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  • Suicide, or the threat of it, is an often shadowed part of many of our family histories. Lake Effect essayist Pan Parker’s family is no exception.For the…
  • Poet Jenny Benjamin reflects on writing poetry, spotted dogs, and the 'dappled things' that make up an average day. White and tawny, spotty bellychocolate…
  • The Koch Marshall Trio did not stop by the Lake Effect studio to play around. The group, which consists of lead guitarist Greg Koch, his son and drummer…
  • The species disappeared in 1914 - author Joel Greenberg hopes to create awareness and broaden interest in conservation.A natural historian and researcher,…
  • It may come as no surprise that much of our agriculture is wrapped up in dairy - after all, Wisconsin is called America's Dairyland. But despite the…
  • Retired advertising executive, Carl Brown, along with his wife had the idea to launch a jazz festival in their home city of Milwaukee with the proceeds going to charity. Now in its fifth season, the Fresh Coast Jazz Festival continues to delight jazz lovers and serve the community.
  • With the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, many are looking to understand what's next for the country's government and citizens.
  • The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest ever investment to tackle climate change. But there are signs that it could reinforce existing environmental inequalities.
  • Multi-music hyphenate Pharrell Williams hit it big earlier this year with the song, "Blurred Lines," which he co-wrote. Now Williams has blurred the lines of what makes a music video. The 24-hour-long music video for his new single, "Happy," has people dancing and lip-synching down Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles as the song loops over and over. Mimi Valdes, Williams' creative director, was on set for every day of the 11-day shoot, and she tells Robert Siegel and Melissa Block about the process.
  • The Motus Wildlife Tracking System is an international collaborative research network that uses small radio transmitters to track bird movement. The transmitters are fitted onto birds like tiny backpacks.
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