Lake Effect

Monday on Lake Effect : A local economist explains his algorithm for calculating Governor Scott Walker’s impact on job creation. Then, a national expert talks about strategies for addressing trauma in Milwaukee - we examine the intersection of race and education. Plus we learn why UWM's campus is especially welcoming to the LGBTQ+ population. Guests: Bruce Thompson, MSOE/Urban Milwaukee Jim Wallis, Sojourners; Teran Powell, WUWM Race &Ethnicity reporter Art Cyr, Carthage College Jen Murray,

Tuesday on Lake Effect : How scientists have changed their approach to considering traumatic head injuries. Then, a UW Milwaukee professor looks at how our culture discusses motherhood. Later, the history of cats in the United States and how they went from street animals to human companions over the last century. Plus, the people behind a western Wisconsin soda company talk about the state of the industry. Guests: Dr. Michael McCrea, neuopsychology consultant for the Green Bay Packers Leslie

This weekend on Lake Effect : Lake Effect 's Bonnie North, in Europe on a fellowship, brings us an interview about the continued relevance of NATO. Then, we travel to one of the Doors Open Milwaukee sites people can visit this weekend. On Radio Chipstone, we meet an artist who combined her passion for fashion and fair treatment into a new business. Plus we have the latest edition of our storytelling series Ex Fabula. Guests: Piers Cazalet, head of press and media and deputy spokesperson for NATO

Thursday on Lake Effect : We learn about the role Marquette University and its president are playing in bringing the community together to address the impact of trauma in Milwaukee. Later, we talk with Lake Effect 's Bonnie North, who is on assignment in Germany, about her conversations with NATO officials. An artist and UWM academic walks us through the concept of ecological aesthetics. Plus Wisconsin writer DeWitt Clinton explains how his tour of duty in Vietnam led him to become a poet.

Friday on Lake Effect : The Wisconsin Policy Forum finds a nearly intractable situation facing Milwaukee County’s parks and cultural institutions. Later, in the wake of shootings in Wisconsin and Maryland this week, a law enforcement expert discusses some real-world strategies for personal safety. A Wisconsin energy company CEO makes a career detour and writes a suspense novel. And we go behind the scenes at the Pabst Mansion with two people involved in maintaining the historic 19th Century

Wednesday on Lake Effect : Our Informed Voter series explores truth, fiction, and context in Wisconsin political ads. Then we explore the relationship between the poverty rate in Milwaukee and in the rest of the state. We travel to one of the sights people can visit during this weekend’s Doors Open Milwaukee, and percussionist Jon Mueller talks about his collaboration with choreographer Dawn Springer - and how they meld their unique talents for a singular performance. Guests: Molly Beck,

Monday on Lake Effect : Our foreign policy contributor helps us sort through the ongoing controversy over Russian meddling in US elections, plus Russia's spying tete-a-tete with the United Kingdom and the recent Swedish elections. Later, our series on business and entrepreneurship introduces us to Sue Marks. Plus we talk with the project manager for Sculpture Milwaukee, which is already planning a third season for next year. Guests: Art Cyr, Carthage College Sue Marks, Cielo (How Did You Do That

Tuesday on Lake Effect : The medical director of the Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin Inclusion Health Clinic talks about its first clinic here to focus on the medical needs of the LGBTQ community. Later, a look at Skylight Music Theatre's production of the musical Pippin . Plus, former Milwaukee Bucks star Desmond Mason talks about a side of himself that has always existed, but has only recently become a full-time job: his work as a visual artist. Guests: Dr. Andrew Petroll, medical

This weekend on Lake Effect : We speak with two people with Wisconsin ties who took part in this weeks’ international climate summit in San Francisco. Then, we learn how a Milwaukee woman became one of Hitler’s most wanted on her birthday weekend. Essayist Avi Lank reflects on his first lesson of defining news in the recent age of “fake news,” plus we have the latest in our storytelling series, Ex Fabula. Guests: Clay Nesler, Johnson Controls Vice President of Sustainability Dr. Jeff Thompson,

Thursday on Lake Effect : The upcoming midterm elections could impact healthcare policy in Wisconsin and around the country. We speak with Barbara Zabawa about changes to the Affordable Care Act and some lesser known policy shifts. Then, designer and Milwaukee native Donna Ricco has worked in the fashion industry years. But on the eve of Milwaukee Fashion Week, she confesses she’s not a big fan of the modern fashion show. The Milwaukee Magazine’s cultural editor gives us a preview the Fall arts