Travel & Visitors Guide - March 24, 2009
Portesi's pizza in good old Wisconsin Rapids
In a forthcoming edition of Lake Effect, NPR's Dan Harmon and I discuss pizzerias -- what makes a good pizzeria, what makes a good pizza?
Tags: portesi pizza, wisconsin rapids, pizza, lake effect, npr, portesi's fine foods

Music - Jan. 27, 2009
The video is not the song -- let's not confuse them
I go to You Tube, but only to hear the music. I use it more as an audio jukebox than to see the images. In fact, I can't tell you what happens in the videos of the songs I click most on You Tube. I'm not looking, just listening. Does a good video make a song better? Does a bad video ruin a good song? For me, the answers to both questions are "no."
Tags: NPR, music videos, You Tube, MTV, Neda Ulaby

Kids & Family - Jan. 23, 2009
Ed Miller is my hero, too
This morning on NPR I heard an installment of its weekly "Storycorps" series in which a son, EJ Miller, interviewed his Brooklyn-born dad Ed Miller about becoming a father. I'm not ashamed to say it brought tears to my eyes when Miller's advice to young fathers was treasure every second of the time that you are able to light up your child's world.
Tags: Storycorps, NPR, Ed Miller, EJ Miller

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 2, 2009
NPR highlights Milwaukee's "Bipolar Plunge"
Steve Inskeep, host of NPR's "Morning Edition," gave Milwaukee's own bicycle "Bipolar Plunge" its 15 seconds of fame this morning, using the event to tease its 8:30 a.m. newscast.
Tags: npr, morning edition, bipolar plunge, bill rouleau

Milwaukee Buzz - June 12, 2008
Milwaukee Talks: WUWM reporter Erin Toner
If you're a regular listener to 89.7 WUWM-FM, you know the voice of Erin Toner. She's the local host of "All Things Considered," as well as a reporter and producer for the local NPR affiliate.
Tags: erin toner, wuwm, npr, all things considered