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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The fast advancement of AI and the risks it could pose. A new exhibit that explores the legacy of racist imagery and invites reflection. Why leaves change color in the fall.
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How Wisconsin’s school funding model works and why funding schools often falls to taxpayers. Warnings about the fast advancement of AI and the risks it could pose. A surgeon who performed the first robotic kidney transplant in Wisconsin.
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We look at programs that support older adults facing hunger in Wisconsin. We tell you about WINGS, a local organization working to prevent bird-building collisions. We tell you about a short-lived professional football team based in Milwaukee. Plus, share new local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.
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The president’s efforts to sow doubt about the country’s election system ahead of the midterms. A reporter who covered the state takeover of a public college in Florida. Why the leaves change color in the fall.
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Connecting seniors with healthy food, local restaurants and each other. A look at how races are shaping up approaching the midterm election. A new exhibit explores the legacy of racist imagery.
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The latest State of Working Wisconsin report and what it says about our economic outlook. A new spoken word poetry album from legendary radio personality, Bob Reitman. The planetarium at UW-Milwaukee.
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How farms in Wisconsin are impacted by federal policy. A video game that takes players back to Milwaukee’s east side in 1900s. Bubbler Talk examines if parts of Wisconsin are more susceptible to severe weather.
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How deindustrialization impacted the quality of life for Milwaukee workers. How Doors Open has evolved over the last 16 years. What happened when the state tried to take control of a public college in Florida.
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WUWM is hosting a release party for Bob Reitman's new album,12th House, on Oct. 12 at the Pabst Theater. Check out this special episode of Lake Effect for a preview.
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The latest State of Working Wisconsin report, and what it says about our economic outlook. Two films exploring immigration screening at this week’s Dialogues and Documentary fest. UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium.