Lake Effect

Friday on Lake Effect : We find out what the people behind Huff Post are trying to accomplish with their bus trip to Milwaukee today. Later, folk singer Arlo Guthrie believes playing concerts with his children is what made their relationship strong. Why the creators of a virtual reality film on accessing abortion clinics think it’s important for people to experience their film, and we speak with the organizers of tomorrow's boat parade. Guests: Hillary Frey, Huff Post director of editorial

Wednesday on Lake Effect : Actor Jane Lynch chairs this year’s Wisconsin AIDS Walk and thinks back to a time in the theater when the AIDS crisis was just beginning. Later, a play at Next Act Theatre tells the story of the little-appreciated work done by pioneering women astronomers of the early 20th Century. And writer Katherine Rundell shares her captivating tale of four young children and their adventure in the Amazon rainforest. Guests: Jane Lynch, actor and honorary chair of AIDS Walk

Thursday on Lake Effect : We have a conversation with NPR's Shankar Vedantam, whose Hidden Brain podcast becomes a weekly radio show this weekend. Then, a movie tells the unique story of an Indiana farm boy turned Chicago day trader, turned round-the-world sailor. Plus, we'll hear about InTandem Theatre's madcap, but not disrespectful, mash-up of some of the greatest works of literature. Guests: Shankar Vedantam, Hidden Brain Ross Gerber, Topher Cochrane & Chris Thompson; Chasing Bubbles

Tuesday on Lake Effect : Our foreign policy news analyst walks us through the evolving situation with North Korea, plus recent elections in Spain and Germany. Later, we talk about severe storms, the language of climate change, and what the federal budget might mean for weather risk in Wisconsin. And we'll have a conversation with and performance by Milwaukee's Quattro Horns. Guests: Art Cyr, Carthage College George Stone, MATC (retired) Marion Kinosian, Wisconsin Environment Quattro Horns

Monday on Lake Effect : Writer and gerrymandering expert David Daley sheds some light on why this week's Supreme Court arguments are such a big deal. The court will decide the fate of Gill v Whitford - the Wisconsin redistricting case - during its current session. Then, we meet astronaut Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space. We learn about "Beats Me," the new initiative to solicit listener questions for our beat reporters, and cellist Robert Cohen explains why he's switched

Friday on Lake Effect : Reporter Rachel Morello helps us recap the week in education news. Then, we discuss a local film about a Wisconsin man who was the last adherent to a utopian belief system called Lawsonomy. We meet Milwaukee musician Chris Crain, who will be performing the music of Sam Cooke and Donny Hathaway. And Bubbler Talk pays a visit to the long-lost bath houses of Milwaukee. Guests: Rachel Morello, WUWM education reporter Ryan Sarnowski and Susan Kerns, Manlife Chris Crain,

Thursday on Lake Effect : Local filmmaker Erik Ljung talks about his documentary on Dontre Hamilton's family, The Blood is on the Doorstep . Later, community leader Reggie Jackson talks about his work with America’s Black Holocaust Museum and his research into the roots of segregation in Milwaukee. We look at how Darienne Driver has steered Milwaukee Public Schools in her four years at the helm. And how the new Milwaukee Bucks arena is beginning to impact people and organizations far from the

Wednesday on Lake Effect : An excerpt of our latest Across the Divide conversation, in partnership with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . We look at the future of school choice and what the rest of the country could learn from Milwaukee. Later, why live theater endures in today’s entertainment landscape. And we take a road trip to a couple of summer camps that have been part of one family for decades. Guests: Raven Goins, senior, Milwaukee Lutheran High School; Joycelyn Medley, senior, St. Joan

Monday on Lake Effect : A look at the Panama Papers - the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative report that led to global protests and the resignation of two world leaders. Later, what members of the Millennial generation are missing from skipping classic films like Casablanca or His Girl Friday . One of the actors in the play Domino Heart reflects on the show and we hear a new tune from singer-songwriter Tift Merritt. Guests: Marina Walker Guevara, deputy director, International Consortium of

Tuesday on Lake Effect : A look at how a change to FoodShare eligibility may have led to thousands leaving the program. Later, a new book makes the case that it’s important to recognize the influence of some of the lesser-known members of the Trump Administration. And the challenge of playing 35 different characters in a play that takes place in Nazi Germany. Guests: Jabril Faraj, reporter, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service; Derek Osborne, disabled veteran and former FoodShare recipient John