Wednesday on Lake Effect: China and the Financial Chaos, California's Wine Climate, Alexandra Petri

Wednesday on Lake Effect:

Today on the show, did China engineer the worldwide financial chaos of the last week? How the tumultuous California climate this year will impact wine made in 2015, and Washington Post humor columnist Alexandra Petri’s new book, A Field Guide to Awkward Silences, offers a different perspective about coming to terms with her distinctly unusual approach to the world.

Guests:

• Arthur Cyr, foreign policy contributor
• Ray Fister, wine contributor
• Alexandra Petri, author & Washington Post humor columnist

Segments:

• China's Role in the Current Market Turmoil
• Conditions in California Challenge Wine Makers
• Washington Post Humorist Alexandra Petri Navigates Life and its Awkwardness In Stride