Lake Effect

Thursday on Lake Effect : We examine the state of career and technical education in southeastern Wisconsin. Then, we look at how an industry-technical education partnership is seeking to reduce Wisconsin’s looming nursing shortage. Later, we discuss the science behind what Vitamin D can do, and the enduring popularity of a classical guitar festival and competition on Milwaukee’s near south side. Guests: Joe Yeado, senior researcher, Public Policy Forum Dustin Hinton, CEO, Wisconsin and Michigan

Friday on Lake Effect : We bring you the immigration story of Fred Amram, who came here as a refugee in the 1930s. Then, writer Lisa Servon explores the rise of alternative financial services and the decline in banks. Later, Renaissance Theatreworks explore who decides the attributes of good parent, and Bubbler Talk visits a natural bubbler in Bay View. Guests: Fred Amram, author, We're in America Now: A Survivor's Story Lisa Servon, author, The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class

Wednesday on Lake Effect : We bring you the latest update on the continuing tension between economic development and green space in Milwaukee's western suburbs. Then, a Milwaukeean from Iran offers his view of the travel bans and sanctions aimed at his home country. A Brookfield native shares stories from her (not-so) glamorous life as a Hollywood makeup artist. And a new cookbook from Milwaukee-based Taste of Home makes the case for spending more time with your family around the dinner table

Tuesday on Lake Effect : We get some perspective on the resurgence of a drug abuse problem here in Wisconsin. Later, a Milwaukee woman explains why she is working to increase the number of boys of color included in children's picture books. We meet some of the members of a new Shakesperian theatre troupe in the area, and we speak with an Illinois man whose Presidential-sounding voice is at the heart of a video gone viral. Guests: Eben Pindyck, freelance writer, Milwaukee Magazine Deanna Singh,

Monday on Lake Effect : We look at the status of the Affordable Care Act three weeks into the new administration. Then, essayist Art Cyr weighs in on our new Secretary of Defense. Later, Barron Lerner is both a doctor and an ethicist, and he explains where his two worlds overlap. And we have the latest episode in our On That Note series. Guests: Barbara Zabawa, attorney and head of the Center for Health and Wellness Law Art Cyr, Lake Effect foreign policy contributor Dr. Barron Lerner, author,

This weekend on Lake Effect : A new report shows some of Wisconsin’s racial inequities are deeper than ever. We explore some of the data, including the collapse of the manufacturing sector in the 1980s. Then, 11 year old Tessie Finley returns in Milwaukee native Lesley Kagen’s newest novel. Plus we have the latest episodes of Radio Chipstone and our storytelling series Ex Fabula. Guests: Laura Dresser, associate director, COWS Lesley Kagen, author, Mutual Admiration Society Radio Chipstone Ex

Friday on Lake Effect : We discuss some of the many unanswered questions about how a modern-day constitutional convention would operate. Then, our sports contributor explains the challenges that await the Atlanta Falcons going into Super Bowl fifty-one. Later, novelist Idra Novey talks about growing up in Western Pennsylvania and being drawn to Brazil. And Bubbler Talk considers the future of the Shops of Grand Avenue. Guests: Peter Rofes, constitutional law professor, Marquette University Law

Thursday on Lake Effect : With the lines blurred between satire, fake news, and real news, we speak with a pioneer - The Onion’s founding editor, Scott Dikkers, who talks about his approach to humor. Then, photographer Mariela Sancari discusses her latest exhibit which is inspired by - and a tribute to - her late father. We hear some stunning guitar work by Adam Rafferty, and after a long absence, Milwaukee’s Ko-Thi Dance Company returns to the stage. Guests: Scott Dikkers, founding editor, The

Wednesday on Lake Effect : Contributor Art Cyr looks at the unique experience that has been Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office. Later, the story of Wisconsin’s contribution to the Super Bowl this year: the hundreds of thousands of game programs sold in Houston and around the world. Then, we look at what drives legendary musician and producer T Bone Burnett as an artist. And we hear the song John Sieger wrote for Semi-Twang that was ultimately produced by T Bone Burnett for the BoDeans.

Tuesday on Lake Effect : A new report shows some of Wisconsin’s racial inequities are deeper than ever. We explore some of the data with one of the authors. Later, Indo-Canadian-Milwaukee writer Shauna Singh Baldwin embraces the hyphens in her identity and in others. And 11-year-old Tessie Finley returns to the page in Milwaukee native, Lesley Kagen’s, newest novel. Guests: Laura Dresser, associate director, COWS Shauna Singh Baldwin, author, Reluctant Rebellions Lesley Kagan, author, The Mutual