Lake Effect Spotlight
The Lake Effect Spotlight podcast features some of our favorite conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
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Latest Episodes
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The April 2 election ballot includes Milwaukee city attorney, the chief legal counsel for city government. Here's an interview with candidate state Rep. Evan Goyke and a non-interview with incumbent City Attorney Tearman Spencer.
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Climate change is eroding the ways and wonders of winter life, which have shaped the identities of generations of Wisconsinites. During the state's warmest winter on record, the season's devotees found ways to make the most of the weird weather.
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Whether it’s by mail, online or in-person, there are many ways for first-time voters and new residents to register to vote for the upcoming spring election. But some deadlines are coming up fast — people have until this Wednesday, March 13, to register to vote by mail or online.
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Wisconsin is emerging from its warmest winter since recordkeeping began in 1895. This news underscores the fact that climate change is impacting our world. Farmers have always dealt with the whims of weather. Now, they’re working on adaptation strategies.
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This Spring Election, Milwaukeeans will have a chance to vote for the next city comptroller. The comptroller is the city’s chief financial officer and serves a four-year term.
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Maayan Schechter and Maayan Silver don't just have the same unusual first name (uncommon in the United States), but they're also both public radio reporters covering politics. Of course, they had to meet.
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime explores the fictional life of a female stand-up comedian in the late 1950s. But while Midge Maisel is fictional, the character is rooted in the real-life history of female Jewish comedians who made their way to the top of the comedy scene despite many obstacles.
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For many, leap day might just be another day, but about five million people around the world — also known as leaplings — will get to celebrate their actual birthday and others will celebrate a special moment like an anniversary.
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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently has a liberal majority, to find that the state constitution secures a right to an abortion. UW Law professor Howard Schweber says the court will likely combine that petition with an earlier one brought by Attorney General Josh Kaul and could rule as early as this spring.
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At schools like UWM, DEI programs support a broad range of students who are underrepresented in higher education. But Republican lawmakers, such as Vos, see DEI as racially divisive and part of left-wing indoctrination.