Lake Effect: Segments 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 Lake Effect's individual segments.
Learn more about Lake Effecthere.
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During the month of March, Persian people around the world gather to celebrate Nowruz. A staple of the Nowruz feast is kuku sabzi. Heaps of fresh herbs are chopped and mixed with beaten eggs.
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The American Birkebeiner is a cross country skier’s dream and means a lot to the local economy. Last month, organizers pulled off the event — despite Wisconsin’s warmest, largely snowless winter.
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Some parents are unsure if they should let their kids play in the frigid cold, but at the Tamarack Waldorf School on Milwaukee's east side, kids are always encouraged to explore the outdoors. We join them on a walk through the city and learn why the teachers are so passionate about outdoor education.
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From 1967 to 1968, activists in Milwaukee marched for 200 consecutive nights to end housing discrimination. More than 50 years later, historical markers commemorating the movement will be placed around the city.
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From 1967 to 1968, activists in Milwaukee marched for 200 consecutive nights to end housing discrimination. More than 50 years later, historical markers commemorating the movement will be placed around the city.
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From 1967 to 1968, activists in Milwaukee marched for 200 consecutive nights to end housing discrimination. More than 50 years later, historical markers commemorating the movement will be placed around the city.
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Instead of grieving the winter activities he didn’t get to enjoy, Ben Binversie plans to send off this warm winter with a fashion show.
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Lake Michigan is teeming with life. But over time, its food web — from the smallest plankton to the largest fish — has been impacted. Overfishing and waves of invasive species have taken their toll. Now, climate change is flexing its muscles in the Lake Michigan ecosystem. On land, we’ve felt and seen it during what’s been the warmest winter on record.
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The district was an area where sex work, gambling, and other illegal activities were done out in the open. Historian Matthew Prigge explores this history.
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The maximum security prison located in Waupun, Wisconsin, has been on some form of lockdown for more than a year, and prisoners have reported dire conditions at the prison.