Lake Effect

Wednesday on Lake Effect : How the Strange Fruit festival in Milwaukee seeks to use music to address race relations. Later, a farm-to-table dinner honors some of the high school students who worked the land. A Whitefish Bay woman’s recent book tries to help parents get their kids ready to leave the nest with some basic realities. Plus musician Trapper Schoepp explains how Bay Beach Amusement Park inspired his new album. Guests: Jay Anderson, Strange Fruit Music Festival founder Dave Kozlowski,

Monday on Lake Effect : We remember the 50th anniversary of a landmark in Milwaukee history: the start of 200 nights of open housing marches in the city. Former NAACP Youth Commando leader, Prentice McKinney, discusses his work in the fight for open housing. Then, a look back at the history of Milwaukee's black-white divide and the continued segregation of the city today. And Margaret Rozga, widow of Father James Groppi, talks about his legacy and her own work in the civil rights movement.

Tuesday on Lake Effect : A look at cybersecurity and interconnected devices, from fitness tracker to cars. Then, an update on a wide-scale effort to improve the health of people living in Dodge County. Plus, why bees need cities and cities need bees. Guests Jen Rathburn, co-founder, Midwest Cyber Security Alliance Kim Miller, president and CEO, Beaver Dam Community Hospitals; Mel Bruins, chief talent officer, Beaver Dam Community Hospitals; Linda Klinger, project leader, Dodge County Blue Zones

This weekend on Lake Effect : Writer Evie Perry shares her research on how diversity in Milwaukee works - and how it’s challenged in Riverwest. Then, why some music works so well in some movies - like John Williams’ score for Star Wars , and we’ll have the latest edition of our storytelling series, Ex Fabula. Guests: Evie Perry, author, Live and Let Live Aaron Krerowicz, Beatles scholar Lean DeLaney, Ex Fabula co-founder; Bruce Winter, WUWM

Friday on Lake Effect : A Milwaukeean discusses what she learned from a summer working in the field of food justice. Then, an update on the progress of a major housing rehab program in Sherman Park. What an Ancient Greek tells us about the relationship between the United States and China. Plus, a look at Chicago actor Tim Campos' new one man show inspired by his work in a Ford factory. Guests: Hannah Uitenbroek, former food justice organizer at All People's Church Jabril Faraj, reporter,

Thursday on Lake Effect : An in-depth look at the evolution of Wisconsin's technical college system and the role it plays today. Then, how music, like John Williams' score for Star Wars , impact the way we view some films. Plus, why the 1975 musical, “A Chorus Line,” still resonates with audiences, more than four decades later. Guests: Erik Gunn, reporter Aaron Krerowicz, Beatles scholar Jill Anna Ponasik, Marcee Doherty-Elst, and James Zager, A Chorus Line , production of Milwaukee Opera

Wednesday on Lake Effect : We learn about some of the unique challenges facing farm workers in Wisconsin, and across the United States. Then, a Milwaukee man shares stories of more than a half-century of his work on behalf of migrant workers. Radio Chipstone explores the story of an iconic shirt from the era of open housing marches here, and we'll hear a family story from one local poet. Guests: Bruce Goldstein, Farmworker Justice Jesus Salas, founder, Obreros Unidos Radio Chipstone/David

Monday on Lake Effect : A Racine high school student discusses how the immigration debate brewing in the United States will impact her future. Later, the inside story of the Journal Sentinel’s week-long series on witness intimidation. Then, why looking at the sun in an eclipse is so dangerous and the realities of being a U.S. spy during the Cold War. Guests: Fernanda Jiminez, Youth Empowered in the Struggle John Diedrich & Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dr. Tomas Connor, Jr.,

Tuesday on Lake Effect : Author Nilofer Merchant shares her insights on how any one of us can make a dent in the world. Then, our Full Plate series explores a program in Madison that wants to change the way we eat, one bug at a time. And more than a year after the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Father James Martin is still working to improve the relationship between the Catholic Church and the LGBT community. Guests: Nilofer Merchant, author, The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas

This weekend on Lake Effect : Irish author Tony Macaulay explains his work to stop the sectarian violence in his home city of Belfast in the 1980s. We learn about a piece of clothing that carries the weight of some Milwaukee history, and we’ll have the latest edition of our storytelling series, Ex Fabula. Guests: Tony Macaulay, author, Little House on the Peace Line Paddy Keenan, Irish piper David Driscoll, Wisconsin Historical Society; Gianofer Fields, material culture contributor Leah DeLaney,