Chemicals Found in Lake Michigan, How Not To Get Hacked and Lake Superior Lighthouses

Air Date:
Heard On Central Time

Veronica Rueckert and Rob Ferrett discuss the news of the day, how not to get hacked and lighthouses.

Featured in this Show

  • Chemicals Found Lake Michigan At Concentrations Above Environmental Concern

    Pharmaceuticals and personal care products were found in Lake Mihcigan at levels of environmental risk by a group of researchers at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. The environmental risk of personal care products in large lake systems, such as the Great Lakes, has been questioned due to high dilution; however, the concentrations found in this study, indicate a significant threat to the health of the Great Lakes, particularly near shore organisms.

  • How Not To Get Hacked

    Our email accounts and online accounts are easy to hack. WPR tech guy Kevin Trueblood shares some advice on how to protect our passwords.

  • Lighthouses of Lake Superior

    Lighthouses in Wisconsin have a long and storied history. A retired historian of the Apostle Islands tells us about light-house keeping along Lake Superior.

Episode Credits

  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Kevin Trueblood Guest
  • Rebecca Klaper Guest
  • Bob MacKreth Guest
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Veronica Rueckert Producer

Related Stories