Lake Effect

Tuesday on Lake Effect : We learn how Wisconsin could change the revenue mix for municipalities. Later, find out what makes Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum friendly to our feathered friends. We meet the Milwaukee illustrator behind a music video that addresses the epidemic of sexual violence, and actor Timothy Busfield says his love for the stage is actually the inspiration for a new film he directs and co-produces. Guests: Rob Henken, Wisconsin Policy Forum president Susan Bence, WUWM environmental

Monday on Lake Effect : Wisconsin’s new tourism secretary describes the fundamental battle in marketing the state to people around the country. Later, Eau Claire novelist Nick Butler discusses his latest book, which deals with the nature of faith and small-town living. And New York painter Alexis Rockman explains what inspired him to take on the Great Lakes as the subject for a whole series of work. Guests: Sara Meaney, designee to be the Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Nick Butler, author, Little

This weekend on Lake Effect : We learn about the plethora of newly formed political parties in Milwaukee and how they might affect next year's races. Then, writer and former pro football player Robert Turner says high-level college athletes may be getting a free education, but that doesn't mean they're getting the lessons they need to succeed off of the field. Plus we have the latest editions of Radio Chipstone and our storytelling series Ex Fabula. Guests: Larry Sandler, writer Robert Turner,

Friday on Lake Effect : It’s George Washington’s 287th birthday, and today on the show, we learn about a conspiracy that could have killed him before the American Revolution even began. Later we meet the filmmakers behind the Oscar-nominated animated short, One Small Step . Plus, the popular UWM Drag Show celebrates its 20th edition tomorrow in Milwaukee, and Bubbler Talk explains why the Milwaukee version of the cruller is so special. Guests: Brad Meltzer, co-author, The First Conspiracy: The

Thursday on Lake Effect : We learn about the efforts of the Legislative Black Caucus in the Wisconsin legislature and its special efforts during Black History Month. Then, why the Beloit International Film Festival is so vital to that small southern Wisconsin city. Plus singer and Wauwatosa native Grace Weber talks about coming to terms with a pretty amazing development - a contract with Capitol Records. Guests: LaKeshia Myers, Wisconsin State Assembly 12 th District Representative Ana Kelly

Wednesday on Lake Effect : We look at what the variety of new political parties in Wisconsin could mean for local elections next year. Later, the role Children's College Savings Accounts could play in helping MPS students. We preview the upcoming Academy Awards with our film contributor Dave Luhrssen, and we catch up with Milwaukee native, writer, and cartoonist Paul Noth. Guests: Larry Sandler, writer Sharon Robinson, City of Milwaukee; and Ashleigh Edgerson, Fund My Future Milwaukee Dave

Today on Lake Effect: How the remarkable work of Ear Hustle podcast producers Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods has changed since Woods was released from prison. Plus, Poor talks about some historic photos from within San Quentin currently on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum. She says our TV and movie view of prisons is anything but true to life. And writer and former pro football player Robert Turner says high-level college athletes may be getting a free education, but that doesn’t mean they’re

Monday on Lake Effect: We learn how Wisconsin’s now defunct Chapter 220 program affected segregation in Milwaukee-area schools. Then our How Did You Do That series digs into an immigrant's journey from growing up in Poland to running a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Wisconsin. A Wisconsin woman takes a heartbreaking tragedy and learns to not only survive, but thrive in its aftermath, and on Radio Chipstone, we meet the woman behind the remarkable story of a photography exhibit on

This weekend on Lake Effect : Former Journal Sentinel art and architecture critic Mary Louise Schumacher weighs in on the fate of the trees that make up the Dan Kiley Grove at the Marcus Center. The, why building a house - or part of a house - works as a team sport for Wisconsin high school students. Plus we have the latest edition of our storytelling series, Ex Fabula. Guests: Mary Louise Schumacher, former art and architecture critic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Brent Kindred, executive

Friday on Lake Effect : We talk about the intersection of design and technology with a MIAD graduate who’s now the lead UX, or user interface designer, for Google. Then, one of the people behind a Delafield company that specializes in virtual reality says his first project was a tough one to top. Plus Wisconsin writer Marcia Bjornerud’s new book makes the case for understanding geologic time as a way to help save the world. Guests: Michael delGaudio, Google UX design lead Corey Jaskolski,