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Monday 12/22/25: Affordable housing in Minneapolis and Milwaukee, data centers, Milwaukee Based

Today on Lake Effect, we look at how Minneapolis created more affordable housing and how the model could work here in Milwaukee. Then, we examine what the influx of data centers in Wisconsin communities could mean for the future. Plus, we meet a Black book influencer in a new episode or our internet culture podcast, Milwaukee Based.

Guests:

  • Meg McMahan, director of city planning for Minneapolis
  • Costa Samaras, director of the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University
  • Dr. Robert Smith, professor of history at Marquette University
  • Cree Myles, book influencer