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Lake Effect

Audrey Nowakowski, Joy Powers

Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.

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50:50

Monday 4/7/25: Capitol Notes, Musician Ani DiFranco,...

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2025/04/07

Capitol Notes explores what's next for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Folk artist Ani DiFranco joins us as she kicks off her tour here in Milwaukee. We learn about the mission of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Plus, we talk to the filmmakers behind “Hundreds of Beavers."

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51:16

Wednesday 4/2/25: Election results, civics 101,...

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2025/04/02

The results from yesterday’s election. What some of the newly elected officials’ jobs will look like. Spring cleaning tips from a professional organizer.

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51:21

Wednesday 3/26/25: Statewide voter ID referendum,...

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2025/03/26

Learn about the statewide referendum question on your ballot this election. Chirp Chat explores the different kinds of bird nests in Wisconsin. New local music in this month’s Milwaukee Music Roundup.

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51:18

Tuesday 3/25/25: Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate...

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2025/03/25

We learn about the candidates running for state supreme court. Wisconsin special education training program faces cuts from the Trump Administration. What's in Milwaukee Recreation’s Spring activities guide.

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51:19

Monday 3/24/25: Wisconsin Supreme Court nationalized,...

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2025/03/24

Capitol Notes looks at the national interests influencing the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. What’s happening at the NFL Draft in Green Bay next month. A local animator shares his Pixar and Dreamworks experience.

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51:15

Wednesday 3/19/25: State Superintendent candidate...

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2025/03/19

We hear from the two candidates for state superintendent. We learn about some of Milwaukee’s best restaurants. We explore some of Wisconsin’s weirdest museums.

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51:29

Tuesday 3/18/25: Persecution at home and abroad,...

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2025/03/18

What people in the U.S. can learn from other nations to meet the current political moment. "Wisconsin Whey: Cheesemaking in the Driftless." The latest Live at Lake Effect featuring Celtic ensemble "Solas."

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51:21

Monday 3/17/25: 3rd district Alderperson candidate...

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2025/03/17

Milwaukee 3rd district Alderperson candidate interviews. How the Common Council works with residents. The history of Irish immigrants in Milwaukee.

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51:20

Thursday 3/13/25: Milwaukee School Board, Act 10,...

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2025/03/13

We learn what the Milwaukee School Board does. We hear some of the latest episode of Swing State of the Union. We tell you about the Milwaukee County Birth to 3 Program. Plus, in the newest Bubbler Talk we learn about mining around the Milwaukee River.

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51:14

Wednesday 3/12/25: Statewide referenda, shipwrecks,...

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2025/03/12

Why citizens can’t petition for statewide ballot initiatives and referendums in Wisconsin. We explore shipwrecks at MPL's Great Lakes Marine Collection. Spring cleaning tips.

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51:18

Tuesday 3/11/25: Farmers and funding freezes,...

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2025/03/11

Wisconsin farmers and the impact of federal funding freezes. The effect of Medicaid cuts on Wisconsinites. A UW-Milwaukee professor shares her experience researching ocean volcanoes. The Wish You Knew podcast.

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51:18

Monday 3/10/25: Climate Accountability Act, civic...

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2025/03/10

The Climate Accountability Act proposes cutting greenhouse gases in half in Wisconsin. A new book for young readers on how government works in Wisconsin. Daylight saving controversy.

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51:21

Thursday 3/6/25: Stable housing, healthy trees, skywalks

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2025/03/06

Connecting people leaving incarceration to stable housing. We join a city crew keeping our trees healthy amid climate change. Bubbler Talk strolls through downtown Milwaukee’s skywalk system.

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54:46

Wednesday 3/5/25: Lake Effect On-Site Celebrating 60...

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2025/03/05

Today's show is a broadcast of our latest Lake Effect On-Site event at UW-Milwaukee where we celebrated WUWM's 60th Birthday by looking back on our history.

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51:19

Tuesday 3/4/25: Brady lists, deportation in schools,...

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2025/03/04

Investigating Brady lists, which track police officers accused of misconduct. An MPS teacher on helping families and comforting children afraid of deportations. A new tool that’s tracking overdoses.

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51:17

Monday 3/3/25: Urban renewal, cosmic neighbors,...

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2025/03/03

How urban renewal projects impacted cities like Milwaukee. Our cosmic neighborhood. A book that uncovers the history of a little-known tile factory in South Milwaukee.

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51:20

Wednesday 2/26/25: Black literature and culinary...

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2025/02/26

How Black literature is gaining notoriety in Milwaukee. African-American culinary history. A new episode of Chirp Chat about how to find community with other birders.

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51:18

Tuesday 2/25/25: Black Birth Collection, Unity...

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2025/02/25

We hear from people who support pregnant people of color and learn why support is necessary. Milwaukeeans honored with Unity Awards. What sitting all day does to our bodies. Live at Lake Effect features Milwaukee’s own Buffalo Nichols.

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51:07

Monday 2/24/25: What the state superintendent does,...

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2025/02/24

What Wisconsin’s state superintendent does and why it matters. A strategy Milwaukee is using to capture stormwater and prevent flooding. The documentary "American Reckoning" investigates the unsolved murder of a civil rights activist in Mississippi.

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51:29

Thursday 2/20/25: Black homeownership, changing...

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2025/02/20

The historical and modern policies undermining Black homeownership. How the economy in Wisconsin’s Northwoods is being impacted by changing winters. Training marginalized Milwaukeeans in the construction trades.

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