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We learn what a mental health walk-in clinic for children has seen in its first year in Milwaukee. We hear from the outgoing chancellor at UW-Parkside. We look at the impact of agism and how to reshape our own perceptions of aging. Plus, learn about an opportunity for young people in Milwaukee to learn the ropes of podcasting.

We look at how money from a national opioid settlement can improve substance use disorder services in Milwaukee County. Then, a UW-Milwaukee marketing professor shares trends about this holiday shopping season. We speak with a local embryologist who just retired after working nearly 40 years in the field of reproductive medicine. Plus, tell you about a doula training program that aims to support birthing people of color.

We learn about Racine County’s Violent Crime Reduction Coordinator. Then, look at a box trucking course helping formerly incarcerated people become business owners. We hear from the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival founder on this year’s line-up. Plus, learn about the science and psychology behind a freethrow.

We learn about plea deals and how often they’re used in Milwaukee County. Capitol Notes looks at possible items that may placed in the state budget. We learn about a program at Marquette University that's helping educate currently and formerly incarcerated people. Plus, we go through a list of books to gift this holiday season with Boswell Book Company.

Tuesday on Lake Effect, we look at Wisconsin’s incarceration rate which has plummeted during the pandemic. Sean Wilson, ACLU’s statewide manager for smart justice, shares his vision for restorative justice after being incarcerated as a teenager. Then, learn about a Bradley Corporation invention that allowed multiple people to wash their hands at once. Plus, learn about the infamous KK Can Opener and the road construction that could put it on a diet.

A look at the constitutionality of wealth-based detention practices. Then, we discuss the Vatican’s announcement it won’t bless same-sex unions with Father James Martin and how it’s impacted his ministry work with LGBTQ people. Plus, explore some of the best places for pizza in Milwaukee.

We get advice on what you can do if you witness police violence during an arrest or at a protest. Then, wrap up our Earth Week Series with a look at a key program that provides funding for conservation in Wisconsin. We learn about a new project called “Beautiful Questions” that’s working to connect people with isolated seniors.

We hold a roundtable conversation with Milwaukee educators on the barriers to getting and keeping diverse teachers into classrooms. Then, learn about the work being done at the Walkers Point Youth and Family Center to support the city’s most vulnerable young people. Plus, learn about the J.R.R. Tolkien Collection Manuscripts housed right at Marquette University.

People with intellectual disabilities are the victims of sexual assault at a rate seven times higher than those without disabilities. But this epidemic receives little attention.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rami Rajeh, a Lebanese father of two, about how Beirut feels days after deadly clashes erupted in the city, and how residents are coping with an economy in shambles.