53206 Cast
53206, located in the inner city of Milwaukee, is the poorest zip code in the state of Wisconsin. 99.2% of residents are non-white and the median household income is $24,000. Meg and Alex talk about what they have learned over the last 15 years from living in a place that is very different than the suburbs they grew up in. Each episode typically covers thoughts on education, social justice, and the normalization of inequities they see on a daily basis. Join Meg & Alex as we rethink our inner cities together
Episodes
Solving complex problems requires a nuianced understanding of the problem. This week Meg and Alex talk about the psycology of the dumper and give a quick We Got This update.
Sometimes in life, the opportunity to do good in the world stems from aggrivation around a circumstance. This week, Meg and Alex talk about how to spot opportunities to be the change hidden within circumstances you may not love.
This week, Meg and Alex discuss differing viewpoints on solving the cities litter problem.
This week, Meg and Alex give an update on what has been going on in the neighborhood. Specifically, the two talk about house fires and another recent instance of someone losing their home to a house fire.
In life, things either get better or they get worse, but they rarely stay the same. This week, Meg and Alex talk about some of the new things happening at We Got This for the 2025 growing season.
Dumping has been in the news a lot lately here in Milwaukee. This week, Meg and Alex talk about what someones option are when their property is dumped on and give some insights on the current response system that exists.
What does it say about a neighborhood when it's treated like a garbage dump? This week, Meg and Alex discuss this and share on the topic of dumping, which is a common practice in inner city neighborhoods.
This week, Meg and Alex talk about the mechanics and give a little history lesson around the purchase of their latest property. The two share about housing inequities and the injustice that exists in their neighborhood around housing values as well as what can happen when an out of state landlord buys a property they cannot manage.
This week Meg and Alex talk about the transferring of problems in the tenant/landlord relationship and fixing broken furnaces.
For those of us that are socially justice minded, it can be challenging sometimes to take that inclination and turn it into action. This week, Meg and Alex give some tips for going from calling to action.
The news can be unsettling, unnerving, or even aggrivating. This week, Meg and Alex talk about a different way to think about calls to serving a community, state, or even a nation with the hope of funneling discomfort toward action.
This week, Meg and Alex share an excerpt from the book Bad Neighborhoods. If you like the 53206 Cast, Bad Neighborhoods is similar in concept, but is more of a deep dive into the issues facing areas of concentrated poverty. The audio version of the book can be found on the Bad Neighborhoods podcast feed or by using this link:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2U5tj17PnVr8uV52pDsDjB
This week, Meg and Alex talk about the added responsibility put onto residents in areas of concentrated poverty to keep the standard of living within their community at a baseline level.
Interested in checking out the book Bad Neighborhoods? Bad Neighborhood can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts or by clicking the link here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2U5tj17PnVr8uV52pDsDjB
In this episode of The 53206 Cast, Meg and Alex reflect on the complexities of making a positive impact in the community. They share their thoughts on a recent early morning hit-and-run accident that hit close to home, and how it underscores the nuiances within collective and individual responsibility.
They also highlight an event at the We Got This Community Garden, where kids chose gifts for their parents or guardians—an effort t...
While being motivated by fear can by helpful sometimes, when we make everyday decisions about how we interact with the world, fear is one of the least useful tools we have. This week, Meg and Alex discuss how fear has impacted their neighborhood and offer some alternatives to a fear based approach.
This week, Meg and Alex sit down with Jamie DeJesus. Jamie is a leader in the community helping facilitate the re-entry process for justice involved individuals through career training. You can find out more around the work Jamie does at www.iesinstitute.org.
Legacies are something we leave whether or not we do so intentionally or not. For a lot of us, we want to leave the world better than we wound it. This week on the podcast, Meg and Alex talk about legacies and give some thoughts on building the legacy you want to leave.
This week Meg and Alex discuss the philosophy that everything is an opportunity to make the world the way you want it to be.
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