
Lake Effect: Full Show Podcast
Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
This podcast features full episodes of Lake Effect.
Learn more about Lake Effect here.
Latest Episodes
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We hear from two groups working to mobilize Black voters in Wisconsin ahead of the April election. We look at how the pandemic impacted parents and changed their expectations around work. We speak with the Hmong American Women's Association. Plus, meet Wisconsin’s Journalist of the Year.
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We hear one person’s experience in the aftermath of a loved one’s suicide. Capitol Notes explores what could happen after Wisconsin's Secretary of State resigned. We look at the politics in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus, tell you about NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge.
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We tell you about a proposal to make some improvements to Wisconsin's biking trails. We learn about the Justice Fellows Policy Program for formerly incarcerated people. We help you plan a trip to Cave of the Mounds in Wandering Wisconsin. We learn about the first Irish people to come to Milwaukee. Bubbler Talk explores a mysterious set of numbers and dates inlaid in the sidewalk outside of the Mitchell Park Domes.
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We learn about the benefits of using an electric stove over a gas one for cooking. We learn why the LGBTQ+ community is disproportionately affected by a shortage of in-home care workers. We speak with the owner of Lazy Susan about her decision to close the restaurant. We learn how pull tabs ended up in so many Wisconsin bars. Plus, learn about the Pink Boots Society.
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We speak with the creator of the Woke Wednesdays 414 Instagram account. We look at some of the notable women buried in Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery. Then, learn about the first Black woman cantor who was born here in Milwaukee. Plus, we learn about the life and death of Milwaukeean Mildred Fish-Harnack who formed a resistance group against the Nazi regime.
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We explore how overturning Roe vs. Wade is making it harder to attract physicians to Wisconsin. We bring you the latest on Wisconsin politics in Capitol Notes. We hear about the battle over daylight saving time in Wisconsin. Plus, tell you about a children's bookstore called Rooted MKE.
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We learn about an investigation that followed the death of an 8-year-old immigrant boy on a Wisconsin farm. Then, we meet the new director of Port Milwaukee. Plus, Bubbler Talk explores how a dragon ended up on the North Point Water Tower in the 1980s.
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We learn what a mental health walk-in clinic for children has seen in its first year in Milwaukee. We hear from the outgoing chancellor at UW-Parkside. We look at the impact of agism and how to reshape our own perceptions of aging. Plus, learn about an opportunity for young people in Milwaukee to learn the ropes of podcasting.
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We look at a new study that shows a surprising trend in Millennials health care needs. We learn about a partnership between Black Space, which offers therapy for Black and Brown people, and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Plus, we meet the new Wisconsin Poet Laureate.
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We look at the major spending in the state Supreme Court race. We learn about phosphorus and the impact it's having on the environment. Our Book of the Month conversation honors Women’s History Month. We'll tell you about five things happening in Milwaukee in March. Plus, we learn about the Jewish holiday of Purim.