here?

#12

#093 Precious Lives: Behind the Gun Violence Beat

#11

#092 Precious Lives: Running Towards a Second Chance

#10

#091 Precious Lives: Building Community After a Police-Involved Shooting

#9

#090 Precious Lives: The Playoffs

#8

#089 Precious Lives: The 'Fighting' Team Copes With a Teammate's Death

#7

#088 Precious Lives: The Crying Coach

#6

#087 Precious Lives: Remembering Eric Von

#5

#086 Precious Lives: Programming Sherman Park

#4

#085 Precious Lives: Tragedy Inspires a Fight for Universal Background Checks

#3

Strong Public Support Fails to Move Wisconsin on Gun Background Checks

#2

#084 Precious Lives: The Cost of Saying Goodbye

#1

#083 Precious Lives: Making Sense of the Weekend Unrest