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Monday 6/1/26: 'It's All Local', UWM multicultural center consolidation, U.S. & El Salvador, locally made amaretto

Today on Lake Effect, we explore a new book by Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy on how politicians can reconnect with the communities they represent. Then, a UW-Milwaukee 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 whose amaretto recipe is in the running for a Good Food Award.

Guests:

  • Bryan Kennedy, Mayor of Glendale & author of "It's All Local"
  • Sierra Lee, UW-Milwaukee student
  • Jose Luis Sanz, journalist
  • Adriana Beltran, executive director of the Seattle International Foundation
  • Anthony Scalabrino, amaretto maker