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Future Perfect

Sim City, Wisconsin

Future Perfect

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Tech News, News

4.5 • 622 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Diane Hendricks is the richest self-made woman in America, and she has used her fortune to remake the city of Beloit, Wisconsin. But she’s also used her riches to bankroll former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and to crush unions in the state. In this episode: How do we reconcile Beloiters’ love for her with her broader effects on the state?Bran Lichtenstein spends a fair amount of time with Diane Hendricks in his documentary As Goes JanesvilleAlexandra Stevenson’s profile of Diane HendricksHendricks’s donations in the 2018 electionsMary Bottari on the Bradley Foundation and public sector unionsWhen Hendricks joined Trump’s economic advisory council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:51.7

That's Y2K spelled W-H-Y2K. That's Y2K spelt W. H.Y.2K.

0:56.8

Beloit is kind of like what you would expect a Hollywood version of a small town in

1:03.5

Southern Wisconsin to be.

1:05.2

Alexandra Stevenson is a reporter at the New York Times.

1:08.4

Normally, she covers China, not southern Wisconsin, but she had family

1:13.0

in Beloit, which used to be a kind of run-down Rust Belt City. And in 2016, around Thanksgiving,

1:19.2

she went out to visit her uncle. And one day he drove us around and he was super excited.

1:27.2

Talking about this billionaire named Diane

1:29.5

who bought up this building and that, who built this other thing and started an international

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