Lake Effect

Friday on Lake Effect : We get a jump on gift-giving - or reading - season with Boswell Book Company’s Daniel Goldin. He joins us with a list of noteworthy titles and overlooked trends. Then, the author of Milwaukee Ghosts and Legends talks about some local spirits and the things that connect ghost stories of all kinds. Plus Bubbler Talk explores the mouthwatering history of the Milwaukee fish fry. Guests: Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company Anna Lardinois, author, Milwaukee Ghosts and Legends

Thursday on Lake Effect : It's an all food special, starting with food contributor Kyle Cherek and the history of the turkey. Then, contributor Ray Fister joins us to talks about the best wine pairings for your Thanksgiving table. Cheese contributor Jeanette Hurt reviews a new Wisconsin cheese made in the Alpine style. Plus we visit the kitchen set at Milwaukee PBS and catch up with the hosts of "America’s Test Kitchen." Guests: Kyle Cherek, food historian and contributor Ray Fister, wine

Wednesday on Lake Effect : We look at the City of Milwaukee’s Children’s Savings Account Initiative and what it could mean for MPS students. Then, an update on the status of wolves in Wisconsin. Then, as NASA’s InSight spacecraft gets ready to land on Mars, scientists look forward to learning some basic facts about the red planet. Plus a Wisconsin energy company CEO makes a career detour and writes a suspense novel about, well, carbon trading. Guests: Sharon Robinson, Department of

Tuesday on Lake Effect : We listen to our Across the Red and Blue Divide discussion, recorded last week. Called "You've Voted: Now What?," the forum asked what bipartisanship looks like in a state divided almost exactly in half by ideology. We hear from the leaders of the Future Caucus; Wisconsin's only bipartisan legislative caucus. Then, a conversation about the new film, Boy Erased , and the controversial practice of gay conversion therapy, which seeks to convert homosexuals into

Monday on Lake Effect : A writer digs into some of the pressing issues facing the Great Lakes. Then, our business and entrepreneurship podcast features a conversation with the man who built Irish Fest. Plus, writer James Anderson discusses his latest novel, Lullaby Road . Guests: Kari Lydersen, writer How Did You Do That? James Anderson, author, Lullaby Road

This weekend on Lake Effect : The rise of anti-Semitism is occuring around the world. We speak with the director of the American Jewish Committee's Berlin office about what they're seeing and responding to in Germany. Then we learn how scientist Merlin Tuttle has worked to change our perception of bats for almost 60 years. Plus we have the latest edition of our storytelling series Ex Fabula. Guests: Deidre Berger, AJC’s Berlin Ramer Institute for German-Jewish Relations director Merlin Tuttle,

Friday on Lake Effect: A look at how the humanities - arts, philosophy and other non-science fields - benefits medical science. Then, the former mayor of Oklahoma City discusses why he believe the success of the country is linked to the success of mid-sized metropolitan areas. Then, we learn more about the play Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley on stage at the Milwaukee Rep. Plus, Bubbler Talk explores why there are no higher speed rails in Wisconsin. Guests: Jay Baruch, emergency room

Thursday on Lake Effect : Milwaukee Magazine reports from the frontiers of medicine, as it’s practiced in Milwaukee. Then as the nation celebrates Transgender Awareness Week, a Milwaukee author writes about a pioneering, but little-known activist in the LGBTQ community. Plus in the face of the real-life events of the Kanavaugh hearings, writer Idra Novey considers the very similar situation the protagonist in her new novel confronts. Guests: Rich Rovito, Milwaukee Magazine Brice Smith, author,

Wednesday on Lake Effect : The Wisconsin Policy Forum says the state will need a big increase in revenue to keep funding the programs it already supports. We take a look at the challenges of the budget as the state transitions to new gubernatorial leadership. Then, how German society of today compares to the rise of Nazism in the 1930s. Plus a new book tells the history of Harley Davidson in a distinctive way, and Stacy DeKeyser’s recent middle-grade novel is based in part on her dad’s stories

Tuesday on Lake Effect : A Supreme Court ruling keeps courts from sending people to prison because they can’t afford fines, but how is that standard applied? Peter Edelman, former policy advisor to Sen. Robert Kennedy, looks at the issue in his book, Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America . Later, Merlin Tuttle’s work on bats and changing perceptions of them has led from Milwaukee to Texas, and around the world. He discusses his almost 60 years of work. Plus, why