Lake Effect Feature

Economist and consumer advocate Lindsay Owens's new book, Gouged, explores the high-tech pricing mechanisms that companies use to nickel-and-dime you.

UW-Health psychologist Shilagh Mirgain talks about the psychology of being a sports fan.

You can catch Milwaukee native Paul Noth at Boswell Books on Oct. 22.

For four years, a federal food access program helped get fresh food to the communities that needed it most. Now that funding has been cut, how are local food hubs working to fill that gap?

Why do Midwestern cities have such strong associations with certain hot dogs or sausages? In Milwaukee, it’s the bratwurst. In Chicago, the Chicago dog. Detroit has the Coney dog.

"Your Attention Please" is an urgent and hopeful documentary exploring how the modern attention economy and social media platforms are shaping relationships, mental health, childhood development and the future of human attention.

Have you ever wondered how the art you admire gets to the museum? Bubbler Talk explores the art of moving masterpieces.

AI company leaders are calling for a slowdown as developer from Anthropic resigns and warns of risk to humanity. How are AI researchers in Wisconsin reacting?

Access to affordable food is a growing challenge that doesn’t spare older adults. We examine a Milwaukee County program addressing that problem, one senior diner at a time.

WUWM is hosting a release party for Bob Reitman's new album,12th House, on Oct. 12 at the Pabst Theater. Check out this special episode of Lake Effect for a preview.