Wednesday on Lake Effect: Urban-Rural Divide, 'The Geography of Madness', and 'Song from the Uproar'

Wednesday on Lake Effect:

Do people from rural parts of Wisconsin really hate Milwaukeeans? We learn about the politics of so-called "rural resentment." Plus, a midwest writer goes in search of some of the world's strangest syndromes. We'll meet a teacher just names as the Music Educator of the Year. And a preview of the latest production by Milwaukee Opera Theatre.

Guests:

• Kathy Cramer, UW-Madison, author, The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker
• Frank Bures, author, The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death and the Search for the Meaning of the World’s Strangest Syndromes
• Ben Zabor, Rufus King HS
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Deb Loewen, Colleen Brooks; Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s production of Song from the Uproar

Segments: 

• 'The Politics of Resentment': Researcher Finds a Growing Divide Between Urban and Rural Wisconsin
• Penis Theft and Other Culture-Bound Syndromes
• Honoring the Best in Milwaukee Music Education
• 'Song from the Uproar' Brings Explorer Isabelle Eberhardt's Story to the Stage