Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee Podcast
A podcast celebrating Milwaukee women who are not afraid to dream BIG. Or maybe they are, but they dive in anyway. Women who are following their instincts, making mistakes and trying again, and honoring their resilience. Ultimately these are women making Milwaukee a better place for everyone through their leadership, their hard work and their radical generosity. In this podcast, you'll hear what it takes to live into a dream with answers to questions like: Should I start before I'm ready? Who do I need around me in order to begin? Should I say YES? What if I fail? What does success look like? The guests on Cream City Dreams show us that a dreamy life is possible with one small step after the next. Something we ALL can do. What's YOUR Cream City Dream? If you've got a suggestion for a Milwaukee women for Cream City Dreams, email Meagan at meagan@creamcitydreams.com
Episodes
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On this very last Cream City Digest of Season 5, I've created a smorgasbord of advice from our Season 5 guests on what to do if you're sitting on a dream. It's the question I asked (almost) all the guests at the end of the show and I've put together their answers in one DREAMY comp...
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No guest today, dreamers, just your host talking about the podcast, reflecting on the incredible women I've had the chance to interview in Season 5. In addition, I share my pre-interview warm up routine that I do before each call with a guest and how it helps me calm my nerves and feel confident i...
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This week, a REAL question that I've wondered myself; one that has made ME nervous; and if I'm honest, has even stopped me from signing up to volunteer around election season (but NOT anymore!). What is it actually like to door-to-door canvas for a candidate? What do I say when someone opens the door?...
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This week on the pod meet Kate Duffy, Founder of Motherhood for Good, previously known as Moms for Mandela. Though she wouldn’t call herself an ‘influencer,’ she is certainly making waves on the Instagram with posts about what democracy in action can and SHOULD look like. She and her team are breaking it down f...
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On this week's Cream City Digest, I ask Erin a very specific question: what do I say to my kids who notice very real and structural differences as we drive across town. Whether you live in Milwaukee or not, her answer is universal, and you'll want to hear it!
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How do we talk to our kids about race and racism? How do we talk to each other about it? How do we move from our segregated silos to make Milwaukee a more just and equitable city for everyone? This week, I dive deep with Dr. Erin Winkler, Associate Professor in the Department of African & African Diaspora S...
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This week on the Digest I share the part of our conversation where DeShanda reminds us what it was like to be young, and what the young people she works with at Pathfinders REALLY want. (Hint: it's no different than what WE wanted WAY back when, or maybe not so WAY back). Short and sweet and unde...
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This week I talk with DeShanda Williams-Clark, Senior Vice President of Programs & Services at Pathfinders about how their organization takes care of so many of our at-risk youth in the city. Whether through their drop-in center, emergency shelter, or street outreach, Pathways has a variety of tou...
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Less than 10 minutes this week and I'm sharing some of my favorite 'snippets' from this week's episode with my dear friend Michael Anderson. (yes, the first man on the podcast!) Really these are just teasers because I HOPE you will go back and listen to the conversation in its enti...
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As we wrap up Pride Month, pull up a chair for this intimate conversation between me and a very dear friend of mine. This week I interview Michael Anderson. But wait, I hear you say, Michael doesn’t sound like a woman. That’s right, nor does he live in Milwaukee. (but he used to, so I’m making an...
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Another short and sweet Digest with Calie Herbst of MKE with Kids where she gives some SOLID advice on what it means to publish something Good Enough, and what it means to share with generosity. If you're sitting on a dream, you NEED to hear this advice. I know I did.
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School’s OUT for the summer … do you know what you’re doing with the kids? Even if you don’t have kids, this week’s guest, Calie Herbst, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of MKE With Kids, has some GREAT ideas for ways to fill these long summer days. Calie started the website and blog MKE With Kids in 2013 when she was looking for ways to keep her own kiddos entertained and now TENS of thousands of families around ...
This part didn't make it into the full podcast because we had SO much to talk about ... but here on this Cream City Digest you'll hear Jen and Amanda's favorite things about the three different Urban Ecology Center Branches. Washington Park, Menomonee Valley and Riverside Park all have their own unique offerings and Jen and Amanda let us in on what they are.
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Connecting people in cities to nature and each other. That is the mission of the Urban Ecology Center. And this week, I talk with two dreamy women who are making REAL connections in our city’s natural spaces. Executive Director, Jen Hense, and VP of People and Culture, Amanda Panciera, are working to ensure that nature is accessible and enjoyable for everyone in the Cream City. AND … as if that wasn’t enough,...
BE KIND. It really is this simple, folks. But this simple kindness could very well be life-saving. Literally suicide prevention. A lesson from Brenna Creamer at Courage MKE for us all on how we can be better allies to our LGBTQ+ youth.
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🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Happy Pride Month! This week, I talk with Brenna Creamer of Courage MKE, a Milwaukee-based organization that provides services, support, resources and housing to LGBTQ+ youth across the state of Wisconsin. Sure we hang our rainbow flags and celebrate pride in the month of June but we need to be celebrating, valuing and seeing our LGBTQ+ community ALL. YEAR. LONG. This is exactly what they do at ...
As we wrap up Mental Health Awareness Month, a short episode on the importance of paying attention to and FUNDING organization that work with mental health. Remember that keeping organizations like the African American Breastfeeding Network afloat can be as simple as donating diaper wipes. The statistics may feel (and they are) dire, but there's always work we can do as a collective society.
We want to imagine having a baby is all snuggles and cuddles and sweetness. But for many in our city, it is not. Nationally, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than non-Hispanic White women, according to the Centers for Disease Control. However, in Wisconsin, they are five times more likely to die. FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY! That statistic is part of what drives today’s...
This week, a short and sweet segment from the podcast on self-love, self-acceptance and looking in the mirror. It's good for teenage girls, but really it's good for ALL of us! In under five minutes, two challenges for your week ahead. Are you ready for it?
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When you’re in the business of building relationships with teen girls, it’s easy to find hope in the youth of today’s Milwaukee. Today’s guest, Jasmine Deacon, Director of Program Services at Pearls for Teen Girls knows this first hand. Pearls runs programming for girls in 5-12 grade encouraging them to grow AND glow, survive AND thrive. Listen as we talk about how Pearls is continuing to inspire girls to lea...
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