Lake Effect

Directed by Judd Apatow & Neil Berkeley, "Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story" plays April 18 and 19 at the Oriental Theater during the Milwaukee Film Festival.

A world religions course at Mount Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois, teaches students about many religions and their roles in the world. It's the subject of a documentary called "All of the Above."

David Tomblin, founder of Highgrove Holdings, owns over 200 homes in Milwaukee. His tenants organized to document code violations, leading to lawsuits that threaten to "evict" Tomblin from his properties.

You can catch the film's Milwaukee premiere at the Oriental Theatre on April 18 during the Milwaukee Film Festival.

For WUWM's "Beats Me" series, a listener asked which plastics are recyclable in Wisconsin. Turns out, it varies depending on your community.

We all know Smokey Bear, but do you know about Torchy Timberloss? He’s Wisconsin’s very own fire mascot, and the Wisconsin DNR recently brought him out of retirement.

In 1890, Carl Akeley designed the first diorama with animals interacting with their native habitat, and he made it in Milwaukee. We explore the impact of the Milwaukee-style diorama and the local celebration it inspired, the Diorama-Rama.

Milwaukee's neighborhood posters are featured in homes, businesses, and streets throughout the city. We explore how they were created with historian John Gurda.

The new "UECK" documentary explores the life and legacy of Milwaukee, Wis. baseball legend, Bob Uecker. It will make its premiere at the Milwaukee Film Festival on April 16.

Milwaukee's Community Development Alliance is helping to fill Milwaukee's vacant lots with affordable homes for early childhood educators.