Lake Effect
Airs Mondays - Thursdays at noon & Mondays - Wednesdays at 8 pm
Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
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Latest Episodes
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We hear from refugees living in Milwaukee who made it here before President Trump suspended the refugee program. One potential solution to Milwaukee’s housing shortage: reforming the capital gains tax. A local business owner and mother speaks about how she's planning for the future.
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Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan's legal team considers whether to go to trial or take a plea deal. How redlining affects access to homeownership today. The changing market of Christmas trees, and how sellers are adapting.
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Milwaukee Police Department potentially expanding its use of facial recognition technology. Wisconsin hemp business speaks on upcoming federal ban. A local lawyer and online influencer speaks about her platform.
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We speak with MSOE students who want ICE operations moved off the campus. We head to Oshkosh to learn about the Nutcracker in the Castle. We look into Milwaukee’s missing street signs in a new Bubbler Talk.
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The second episode of WUWM’s new series about immigration pathways. How ABCD – After Breast Cancer Diagnosis – helps people with breast cancer. A business that’s moving structures to make way for data centers.
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Why the rates of mental health challenges are so high among physicians. A UW professor collaborated with Bad Bunny on his award-winning album. A local artist who paints signs you’ll recognize from around Milwaukee.
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A project that’s mapping racially restrictive covenants in Milwaukee County. How people across the political spectrum are feeling about data centers. How the data centers coming to our area could impact the Great Lakes.
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A course at Marquette that's teaching young people how to disagree and debate civilly. How sea lamprey nearly wiped out commercial fishing on the Great Lakes. Kwik Trip's enduring pull.
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The first story from 'Status Pending', WUWM’s new series about immigration pathways. How The Hop is funded. What happens when severe weather strikes at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
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We visit UW-Milwaukee's food pantry, which has been feeding even more students during the government shutdown. Support for Wisconsin businesses working to be environmentally sustainable. We learn about Milwaukee County’s Veterans Treatment Court.