
Lake Effect Spotlight
The Lake Effect Spotlight podcast features some of our favorite conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
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Latest Episodes
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The new word recognition test tackles a stubborn disparity in healthcare: As the Hmong population ages, hearing loss is becoming a big problem. But few clinics are equipped to treat Hmong-speaking patients.
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MPM President and CEO Ellen Censkyv talk about what guests will find familiar and what they’ll discover for the first time when the new museum opens by early 2027.
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The restaurant has long been a dream for chef Bryce Stevenson, who grew up on the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation and is part of a growing movement to redefine and center Indigenous cuisine.
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WUWM’s Rafael Muñoz and Lina Tran went to the El Rey off Cesar Chavez Drive on a busy afternoon. They talked to workers and customers about the beloved grocery store.
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Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski & WUWM education reporter Emily Files speak with faculty, including Stritch University President Dr. Dan Scholz, and students about the upcoming closure of the university.
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Philip Rocco, an associate professor of political science at Marquette University, explains the political debate on Wisconsin's Shared Revenue program.
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After achieving success as an actress, Jane Kaczmarek speaks on returning to Milwaukee to perform along with Theatre Gigante founder and joint artistic director, Isabelle Kralj.
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Historian John Gurda shares the conditions that led to the Bay View Massacre and how it impacted labor structures.
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Dr. Barb Spies, Cardinal Stritch University professor and director of mission integration joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to share her reaction to the school’s closure.
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Philip Rocco, associate professor of political science at Marquette University, speaks on the working requirements for food and healthcare programs in Wisconsin.