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 examine Milwaukee’s Health Assessment and how it could impact care. The final episode of our Live at Lake Effect series filmed at the Lake Effect Surf Shop. A new season of Bubbler Talk kicks off.
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Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent shares how the district will move forward with money released after audit. We explore how to get kids reading. New local music in our Milwaukee Music Roundup.
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We learn how the federal government is changing how nursing students can access federal student loans. We examine the high rate of mental health struggles among doctors. We help you prepare for winter weather emergencies. Plus, we get a behind the scenes look at the Mitchell Park Domes.
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The impact data centers could have on Wisconsin’s utility landscape and infrastructure. What Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN shutting down means for transparency in our state’s politics. Meet this year’s Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate.
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Breaking down the basics of data centers. A Wisconsinite is heading to the Winter Olympics to compete in the biathlon with Team USA. A survivor of a Native American boarding school shares his story.
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We learn about the need for reading comprehension services for adults in Milwaukee. We look at the impact of the end of WisconsinEye. We speak with the outgoing co-director of the Milwaukee Water Commons. Plus, we learn about Liberace's Wisconsin upbringing.
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What impact new data centers could have on Wisconsin’s utility landscape and infrastructure. Changes to the Milwaukee County Transit bus operations. We speak with the Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate.
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The top five reports by the Wisconsin Policy Forum over the past year. We revisit a conversation with late writer and teacher Jerry Apps. The Burlington Liars Club – a club for anyone who thinks they can tell a clever lie.
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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley talks about challenges in 2025 and ahead in 2026. Milwaukeeans with roots in Venezuela tell us how their feeling right now. How Milwaukee Public Schools removed lead particles from 100 schools last year.
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Thursday 1/8/26: Milwaukee and Venezuela, AI data centers and the environment, literacy and teachingReactions from Venezuelans living in Milwaukee about the capture of Venezuela’s president. The potential environmental consequences as of AI data centers. 91% of public school students in Milwaukee can’t read at grade level.