03/05/2026
Some systems aren’t broken, they’re working exactly as designed.
Milwaukee, this one’s for YOU.
In one of the realest interviews to hit the Where I Come From podcast, Mr. Tone Deaf reconnects with friend, community leader, and former MPS Board Member Aisha Carr — and nothing is off limits.
From fighting felony accusations to exposing the deep‑rooted issues inside Milwaukee Public Schools, Aisha opens up about the political battles, the emotional toll, and the truth behind the residency scandal that made headlines. She speaks openly about the corruption, mismanagement, and structural failures that plague MPS, and why the system was never designed to change in the first place.
But this episode goes deeper than politics.
Tone and Aisha explore:
� How the pandemic damaged an entire generation of young learners
� Why school choice matters more than ever
� The rise of AI and why Black communities must embrace it
� Parenting kids with social anxiety
� Milwaukee’s cultural identity, housing decline & neighborhood shifts
� Why our city needs a complete RESET
� CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Cold Open / Tone Deaf jokes about the intro
02:30 – Welcoming Aisha Carr & Women’s History Month
05:10 – Aisha’s impact on TDR & early connection
07:50 – Four‑day school week conversation
12:30 – Trade schools, entrepreneurship & alternatives to college
15:45 – Generational wealth, mutual funds, smarter money habits
22:00 – Aisha’s school board residency controversy explained
28:10 – Politics, enemies & being a “chronic disruptor”
31:00 – Why MPS won’t change
33:45 – MPS financial mismanagement & scandals
37:20 – Educational inequity & systemic issues
41:10 – AI, technology & new career opportunities
47:00 – Tone’s story about his daughters’ school experiences
58:45 – Pandemic‑era learning loss & social anxiety in kids
1:08:00 – School choice, immersion schools & NPS history
1:18:30 – Milwaukee neighborhoods, gentrification & history
1:29:00 – Aisha on stepping back from politics
1:34:20 – Preparing for the next fight & healing
1:38:00 – How Milwaukee can rebuild
1:40:20 – Closing statements & where to find episodes
This conversation is raw, unfiltered, emotional, and necessary.
� If you care about Milwaukee, education, or our kids' future — this is an episode you MUST watch.
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