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Last 20 Shows Thursday September 2, 2010 Political analyst Mordecai Lee weighs in on the impact of anti-incumbent sentiment on the upcoming primary elections, and offers some educated guesses on results and voter turnout. A Marquette researcher gets a Fulbright award to...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Wednesday September 1, 2010We look at how returning war veterans are changing our college classrooms. First, Wisconsin veteran Gerald Kapinos discusses the challenges of making the transition from military service to student life at UW-Madison. Then, we...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tuesday August 31, 2010It's an 'all books' edition of Lake Effect today. First, Marketplace Money's Economics Editor Chris Farrell explains how a new culture of frugality is gaining ground. Then, author Jane Kelley's new kids' novel celebrates the...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Monday August 30, 2010The National Commander of the American Legion Clarence Hill talks about the organization's ongoing importance and the needs of veterans today. Later, Journal Sentinel reporter John Fauber lays out how conflicts of interest among...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Friday August 27, 2010The new president of Rotary International says it's time for the service group to evolve. We talk with Ray Klinginsmith about his vision for the organization. Then, Marquette philosophy professor James South discusses Plato and...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Thursday August 26, 2010Last month's flooding was devastating for thousands in the Milwaukee area and a nuisance for the rest of us, but it could be a boon for local contractors. The Business Journal of Milwaukee's Sean Ryan explains how repair and...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Wednesday August 25, 2010Political columnist Jonathan Alter explores the successes and stumbles in the start of the Obama Administration in his new book, "The Promise: President Obama, Year One." Then, Casa Romero Renewal Center celebrates ten years of...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tuesday August 24, 2010Occupancy rates at Milwaukee hotels are up, but rates continue to lag behind. And the forecast is for more of the same for the immediate future. Later, the CEO of Milwaukee-based Hal Leonard Corporation is honored for his...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Monday August 23, 2010A new series from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigates sexual assaults among patients and mismanagement at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex. Then, depression sufferers may find hope with a new treatment that uses...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Friday August 20, 2010Marquette researcher Robert Fitts examines the impact of extended space travel on the muscles of astronauts, which could have ramifications for a potential manned trip to Mars. It's the first time scientists have looked...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Thursday August 19, 2010The latest Vital Signs data from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation shows that foreclosures remain at crisis levels in our area. We talk with three members of Take Root Milwaukee, a collaborative project to help people stay in their...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Wednesday August 18, 2010UWM Chancellor Carlos Santiago announces he'll leave the school by October. He reflects on the university's ambitious expansion efforts in his six years in Milwaukee. Later, essayist Mark Siegrist studies the quality of...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tuesday August 17, 2010We learn why of all the invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Asian Carp could be the most dangerous. We talk with Elizabeth Latenser from the Shedd Aquarium and get a special in-studio visitor of the Carp kind. Then, Kirsten...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Monday August 16, 2010A radio pulsar is discovered using the computing power of non-scientists in Iowa and Germany. We talk with the director of Einstein@Home, based at UWM. Then, researcher Carson Smith explains that exercise is especially important...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Friday August 13, 2010Milwaukee's Meta House recently was visited by the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Executive director Francine Feinberg explains what about the treatment center attracted White House attention. Then, we...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Monday August 2, 2010Dr. Gregory Thornton, the new superintendent of MPS, recently articulated his plans for addressing the challenges the school system faces. We'll hear an excerpt. Then we revisit some of our most recent Project Milwaukee series:...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tuesday August 3, 2010More than a year after the death of a 15-year-old Whitefish Bay girl from a prescription drug overdose, fatal prescription drug overdoses are increasing in the Milwaukee area - we hear about a report produced by the Milwaukee...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Wednesday August 4, 2010A Milwaukee doctor is named to an important scientific advisory council governing breast cancer research - we meet Dr. Julia White. On the arts page, Milwaukee multimedia artist Bruce Charlesworth's newest video installation is...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Thursday August 5, 2010We chat with the new President and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin, John Raymond, about the future of the school, healthcare reform, and the place of medical schools in the 21st Century. Later, renowned elementary school...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Friday August 6, 2010Kirsten Haglund - Miss America 2008, talks about her long struggle with an eating disorder, and her unique position to reach out to people in a similar situation. Later, we explore the history of Sheboygan's unique surfing...Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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