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As a student of Material Culture, contributor Gianofer Fields spends a lot of her time studying objects. However, in this installment of "It’s a Material…

We’ll find out what obstacles people might face when making a disability claim for long-COVID. Then, we’ll learn how two Marquette students were able to start offering free textbooks to first generation students. We’ll tell you about Zeddie Hyler, the first Black man to build a home in Wauwatosa. We'll tell you about the times world-famous contralto Marian Anderson performed in our area. Plus, in our Book of the Month series with the Milwaukee Public Library, we’ll check out a fiction recommendation for Black History Month.

Renowned comic journalist Joe Sacco on how a 2013 conflict between Hindus and Muslims in India became a window into the stories people tell about violence, identity, and belonging

An innovative program seeks to fight persistent poverty by helping a struggling family navigate past some of the day-to-day obstacles that keep many people poor.

Noel King talks to Claudia Puig and April Wolfe of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association about their favorite films of 2018.

As part of our series on "the Science of Siblings," we looked at how some brothers and sisters are best friends. Here are some of the stories you shared of close ties with siblings.

It’s often difficult to get people to contribute money voluntarily. A choice-based strategy known as “dueling preferences” can break through a reluctance to tip or make a donation by giving consumers a chance to reveal something about themselves.  

Tuesday on Lake Effect:Today on the show, ahead of a special episode in our Precious Lives series on children and gun violence, we learn how Minneapolis…

Thursday on Lake Effect:A look at how reforming Wisconsin’s expungement law could make a big difference for jobless people in the Milwaukee area. Then,…

Monday on Lake Effect:A local organization is working to make more effective school board members through a program called BoardCorps. We speak with three…