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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 Effecthere.
Latest Episodes
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What the constitutional amendments on the August primary ballot mean. The history of the EAA. The documentary “Butterfly in the Sky" tells the story of the TV series “Reading Rainbow.”
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Looking ahead to the first Wisconsin election with new legislative district maps. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and what rights it guarantees. Canoe camping on the Wisconsin River.
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Exploring rhetoric from the RNC. The Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng on why he loves Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Wisconsin's rebounding crane population. The latest episode of Live at Lake Effect.
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Capitol Notes discusses RNC and Wisconsin politics. Wisconsin pastor once a militant anti-abortion activist, now far-right thought leader. RNC volunteer shares their experience from the convention. We dance with seniors.
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The sights, sounds and conversations we saw inside the RNC so far. Reaction to the convention from the Wisconsin Democratic Party. What kind of sway a vice presidential pick can have on voters. The Republican Party’s founding in Wisconsin and how they’ve evolved.
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A deadly police shooting a half-mile from the RNC perimeter. Visitors and vendors at "Convention Fest." How businesses in and around the security perimeter are doing. How monitoring waste water during the RNC could help prevent the spread of illness.
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From inside the RNC: the first day inside the convention, and a protest outside. The Great Milwaukee Block Party, a “joyous rebellion” of the RNC. A conservative environmental group sponsoring the RNC.
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From inside Panther Arena in Downtown Milwaukee: what the first day of the convention looks like. Milwaukee police chief on policing expectations. How this massive event is paid for.
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Baird Center RNC preparations and the environment. Local artists feel they’ve been censored by Milwaukee art institutions. Historical moments from political conventions.
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How local organizations support unhoused people during the RNC. An effort to recruit legal observers to attend and document RNC protests. MKE Outdoor Indoor Exchange's second-hand business model.