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Wednesday on Lake Effect: Saving Syriac, Gentlemen's Clubs, Cassini Space Mission

Wednesday on Lake Effect

A look at the effort to preserve an ancient language tied to Christianity in the Middle East. Later, Milwaukee Magazine profiles the man trying to change the reputation of gentlemen’s clubs as dens of iniquity. Plus, the compelling last chapter in the history of the Cassini space mission - now at one of Saturn’s moons.

Guests:

  • Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent, assistant professor of historical theology, Marquette University; Dan Schwartz, history professor, Texas A&M University; Nathan Gibston, post-doctoral scholar specializing in digital humanities, Vanderbilt University
  • Steve Potter, writer
  • Jean Creighton, director, Manfred Olson Planetarium
  • Cari Taylor-Carlson, essayist