Brenda Gorman, Maura Moyle, and Sue Berman all teach in the speech pathology and audiology program at Marquette University, and direct the Wisconsin Reading Acquisition Program. WRAP last year received a four million dollar federal grant for its work on early literacy efforts. They spoke with Mitch Teich and Brenda Gorman explained the link between language development and literacy skills.
Lanora Hurley is the owner of Next Chapter Bookshop in Mequon; Dave Mallmann is head buyer at Next Chapter - they're both veterans of the former Schwartz Bookshops in Milwaukee. They spoke with Mitch Teich for the May edition of our Milwaukee Books segment, and talked about some under-the-radar summer reads.
Milwaukee chef Dave Swanson is a Lake Effect contributor and owner of Braise-on-the-Go, offering cooking classes and advocating for the Slow Food movement. He talks with Dan Harmon about the benefits of foraging.
The group Alash, a quartet from Tuva, performed throat-singing in Lake Effect’s Studio A last month. WUWM’s audio engineer Jon Strelecki, recorded the concert. Their manager and interpreter, Sean Quirk, from Whitefish Bay, tells us the significance of the group’s music.