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Lake Effect Weekend: Teen Pregnancy, Author Michelle Brafman, 'Risk!' Creator Kevin Allison

WUWM 89.7 FM | By Lake Effect
Published November 17, 2015 at 10:22 AM CST

This weekend on Lake Effect:

A Milwaukee man hopes others can learn from his experience – becoming a grandfather at 33. Then, Lake Effect essayist Art Cyr remembers the first major battle the US fought in Vietnam, 50 years ago. Plus Milwaukee native Michelle Brafman returns home with a novel set here, and it’s storytelling with an edge on the show Risk!

Guests:

  • Nicole Angresano, Gary Mueller, Jarrett Fields, “You’re Too Young to Be a Grandparent”
  • Art Cyr, essayist and foreign policy contributor
  • Michelle Brafman, author, Washing the Dead
  • Kevin Allison, Risk! creator & host; Rachel Owens, WUWM; Matt Kemple, comedy contribuor

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