Lake Effect
Airs Mondays - Fridays at noon & Mondays - Wednesdays, Fridays at 7 pm & Saturdays at 3 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 tell you about the racial achievement gap in Wisconsin schools and what's being done to try to solve it. We speak with the director of the film "Winter Hymns." We have a preview of the first weekend of Summerfest.
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We hear the story of the first Juneteenth celebration in Milwaukee. We get a preview of the annual Oneida Pow Wow. We speak with singer, songwriter and musician Brandy Clark ahead of her performance in Milwaukee. We have the latest Bar Talk with cocktail writer Robert Simonson.
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We get an update on the out of state landlord at the center of our series, How To Evict Your Landlord. We look ahead to the Midterm elections in a new Capitol Notes. We tell you about the Beacons of Brew City exhibit. Plus, look at a rare painting at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
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We look at lease agreements with Walgreens stores in Milwaukee. We learn about Milwaukee's last elected socialist mayor Frank Zeidler. Plus, we tell you about Brillantes, a soccer club for young Latinas.
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An economic check in with the new owners of Milwaukee’s Science and Surplus. Milwaukee Messi – a soccer player from Milwaukee competing in the World Cup. We meet a local sailor participating in a boat race from Washington to Alaska.
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We look at the tenure of the city’s final socialist mayor, Frank Zeidler. We hear concerns about a proposed data center coming to the Town of Beloit. We learn about Brilliantes – a soccer club for young Latinas.
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The story of Guerrilla Gay Bar - when a group of LGBTQ+ people took over traditionally straight bars in Milwaukee. We visit Walker’s Pint, the only lesbian bar in Wisconsin. Morris Pratt Institute in Whitewater and the practice of spiritualism there.
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Why lease agreements are allowing closed down Walgreens stores in Milwaukee to sit vacant. House of History - a project dedicated to sharing local Black LGBTQ+ history. New local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.
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How the federal immigration crackdown is impacting children who attend Head Start. The nation’s longest serving socialist mayor: Daniel Hoan. We chat with comedian Paula Poundstone.
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Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson talks about increasing housing options and improving affordability. We meet Lake Michigan’s new Coast Guard commander. Bubbler Talk explores what happens after zoo animals die.