Lake Effect
Airs Mondays - Thursdays at noon & Mondays - Wednesdays at 8 pm
Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
Latest Episodes
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Update on conditions at Waupun Correctional Institution. One of the Commandos from the Fair Housing Marches speaks about historical markers finally commemorating the events. The impact warming winters may have on crane and tick populations.
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How new Wisconsin voters can register for the April 2 election. Capitol Notes looks at a settlement over the fake electors scheme. The battle over daylight saving time.
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We learn what the City Comptroller does. We learn about WUWM's upcoming series, Thin Ice: Wisconsin's Warming Winters. We speak with Laura Gutiérrez, the CEO of the United Community Center in Milwaukee.
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How community partnerships could help Milwaukee County Parks maintain its infrastructure. How birding changes how your environment. WUWM’s Maayan Silver speaks with South Carolina political reporter Maayan Schechter.
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A recent heart attack survivor speaks on heart disease presenting differently in women. A new book on Milwaukee’s geological architecture. Milwaukee’s first cheese factory after Clock Shadow Creamery closed.
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Female, Jewish comedians who paved the way for women in comedy. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s battles the Line 5 pipeline. Golda Meir and her Milwaukee influences. Marquette’s annual Dreamers Gala.
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Milwaukeeans with Leap Day birthdays and anniversaries. Milwaukee’s Great Circus Parade and a new documentary that looks at its history. New local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.
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How Milwaukee’s traffic calming efforts have affected speeding. How a mild winter is impacting Wisconsin’s maple sugaring season. Tips on how to start birding in Milwaukee. Advice on how to start your own African American heritage garden.
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An effort to get the Wisconsin Supreme Court to recognize the right to an abortion as part of the state constitution. The impact of generative AI. Felice Green honored for her work to revitalize Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood. Wandering Wisconsin helps you plan a trip to a former stagecage inn that was part of the Underground Railroad.
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How students at UW-Milwaukee are being impacted by the cuts to DEI. Capitol Notes explains the Trump leadership PAC’s campaign finance scheme. We visit Component Brewing to learn about raising awareness about rare diseases. The Victory Garden Initiative garden blitz is back
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