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As new technology continues to enter the workplace, employers everywhere are struggling to make sure their employees know how to use that technology. It’s called “upskilling”, and without it, many workers are at risk of becoming obsolete.

We dig into a report about why the state has so few Black and brown teachers and possible solutions. While many businesses have struggled through the pandemic, we’ll hear from someone who actually started a business last year as part of our COVID Earners series. Then, we hear from a filmmaker of End of the Line, who documented the women of Standing Rock working to protect their land and water. Plus, we’ll look at the importance of women in music with one of the presenters at this year’s Riverwest FemFest.

Every year about one million people with serious mental health issues are arrested in America, many of them on misdemeanor charges. Once they are taken into custody research shows that individuals with serious mental illness are more likely to receive jail time than others arrested for the same crimes.

We’ll hear from the president and founder of Rishi Tea and Botanicals based in Milwaukee about how his business has been impacted by COVID-19. We’ll tell you about a new board game called Distrix and how it illuminates the issue of gerrymandering through gameplay. We speak with a Forest Home Cemetery historian to learn about the art and symbolism found on gravestones. Plus, we’ll tell you about a new plant shop in Milwaukee focused on sustainability.

We hear from Wisconsin State Superintendent candidate Jill Underly on what she would do if elected. We speak with the director of “Coded Bias” about the impact bias in algorithms can have. A UW-Milwaukee professor shares his work on a disinfecting spray that could help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Plus, learn about the life and legacy of Milwaukee bowler and designer Earlene Fuller.

Wednesday on Lake Effect, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes answers listener questions about what’s happening in Wisconsin. We hear some of the latest Listen MKE which focuses on the Atlanta spa shootings and the rise in racism and harassment of Asian-Americans. Plus, we’ll hear new, local music in this month’s Milwaukee Music Roundup.

A conversation about the partnerships between UWM and the Medical College of Wisconsin with UWM Chancellor Mark Mone and MCW President and CEO Dr. John Raymond.

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.

We learn about the legal concerns surrounding employer-mandated vaccinations and at-home COVID-19 testing. Then, author Lauren Fox talks about her book Send for Me and why it’s important to continue discussing the horrors of World War II. Bubbler Talk looks into why the 1971 Championship Bucks team didn’t get a parade, despite the fans’ enthusiasm. Plus our series on entrepreneurship, How Did You Do That, finds out how one man went from making sausage to commercializing high tech university research.

Tuesday on Lake Effect:Our Project Milwaukee: Power Switch series retrospective concludes with a forum exploring the promise and reality of green energy…