Lake Effect

Tuesday on Lake Effect : Project Milwaukee: Segregation Matters continues with a look at education. We meet two suburban social studies teachers who have taken it upon themselves to make race something their students talk about year-round. Later, writer Kwame Alexander says literature can be a great tool for fostering empathy in young readers. And we get a primer on what Vitamin D really does for the human body. Guests: Erin McCarthy and Colleen Perry, social studies teachers, Greendale Middle

This weekend on Lake Effect : A photographer comes to Milwaukee to document the stories of Black Milwaukeeans who migrated here decades ago. Then, Emmy award winning actress Erika Slezak reflects on the start her professional career fifty years ago in Milwaukee. Plus we’ll have the latest episode of our storytelling series Ex Fabula. Guests: Chris Arnade, writer & photographer Erika Slezak, actress Leah DeLaney, Ex Fabula co-founder; Bruce Winter, WUWM

Friday on Lake Effect : Our Project Milwaukee series, Segregation Matters gets underway in earnest, with a look at how Milwaukee got to be such a segregated place in the first place. Then we learn how segregation impacts the Latino community in Milwaukee - including in its schools. Plus, a conservative activist’s case for responding to climate change. Guests: Reggie Jackson, America’s Black Holocaust Museum Enrique Figueroa, associate professor of urban planning at UW-Milwaukee and former

Thursday on Lake Effect : We preview our upcoming Project Milwaukee series on segregation with reporter Ann-Elise Henzl. Plus, we revisit a 2009 interview about the legacy of Milwaukee's open housing marches and look at how little has changed. Reporter Dan Egan explains the complex web of problems facing the Great Lakes in his expansive new book. And a new anthology examines what it means to be a feminist in 2017. Guests: Ann-Elise Henzl, WUWM Patrick Jones, author, Selma of the North Dan Egan,

Wednesday on Lake Effect : A photographer comes to Milwaukee to document the stories of Black Milwaukeeans who migrated here decades ago. Then, actress Erika Slezak won six Emmys for her role in the soap opera, One Life to Live . But today she looks back of the start of her professional career fifty years ago in Milwaukee. Plus, hip-hop-reggae-rock musician Matisyahu explains why of all the art forms out there, live music is the most interactive for the audience. Guests: Chris Arnade, writer

Monday on Lake Effect : A Milwaukee man finds inner happiness in a cross-country bicycle ride. Later, a Madison woman looks to attract more people to the ecotourism opportunities in Wisconsin. And how music can play a role in the healing at funerals and other somber occasions. Guests: David Howell, author, The Descent Into Happiness Liz Wessel, founder, Green Concierge Travel Jim Spangler, essayist Robert Cohen, Lake Effect contributor, On That Note

Tuesday on Lake Effect : We talk with the principal investigator of a new study that examines the effects of concussion on area high school and college athletes. Then, veteran sportscaster Matt Lepay looks back on his unexpected career in the Badger State. And Future Stuff's Thea Grace and Gabe Burdulis talk about what it's like being seasoned veterans in the music business, despite being barely out of high school. Guests: Lindsay Nelson, assistant professor of neurosurgery and neurology,

This weekend on Lake Effect : One of the nation’s leading climate scientists looks back at the Obama Administration’s climate legacy and ahead at the next four years. Then, sportscaster Dick Enberg explains why he felt compelled to write his one-man play based on an iconic coach and fellow broadcaster, Al McGuire. Plus we’ll have the latest episodes of Radio Chipstone and our storytelling series Ex Fabula. Guests: Michael Mann, professor of atmospheric science at Penn State University, author,

Friday on Lake Effect : We talk about the role of aquaponics in the supply of fresh fish in a place like Milwaukee. Plus, dining critic Ann Christenson talks about what she looks for in a proper, Milwaukee fish fry. We meet a UWM student with a passion for entrepreneurship, and Shorewood native Pete Fromm documents a remarkable time in the wilderness. Guests: Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power; Fred Binkowski, senior scientist, UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences Ann Christenson, dining

Wednesday on Lake Effect : One of the nation’s leading climate scientists looks back at the Obama Administration’s climate legacy and ahead at the next four years. We learn about Milwaukee’s Safe Zones initiative, which was born out of the protests over the death of Dontre Hamilton. Plus, a one-woman show opening tonight at the Milwaukee Rep features a female fighter pilot and the difficult tasks she faces. Guests: Michael Mann, professor of atmospheric science at Penn State University, author,