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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How the shifting legal landscape is impacting migrants seeking safety in the U.S., including Milwaukee’s Rohingya community. We look at the biggest headlines in the local commercial real estate industry. We learn about the Midwest’s love of encased meats.
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Hear a UWM professor who co-authored a book with Grammy-winning rapper 2 Chainz. Explore some of the scariest parts of space. Learn about the history of Milwaukee’s Landmark Lanes.
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The outgoing leader of the state Senate looks back on his tenure. A documentary that looks at the impact technology can have on our lives. Meet the local content creator behind Spooky Lakes Month.
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A ProPublica reporter discusses schools in Wisconsin where almost all students pay tuition with state-funded vouchers. House of History - a project dedicated to sharing local Black LGBTQ+ history. A fire house in Milwaukee that’s supposedly haunted.
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The fast advancement of AI and the risks it could pose. A new exhibit that explores the legacy of racist imagery and invites reflection. Why leaves change color in the fall.
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How Wisconsin’s school funding model works and why funding schools often falls to taxpayers. Warnings about the fast advancement of AI and the risks it could pose. A surgeon who performed the first robotic kidney transplant in Wisconsin.
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We look at programs that support older adults facing hunger in Wisconsin. We tell you about WINGS, a local organization working to prevent bird-building collisions. We tell you about a short-lived professional football team based in Milwaukee. Plus, share new local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.
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The president’s efforts to sow doubt about the country’s election system ahead of the midterms. A reporter who covered the state takeover of a public college in Florida. Why the leaves change color in the fall.
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Connecting seniors with healthy food, local restaurants and each other. A look at how races are shaping up approaching the midterm election. A new exhibit explores the legacy of racist imagery.
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The latest State of Working Wisconsin report and what it says about our economic outlook. A new spoken word poetry album from legendary radio personality, Bob Reitman. The planetarium at UW-Milwaukee.