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 look at lease agreements with Walgreens stores in Milwaukee. We learn about Milwaukee's last elected socialist mayor Frank Zeidler. Plus, we tell you about Brillantes, a soccer club for young Latinas.
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An economic check in with the new owners of Milwaukee’s Science and Surplus. Milwaukee Messi – a soccer player from Milwaukee competing in the World Cup. We meet a local sailor participating in a boat race from Washington to Alaska.
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We look at the tenure of the city’s final socialist mayor, Frank Zeidler. We hear concerns about a proposed data center coming to the Town of Beloit. We learn about Brilliantes – a soccer club for young Latinas.
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The story of Guerrilla Gay Bar - when a group of LGBTQ+ people took over traditionally straight bars in Milwaukee. We visit Walker’s Pint, the only lesbian bar in Wisconsin. Morris Pratt Institute in Whitewater and the practice of spiritualism there.
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Why lease agreements are allowing closed down Walgreens stores in Milwaukee to sit vacant. House of History - a project dedicated to sharing local Black LGBTQ+ history. New local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.
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How the federal immigration crackdown is impacting children who attend Head Start. The nation’s longest serving socialist mayor: Daniel Hoan. We chat with comedian Paula Poundstone.
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Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson talks about increasing housing options and improving affordability. We meet Lake Michigan’s new Coast Guard commander. Bubbler Talk explores what happens after zoo animals die.
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Part three of The Milwaukee Socialists examines how Mayor Daniel Hoan reshaped the city. A new novel from a Wisconsin author explores what comes after climate disasters. We chat with comedian Paula Poundstone.
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How the federal immigration crackdown is impacting children who attend Head Start. Milwaukee Film’s Pride Month programming. A Milwaukee-made platform that can improve how food trucks operate.
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We speak with the author of, "It's All Local." A UWM student reacts to the university's pause on consolidating its multicultural centers. We examine how El Salvador has aided the U.S.' mass deportation efforts. Plus, meet a local man in the running for a Good Food Award.