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Mon 11/7/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-11-07 16:00:10 Description: Finding solutions to political stalemates can seem impossible: think Israel and Palestine, or Northern Ireland. We speak with the director of the International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution about how to find......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts Updated: 2011-11-07 16:00:00 Description: Conflict resolution is never simple, but some conflicts, like those in Northern Ireland or between Israel and Palestine, seem impossible to solve. We hear about ways to mediate the most difficult conflicts. Peter Coleman is......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When Milwaukee Was Farmland Updated: 2011-11-07 16:00:00 Description: We remember when Milwaukee was far less urban and had a lot more hay. John Gurda is the author of nineteen books, including The Making of Milwaukee and Cream City Chronicles. He’s also our regular history contributor. He......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pen Pals Updated: 2011-11-07 16:00:00 Description: Humans have always craved communication, and we have invented many ways to accomplish it when we couldn’t simply talk with each other face to face. The telephone, the telegraph and the computer are some of the means by which......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD KingPenZ Mixes Space-Age Sounds, Genre-Bending Rap Updated: 2011-11-07 16:00:00 Description: We meet the brainy boys behind Milwaukee hip-hop duo KingPenZ: Real McCoy (aka Darrell Garrett) and C-Nova, otherwise known as (Reginald Alston II). They've released their first EP called "Space Bounce," and they'll be......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 11/5/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-11-05 16:00:10 Description: Our weekly news wrap-up tackles lawyers, guns and money. Then, a local organization helps ex-felons find work. Later, the life and lessons of Milwaukee artist Della Wells go onstage in a new production at First Stage Children's......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Round-up: Lawyers, Guns & Money Updated: 2011-11-05 16:00:00 Description: Lawyers, guns and money top the news this week, making us feel like we’re in the middle of the Warren Zevon song. From legislation that caps lawyers’ fees and creates a new, elected position of Milwaukee County......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Milwaukee-born H.V. Kaltenborn Inducted into Radio Hall of Fame Updated: 2011-11-05 16:00:00 Description: Before Walter Kronkite was the most trusted man in America, there was Milwaukee-born radio pioneer H.V. Kaltenborn - who will be inducted this weekend into the country's only Radio Hall of Fame by NPR's Susan Stamberg. Radio......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 11/4/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-11-04 16:00:10 Description: One county office seeks to reduce the unemployment rate among the veteran population here. Then, an essayist asks people to stop counting the "Latino vote." Later, we learn about an important book and author in Salvadoran history......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD County Office Helps Vets Get Work Updated: 2011-11-04 16:00:00 Description: We talk with the director of Milwaukee County's veterans’ services office about what role municipal government plays in meeting vets' needs. Jim Duff is acting director of the Milwaukee County Veterans Services Office. The......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Latino Vote Updated: 2011-11-04 16:00:00 Description: The 2012 Presidential election is one year from Sunday. Many of the would-be contenders have talked about the need to reach the “Latino vote.” Lake Effect essayist Alvaro Saar Rios says, well, good luck with that. Rios......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seminal Salvadoran Book Gets First English Translation Updated: 2011-11-04 16:00:00 Description: We learn the little-known, but important history of the Salvadoran author Salarrué. Dr. Nelson López Rojas is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Marquette University. He is......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sixth-Graders Celebrate Day of the Dead Updated: 2011-11-04 16:00:00 Description: The Day of the Dead was actually earlier this week, but that’s not stopping the Latino Arts Center from celebrating it this evening. Sophia Banaszak and Manuel Macias are sixth graders at Bruce-Guadalupe Community School;......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pistolera Mixes Latin-Alt Folklorico Genres Updated: 2011-11-04 16:00:00 Description: While the actual Days of the Dead were Tuesday and Wednesday, local Day of the Dead celebrations wrap up this evening at the Latino Arts Center on Milwaukee’s near South Side. The New York City-based Pistolera will play a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 11/3/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-11-03 16:00:10 Description: An Assembly bill would make it easier not to hire a felon in the state of Wisconsin. But one Milwaukee group is trying to make it easier for former prisoners to find jobs. Then, the star of Florentine Opera's Turandot knows she......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Project RETURN Helps Ex-Cons Find Work Updated: 2011-11-03 16:00:00 Description: A local organization is trying to spread awareness of the challenges returning felons already face when looking for a job. Wendel Hruska is the Executive Director of Project RETURN. Ed de St. Aubin is a psychology professor at......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Keeping Opera Fresh Updated: 2011-11-03 16:00:00 Description: The star of the Florentine Opera’s Turnadot talks about the need to keep an 85-year opera fresh. Soprano Lise Lindstrom will sing the title role of Turandot this weekend. The Florentine Opera's production runs Friday and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bad Moon Combines Child Abductions, Moon Landings & Mystery Updated: 2011-11-03 16:00:00 Description: Journalist-and-mystery writer Todd Ritter talks about how one job informs the other. Ritter is the author of the new mystery Bad Moon, published by Minotaur Books. His first novel was Death Notice. He is also a journalist at The......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ha Ha Tonka's Death of a Decade Updated: 2011-11-03 16:00:00 Description: It was a barn in New York where the Ozarks-inspired band Ha Ha Tonka chose to record its latest album, Death of a Decade. They recorded it outside New Paltz, New York – but when they’re not on the road, they can......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 11/2/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-11-02 16:00:10 Description: We look back at Ned Day, Jr., a unique character in Milwaukee - and Las Vegas - journalism. Then, an essayist critiques mining plans in northern Wisconsin. Plus, we have an interview that is longer than many of the films it's......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Looking Back on Ned Day, Jr. Updated: 2011-11-02 16:00:00 Description: "Me and the Mob," about the late Ned Day, Jr., is Tom Matthews' feature story in this month's Milwaukee Magazine. Day grew up in Milwaukee, the son of a bowling icon, but later made his name in investigative......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do Proposed Mines Pose a Threat to Northern Waters? Updated: 2011-11-02 16:00:00 Description: We hear a critique of proposed mining projects in northern Wisconsin. Milwaukee author and Lake Effect contributor Eric Hansen is a nationally recognized conservation essayist. He's also the author of Hiking Wisconsin and Hiking......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Short Films, Medium-Length Interview Updated: 2011-11-02 16:00:00 Description: Get an insider’s look at the Milwaukee Short Film Festival – we promise we won’t be long-winded. Ross Bigley is the president of The Milwaukee Independent Film Society, which sponsors the annual Milwaukee Short......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jess Klein - Music Coming Out of a Tough Year Updated: 2011-11-02 16:00:00 Description: A difficult period in Jess Klein’s life inspires a new CD and her career in music as well. Klein will play this evening at Café Carpe in Fort Atkinson on a bill with David Freund. Her new CD is due......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 11/1/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-11-01 16:00:10 Description: Businesses have a big decision to make about weapons in the workplace, now that the state's concealed carry law has gone into effect. Later, we get the story of the world's first building with a thermostat in every room - the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Businesses and Concealed Carry Updated: 2011-11-01 16:00:00 Description: A local lawyer analyzes the implications of concealed carry on Wisconsin’s business community. Frank Gumina is a Human Resources Law attorney with the Milwaukee law firm Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek. He spoke with Stephanie......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD In Praise of the Humble Thermostat Updated: 2011-11-01 16:00:00 Description: We learn Milwaukee’s role in pioneering the electric thermostat, and some living history just down Wisconsin Avenue. Ken Wirth is Head Archivist for Johnson Controls, speaking with Lake Effect contributor Ed Makowski in the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mercy Lily Tackles Death with Dignity Updated: 2011-11-01 16:00:00 Description: A new novel for young adults takes on some very adult topics – terminal illness and the right to die. Muskego writer Lisa Albert's debut young adult novel is Mercy Lily, published by Flux. She's also written three......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don't Tell Me I Can't Fly Updated: 2011-11-01 16:00:00 Description: The subject matter behind the new production at First Stage Children’s Theater is important for all ages. Lake Effect's Bonnie North spoke with Milwaukee visual artist Della Wells, playwright Y York, and director Mark Lutwak......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 10/31/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-31 16:00:10 Description: At least one analyst is optimistic about the health of Milwaukee's housing market - we'll find out what he sees in it that ranks it so highly in a national survey. Later, how climate change's impacts in the south might affect......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Milwaukee's Housing Market: Healthy? Updated: 2011-10-31 16:00:00 Description: Jonathan Smoke is executive director of research for Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, which does market analysis and also publishes magazines such as Builder and Remodeling. The media and publishing company ranked Milwaukee 14th......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Climate Change: Weather and Wallets Updated: 2011-10-31 16:00:00 Description: George Stone is a Natural Sciences instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College, and an occasional contributor to Lake Effect in issues related to climate change. He spoke with Mitch Teich. One of the subjects they......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Resurgence of Zombies, Metaphorically Speaking Updated: 2011-10-31 16:00:00 Description: Writer and zombie enthusiast James Lowder is the editor of the anthology Triumph of The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman's Zombie Epic on Page and Screen published by BenBella Books - it comes out tomorrow. He's also the editor of the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Writer M.T. Anderson: Zombies Are Not Really the Topic of This Interview Updated: 2011-10-31 16:00:00 Description: M.T. Anderson is the author of books for children and young adults, including Feed and The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party, which won a National Book Award for Young People. His latest novel is......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 10/28/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-28 16:00:10 Description: Here in Wisconsin, most of us rarely think about our supply of freshwater. We speak with journalist Charles Fishman, who contends that's a key reason why a water crisis looms in many parts of the country. Then, we catch up with......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Big Thirst Updated: 2011-10-28 16:00:00 Description: Charles Fishman is a journalist from Philadelphia. His book is called The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water. He spoke at Carroll University’s opening convocation this year as the Waukesha school......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Off the Opinion Pages, but Still Opinionated Updated: 2011-10-28 16:00:00 Description: Award-winning journalist Gregory Stanford is a former reporter, columnist and editorial writer for the Journal Sentinel. He currently blogs for Milwaukee Magazine and at his personal blog. He spoke with Stephanie Lecci....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ryan Quinn - Back in Wisconsin Updated: 2011-10-28 16:00:00 Description: Racine native Ryan Quinn stars in the Milwaukee Rep's production of "Yellowman", which runs through November 13th. He and his wife currently make their home in New York City. He spoke with Bonnie North....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Musical Comedy in Camouflage Updated: 2011-10-28 16:00:00 Description: Fred "Doc" Heide is the co-founder of Door County's American Folklore Theatre. He and veteran Folklore Theatre performer Lee Becker wrote the book and lyrics for "Guys and Does", which first played up nort' in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 10/27/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-27 16:00:10 Description: Journal Sentinel reporter Gina Barton writes about police officers who have broken the laws they're supposed to uphold. Then, our astronomy contributor wraps up our tour of the solar system in the Kuiper Belt. Later, a volunteer......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Law Breakers Updated: 2011-10-27 16:00:00 Description: An investigative series explores what happens when members of law enforcement become the law breakers. Gina Barton is an investigative reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Her three-part series on police officers......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Last stop: The Kuiper Belt Updated: 2011-10-27 16:00:00 Description: We reach the end of the line in our year long tour of the solar system - The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud. Jean Creighton is the director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium at UW-Milwaukee, and our astronomy contributor. She......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reunited: Lost Dogs Updated: 2011-10-27 16:00:00 Description: Colleen Duero is the media representative and a caseworker with the all-volunteer organization, Lost Dogs of Wisconsin. She spoke with Stephanie Lecci....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock for Recovery Updated: 2011-10-27 16:00:00 Description: Rock music has certainly seen its share of addiction, but a new effort to combat the problem is music to many ears. Mark Shurilla and Elvis Thao are two of the musicians who will be part of Saturday night’s Rock for Recovery......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 10/26/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-26 16:00:10 Description: An international water forum held in Milwaukee yesterday puts the spotlight on water stewardship. Then, we get a tour of the new children's wing of the Vision Forward Association. Later, film contributor Dave Luhrssen shares......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Working Toward a Water Stewardship Standard Updated: 2011-10-26 16:00:00 Description: Almost exactly one year ago an international group that combines businesses and environmental organizations – called the Alliance for Water Stewardship – announced it would make its North American home in Milwaukee.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vision Forward Eyes Bridging Gap in Serving the Blind Updated: 2011-10-26 16:00:00 Description: The Vision Forward Association opens a new wing of its campus to serve kids with severe vision problems. It’s the result of a merger between the former Badger Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the Center......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Three Film Reviews for the Price of One Updated: 2011-10-26 16:00:00 Description: Our movie critic Dave Luhrssen offers reviews of three upcoming films. Dave Luhrssen is the Arts and Entertainment editor of the Shepherd Express newspaper and writes the paper’s I Hate Hollywood blog. He’s also our......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ballet Sinks Its Teeth into Dracula Updated: 2011-10-26 16:00:00 Description: Lake Effect's Bonnie North chatted with the Milwaukee Ballet's artistic Director Michael Pink and composer Philip Feeney at the Ballet's rehearsal studio on National Avenue and South 5th street. The Ballet's production of Pink and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 10/25/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-25 16:00:10 Description: Lake Effect looks at some local research on gender roles. First, three psychologists explain what cultural and societal expectations inform how men behave. Then, a study by a UWM sociologist shows that changing up traditional......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Socialization of Males Updated: 2011-10-25 16:00:00 Description: Three area psychologists are trying to get out the message that outmoded views of masculinity affect not only boys and men, but society at large. William Seymour and Ramel Smith are psychologists at Children's Hospital of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Impact of Switching Gender Roles Updated: 2011-10-25 16:00:00 Description: A UWM study that examined what happens to men and women when they swap traditional roles in the home. Noelle Chesley is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her study on changing gender......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lunch Counter Conversations: Michelle Lentzner Updated: 2011-10-25 16:00:00 Description: We sit down at the Lake Effect lunch counter for a chat with Riverwest resident Michelle Lentzner. Michelle Lentzner lives in Riverwest with her corn snake, Pip. She spoke with Ed Makowski over mai tais at the Foundation Tiki Bar.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dave Olson's New Songs Leave the Barn Updated: 2011-10-25 16:00:00 Description: Recording in a barn brings decidedly different acoustics than a traditional recording studio – so learned musician Dave Olson. He’s a singer-songwriter based in Minnesota's Twin Cities. He spoke with Lake Effect's......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR's Inskeep Reports on Life and Death in Karachi Updated: 2011-10-24 16:00:00 Description: We take a deeper look inside the growth and violence in Pakistan with NPR’s Steve Inskeep. He’s the co-host of NPR's Morning Edition. His first book, Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi, is published by Penguin. ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD UPAF's New President Updated: 2011-10-24 16:00:00 Description: The new president of the United Performing Arts Fund, aka UPAF, has a new vision for growing arts funding. Deanna Tillisch begins her tenure as the next president of Milwaukee's United Performing Arts Fund on November 14th. She......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Auto Add-Ons Updated: 2011-10-24 16:00:00 Description: There are more options than ever on new cars – our auto contributor tells us whether they’re worth your while. Mark Savage is the automotive contributor for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the editor of American......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scottish Soul Food Updated: 2011-10-24 16:00:00 Description: Our roving traveler goes in search of Scottish soul food, which decidedly does not mean McDonald’s. Robert Bundy edits TCD Traveler for Third Coast Digest and he's our Traveler's Roundtable correspondent. He spoke with Mitch......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Hitch Updated: 2011-10-24 16:00:00 Description: Getting around an unfamiliar place can be a daunting challenge – last-minute bus tickets purchased, a mad-dash to an airport. Or the technique Lake Effect essayist Cari Carlson employed. Carlson is a freelance writer,......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 10/22/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-22 16:00:10 Description: Lake Effect Weekend news analyst Bruce Murphy says police chief Ed Flynn - who was just reappointed to a second four-year term this week, is part of a national movement in crime fighting. Later,the former US National Intelligence......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lake Effect Weekend's Weekly News Round-up Updated: 2011-10-22 16:00:00 Description: This week's top news stories included in our weekly round-up are Badger Guns giving up its license, more state money woes, and the reappointment of Milwaukee police chief Ed Flynn. Bruce Murphy is editor at Milwaukee Magazine, and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fmr Admiral Says US Intelligence Must Be More Efficient Updated: 2011-10-22 16:00:00 Description: Retired Admiral Dennis Blair explains why he thinks the overall US intelligence effort could be made more effective. Blair was director of National Intelligence in 2009 and 2010. Before he retired from the Navy, he was......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aldo Leopold's Shack Updated: 2011-10-22 16:00:00 Description: A new children's book explores how famed conservationist Aldo Leopold worked alongside his family to preserve a Wisconsin farm - and form his theories on land ethic. Wisconsin writer Nancy Nye Hunt's first book is Aldo Leopold's......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 10/21/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-21 16:00:10 Description: As countries, like Libya, transition to democracy, what role should military forces play? Former US national intelligence director Dennis Blair weighs in. Then, a local doctor and specialist explains why emergency rooms have seen......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Former Nat'l Intelligence Director on Military in Democracy Building Updated: 2011-10-21 16:00:00 Description: Retired Admiral Dennis Blair was director of National Intelligence in 2009 and 2010. Before he retired from the Navy, he was commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Command. He currently consults for the Washington-based Council for......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CDC: Kids' ER Visits Up 60 Percent for Concussions Updated: 2011-10-21 16:00:00 Description: There’s been a huge increase in ER visits by kids with concussions – is that because of increased awareness or rougher sports? Dr. Kevin Walter is a specialist in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine at......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Racine Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 80 Years Updated: 2011-10-21 16:00:00 Description: The Racine Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. Pasquale Laurino is the Music Director and conductor of the Racine Symphony; Bonnie Prochaska is the Executive Director. They spoke with Bonnie North. The......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flash Fiction Friday: The Voyeur Updated: 2011-10-21 16:00:00 Description: Flash Fiction Friday brings you some of the best new short fiction you can hear on the radio. Our international writer this month is Christopher Allen, with his piece, "The Pain Taster." Allen lives in Munich, Germany......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 10/20/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-20 16:00:10 Description: A new study reveals the level of skepticism the 'millennial generation' has regarding the future of programs like Social Security. Then, a local foundation helps women in Africa who are suffering from breast cancer. Later, our......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Study: Millenials Think Social Security Won't Exist For Them Updated: 2011-10-20 16:00:00 Description: Most young adults believe social security won’t exist for them. What are the implications of that attitude? Dave Wegge is a professor and Executive Director of the Strategic Research Institute at St. Norbert College in De......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Breast Cancer Group Reaches Out to African Women Updated: 2011-10-20 16:00:00 Description: We meet the founder of Courage to Dare, a local foundation that works to help women dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis. Juliet Aguwa is the founder and CEO of the Courage to Dare Foundation. She spoke with Stephanie Lecci.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MATC Cooking Up Chefs Updated: 2011-10-20 16:00:00 Description: Milwaukee is known for its love of good food, but should also be known for the quality of its culinary training. Ann Christenson is senior editor and dining critic for Milwaukee Magazine, and she’s our regular dining......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Italian Community Center Redefined Third Ward Updated: 2011-10-20 16:00:00 Description: Learn the history of the Italian Community Center in the Third Ward. Dave Spano is the current president, Bill Jennaro is the past president. They spoke with Stephanie Lecci. The Center will be presenting the Italian teen trio Il......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Very Short Story of a Recovering Biscuit Updated: 2011-10-20 16:00:00 Description: Lake Effect essayist Linda Benjamin-Lincoln is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in the Milwaukee area....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 10/19/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-19 16:00:10 Description: Can government deficits be reduced while ensuring short- and long-term economic growth? Wednesday on Lake Effect, highlights of Debt and Deficit Reduction: Time for Action, recorded before a live audience at the UW-Milwaukee......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Forum - Part One Updated: 2011-10-19 16:00:00 Description: Our first two presentations on the subject of deficit reduction and economic growth were from Diane Lim Rogers, chief economist at the Concord Coalition and author of the blog economistmom.org; and Alan Viard, resident scholar at......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Forum - Part Two Updated: 2011-10-19 16:00:00 Description: Our second two presentations at Debt and Deficit Reduction: Time for Action were from George Lightbourn, president of the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute and former secretary of the Wisconsin Department of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Forum - Part Three Updated: 2011-10-19 16:00:00 Description: In the final segment of today’s show, the four panelists field questions from the audience at the UWM Lubar School of Business and from moderator Mitch Teich....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Web Exclusive - More Q&A Updated: 2011-10-19 16:00:00 Description: Our forum was edited slightly in order to fit Lake Effect's time format. We're making the final portion of the question and answer session and the final remarks available in this web exclusive segment. You can also......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 10/18/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-18 16:00:10 Description: A grassroots Milwaukee organization has success in bringing large banks on board in its efforts to alleviate the foreclosure crisis - we'll learn why they have succeeded where other efforts have failed. Later, our books......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Common Ground Takes on the Foreclosure Crisis - One Bank at a Time Updated: 2011-10-18 16:00:00 Description: A grassroots organization is finding success in confronting banks over the foreclosure crisis. Keisha Krumm is the lead organizer for Common Ground, in Milwaukee. She spoke with Mitch Teich, along with Common Ground members Toni......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pretty Books Updated: 2011-10-18 16:00:00 Description: Need a book recommendation? We got a few for you. Contributor Lisa Baudoin is the owner of Books & Company in Oconomowoc. She talked with Mitch Teich about a variety of books which look and feel as remarkable as their content.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Final Words Updated: 2011-10-18 16:00:00 Description: Dr. Bruce Campbell is a head and neck cancer surgeon at the Medical College of Wisconsin. he writes about his experiences on his blog, "Reflections in a Head Mirror."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LGBT Film/Video Festival Updated: 2011-10-18 16:00:00 Description: Learn about some highlights at an upcoming LGBT film fest. Carl Bogner is the organizer of the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival. He spoke with Dan Harmon....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 10/17/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-17 16:00:10 Description: Milwaukee's Public Policy Forum analyzes the city and county budgets. Then, a new book for kids about Wisconsin conservationist Aldo Leopold is told from his daughter Nina's perspective. Later, acclaimed author Catherine Gilbert......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reviewing the New Budgets Updated: 2011-10-17 16:00:00 Description: The Public Policy Forum today issues its review of both the proposed city and county budgets. Rob Henken is president of the Milwaukee-based non-partisan organization. The forum has been critical of local municipalities in the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aldo Leopold for Kids Updated: 2011-10-17 16:00:00 Description: A new children's book explores how world-renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, his wife and their five children all worked endlessly to restore a desolate and stripped parcel of farmland. Wisconsin writer Nancy Nye Hunt's first......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Wisconsin Icon in an Iconic Play Updated: 2011-10-17 16:00:00 Description: Wisconsin icon and tireless actress Ruth Schudson is appearing in her 65th production at the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Ruth Schudson appears in the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s current production of Driving Miss Daisy......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Catherine Murdock and Wisdom's Kiss Updated: 2011-10-17 16:00:00 Description: Writer Catherine Gilbert Murdock has shifted between genres throughout her career, but returns to fantasy and fairy tales in her latest novel. It’s called Wisdom's Kiss, published by Houghton Mifflin. She'll talk about the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 10/15/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-15 16:00:10 Description: On the next Lake Effect Weekend, our news analyst Bruce Murphy fears Wisconsin is in a new era of permanent recalls, and we get some good news about the teen pregnancy rate in Milwaukee. Then, the National Weather Service says a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Recap: Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops Updated: 2011-10-15 16:00:00 Description: Our wrap-up of the week's top stories include a look at budget proposals and new recall efforts. Bruce Murphy is editor at Milwaukee Magazine, and Lake Effect Weekend’s regular news analyst....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD La Nina Could Mean Another Bad Winter - Or Not Updated: 2011-10-15 16:00:00 Description: Are our fears of another bad winter justified? Perhaps, but maybe not, say meteorologists. Jeff Craven is the Science and Operations Officer at the National Weather Service in Sullivan, Wisconsin. He spoke with Mitch Teich about......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Milwaukee's Beerline Trail Updated: 2011-10-15 16:00:00 Description: Milwaukee's Beer Line Trail Loop is an example of local efforts to restore accessibility to the city's river north of downtown. WUWM environmental reporter spoke with Kim Gleffe with the River Revitalization Foundation, based in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Art of Fielding Updated: 2011-10-15 16:00:00 Description: A Wisconsin native's first novel about baseball and life has scored a home run with literary critics. Racine native Chad Harbach is the author of the novel The Art of Fielding, published by Little, Brown, and Company. He joined......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 10/14/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-14 16:00:10 Description: Foreign affairs analyst Art Cyr examines the current state of the global war on terror and whether the European debt crisis might make its way across the pond. Then, the new Villard Avenue branch library opens tomorrow with public......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Global Analyst Explores European Debt Crisis, Iran-US Relations Updated: 2011-10-14 16:00:00 Description: We go around the world in a wrap-up of global news. Dr. Arthur Cyr is the Clausen Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and World Business at Carthage College in Kenosha. He’s also the Director of Carthage’s......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Villard Street Library Features Public Art Updated: 2011-10-14 16:00:00 Description: Tomorrow marks the grand opening of the brand new Villard Street library branch - we talk with the architect and the two artists who created the building’s vibrant public art. Nicholas Lampert and Paul Keeland are Milwaukee......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Six Acres of Spectacular Sculpture Updated: 2011-10-14 16:00:00 Description: We visit a metal sculptor and his 6 acres of work in Merton. Sculptor Paul Bobrowitz’s workspace can be seen in the town of Merton, just off County Line Q and Dieball Roads, marked by the SPECTACULAR SCULPTURE signs. Paul's......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Man of Iron Updated: 2011-10-14 16:00:00 Description: We learn about one of Milwaukee’s finest practitioners of decorative metal work, Cyril Colnik. Alan Strekow is a founding member of the Friends of the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum and is the author of Cyril Colnik:......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 10/13/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-13 16:00:10 Description: Our planet's human population is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. A new study recently released says we can feed everyone - if we're smart about it. Then, writer Marie Rohde profiles Peter Iseley, working to hold the Catholic......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Feeding the World Updated: 2011-10-13 16:00:00 Description: A new study says it’s possible to feed more than 9 billion people if food is grown and produced sustainably. David LeZaks is a postdoctoral scientist at UW-Madison’s Center for Sustainability & the Global......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SNAP's Peter Isely Out to Help or Hurt the Catholic Church? Updated: 2011-10-13 16:00:00 Description: We hear a profile of Fond du Lac native Peter Isely, the leader of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. Marie Rohde is a Milwaukee-based freelance writer, who covered the church abuse scandal as a reporter for the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Festival Connects Children's Book Authors and Kids Updated: 2011-10-13 16:00:00 Description: A Sheboygan festival this weekend connects authors with the kids, and their parents, who read their books. Jo Ann Dent and Karin Menzer are co-chairs of the Sheboygan Children's Book Festival steering committee. The festival runs......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Arcas String Quartet Updated: 2011-10-13 16:00:00 Description: We get an in studio performance by Milwaukee’s Arcas String Quartet. Joel Boyd is a Milwaukee based singer and composer. Violinists Ilana Setapen and Margot Schwartz, violist Jenny Snyder Kozoroz and cellist Peter Thomas are......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 10/12/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-12 16:00:10 Description: NPR's Michele Norris will keynote the annual summit on Race, Families & Milwaukee this week. Norris talks about her own family's conversation on race, which she explores in her memoir, The Grace of Silence. Later, a Milwaukee......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Michele Norris Explores Race, Families Updated: 2011-10-12 16:00:00 Description: A familiar public radio name takes on race and family history in her latest book. Michele Norris is the host of NPR’s All Things Considered. Her memoir is called The Grace of Silence; it’s published by Pantheon.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Legacy Letters Updated: 2011-10-12 16:00:00 Description: A new project seeks to help people’s personal wisdom live on for the ages. Writer Leah Dobkin is the founder of Legacy Letters. She's also a former reporter for Milwaukee Magazine, and author of the book Soul of a Port: The......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making the Most of a Fall Garden Updated: 2011-10-12 16:00:00 Description: We find out how to make the most of your garden this fall. Melinda Myers is the author of numerous books on gardening, including Month-by-Month Gardening in Wisconsin. She’s also host of Melinda’s Garden Moments on......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Brown Paper Bag Updated: 2011-10-12 16:00:00 Description: Lake Effect essayist Denice Ryan Martin lives and writes in Genesee. She shared her piece, "The Brown Paper Bag."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lorine Niedecker, A Poet's Life Updated: 2011-10-12 16:00:00 Description: Award-winning biographer Margot Peters is the author of Lorine Niedecker, A Poet's Life, published by the University of Wisconsin Press. In additional to her numerous biographies, her poetry has been published in such collections......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 10/11/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-11 16:00:10 Description: We'll recap the latest chapter in the Brewers' post-season drama, and then we'll find out what's happening in our brains as we watch the ebb and flow of a pennant race... Plus, can you ever be sure the time is right to invest? ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The NLCS, So Far Updated: 2011-10-11 16:00:00 Description: The Brewers lost Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, 12-3, to the Cardinals last night. We recap what's happened and look forward to what might be next with sports contributor Howie Magner, who writes the Sports......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Mind of a Sports Nut Updated: 2011-10-11 16:00:00 Description: Doctor William Cullinan is director of Marquette University’s Integrative Neuroscience Research Center and dean of the school’s College of Health Sciences. He spoke with Mitch Teich about what’s happening in our......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Evaluating Your Tolerance for Risk Updated: 2011-10-11 16:00:00 Description: Miles Goodwin writes the blog WallStreetSmarts.org, and he’s an occasional Lake Effect contributor. He talked with Mitch Teich today about the book The Nature of Risk; Stock Market Survival and the Meaning of Life, by......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Working for Kids in Milwaukee - and Kenya Updated: 2011-10-11 16:00:00 Description: Amy Hufnal co-chairs the Kids in Kenya Fund – Wisconsin chapter. She’s been making trips to Kenya every other year since 1987. She’s also done projects in Costa Rica and Peru. If that weren’t enough, she......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Meeting Red Fox Updated: 2011-10-11 16:00:00 Description: Lake Effect essayist Mark Siegrist is a television producer in Milwaukee. He waxed philosophical today about the latest addition to his neighborhood - a red fox that's gaining fans....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Another Champion Team from Wisconsin Updated: 2011-10-11 16:00:00 Description: Caitlin Hagness and Jake Newborn of the Milwaukee Bike Polo Club spoke with Lake Effect’s Ed Makowski. This weekend you can watch live bike polo tournaments as the Midwest Open takes place in Washington Park on 40th and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 10/10/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-10 16:00:10 Description: Photo IDs are now required to vote in Wisconsin. A new report says that, and a number of other voting law changes around the country, could keep many Americans from the polls. Then, it's been 10 years since the wings first opened......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Impact of Voting Law Changes Updated: 2011-10-10 16:00:00 Description: A new report details how voter laws have been changing across the nation, including right here in Wisconsin. Keesha Gaskins is Senior Counsel in the Democracy Program at the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice, based at New......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Art Museum Celebrates 10 Years of Wings Updated: 2011-10-10 16:00:00 Description: The Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates the 10th anniversary of getting its “wings” with a new exhibit. Dan Keegan is the director of the Milwaukee Art Museum; Brady Roberts is the Chief Curator. Building a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Home for Next Act Updated: 2011-10-10 16:00:00 Description: Next Act Theatre is settling into its new home in the 5th Ward – we stop by for a chat. David Cecsarini is the Producing Artistic Director of Next Act Theatre; Charles Kakuk is the Managing Director. Bonnie North chatted......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kohler Goes with the Flow Updated: 2011-10-10 16:00:00 Description: Improvements in toilet technology flush away critiques of low flow design. Ben Miller is the Manager of Sanitary Product Engineering, Mike Marbach is the Product Manager for Toilets and Bidets, and Rob Zimmerman is the Manager of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 10/8/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-08 16:00:10 Description: Our weekly round-up of news takes on concealed carry, new numbers on the local economy, and possible toll roads in Wisconsin. Then, Congressman Paul Ryan makes the case for repealing health care reform and means testing for Social......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Round-up: New Local Economy Numbers Updated: 2011-10-08 16:00:00 Description: Our weekly round-up of news takes on concealed carry, new numbers on the local economy, and possible toll roads in Wisconsin. Bruce Murphy is editor at Milwaukee Magazine, and Lake Effect Weekend’s regular news analyst....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Heirloom Murders Updated: 2011-10-08 16:00:00 Description: A new novel sets a murder mystery at Old World Wisconsin. Writer Kathleen Ernst lives in Middleton. Her latest book is called The Heirloom Murders, published by Midnight Ink. She also writes children's historical fiction for the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 10/7/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-07 16:00:10 Description: A local health care advocate questions whether states like Wisconsin will get health care exchanges for un- and under-insured people and businesses up and running before a federal deadline. Then, the Urban Ecology Center breaks......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD States, Including Wisconsin, Behind Deadline on Health Care Exchanges Updated: 2011-10-07 16:00:00 Description: A local health care advocate says the clock is ticking for states to health care exchanges that would pool together people who aren't already covered by Medicare or Medicaid or big employers to get insurance. David Riemer is the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Urban Ecology Center Opens New Menomonee Valley Branch Updated: 2011-10-07 16:00:00 Description: We head out to the Menomonee Valley next to visit the site of the newest outpost of the Urban Ecology Center. Laura Bray is the Executive Director of Menomonee Valley Partners and Ken Leinbach is the Executive Director of the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die Updated: 2011-10-07 16:00:00 Description: Coping with the death of a pet is a difficult process - we get some perspective on how to handle the grief from two animal advocates. Anne Reed is the executive director of the Wisconsin Humane Society and a regular contributor to......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mike Mangione & The Union Updated: 2011-10-07 16:00:00 Description: Singer/songwriter Mike Mangione, along with violinist Kristina Price and cellist Patrick Hoctor, played for us in Lake Effect’s performance studio. The whole band, Mike Mangione & The Union, will perform tomorrow night......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 10/5/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-05 16:00:10 Description: Congressman Paul Ryan explains why he believes means testing for Social Security is better than raising taxes on the wealthy. Then, it's time for the 'best of' list from Milwaukee Magazine - they've been making their lists for 30......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rep. Paul Ryan on Social Security, Taxing the Rich and Health Care Reform Updated: 2011-10-05 16:00:00 Description: Congressman Paul Ryan explains why he wants to repeal President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Law and the plan he proposes to replace it. Republican Paul Ryan is a Congressman from Janesville and chairs the House Budget......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Milwaukee Magazine's Best of Milwaukee Updated: 2011-10-05 16:00:00 Description: It’s fall and that means it’s time for the best of list from Milwaukee Magazine. We’ll learn what, and who, has made the grade this year. Evan Solochek is associate editor at Milwaukee Magazine. The magazine's......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Second-Hand Smoke Poses Dangers to Pets Updated: 2011-10-05 16:00:00 Description: A new kid’s book tackles pet care, animal shelters and how secondhand smoke can sicken pets. Award-winning artist Susan Castriota is the author and illustrator of the new children's book, Wilson Gets Adopted!, part of the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It's a Material World Updated: 2011-10-05 16:00:00 Description: A new contributor studies Material Culture, or what the objects in our lives say about us. Gianofer Fields is Lake Effect's newest contributor and a student of Material Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A freelance......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 10/4/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-04 16:00:10 Description: NPR has a new president. Board chair and our General Manager Dave Edwards explains how Gary Knell will be different from Vivian Schiller. Then, we hear the story of Louisa May Alcott, the staunch abolitionist and suffragette......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NPR Names Gary Knell As New President Updated: 2011-10-04 16:00:00 Description: WUWM’s general manager and NPR board chair Dave Edwards played a key role in choosing NPR’s new CEO, Gary Knell. We’ll hear what NPR hopes Knell will bring to the position. Dave Edwards is the Chair of the NPR......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Woman Behind Little Women Updated: 2011-10-04 16:00:00 Description: The woman who wrote Little Women – and much more - is the subject of a series of lectures and events at Marquette this fall. Angela Sorby and Sarah Wadsworth are both associate professors in Marquette University’s......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD American Boy Updated: 2011-10-04 16:00:00 Description: Marquette visiting professor of English Larry Watson is back with a new coming-of-age novel, called American Boy. It's published by Milkweed Editions. He spoke with Mitch Teich. Another one of Watson's novels, Montana 1948 is......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Great Mistake Updated: 2011-10-04 16:00:00 Description: Hard as it is to believe today, there was a time in our country’s history when the manufacture, selling and transporting of alcohol was illegal. For the 13 years between 1920 and 1933, Prohibition was the law of the land,......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conrad Plymouth's 'I Am Not Waiting Anymore' Updated: 2011-10-04 16:00:00 Description: Milwaukee musician Christopher Porterfield, a.k.a Conrad Plymouth, plays "I Am Not Waiting Anymore," from the new EP, Comrade Plymouth. He'll open for musician Bobby Long at Turner Hall Ballroom on Wednesday night.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 10/3/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-03 16:00:10 Description: Wisconsin is expected to remove the grey wolf from the list of endangered species by next year, but a UW professor of environmental studies says the state needs to carefully craft its future gray wolf management plan. Then, the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD UW Prof: Don't Mix Politics with Delisting the Gray Wolf Updated: 2011-10-03 16:00:00 Description: Next year, Wisconsin, along with Michigan and Minnesota, plans to follow suit and delist the gray wolf from the endangered species list. WUWM environmental reporter Susan Bence spoke with Adrian Treves. The UW-Madison associate......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Welcome to the Real World Updated: 2011-10-03 16:00:00 Description: During the fight over collective bargaining rights for public employees in Wisconsin, no profession was more front-and-center in the debate than public school teachers. School teachers like Lake Effect essayist John Jacobson, who......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hmong Women's Giving Circle Updated: 2011-10-03 16:00:00 Description: A local organization reaches out to empower Hmong women across the state. Pa Vang is a co-founder of Milwaukee's Hmong Women's Giving Circle. She's a graduate of the Philanthropy Incubator Project, sponsored by the Cardinal......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Milwaukee-Created Typewriter to be Named Historic Landmark Updated: 2011-10-03 16:00:00 Description: A typewriter developed right here in Milwaukee is being recognized as a historical feat of engineering prowess. Engineer Tom Fehring is the chairman of the Milwaukee Chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' history......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 10/1/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-10-01 16:00:10 Description: News analyst Bruce Murphy explains how County Executive Chris Abele kept his no-tax promise - and at whose expense - in his budget. Then, a lawsuit is challenging the city's cap on taxi permits,and 8th district Alderman Bob......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News in Review: County Budget, Cheeseheads Updated: 2011-10-01 16:00:00 Description: We get a rundown of the week's top stories, including how County Executive Chris Abele kept his no-tax pledge in his new budget proposal. Bruce Murphy is editor at Milwaukee Magazine, and Lake Effect Weekend’s regular news......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brewers Head Into the Playoffs Updated: 2011-10-01 16:00:00 Description: The last time the Milwaukee Brewers won a division title, the year was 1982, and the division was the American League East. But when the Brewers open the playoffs at home against Arizona this weekend, it will be as champs of the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Great Mistake Updated: 2011-10-01 16:00:00 Description: While the Brewers compete, many fans in the stands will be washing down their peanuts and Cracker Jack with a beer. Or two. This is Milwaukee, after all. But at one point in our country’s history, beer and baseball......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 9/30/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-30 16:00:10 Description: Senator Ron Johnson explains why he's calling Social Security an "accounting fiction," and what he's prepared to do if there's another budget showdown in Congress. Then, a new book recounts A Spirited History of Milwaukee Brews......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sen. Johnson on Tea Party, Budget Stalemates & the 'Fiction' of Social Security Updated: 2011-09-30 16:00:00 Description: Senator Ron Johnson has been outspoken in his first months in office, making headlines for his stances against government spending and raising the debt ceiling. A Republican, Johnson is in his first term as US Senator from......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Spirited History of Milwaukee Brews and Booze Updated: 2011-09-30 16:00:00 Description: A new book tracks the history of Milwaukee’s brewing tradition. Martin Hintz is the author of more than a hundred books, including the new book, A Spirited History of Milwaukee Brews and Booze, published by The History......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brewers Head into Playoffs Updated: 2011-09-30 16:00:00 Description: As the Milwaukee Brewers head into the playoffs tomorrow, we get a preview from our sports contributor. Howie Magner writes the Sports Nut column for Milwaukee Magazine’s website, and he’s associate editor for the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Art of Fielding Updated: 2011-09-30 16:00:00 Description: A Racine native is entering the literary world’s big leagues with his new baseball novel. Racine native Chad Harbach is the author of the novel, The Art of Fielding, published by Little, Brown, and Company. He joined us by......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 9/29/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-29 16:00:10 Description: The Komen Foundation releases a new profile on the state of breast cancer in southeastern Wisconsin. It asks some big questions about access to breast cancer care in Milwaukee. Then, we talk with one woman who made the difficult......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Komen Foundation Profiles Breast Cancer in Milwaukee Updated: 2011-09-29 16:00:00 Description: The local office of the Komen Foundation recently undertook a study to learn how breast cancer affects this region in particular. Diana Drews is the Executive Director of the Southeast Wisconsin Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Breast Surgery Offers Option Before Cancer Occurs Updated: 2011-09-29 16:00:00 Description: We’ll hear about why some women turn to pre-emptive surgical measures in an effort to stave off breast cancer. Dr. Jodi Brehm is a breast surgeon with Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group's Comprehensive......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fall TV Season Updated: 2011-09-29 16:00:00 Description: Our media contributor talks trends in the fall TV season and his exasperation with political coverage. Tim Cuprisin writes about media for onmilwaukee.com. He spoke with Bonnie North....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Film Producer Returns Home, Offers Movie-Making Advice Updated: 2011-09-29 16:00:00 Description: Film producer and Whitefish Bay alum Jack Turner talks about the art of the deal. Jack Turner is a former executive for October Films, USA Films and United Artists whose credits include Traffic and Far From Heaven. He's now a New......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 9/28/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-28 16:00:10 Description: On any given day, no more than 321 taxis are on the streets of Milwaukee. A group of cab drivers are suing to lift that cap, saying its unconstitutional. Later, our dining contributor takes on the difficult question of whether to......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lawsuit Challenges Taxi Permit Cap Updated: 2011-09-28 16:00:00 Description: There are fewer taxicabs per capita in Milwaukee compared with other cities. That’s because the city, since 1992, has capped the number of permits available to operate cabs at 321. A lawsuit seeks to throw that cap out.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alderman Donovan Responds to Taxi Lawsuit Updated: 2011-09-28 16:00:00 Description: A lawsuit filed yesterday seeks to throw out Milwaukee’s cap on taxicab permits. The city’s taxi cab permits are overseen by the Common Council’s Public Safety Committee. 8th district Alderman Bob Donovan is the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dining with Children Updated: 2011-09-28 16:00:00 Description: Dining critic Ann Christenson wades into the real and sometimes controversial world of eating at restaurants with kids. Christenson is the dining critic and senior editor for Milwaukee Magazine. She’s also our regular dining......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Yellowman Updated: 2011-09-28 16:00:00 Description: The uncomfortable issue of race within one ethnic group is depicted in a new play. May Adrales directed the Milwaukee Rep's production of Yellowman,which opens on Friday. She spoke with Bonnie North....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 20 Years of Nevermind Updated: 2011-09-28 16:00:00 Description: This week marked a major anniversary in popular music – the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s seminal album, Nevermind. Steve Hyden is the national music editor for The Onion’s A.V. Club. The other major music story......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 9/27/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-27 16:00:10 Description: We consider the fact and fiction of the use of robotics in medicine. A Milwaukee scientist is leading the way to put robots to work for stroke patients. Then we go from the probable to the speculative when we'll speak with the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robotics for Stroke Patients Updated: 2011-09-27 16:00:00 Description: Michelle Johnson is an associate professor in the physical medicine and rehabilitation department at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a research assistant professor in biomedical engineering at Marquette University. She is......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mr. Roboto Updated: 2011-09-27 16:00:00 Description: Max Barry is the author of the novel Machine Man, published by Vintage Books. He spoke with Mitch Teich via Skype from Australia. There's more of their conversation in the supplemental audio section below....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Minimalist Running Updated: 2011-09-27 16:00:00 Description: Kyle Roberts is the owner of Revolution Natural Running & Walking Center in Wauwatosa, and is a certified pedorthist specializing in lower extremity biomechanics and footwear counseling. He’s a three-time Iron Man......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD We All Fall Down Updated: 2011-09-27 16:00:00 Description: Michael Harvey’s 4th novel featuring hard-boiled detective Michael Kelly is We All Fall Down. Harvey is a Chicago-based writer, journalist and documentary producer. He was also the co-creator of the television show Cold......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 9/26/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-26 16:00:10 Description: We get some insight into the several unfolding John Doe investigations here in Wisconsin with the Journal-Sentinel's Dan Bice. Then, Down to Business examines the economic impact of Milwaukee's Riverwalk. Later, auto contributor......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wisconsin's John Doe investigations Updated: 2011-09-26 16:00:00 Description: Dan Bice writes the No Quarter column for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Watchdog unit. His article on the latest John Doe investigation - this one involving Wisconsin Right to Life - appears in Monday's paper. He......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD DTB: 20 Years of Milwaukee's Riverwalk Updated: 2011-09-26 16:00:00 Description: The Milwaukee Riverwalk celebrates 20 years – we explore what its economic impact has been. Marsha Sehler is on the Milwaukee Riverwalk District board. She’s also Director of Business Development for Uihlein Wilson......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Small Talk with Our Auto Contributor Updated: 2011-09-26 16:00:00 Description: Auto contributor Mark Savage joins us to talk about small cars with big-time features. Savage writes about cars for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and edits American Snowmobiler magazine for Kalmbach publishing in Waukesha. ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Second Nature, and a Second Chance Updated: 2011-09-26 16:00:00 Description: A new novel takes on some ethical and personal quandaries posed by the idea of a face transplant. Wisconsin writer Jacquelyn Mitchard’s latest novel is called Second Nature, published by Random House. Mitchard will be the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 9/23/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-23 16:00:10 Description: School districts are looking at single-sex classrooms to improve scores, but new research casts doubt on the results. Then, a local college president offers some advice for non-traditional students. Later, Flash Fiction Friday......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Study: Single Sex Schooling Offers No Benefits Updated: 2011-09-23 16:00:00 Description: A Wisconsin researcher says everything you think you know about the benefits of single-sex schooling is wrong. Janet Hyde is a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She’s a co-author of the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Back-to-School Advice for Non-Traditional Students Updated: 2011-09-23 16:00:00 Description: The aim of many high school students is to continue their education into college. But a growing number of incoming college students has been out of high school for a long time. Lake Effect essayist Mark Sullivan has some advice......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flash Fiction Friday: Displacement Updated: 2011-09-23 16:00:00 Description: Flash Fiction Friday returns with stories with a “displacement” theme. Our national writer for this month's Flash Fiction Friday is Joani Reese; we read her piece "The Lost Boy." Our first local writer is......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creature of Habit Updated: 2011-09-23 16:00:00 Description: Musician Carmel Mikol spent her childhood in Nova Scotia and Racine. Her new CD is called “Creature,” and the book that accompanies it is called “Creature of Habit.” She’ll play Saturday night......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 9/22/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-22 16:00:10 Description: A proposed bill would make it harder for convicted felons to get a job in Wisconsin. Milwaukee County Supervisor Eyon Biddle is fighting back. Then, the seventh planet from the sun orbits its star in a most peculiar way. Later,......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Biddle Calls to 'Ban the Box' Updated: 2011-09-22 16:00:00 Description: A pending bill in the Wisconsin legislature would permit a so-called educational agency to fire or refuse to employ someone who has an unpardoned felony on his or her record. Two legislators also are working on drafting another......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Stop at Uranus and Neptune Updated: 2011-09-22 16:00:00 Description: We continue our tour of the solar system with astronomy contributor Jean Creighton – this month we stop at Uranus and Neptune. Creighton is the director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Indian Cinema Not Just Bollywood Updated: 2011-09-22 16:00:00 Description: Although Bollywood is a large part of India’s cinematic tapestry, there are also regional cinema, documentaries, and art house genres. That is what Passport: India, part of the Milwaukee Film Fest, aims to illustrate. Dan......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pezzettino's Pedestrian Drama Updated: 2011-09-22 16:00:00 Description: We catch up with Milwaukee artist and musician Pezzettino, which is the stage name of Milwaukee and Brooklyn based musician and artist Margaret Stutt. Her latest album is Pedestrian Drama, which will likely be released in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 9/21/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-21 16:00:10 Description: The rabies vaccine is effective in stopping the fatal disease - if it's used in time. We meet a Wisconsin researcher who is working toward the next generation of vaccine. Later, the co-founder of Kartemquin Films talks about why......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Local Doctor Leads Groundbreaking Work Against Rabies Updated: 2011-09-21 16:00:00 Description: Pioneering work goes on in Milwaukee to develop the next rabies vaccine. Dr. Rodney Willoughby is a consultant in pediatric infectious diseases at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin. He......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kartemquin Films New Documentary Generating Buzz Updated: 2011-09-21 16:00:00 Description: Kartemquin Films has been making impactful documentaries for almost a half-century. Gordon Quinn is the co-founder and artistic director of Chicago's Kartemquin Films; Justine Nagan is the executive director. They spoke......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Apple Evangelist Updated: 2011-09-21 16:00:00 Description: We meet the keeper of some century-old apple traditions. Ken Weston is the owner of Weston's Antique Apple Orchard, located in New Berlin. He was featured in the article, "The Tree of Life," in this month's Milwaukee......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'Doors Open' onto Milwaukee History Updated: 2011-09-21 16:00:00 Description: An upcoming event will open a door onto Milwaukee history. Anna-Marie Opgenorth is the Executive Director of Historic Milwaukee, the group that is organizing this weekend’s Doors Open Milwaukee event. We spoke with her......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 9/20/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-20 16:00:10 Description: As the impact of the state budget is starting to be felt across Wisconsin, Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett gets ready to reveal his city budget - and where more hurt might hit. Then, Don't Ask, Don't Tell is repealed today. We learn......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Milwaukee Mayor on Budget, Jobs & Reelection Updated: 2011-09-20 16:00:00 Description: Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett stops by to talk about the city budget and Democrats’ hopes in next year’s elections. He spoke with Lake Effect's Mitch Teich....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vets Do Ask Do Tell Updated: 2011-09-20 16:00:00 Description: Today marks the end of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that prevented homosexuals from openly serving in the US Military. We meet the president of a Milwaukee organization that services the area’s LGBT veterans.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Project H20 Score Updated: 2011-09-20 16:00:00 Description: A class project is on track to become a business that helps homeowners and businesses monitor their water use through a simple computer interface. McGee Young is an assistant professor in the Political Science department at......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Stuffed and Unstrung Updated: 2011-09-20 16:00:00 Description: Meet the creator of Stuffed and Unstrung – a decidedly different kind of puppet experience. Brian Henson is the chairman of The Jim Henson Company. He spoke to us from his office in LA. Henson Alternative: Stuffed and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 9/19/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-19 16:00:10 Description: After this year's long budget battle, is it too late for bipartisanship here? Two Wisconsin state senators don't think so and are searching for common ground. A leading economist from Milwaukee says there are some strong positive......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State Sens. Schultz & Cullen Call for 'Common Ground' Updated: 2011-09-19 16:00:00 Description: Two Wisconsin state senators try to get bipartisanship back into the Capitol. Dale Schultz is a Republican State Senator from Richland Center, and Tim Cullen is a Democrat from Janesville. The two are on what they call the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Economist: Obama's Jobs Initiative Depends on Bipartisan Support Updated: 2011-09-19 16:00:00 Description: Partisanship is likely to get in the way of President Obama’s jobs initiative. Dr. Abdur Chowdhury is a professor and the chair of Economics Department at Marquette University. He served for five years as Chief Economist......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Milwaukee Named an IBM 'Smarter City Updated: 2011-09-19 16:00:00 Description: IBM thinks Milwaukee can lead the way to help the world better feed itself. Carey Hidaka is a consultant with IBM’s Global Business Services, and an expert in water management. He spoke with WUWM environmental reporter Susan......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Film That Changed My Life Updated: 2011-09-19 16:00:00 Description: Did a movie change your life? Film critic Robert K. Elder asked that of 30 Hollywood directors and reveals their responses in a new book. Elder is the author of the new book, The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors On Their......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD To Cable or Not to Cable, or Holy Crap! The Brewers Are Really Going to Win Their Division! Updated: 2011-09-19 16:00:00 Description: For most baseball fans, the season is winding down. But here in Milwaukee, Brewers’ fans hope they’ll have another six weeks or so to root on the Brew Crew. Lake Effect essayist Paul Heinz is one such fan. But for him,......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 9/17/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-17 16:00:10 Description: Can Milwaukee County save more than $50-million by cuts alone? County executive Chris Abele is sticking to his no tax hike pledge. We'll hear from him today, plus hear from an advocate for mental health services who makes the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 9/16/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-16 16:00:10 Description: On a special Civil War edition of Lake Effect, we focus on how the war impacted Wisconsin. Later, war veterans today have a net of services available to them to help them recover from their physical and psychic battle wounds, but......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wisconsin's Civil War Sacrifice Updated: 2011-09-16 16:00:00 Description: Why exactly does Wisconsin have its own Civil War Museum? Doug Dammann explains that the state gave a lot during the War Between the States. Dammann is the director of the Kenosha Civil War Museum, part of the Kenosha Public......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Lives of Union and Confederate Veterans Updated: 2011-09-16 16:00:00 Description: Civil War veterans faced many challenges as they tried to return to civilian life – including being mythologized. Dr. James Marten is the author of the new book Sing Not War: The Lives of Union and Confederate Veterans in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Civil War Angel Updated: 2011-09-16 16:00:00 Description: A Civil War heroine urged President Lincoln to establish a Soldier's Home hospital in Wisconsin. Bob Kann is the author of Cordelia Harvey: Civil War Angel, part of the Badger Biographies Series published by the Wisconsin......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Irish in America's Civil War Updated: 2011-09-16 16:00:00 Description: Rock musician-turned-Civil War reenactor David Kincaid talks about and plays Irish-American Civil War songs. Kincaid performed Irish-American Civil War songs in period costume at the 2011 Irish Fest in Milwaukee. Kincaid is also......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 9/15/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-15 16:00:10 Description: A handful of measles cases have been reported in Milwaukee. We talk with the city's medical director about why even one case can spur an outbreak. Later, lots of colleges have classes on rock music, but only UW-Milwaukee has a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Isolating the Measles Outbreak Updated: 2011-09-15 16:00:00 Description: With a few cases of measles being reported in Milwaukee, we find out who should get revaccinated. Dr. Geof Swain is the Medical Director for the City of Milwaukee Health Department and an Associate Professor in the Department of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rock 'n' Roll 101 Updated: 2011-09-15 16:00:00 Description: We’ll learn about a classroom where the college and the rock-and-roll world meet. Martin Jack Rosenblum is a Senior Lecturer in Music History & Literature at UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts. He runs the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fall Arts Preview Updated: 2011-09-15 16:00:00 Description: Paul Kosidowski looks ahead to the 2011-2012 season in the arts here in Milwaukee. Kosidowski writes the Culture Club column for Milwaukee Magazine’s InsideMilwaukee.com, and his 2011-2012 arts preview is in the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Guerilla Haiku Updated: 2011-09-15 16:00:00 Description: A group seeks to change the world, 17 syllables at a time. Caley Vickerman is the organizer of the Guerilla Haiku Movement. The effort seeks to spread people and place-inspired haikus around Milwaukee on Saturday, setting out from......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 9/14/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-14 16:00:10 Description: A local mental health advocate urges Milwaukee County to look for new revenue streams to preserve vital services. Then, the Milwaukee Film Festival is growing in its movie offerings - and esteem in the international film......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mental Health Advocates Warn Against Budget Cuts Updated: 2011-09-14 16:00:00 Description: Although Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele says he won’t raise taxes, a local advocate for mental health services says the county must look beyond cuts to services to balance its budget. Barbara Beckert is director of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Milwaukee's Rising Film Festival Cred Updated: 2011-09-14 16:00:00 Description: We talk about where the Milwaukee Film Festival comes in on the national – and international movie landscape. Jonathan Jackson is the artistic and executive director of Milwaukee Film, which puts on its 3rd annual Milwaukee......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Internet Books - But Not E-Books Updated: 2011-09-14 16:00:00 Description: Our monthly books segment takes on a virtual theme, and so does the Milwaukee Public Library. Jacki Potratz is the fiction selector for the Milwaukee Public Library. For more information, look for the full list of the books she......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Art of Ever-Changing Glass Updated: 2011-09-14 16:00:00 Description: A Wisconsin master of glass work discusses the medium’s artistic appeal. Beth Lipman is an internationally renowned glass artist based in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. She spoke with Bonnie North. Lipman will be leading a Glass +......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 9/13/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-13 16:00:10 Description: Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele says the massive county debt is what keeps him up at night. We find out what's on the table - and what's not - in current budget talks. Then, the changing role of women in the military means......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Abele: Tough Choices Ahead on County Budget Updated: 2011-09-13 16:00:00 Description: Milwaukee County faces a $55 million structural deficit. After promising to breathe new life into county government, executive Chris Abele finds himself confronting the same hard choices as his predecessor. Abele spoke with Mitch......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Changing Health Care Needs for Women Vets Updated: 2011-09-13 16:00:00 Description: We take a look at women veterans' health care issues. Dr. Kayt Havens is the Medical Director of the women’s health care program at the Clement J. Zablocki Milwaukee VA Medical Center. She spoke with Bonnie North. (Photo......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Literary Services of Wisconsin Expands in Response to Need Updated: 2011-09-13 16:00:00 Description: Literacy Services of Wisconsin expands into a new space – and we find out what that says about the state of literacy here. India McCanse is the Executive Director of Literacy Services of Wisconsin. She spoke with Mitch......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Team Hopes to be a Slam Dunk Updated: 2011-09-13 16:00:00 Description: We chat with the owner of Milwaukee’s newest pro-sports franchise, the American Basketball Association team, the Milwaukee Blast. Elzie Flenard is the owner and general manager of the Milwaukee Blast, a franchise in the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 9/12/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-12 16:00:10 Description: The White House turns to Milwaukee for a discussion of how to improve educational outcomes in the Hispanic population. We'll meet one of the drivers behind the White House initiative. Plus, a UW-Milwaukee researcher has drawn up......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD White House Initiative on Hispanic Education Stops in Milwaukee Updated: 2011-09-12 16:00:00 Description: A federal initiative seeks to use the White House brand to get community members to work together on improving education for Hispanic students. José Rico is the Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD UWM Prof Creates Education Roadmap for Hispanics Updated: 2011-09-12 16:00:00 Description: A UWM professor believes we need to do more to foster educational success for Hispanic students. Dr. Javier Tapia is an Associate Professor is the Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies at UW-Milwaukee. His......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Malcolm Gladwell: Technological Innovation Can Occur Anywhere Updated: 2011-09-12 16:00:00 Description: Journalist and social commentator Malcolm Gladwell reflects on the necessary ingredients for technological innovation and success. Gladwell is the best-selling author of four books, including The Tipping Point, Blink, and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nobodies to Somebodies: How 100 Great Careers Got Their Start Updated: 2011-09-12 16:00:00 Description: An entrepreneur-turned-Microsoft manager looks at how some of the most successful people in the arts, sciences and business got their start. Peter Han is the author of Nobodies to Somebodies: How 100 Great Careers Got Their Start,......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 9/10/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-10 16:00:10 Description: We take a local perspective on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. That day, four passenger planes were hijacked. Two were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York, one into the Pentagon, and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Recap: Senate Race, County Bus Service, Sept. 11th Updated: 2011-09-10 16:00:00 Description: While the anniversary of 9/11 has dominated the news cycle this week leading up to the actual day this Sunday, it has been a significant week for local happenings as well. More than a year before the 2012 election, candidates are......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Book Chronicles Family's Loss on Sept. 11th Updated: 2011-09-10 16:00:00 Description: A local writer made it his mission to record the loss of one young Wisconsin woman in the World Trade Center attack. Mike Nichols is the author of Just A Few Sleeps Away: A family's discovery of good and evil in the aftermath of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Yorker in Milwaukee: September 11, 2001 Updated: 2011-09-10 16:00:00 Description: A Milwaukee mother is spared the ultimate grief, but loses her son in a different way due to 9/11. Contributor Linda Benjamin read her essay “New Yorker in Milwaukee: September 11, 2001.” Benjamin is a Licensed......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Teaching Sept. 11th to Muslim Students Updated: 2011-09-10 16:00:00 Description: In the 10 years since 9/11 occurred, a whole generation grew up that had little, if any, recollection of the event. Now schools across the country are wrestling with how to teach such a tragic moment in our history, but perhaps......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Three Poems Inspired by Sept. 11th Updated: 2011-09-10 16:00:00 Description: Milwaukee writer Robert Vaughan shares three of his poems, inspired by the events of September 11th, 2001. He reads "The View," "The Island City" and "Bombs Keep Falling. Vaughan is also Lake Effect's......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 9/9/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-09 16:00:10 Description: As the 10th anniversary of 9-11 approaches, we get some perspectives on the attacks and their aftermath. We'll meet a Milwaukee man who was a newspaper reporter in New York when the World Trade Center came down, and speak with......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Remembrance & Rebirth After 9/11 Updated: 2011-09-09 16:00:00 Description: In remembrance of the 9/11 attacks, two Marquette media professionals recall their own compelling Sept. 11 experiences. Herbert Lowe is the journalism professor-in-residence at Marquette University’s Diedrich College of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Happenstance Puts Milwaukee Journalist at Foot of WTC Updated: 2011-09-09 16:00:00 Description: Mequon-based writer and long-time journalist Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick covered 9-11 for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – but that was not the story she planned to write in New York. Fitzpatrick was covering New York......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things Updated: 2011-09-09 16:00:00 Description: Last Saturday concluded two weeks of demonstrations and mass arrests at the White House, as environmental activists advocated against a planned oil pipeline that would cut through the country. Now the protesters have gone home,......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fall Film Preview Updated: 2011-09-09 16:00:00 Description: Film contributor Dave Luhrssen gives us a fall movie preview. Luhrssen is arts and entertainment editor of the Shepherd Express newspaper and writes the "I Hate Hollywood" blog for the paper’s website. He spoke......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 9/8/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-08 16:00:10 Description: President Obama will give a major jobs address to Congress today, but Republican state senator Glenn Grothman says any jobs plan must take on environmental and labor regulations. Then, the Milwaukee County Zoo's two staff......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD West Bend Republican Talks Jobs, Schools, Economy Updated: 2011-09-08 16:00:00 Description: Republican state senator Glenn Grothman comments on the budget bill, collective bargaining and Pres. Obama's upcoming jobs speech. Grothman represents the 20th Senate District, which includes the city of West Bend. He spoke with......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Antelopes to Zebras, Zoo Vets Handle Them All Updated: 2011-09-08 16:00:00 Description: Taking care of the animals at the zoo is a big job - we meet the two women responsible for the health and welfare of everything from toads to elephants. Dr. Roberta Wallace and Dr. Victoria Clyde are the staff veterinarians at the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Big Uneasy Updated: 2011-09-08 16:00:00 Description: Satirist Harry Shearer drops the jokes to talk about a very serious topic – the unnatural disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina. Shearer is a writer, director and actor. He also does many of the voices on The Simpsons, and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Back to NOLA Updated: 2011-09-08 16:00:00 Description: Our travel contributor Rob Bundy recently made his first trip back to New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. Bundy, reading his essay, A Pilgrimage to New Orleans. Bundy edits TCD Traveler for Third Coast Digest and he's our......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 9/7/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-07 16:00:10 Description: We hear how even a shrewd dairy-related business can be soured by a poor economy, and meet its third-generation CEO. Then, a new Milwaukee Magazine article chronicles the rise of a locally based retail giant. Plus, we'll meet an......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alder Companies Cites Compromise, Family Values in Weathering Economy Updated: 2011-09-07 16:00:00 Description: You may be familiar with Dean Foods Company, from its milk to frozen dairy products, but it’s a Delavan-based company that brings these foods to stores near you. Debra Alder is the President and CEO of the Delavan-based......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Riding the Kohl's Train Updated: 2011-09-07 16:00:00 Description: We examine the rise of Kohl’s – locally and nationally. Cristina Daglas is the managing editor of Milwaukee Magazine. Her feature, “The Kohl’s Mystique,” is the cover story in the current issue. She......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Being 'Blicked' Updated: 2011-09-07 16:00:00 Description: It’s hard to find a contemporary musician in the Milwaukee area who hasn’t been Blicked. But if you’ve never been blicked, you probably don’t know what it means. Jon Blick repairs pro audio equipment......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD All Good Things Updated: 2011-09-07 16:00:00 Description: We met John Petty and Gina Romantini about a year ago as their band, All Good Things, was taking shape. They’ve continued to build momentum around their Americana and modern folk sound, and it has carried them to the point......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 9/6/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-06 16:00:10 Description: We begin with a conversation with the new president of Froedtert Hospital, one of the Business Journal of Milwaukee's Women of Influence, Cathy Buck. Then, NPR's media correspondent David Folkenflik points out some of modern......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Froedtert's New President Cathy Buck Named Woman of Influence Updated: 2011-09-06 16:00:00 Description: We meet the new president of Froedtert Hospital. Cathy Buck was named President of Froedtert Hospital in June. She succeeds William Petasnik, who retains the title of CEO. Buck was recently named a Woman of Influence by the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Page One: Inside the New York Times and the Future of Journalism Updated: 2011-09-06 16:00:00 Description: NPR’s media correspondent David Folkenflik talks about the rapidly changing shape of journalism. David Folkenflik is NPR’s award-winning media correspondent. He’s also provided media analysis for CNN, ABC, Fox......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What's in a Nickname? Updated: 2011-09-06 16:00:00 Description: A Wisconsin man sets out on an ambitious project to tell the story of nicknames. Cedarburg resident John Leaf is the creator of nicknamestories.com, a website where everyone is encouraged to share the story of how they got their......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Girl Behind the Glass Updated: 2011-09-06 16:00:00 Description: Mequon native Jane Kelley explores the boundaries of creepy in her latest novel for young readers. Jane Kelley's new middle-grade novel is called The Girl Behind the Glass. It's published by Random House. Kelley is a Mequon......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 9/5/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-05 16:00:10 Description: It's been a challenging year for organized labor in Wisconsin. We hear what the organizers of LaborFest hope to celebrate today. Then, we hear about an effort to stop the flow of medications into the Great Lakes. Plus, we'll read......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Labor Unions Gather to Celebrate, Reflect on Rough Year Updated: 2011-09-05 16:00:00 Description: It’s Labor Day, but a cloud hangs over organized labor, as thousands gather to celebrate LaborFest today. Sheila Cochran is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO, which organizes the annual......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wisconsin's Drug Mailback Program Updated: 2011-09-05 16:00:00 Description: There’s an expanding Wisconsin effort to help people dispose of old medications easily. We’ll hear about why it’s needed and how it works. Melissa Boehm is Pharmaceutical Waste Project Coordinator for the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Listener Letters Updated: 2011-09-05 16:00:00 Description: We’ll hear some of your letters and comments responding to recent segments. We love to hear your comments, both good and bad; you can send us an email at lakeeffect@uwm.edu, post on our Facebook wall, or Tweet at us.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chores Updated: 2011-09-05 16:00:00 Description: On Labor Day, what better poem to hear than Paul Scot August’s “Chores”? Wisconsin poet Paul Scot August reads his poem "Chores." He has an MA in creative writing from UW-Milwaukee and is a Pushcart......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Borrower Updated: 2011-09-05 16:00:00 Description: We meet the author of your run-of-the-mill humorous librarian-abduction-road novel. Rebecca Makkai lives north of Chicago. She's the author of the novel called The Borrower, published by Viking. She spoke with us in July. ......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 9/3/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-03 16:00:10 Description: On this edition of Lake Effect Weekend, we introduce you to the new host of Weekend Edition, and hear how Audie Cornish is adapting from the role of reporter to host. Then, living next to Lake Michigan, we sometimes take fresh......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 9/2/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-02 16:00:10 Description: We hear details of the ambitious agenda laid out by founding dean of UWM's School of Freshwater Sciences. Then, if it's possible to be edgy with cheese, we'll learn about some pretty edgy cheeses. Later, the words "Brewers" and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Meet the Founding Dean of School of Freshwater Sciences Updated: 2011-09-02 16:00:00 Description: UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences is open for study. David E. J. Garman is UWM’s founding dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences. He spoke with Susan Bence. Garman technically assumed his position yesterday, but......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Edgy Cheeses Updated: 2011-09-02 16:00:00 Description: If your Labor Day spread includes some cheese, we’ve got some edgy recommendations. Lake Effect's cheese connoisseur is Milwaukee food writer Jeanette Hurt. Her latest book is The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wine and Food......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brewers' Strong Season...So Far Updated: 2011-09-02 16:00:00 Description: A month away from the post-season and the Brewers are well at the top of their division. Is it smooth sailing to October at Miller Park? Our sports contributor Howie Magner weighs in. Magner writes the Sports Nut column for......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pedestrian Drama on Wisconsin Avenue Updated: 2011-09-02 16:00:00 Description: We’ll get the story behind the public art project that has everyone stopping and looking on the eastern end of Wisconsin Avenue. Artist Janet Zweig spoke with Bonnie North on site at her recently unveiled public art project,......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 9/1/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-09-01 16:00:10 Description: Audie Cornish talks about what it takes to go from reporting to hosting Weekend Edition Sunday. Then, we find out why law school students are turning to careers outside the law. Plus, Mequon writer Lesley Kagen's fourth novel is a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Audie Cornish Takes Over Weekend Edition Sunday Updated: 2011-09-01 16:00:00 Description: Audie Cornish is the new permanent host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday – she had been periodically filling in as host since Liane Hansen retired from the show at the end of May. She spoke with Bonnie North from NPR......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New Lawyers Look Outside the Field for Employment Updated: 2011-09-01 16:00:00 Description: The job market is especially tough for new law school grads, so some new JDs are getting creative when it comes to employment options. Our segment on non-traditional law careers was produced by Michele Crymes and contributing......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Good Graces Updated: 2011-09-01 16:00:00 Description: Mequon writer Lesley Kagen has a new novel out – Good Graces graces the airwaves. It’s published by Penguin. She spoke with Dan Harmon. Next Chapter Bookshop in Mequon hosts the release party for the book this evening.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Lunch Counter Chats with Jose the Barber Updated: 2011-09-01 16:00:00 Description: We travel to the radio lunch counter and hear the first installment of a new regular segment listening to the stories of ordinary Milwaukeeans like you. Jose the Barber speaks in front of his Bay View shop with Ed Makowski for a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 8/31/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-31 16:00:10 Description: When you turn on the tap, water comes out, but journalist Charles Fishman says we need to redefine our relationship with water. Then, the outgoing director of Kenosha's museums explains what role these institutions play in the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Turbulent Future of Water Updated: 2011-08-31 16:00:00 Description: One writer says people need to stop taking their water for granted. Charles Fishman is a journalist from Philadelphia. His book is called The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water. He’ll speak today at......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kenosha Public Museums Director Retires Updated: 2011-08-31 16:00:00 Description: Outgoing Kenosha Public Museums director Paula Tuohey talks about where the organization’s three museums fit in the region’s cultural landscape. Paula Tuohey retires this week as Director of the Kenosha Public Museums,......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dining Pet Peeves Updated: 2011-08-31 16:00:00 Description: Dining contributor Ann Christenson shares her robust list of pet peeves at restaurants. Ann Christenson is dining critic and senior editor at Milwaukee Magazine, and our regular dining contributor. She spoke with Dan Harmon.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NFL Preview Updated: 2011-08-31 16:00:00 Description: We look ahead to the upcoming NFL season, which you may not notice if the Brewers keep winning. Michael Hunt is a sports columnist and writes the Extra Points blog for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He joined us to preview the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 8/30/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-30 16:00:10 Description: Former Congressman Mark Neumann says he's running for the U.S. Senate, but who else will he face in the Republican primary? Then, we learn why opening a bank during the Great recession wasn't such a bad idea. Later, we meet the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Neumann Announces Senate Run - Who Will Join Him? Updated: 2011-08-30 16:00:00 Description: Former Congressman Mark Neumann says he’ll run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Herb Kohl. We find out who else is likely to fill out the Republican primary ballot, from WUWM’s Erin Toner. There’s a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Spring Bank Finds Opportunity Amid Recession Updated: 2011-08-30 16:00:00 Description: The founders of Spring Bank in Brookfield say starting a new business at the height of the recession brought unexpected opportunities. Dave Scheulke is President and CEO of Spring Bank, based in Brookfield. The bank opened almost......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'Quirky' Makes Invention Possible for Milwaukee Native Updated: 2011-08-30 16:00:00 Description: A new reality show features a company that’s reinventing invention. Milwaukee native Jake Zien is the inventor of Pivot Power and will be featured on the Sundance Channel's new non-fiction series "Quirky." It will......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Cozen Protocol: Fact or Fiction? Updated: 2011-08-30 16:00:00 Description: A new book details the inner workings of the Milwaukee PD. It’s fiction – or is it? Steve Spingola is a former homicide detective in the Milwaukee Police Department, from which he retired as lieutenant of detectives.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tavern League: Portraits of Wisconsin Bars Updated: 2011-08-30 16:00:00 Description: A photographer goes into a bar, and comes out with – not a drink, but a book that tries to portray the essence of the Wisconsin tavern experience. Photographer Carl Corey’s new book is called Tavern League: Portraits......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 8/29/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-29 16:00:10 Description: As the East Coast regroups from Hurricane Irene, we learn why it's so challenging to forecast hurricanes. Then, we learn how major college sports scandals impact even a conference like UWM's Horizon League. Later, two UWM......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Challenges to Hurricane Forecasting Updated: 2011-08-29 16:00:00 Description: Hurricane Irene may have impacted the East Coast, but we meet a Wisconsin-based researcher who studies hurricanes. Derrick Herndon is a research specialist for the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at UW.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD College Sports Scandals Elsewhere Affect UWM's Horizon League Updated: 2011-08-29 16:00:00 Description: We hear about the broad impacts of college sports scandals. Bill Benner is Senior Associate Commissioner for External Affairs for the Horizon League, the athletic conference that includes UWM and UW-Green Bay among others. He......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Introduction to Community Organizing Updated: 2011-08-29 16:00:00 Description: We learn what community organizing is – and isn’t. Aaron Schutz and Marie Sandy are the authors of Collective Action for Social Change: An introduction to Community Organizing, published by Palgrave McMillan. Schutz is......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 'SWAT' Teams Take on Invasives Updated: 2011-08-29 16:00:00 Description: We learn about an effort to go after three varieties of invasive species – and why these three plants in particular are important. WUWM environmental reporter Susan Bence spoke with Marc White, invasive species coordinator......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 8/27/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-27 16:00:10 Description: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's new chancellor reviews his tenure so far and future plans for the university. Then, one organization is trying to change policy for the thousands of Wisconsinites with mental illnesses or......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vic and Gab Bring Singer-Songwriting Style to Mexican Fiesta Updated: 2011-08-27 16:00:00 Description: Sisters Victoriah and Gaby Bauelos are Vic and Gab. They spoke with Mitch Teich in the Lake Effect studio before a pair of weekend performances at Mexican Fiesta in MIlwaukee. You can find a link to that schedule, plus hear all......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 8/26/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-26 16:00:10 Description: We learn how changes in Medicaid could affect institutions like Children's Hospital. Later, a native Milwaukeean captures a unique view of her Hurricane Katrina experience. Plus, Flash Fiction Friday returns with another difficult......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Children's Hospital Worries About Medicaid Cuts Updated: 2011-08-26 16:00:00 Description: How might cuts to Medicaid impact Children’s Hospitals across the country? Peggy Troy is the CEO of Children's Hospital and Health System in Wisconsin. Michelle Mettner is the Vice President of Government Relations and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hurricane Story Updated: 2011-08-26 16:00:00 Description: The eyes of the country are focus on the eye – and the rest of Hurricane Irene, as it threatens the East Coast. A Milwaukee native’s Hurricane Katrina story is documented in a unique book. Jennifer Shaw is a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Speeding through Childhood Updated: 2011-08-26 16:00:00 Description: With school starting soon – or already begun – for many in the Milwaukee area, this is the time when parents think about how quickly their kids are growing up. Lake Effect essayist Denice Ryan Martin got that lesson......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flash Fiction Friday: Loss Updated: 2011-08-26 16:00:00 Description: Flash Fiction Friday takes on the theme of loss – in some haunting stories. Flash Fiction Friday editor Robert Vaughan is also an editor at JMWW and Thunderclap! magazines, and leads round-tables at Milwaukee's Redbird-Red......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 8/11/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-11 16:00:10 Description: Despite difficult economic times, the owners of Milwaukee's Schlitz Park office complex are making a $30-million investment to bring in new tenants and jobs. We hear about what a major renovation will offer. Then, we travel to......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Schlitz Park Invests $30 Million to Attract New Tenants Downtown Updated: 2011-08-11 16:00:00 Description: With a more than 20 percent vacancy rate for office space in the greater Milwaukee area, it's hard to imagine many developers taking a chance in the city's anemic downtown market. But the owners of the Schlitz Park office complex......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Perennially Producing Forest Updated: 2011-08-11 16:00:00 Description: WUWM’s environmental reporter Susan Bence takes us to western Wisconsin when she visits Mark Shepard at his 106-acre perennial producing forest in Richland County. This weekend Shepard will travel to Milwaukee to teach the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fiftieth Reunion Updated: 2011-08-11 16:00:00 Description: Where does the time go? That question - on a larger scale - was on the mind of Lake Effect essayist Ellen Kozak recently, as she attended her 50th high school reunion last month. Kozak is a copyright and media lawyer in Milwaukee.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jane Austen's Gardens Updated: 2011-08-11 16:00:00 Description: A Waukesha writer takes a closer look at Jane Austen’s books and finds herself immersed in their gardens. Kim Wilson is a writer, editor and garden enthusiast who lives in Waukesha. Her book is called In the Garden With......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Legendary Kinky Friedman Updated: 2011-08-11 16:00:00 Description: The legendary Kinky Friedman is a troubador, a writer, and a former candidate for Governor of Texas. Last month, he was inducted into the Texas Heroes Hall of Honor. Plus, he also markets his own line of cigars. He was in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 8/10/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-10 16:00:10 Description: The Journal Sentinel's Tom Tolan analyzes the results from six of nine state senate recall elections that happened yesterday. Then, Mequon-based author Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick explains how reporting from ground zero on......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Recall Recap Updated: 2011-08-10 16:00:00 Description: Tom Tolan is a reporter with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Matter of Happenstance Updated: 2011-08-10 16:00:00 Description: How much of your life is controlled by your own choices and decisions, and how much is governed by chance? That's the question at the heart of Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick's first novel, A Matter of Happenstance, published by......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Behind the Scenes at the Domes Updated: 2011-08-10 16:00:00 Description: Go behinds the scenes at the and learn about some of the not-so-public work the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory - aka the Domes - does. Sandy Folaron is the executive director. Roger Krawiecki is a long time member and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Hangman's Daughter Updated: 2011-08-10 16:00:00 Description: A particular and unusual family history is turned into a powerful historical thriller. Oliver Pötzsch is author of The Hangman’s Daughter, published by Mariner Books. He spoke with Dan Harmon. Pötzsch lives in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 8/9/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-09 16:00:10 Description: We talk with a local orthopedic surgeon who is using new techniques and materials to help patients who need shoulder replacements. Then, the word "slut" makes some people uncomfortable, but planners of a Milwaukee walk hope it......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cadaver Cartilage Offers Alternative in Shoulder Surgeries Updated: 2011-08-09 16:00:00 Description: Doctors are now able to replace worn away shoulder cartilage with bone and cartilage from cadavers. Plus a local doctor has helped pioneer a new technique to reduce the recovery time for such surgeries. Dr. William Pennington says......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Slut Walk Milwaukee to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault Updated: 2011-08-09 16:00:00 Description: An event this weekend hopes to move the focus on sexual assault away from the victim and onto the perpetrator. Michele Stander-Reimer is the organizer of Slut Walk Milwaukee, which will happen this Saturday at Milwaukee’s......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jane Eyre-ity Updated: 2011-08-09 16:00:00 Description: Lake Effect essayist Barry Wightman just discovered a literary classic – and he’s smitten. Wightman is a writer, voice-over artiste, and sometimes rock musician who lives in Elm Grove....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Acoustic Duo Patchouli Goes Live Updated: 2011-08-09 16:00:00 Description: Over the last ten years, the folk band Patchouli has become recognized as one of the Midwest’s premiere acoustic acts. Patchouli is Bruce Hecksel and Julie Patchouli. The duo currently resides in both Maiden Rock, Wis., and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 8/8/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-08 16:00:10 Description: With 6 state senate recall elections taking place tomorrow and three next week, we chat with former state senator and current professor of government Mordecai Lee to find out what's at stake. Then, the recent People Speak poll......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Election Preview Updated: 2011-08-08 16:00:00 Description: We put tomorrow's historic state senate recall elections into context. Mordecai Lee is a Professor of Governmental Affairs at UW-Milwaukee's School of Continuing Education and former Wisconsin state assemblyman and state senator.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Down to Business: The People Speak Poll Updated: 2011-08-08 16:00:00 Description: The latest People Speak Poll reveals most respondents in the Milwaukee area are more satisfied with local government than state government. Rich Kirchen is a senior reporter at the Business Journal of Milwaukee. Rob Henken is the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Repairers of the Breach Expanding Building, Services Updated: 2011-08-08 16:00:00 Description: We learn more about renovations and an expansion occurring at Milwaukee's only daytime shelter for the homeless. MacCanon Brown is the Executive Director of Repairers of the Breach. She spoke with Stephanie Lecci....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shame the Devil Updated: 2011-08-08 16:00:00 Description: A new novel tells the real-life story of 19th-century American writer Fanny Fern. Milwaukee native Debra Brenegan is the author of Shame the Devil, published by SUNY Press. Brenegan is also an Assistant Professor of English and......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fri 8/5/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-05 16:00:10 Description: On an all books edition of the show, we talk with nutritionist Kelly Dorfman about her new book that links nutrition with a host of childhood maladies. Then, local nature writer Candice Gaukel Andrews thinks Wisconsin is the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What's Eating Your Child? Updated: 2011-08-05 16:00:00 Description: Kelly Dorfman is a nutritionist in the Washington, DC, area. Her new book is What's Eating Your Child?: The Hidden Connections Between Food and Childhood Ailments, published by Workman. She first spoke with Mitch Teich in June....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beyond the Trees Updated: 2011-08-05 16:00:00 Description: Candice Gaukel Andrews is the author of Beyond the Trees: Stories of Wisconsin Forests, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Many of the book's photos were taken by her husband, John Andrews. She first spoke......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Katyn Order Updated: 2011-08-05 16:00:00 Description: Elm Grove resident Doug Jacobson is the author of The Katyn Order, published by McBooks press. In his novel he personalizes the Polish struggle to resist the advances of the German and Russian armies, and the events......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hiss of Death Updated: 2011-08-05 16:00:00 Description: Rite Mae Brown is the best-selling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown and Sister Jane mystery series, A Nose for Justice and Rubyfruit Jungle. She's also an Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, and lives in Virginia. Brown's......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thu 8/4/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-04 16:00:10 Description: We travel to two places in Wisconsin that are fighting invasive species - first we report from the Wehr Nature Center in Franklin on their battle to control exotic invasive plants, and then from the forest at the Riveredge Nature......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Urban Invasive Species Updated: 2011-08-04 16:00:00 Description: Though zebra mussels and Asian carp get most of the attention when it comes to invasive species, there are many lurking right here in Milwaukee that are flying under the radar. Mark Verhagen is the Natural Areas Management......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Emerald Ash Borer Proves a Challenging Foe Updated: 2011-08-04 16:00:00 Description: We learn more about a new tool in the fight against the invasive emerald ash borer. Susan Bence is WUWM’s environmental reporter – she spoke with research intern Todd Johnson and Mary Holleback at the Riveredge Nature......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD State Fair Gardens Updated: 2011-08-04 16:00:00 Description: Beyond deep fried butter, you can also find beautiful gardens at the Wisconsin State Fair. Melinda Myers is the author of numerous books on gardening, including Month by Month Gardening in Wisconsin. She's also the host of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts Converge for Rockerbox Updated: 2011-08-04 16:00:00 Description: If you're a fan of vintage motorcycles, then an upcoming event in Milwaukee is the place to be. Scott Johnson is the co-owner of Fuel Cafe, and Brian Bowles is a founding member of Milwaukee Vintage Motorcyclists. They spoke with......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wed 8/3/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-03 16:00:10 Description: It turns out where the wild things are is here. Milwaukee Magazine's Kurt Chandler reports we're increasingly sharing our cities and towns with wild animals. Then, one novelist explains his unique approach to telling a very......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Where the Wild Things Are? Well, Here Updated: 2011-08-03 16:00:00 Description: For many years, encounters with wild animals in southeastern Wisconsin have largely been limited to seeing deer in or near a park, some playful rabbits on the bike path, or perhaps the glowing eyes of a raccoon staring at you late......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Half a Life Updated: 2011-08-03 16:00:00 Description: Novelist Darin Strauss details how he used the memoir form to tackle a difficult part of his past. Strauss's memoir is called Half a Life - it's published by Random House. He's also the author of several novels, including Chang......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Poetry A Gift of Words for Students Updated: 2011-08-03 16:00:00 Description: A retired Milwaukee educator writes poetry to help kids learn to use language. Poet Janice Irish is the author of The Gift of Words: A Resource for Parents and Educators, published by AuthorHouse. She has been an educator in......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Team Learns Riverwest 24 About More Than Winning Updated: 2011-08-03 16:00:00 Description: This past weekend was the annual Riverwest 24. The 7pm Friday to 7pm Saturday bike ride/race loops throughout the East Side neighborhood. The race's focus is not on athletic superiority, but instead provides a reason to throw a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tue 8/2/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-02 16:00:10 Description: When it comes to Chicago/Milwaukee rivalry, one journalist says 'too late' - we're already one, global market and we should capitalize on it. Plus, we get a big picture analysis of what that one market might look like. Then, a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is Chicago Milwaukee's Competition? A Reporter Says No Updated: 2011-08-02 16:00:00 Description: A Madison-based journalist says that metro economies aren't confined to political boundaries, and so Milwaukee should seize on the regional opportunities presented by Chicago's growth to expand its own wealth. Marc Eisen is a......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Implementing Economic Development Plans Updated: 2011-08-02 16:00:00 Description: An expert in economic development discusses the challenges to creating a viable regional community. Julio Rivera is Provost at Carthage College in Kenosha. He's the chair of the Geography department and also teaches earth science.......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Consider the Conversation Updated: 2011-08-02 16:00:00 Description: We talk with the Wisconsin producers of the film Consider the Conversation, about hospice care and the need to have the conversation with our loved ones. Michael Bernhagen is the Director of Community Engagement & Care Partner......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD WI's Only Female MacArthur Genius on Her Journey in Science Updated: 2011-08-02 16:00:00 Description: We chat with MacArthur Grant-winning scientist Dr. Laura Kiessling. She is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She's also Wisconsin's only female MacArthur Foundation “Genius......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mon 8/1/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-08-01 16:00:10 Description: A number of Milwaukee non-profit organizations are trying to turn the tide on the foreclosure crisis... we talk with representatives from the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council and Select Milwaukee. Then, the new book......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Preventing Foreclosures Updated: 2011-08-01 16:00:00 Description: Lake Effect contributor Faithe Colas is the community relations director for the Salvation Army of Greater Milwaukee and co-host of MPTV's Black Nouveau. Bethany Sanchez is the Director of Community Development for the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creating Dairyland Updated: 2011-08-01 16:00:00 Description: Madison-based journalist, oral historian and former dairyman Ed Janus is the author of Creating Dairyland: How caring for cows saved our soil, created our landscape, brought prosperity to our state, and still shapes our way of......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Lingering Goddess Speaks Updated: 2011-08-01 16:00:00 Description: Lake Effect essayist Joanne Nelson read The Lingering Goddess Speaks. Nelson is a local writer and psychotherapist living in Hartland with her family. She is an award-winning author who is currently working on a series of essays......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Solitude of Prime Numbers Updated: 2011-08-01 16:00:00 Description: Paolo Giordano is the author of The Solitude of Prime Numbers, published by Penguin. The former particle physicist turned wildly successful novelist was in Milwaukee in April to speak at Boswell Book Company, and joined us in the......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sat 7/30/11 - Full Episode Updated: 2011-07-30 16:00:10 Description: We get a news recap from our analyst Bruce Murphy. Then, we hear the story of a woman whose landmark First Amendment case created the separation of church and state in schools; we talk with a documentary-maker and her sons about......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD News Analysis: From New Berlin Housing Project to Lightning Bugs Updated: 2011-07-30 16:00:00 Description: Each weekend, we kick off our show with a look at some of the past few days’ biggest news stories. Helping us sort through the media milieu is our regular news analyst and editor of Milwaukee Magazine Bruce Murphy. He joins......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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