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Monday on Lake Effect: America's Opiate Epidemic, 'Beats Me,' 'How Did You Do That?'

Monday on Lake Effect:

We explore the origins of the opioid crisis in America with journalist and author Sam Quinones. Then, our Beats Me segment looks at emissions from the Oak Creek Power Plant. An exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum explores the ancient Mayan civilization of Central America, and our How Did You Do That? podcast heads back to the farm...kind of.

Guests:

  • Sam Quinones, author, Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
  • Beats Me (series)
  • Carter Lupton, Milwaukee Public Museum curator emeritus of ancient history
  • How Did You Do That? (series)