Lake Effect

Tuesday on Lake Effect : Our “How Did You Do That” segment introduces us to Craig Dickman, who’s helping to shape the TitletownTech innovation center in Green Bay. Writer Brad Meltzer takes on the challenge of uncovering new evidence in a nearly 250-year old conspiracy: the plot to kill George Washington. Plus how Barbara Joosse and Renée Graef wanted to depict the city in just the right way for their newest children’s book, Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee. Guests: Craig Dickman, TitletownTech Brad

Monday on Lake Effect : In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we talk with a Milwaukee man who was a teenager on the front lines of the 1967 Milwaukee fair housing marches. Then, we’ll learn about a piece of clothing that carries the weight of some Milwaukee civil rights history, and hear from another Milwaukeean about his experience of the 1967 riot. And we'll talk with noted activist and now Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Margaret Rozga. Guests: Prentice McKinney, 1967 NAACP Youth Commandos David

This weekend on Lake Effect : Wisconsin's new education superintendent recalls the experience of integrating a school in Mississippi when she was young, and discusses her plans and priorities for schools across the state. Then a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation digs into the impact of hospitals diverting ambulances from their emergency rooms and what causes it. Plus we have the latest episodes of Radio Chipstone and our storytelling series Ex Fabula. Guests: Carolyn Stanford Taylor,

Friday on Lake Effect : A look at the immigrant experience as explored by a new art exhibit at MIAD. Then, journalist Mark Concannon talks about his new book, a compilation of stories about Wisconsin veterans. Later, a sneak preview of the so-called “super blood wolf” lunar eclipse, happening this Sunday. We visit the first sports arena in the world engineered to be safe for birds flying by. Plus, Bubbler Talk looks for the answer to an intimate question about a Milwaukee street name. Guests:

Thursday on Lake Effect : The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel launches an investigation into the practice of ambulance diversion. We speak with a reporter behind the project. Our auto contributors tackle whatever happened to the idea of the station wagon as the family car? Plus we have an in-studio session with the Wisconsin band, Driveway Thriftdwellers. Guests: John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel Mark Savage/Dan Harmon, auto contributors Driveway Thriftdwellers (band)

Wednesday on Lake Effect : Wisconsin’s new education superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor recalls the experience of integrating a school in Mississippi when she was young. Pulitzer-winning playwright and Wisconsin native Ayad Akhtar explains the inspiration for his latest play, Junk . Children’s book author and illustrator Laurie Keller explains what inspired her to anthropomorphize donuts and potatoes, and how one company makes candles inspired by events and places in Milwaukee. Guests:

Tuesday on Lake Effect : A new book for young adults on why people use drugs and how they impact the brain. Then, you might think you’re familiar with the story of Harley Davidson, but the author of a recent book on Harley wants you to view it through a new lens. Plus we speak with Milwaukee Opera Theatre about their reimagining of Mozart’s "The Magic Flute." Guests: David & Nic Sheff, authors, High: Everything You Want To Know About Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction Art Cyr, essayist Aaron

Monday on Lake Effect : A historian looks at some of the potential pitfalls of Wisconsin’s deal with Foxconn, and how oversight may help Wisconsin workers. Then, a psychiatrist and author pens a book about taking care of the empaths in your life, called The Empath’s Survival Guide . Plus, singer-songwriter Paul Thorn performs in studio and talks about growing up in a Pentecostal church. Guests: Nan Enstad, author, Cigarettes Inc.: An Intimate History of Corporate Imperialism Dr. Judith Orloff,

This weekend on Lake Effect : Lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes talks about becoming just the second African-American elected to statewide office in Wisconsin. Then, singer and Wauwatosa native Grace Weber talks about coming to terms with a pretty amazing development - a contract with Capitol Records. Plus we have the latest in our storytelling series, Ex Fabula. Guests: Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Grace Weber, musician Leah DeLaney, Ex Fabula co-founder; Rachel Owens, WUWM

Friday on Lake Effect : We learn what lead to a breakthrough moment for a writer-turned-emergency room physician. Then Bubbler Talk tells the surprisingly complex history of how Milwaukee’s aldermanic districts were formed. Milwaukee novelist Nick Petrie talks about the fourth novel in his Peter Ash series, due out next week, and a recent documentary chronicles the intriguing family dynamics at work in a Milwaukee Chinese restaurant. Guests: Jay Baruch, emergency room physician and director of