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We explore our state history like how Chicago almost became a part of Wisconsin. We look at what life was like during the prohibition era in Milwaukee. We learn about the first Black person to win an Academy Award and their connection to Milwaukee. We learn about the lasting impact of the Green Book and some historic Black history sites in Wisconsin. Plus share some Wisconsin dining destinations.

We explore the history of school choice programs. Then, we learn how UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium works. Plus, we tell you about scenic fall drives and a haunted trolley tour you can take this Halloween-season.

We learn what the purpose of a modern political convention is. We learn what Milwaukee’s tourism bureau is hoping to get out of hosting the RNC. We look at how pull tabs came to be a part of Wisconsin bar culture. Plus, hear new local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.

Writer WALTER KIRN. He was raised a Mormon on a Minnesota farm. He has been an editor for "Vanity Fair" and "Spy" magazines. His first collection of stories, "My Hard Bargain," was published two years ago. Kirn now freelances as a media critic for magazines such as Mirabella and GQ. His most recent book, "She Needed Me," is about religion and redemption and is now out in paperback from Simon & Schuster. (REBROADCAST FROM 9

Linda Wertheimer talks with Samantha Newport, a freelance reporter for the Washington Post and BBC World Service; she is in Quito, Ecuador. Newport talks about the release of the foreign oil workers who had been kept hostage in the Amazon for four-and-a-half months. One hostage was killed three weeks ago when the ransom demands were not met. The remaining seven were released after their companies paid the $13 million ransom. Four of them are from the United States.

Freelance writer Zach Brooke spent three days immersed in a restorative justice program at the Green Bay Correctional Institution and emerged with the…

A lot of us look at the transitional month of September wistfully. The carefree days of summer are over, and we’re on to another grade – even if that…

Have you ever thought about your personal brand? How you present yourself to the world? Probably not, but then again, as essayist Joanne Weintraub points…

The transgender community has been gaining a lot more visibility recently. Celebrities such as Laverne Cox are starring in series roles, and the original…

Later tonight, on Comedy Central, is the finale of John Stewart’s run as host of “The Daily Show,” the iconic sort-of news show. Lake Effect essayist Tom…