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 hear from Iranian students who support US military actions in their home country. How the federal crackdown on immigration has impacted undocumented people in Milwaukee. We join a group of seniors for their monthly social club meet up.
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What a reporter has heard from families detained at the Dilley Immigration Detention Center. How the war with Iran could impact Wisconsin Republicans. Plan a trip to the Racine Art Museum to see the Peeps exhibition.
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MCTS to reduce service on select lines starting this weekend. Another lawsuit against a Trump policy – this one related to environmental protections. We catch up with a voter we spoke with before the 2024 election.
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Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. Group Chat explores what womanhood means and the continued fight for reproductive justice. We learn about the largest professional women's group in Wisconsin. A former NASA astrophysicist shares discoveries made by women.
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We hear from voters we spoke to during the 2024 election about what they think after one year of Trump. Milwaukee Music Roundup covers new local music.
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Changes coming again to Milwaukee County’s transit system due to a budget gap. How MMSD’s green infrastructure work is helping keep our waterways clean. A book all about people with a Wisconsin connection who’ve changed the world.
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We learn why some Wisconsin businesses have sued over Trump’s tariffs, and about another lawsuit against a Trump administration policy – this one related to environmental protections. Plus, how our solar system is actually a very dynamic place.
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A researcher explains the potential harm of reminding AI users that chatbots aren’t real people. Winters in cities around the Great Lakes are shorter than fifty years ago. The Barred Owl Monitoring Project.
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We learn what the Milwaukee County Board does. A food pantry teaches us how centering community helps address systemic issues. We explore why the ice on Lake Michigan is so unusual.
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The City of Milwaukee’s “ICE Out” legislative package. Proposed guardrails for AI chatbots could cause harm. Learn about the Barred Owl Monitoring Project in a new Chirp Chat.