
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 chat with the new leader of the Milwaukee Art Museum, who formerly led the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. We learn about Milwaukee’s first professional women’s basketball team. A photography book featuring the Great Lakes.
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We look at the proposed Milwaukee County budget, and learn how major improvement projects could impact property taxes. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock joins talks about how he continues to improvise. Live at Lake Effect featuring classical guitarist René Izquierdo.
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We learn how heart disease presents in women. How the United Community Center in Milwaukee is helping Spanish-speakers with memory loss. Why leaves change color in fall.
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How pumpkin sales might reflect feelings about the current economy. Books and Beyond explores some materials on Milwaukee mysteries. Bubbler Talk looks into the history of the building that is now the Milwaukee Fire and Police training facility.
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The 5 Points Art Gallery in Milwaukee is at risk of closing, due to financial challenges. We celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the discovery of gravitational waves and UW-Milwaukee's connection. The life and legacy of politician and civil rights activist Vel Phillips.
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What could happen to healthcare costs for Wisconsinites amid the federal government shutdown. How to prepare for the upcoming flu season. We visit one of several local Yemini coffee shops that have opened in the past year.
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The story of a Native American boarding school survivor from Wisconsin. The government shutdown’s implications for Wisconsin. We begin a week-long tour of Milwaukee-area Yemeni coffee shops. A roundup of the best Milwaukee music this month.
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A new book explores the lives of people who identify as both conservative Christians and LGBTQ+. UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium is being transformed for “Creepy Cosmos.” Bubbler Talk highlights water innovations.
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The growing crisis of nitrate contamination in Wisconsin’s drinking water. Some unexpected Green Bay Packers fans living in Japan. Fat Body Hotties —a local group celebrating fat liberation.
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Wisconsin's connection in superstar Bad Bunny’s latest album. The founder of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival speaks about our local comedy scene. How Northern Wisconsin’s history of logging inspired the world of timber sports.