The 4 Best Derailed Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 3: Boondoggle
In 2010, Democrats controlled everything, from the White House, to Congress, to the governor's office to the Wisconsin state Legislature. Republicans were pushing back, and the Tea Party was in full s...Show More
2) Episode 1: Tommy's Train
Even if you remember that it was Gov. Scott Walker who wanted to kill the high-speed rail line between Madison and Milwaukee, there's a chance you don't remember who started it. It wasn't Walker's Dem...Show More
3) Episode 4: The Fast Train
When Wisconsin rejected $810 million in federal stimulus money for high-speed rail, the money was redistributed to other states. California got the largest chunk to go toward a rail line connecting Sa...Show More
4) Episode 2: Every Single Dime
Almost a decade after it was first unveiled, the Great Recession and President Barack Obama's federal stimulus bill gave Wisconsin's plan for a high-speed rail line new life.
5) Introducing WPR Reports: Mapped Out
From the team that brought you "Derailed," subscribe to hear "Mapped Out," a new, six-part series debuting in September that will give the lowdown on Wisconsin's redistricting past and let listeners k...Show More
6) Bonus Episode
Because the story of "Derailed" happened over the course of decades, there's a lot there, and a lot we didn't get to. Some of it, like Gov. Jim Doyle's role in ending the train, is still discussed tod...Show More
7) Episode 6: Times Change
When former Gov. Tommy Thompson decided to return to politics in 2012, he was walking into a Wisconsin that was as divided as ever. The game had changed, and Thompson had to play by a new set of rules...Show More
8) Episode 5: Going Nowhere
Before Gov. Scott Walker canceled the high-speed rail line that would have connected Madison to Milwaukee in 2010, Wisconsin bought two trains from a Spanish company named Talgo. The story of these...Show More
9) Coming Soon: Derailed
In 2010, Wisconsin got a federal grant to build a high-speed rail line between Madison and Milwaukee. Derailed is the story of how the rail project came together, how it fell apart and how Wisconsin c...Show More