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Monday December 1, 2008

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On World AIDS Day, we meet a Wisconsin researcher working on a potentially revolutionary AIDS treatment. Then, we learn how zoos and aquariums are teaching people about global warming. We talk with the director of the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center and NPR's Frank Deford weighs in on the role of sports in society and why he still loves what he does.

Friday November 28, 2008

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We'll meet award-winning science writer and scientist Brian Greene, who has made a career of translating theoretical physics for general audiences. His new book targets kids... of all ages. Then, a Milwaukee photographer finds wild beauty in our own urban backyard. A West Bend sculptor shares one of his favorite commissions involving a brother-in-law and an exercise bike. Paul Kosidowski joins us for our weekly Arts on Deck calendar of events and contributor Nancy Camden has her own take on...

Thursday November 27, 2008

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Wisconsin's first Thanksgiving actually took place in the spring of 1659 after a brutal winter and involved pitting the French against the British, with the help of some renegade Ottawa. State historian Jack Holzheuter tells us all about it. The founder of Story Corps wants us to designate the day after Thanksgiving as a National Day of Listening, and WUWM's Susan Bence takes him up on it. We learn about a food not normally associated with Thanksgiving Dinner, but with the football games...

Wednesday November 26, 2008

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We'll hear from a UWM Nursing graduate who pushes her own boundaries working for Doctors Without Borders. Then, we learn why some old dams are being removed from the Mukwonago River. Lake Effect contributor Dave Swanson tells us about a recent Slow Food Conference in Italy. Author and Milwaukee native Katie Fischer shows her Midwestern pride and Lake Effect essayist Megan Gerrity has only four more days left to write twenty thousand words.

Tuesday November 25, 2008

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One local doctor is breaking new ground with her research on babies born with an increasingly common - and sometimes dangerous-skin condition. Then, conceptual artist and MacArthur Genius Fred Wilson talks about making art out of other art. We meet the associate concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Zhan Shu, and a Milwaukee illustrator embarks on an unusual collaboration with a children's book author who's been dead for decades.

Monday November 24, 2008

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We talk with a pioneering researcher who says it's time to confront Milwaukee's race and education issues head on. Then, the new boss at the National Weather Service Milwaukee office talks about the Federal role in a crowded weather landscape. We'll explore the slippery appeal of olive oil and hear about a book that evokes both warmth and comfort in this holiday season.

Friday November 21, 2008

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The economic downturn means that charitable giving organizations are struggling to meet the increased need for their services. We talk with the director of the United Way of Milwaukee. A new children's book tells the true story of an escape to freedom during the Civil War. We take a look at the directing career of Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood on our regular movies segment. Milwaukee artist, kathryn e. martin, tells us how her newest installation transcends the medium and Paul Kosidowski...

Thursday November 20, 2008

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We take a look at the health of greater Milwaukee's cultural assets. A new study has both good and bad news. Then, author Catherine Gilbert Murdock has a new young adult novel, but this one's not set in Wisconsin. We talk to her and hear a reading. Tom Olson of the Milwaukee Public Library gives us some recommendations and we get a preview of Cafe Tonight with WUWM's Amanda Shalhoub.

Wednesday November 19, 2008

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Wise Today, Well Tomorrow - wraps up with a program taped live at the Pabst Theater in downtown Milwaukee. Now that Americans are living longer than ever before, you'd think that would speak highly of our health as a society - but that's not necessarily the case. We'll explore the contradiction. Then, the internet is having a profound effect on people's ability to manage their own health, people like Lori Kuban. And then, the baby boomers are retiring, which includes baby boomer...

Tuesday November 18, 2008

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Wise Today, Well Tomorrow continues with the cognitive part of wellness-staving off memory loss. We hear from Lake Effect contributor Mel Miskimen about aging gracefully, and then what Wise Today means when you're in your twenties. We talk to the executive director of the Norris Health Center at UW-Milwaukee. And then even if you are wise today, it's no guarantee you'll be well tomorrow. Author Gail Konop Baker did everything right, and she still got breast cancer. We hear her story.

Monday November 17, 2008

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We continue our Project Milwaukee series, Wise Today, Well Tomorrow, with UWM Economics Professor, Dr. Keith Bender, who tells us about the real economics of getting older. Then, we learn about a new effort to empower primary care physicians, the Medical Home model. Essayist Judy Steininger wonders what society is telling her about getting older and, later in the show, adventures in Mexican dining around Milwaukee, and the Waukesha Symphony celebrates contemporary American classical music.

Friday November 14, 2008

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This Friday marks the kick-off of our Project Milwaukee: Wise Today, Well Tomorrow mini series, in which we concentrate our coverage on issues of aging and wellness. Today we'll check in with Julie Rovner, NPR's national health policy correspondent, who tells us that there is more pressure than ever for healthcare reform. Then we get a Wisconsin perspective from Healthcare United's Patrick Flaherty, and essayist Liam Callanan says that the new president makes him feel... old. Paul Kosidowski...

Thursday November 13, 2008

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We take a look at a national report identifying the causes of concentrated poverty areas, one of which is right here in our own back yard. Then, Nancy Szudzik of the Salvation Army of Greater Milwaukee talks about the results of extreme poverty: homelessness, or the threat of it. Author Jon Katz tells us why Fido really does make a difference in your life, and we get a preview of Cafe Tonight with WUWM's Amanda Shalhoub.

Wednesday November 12, 2008

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The global food crisis is getting worse. We talk with an expert who believes it's a product of decades of history. Reporter Gina Barton revisits the first major story she covered on the job here - a gruesome, but compelling murder up north. Then, a controversy is brewing on the shores - or over the shores, really - of Lake Michigan. Lake Effect Contributor Bob Greenstreet talks with Dan Harmon. And finally, we stroll through the gardens of Jane Austen.

Tuesday November 11, 2008

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In celebration of Veteran's Day, we have two segments on Wisconsin vets: first, we talk with two men of medicine about their service in Iraq, which included treating a patient named Saddam Hussein. Then, we hear from World War II veteran and author Doug Holt, who flew B-17's over Europe. In the second half of our show, Lake Effect's Dan Harmon talks hybrids with a Senior Strategic Planner for Advanced Technologies Group for Toyota, and then with Journal Sentinel auto writer and Lake Effect...

Monday November 10, 2008

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Milwaukee voters approved a referendum that requires private employers to give paid sick days to their workers. Author Philip Dine tells us what's in store for the future of labor unions and how they got where they are today. Then, dining critic Ann Christenson suggests where you might go if you don't want to make your own turkey and stuffing on Thanksgiving. Local actor Jon Daly talks about his musical The Daly News - a very personal take on World War II-era Milwaukee. We have a new Jaguar...

Friday November 7, 2008

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The incidence of kidney stones in young children is on the rise. We talk with a Wisconsin doctor about the causes and remedies. A writer embarks on a series of life do-overs? and lives to write the book, and a couple of Milwaukeeans weigh in with their own do-overs. Then, contributor Paul Kosidowski joins us for Arts on Deck, and Milwaukee's Coalition of Photographic Arts sponsors a professional portfolio review at Alverno College we talk with 3 of the people involved.

Thursday November 6, 2008

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We have a boy's - and girl's - own adventure in a universe full of exploding stars and black holes. We dive into the dark matter with astronomer J. Craig Wheeler. Milwaukee Business Journal reporter Rich Kirchen says the financial health of southeastern Wisconsin banks is... pretty good. A new study at the Medical College of Wisconsin looks at helping stroke patients with robots. We talk with Milwaukee artist Francisco Mora, and get a Caf? Tonight preview with WUWM's Amanda Shalhoub.

Wednesday November 5, 2008

Wed, Nov 5 Listen

We'll break down all the election results of significance, from the national elections down through the local ballot issues, with a panel of guests who will join us live. Later in the show, we'll learn about the underappreciated history of Wisconsin gas stations. And we'll speak with the makers of a documentary about Wisconsin's microbrew industry.

Tuesday November 4, 2008

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On the Election Day edition of Lake Effect... we get some unique views of politics in action from journalists from Pakistan and Afghanistan, from a pollworker in Milwaukee, and from people producing a unique performance art project at polling places in the area. We'll also put Wisconsin's electoral history in perspective, and discuss Milwaukee County's ongoing financial challenges.

Monday November 3, 2008

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With less than 24 hours until the polls open for election day, we speak with our political analyst about some of the better-known and lesser-known story lines that might unfold on Tuesday in Wisconsin. Then, we'll talk about the humanitarian crises that could test the next President of the United States with a former UN humanitarian official. Our political satirist suggests voting might not be such a hot idea after all; and we'll meet Brendan Short, author of the new novel Dream City, set in...

Friday October 31, 2008

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Recent state polls show Senator Obama several points ahead of Senator McCain, with just 5 days to go until the election. We talk with Phil Walzak, the Wisconsin communications director for the Obama campaign. Then, contributor Paul Kosidowski joins us for Arts on Deck, and Milwaukee actor Jim Pickering reads Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven. The Capitol Step Halloween special takes over the 2nd half of the hour.

Thursday October 30, 2008

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With less than a week before the November elections, every major national poll continues to show a significant lead for Illinois Senator Barack Obama. But the Wisconsin poll numbers for Senator John McCain have been increasing slightly. We'll check in with the regional spokeswoman for the McCain campaign. We then talk with the Democratic challenger for the 97th State Assembly District seat, a seat held by a Republican for the past 26 years. Lake Effect commentator Joanne Weintraub wonders...

Wednesday October 29, 2008

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Our series of candidate interviews continues on Wednesday's Lake Effect with the Republican and the Democrat vying for the open seat representing the 24th State Assembly district, which includes northwestern suburbs such as Germantown and Menomonee Falls. Then, writer Jessica McBride re-examines the curious drowning deaths of several dozen young men in recent years and the theory that the deaths are related. We'll learn about the 4th Century monastic term called acedia? and how it applies to...

Tuesday October 28, 2008

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We continue a series of interviews with area candidates for statewide offices. We'll speak with the candidates for the 22nd State Assembly District Democrat Sandy Pasch and Republican Yash Wadhwa are running to represent the district that includes the North Shore suburbs. Also, a fresh look at an art form that was once extremely popular in Milwaukee panorama paintings. And we'll meet the man some have called the most trusted stranger in America.

Monday October 27, 2008

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On Monday's Lake Effect, we explore Wisconsin's changing landscape - especially how humans have impacted the state's land, water, and wildlife in the past two hundred years. Also, we begin a series of interviews with candidates for statewide office with the Democrat running for the 8th State Senate district. We'll meet Junot Diaz, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao; and take a trip the Milwaukee lakefront and find out why flying kites is a little...

Friday October 24, 2008

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JR Ross of wispolitics.com talks with WUWM's Marti Mikkelson about what our state legislature might look like after November 4th and Ann-Elise Henzl examines the mandatory sick days referendum on Milwaukee's ballot. A store on North Hawley Road in Milwaukee helps the blind and visually impaired live independently; Shepherd Express film critic Dave Luhrssen weighs in on Oliver Stone's new movie W, and contributor Paul Kosidowski joins us for our weekly Arts on Deck calendar of events.

Thursday October 23, 2008

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With less than 2 weeks to go until the presidential election, we'll hear perspectives on the race in Wisconsin from a prominent Republican, former Lt. Governor Margaret Farrow, and a prominent Democrat, pollster Paul Maslin. Then, Milwaukee Magazine writer Erik Gunn examines Racine's economic future with Dan Harmon, and WUWM's Amanda Shalhoub joins us for our regular Thursday Caf Tonight Preview.

Wednesday October 22, 2008

Wed, Oct 22 Listen

We look at the highs and lows of the 2008 ad wars for both Republicans and Democrats with Milwaukee ad man Steve Eichenbaum. Paul Kosidowski talks with the artistic director of Milwaukee Film about its first official event. Sports nut and regular contributor Howie Magner weighs in on what's new at Miller Park, Lambeau Field and the Bradley Center. And a Korean War veteran gets a chance to tell his stories 55 years after the truce.

Tuesday October 21, 2008

Tue, Oct 21 Listen

Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter joins us to talk about Wisconsin and other states that pundits initially thought would be battlegrounds this election season. He'll also put the 2008 race in an historical context. Then, an Illinois writer makes a promise to her dying sister that she'll investigate the connection between cancer cases and the pollution along the lakefront in Waukegan, Illinois. We'll talk about fictional pollution, part of the theme of Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Russo's...

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