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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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51:21

Tuesday 2/4/25: Correcting corrections, Pearls Who...

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2025/02/04

Superintendent of Milwaukee County's correctional facility speaks about her approach to rehabilitation. A local man incarcerated as a teenager on post-release challenges. What makes dive bars a staple in Wisconsin culture.

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51:18

Monday 2/3/25: MPD pursuit policy, oft-forgotten...

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2025/02/03

MPD's pursuit policy and how it’s being enforced and monitored. An upcoming lecture about Black history that is often never taught. A documentary that explores the history of Jones Island.

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51:19

Thursday 1/30/25: Executive orders and the...

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2025/01/30

How executive orders on the environment could impact projects and efforts in Wisconsin. An effort to make calls to state jails and prison free. Some millennial nostalgia with author Ira Madison III.

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51:29

Wednesday 1/29/25: Milwaukee mayor 1999...

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2025/01/29

Milwaukee's mayor gives a retrospective on issues facing the city in 1999 and today. A Wisconsin judge discusses attending schools during desegregation in the south. A RuPaul’s Drag Race queen and feature of “Lady Like.”

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51:21

Tuesday 1/28/25: Statewide ballot petitioning, Willem...

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2025/01/28

Why citizens can't petition for statewide ballot initiatives and referendums in Wisconsin. Actor Willem Dafoe remembers his time as a student at UWM. Live at Lake Effect features The Wild Feathers.

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51:20

Monday 1/27/25: Milwaukee Mayor speaks on immigration...

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2025/01/27

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson on immigration enforcement in the city. The Milwaukee Badgers: one of the Green Bay Packers biggest, former rivals. How Milwaukee became known as the Cream City.

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51:30

Wednesday 1/15/25: Preserving natural farmland,...

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2025/01/15

A conservation group working to preserve and protect natural farmland. A homesteading experience gone horribly wrong. Wisconsin’s motorcycle racing scene and why a film about it took 17 years to complete.

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51:15

Thursday 1/9/25: Niche Milwaukee history in museums,...

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2025/01/09

Milwaukee Public Museum's accomplished history. Artifacts left over from Milwaukee’s past mental health care facilities. What Milwaukee is Made Of. We plan a snowmobiling trip.

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51:23

Wednesday 1/8/24: New year new state politics?...

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2025/01/08

Upcoming state legislature and state supreme court storylines in 2025. Milwaukee has a new youth poet laureate. Plus, explore earth-conscious New Year’s resolutions with Dig In! and learn a new NA cocktail recipe.

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51:17

Tuesday 1/7/25: New years resolutions, winter...

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2025/01/07

Rethinking new year’s resolutions into opportunities for change. Preparing for severe winter weather. Safety tips for those planning to do any winter recreation on the ice.

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51:15

Best-Of 2024: Thursday 1/2/25: Greentree apartments,...

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2025/01/02

The Greentree Apartments provide safety and learning. Renowned taxidermist shares her work in Milwaukee. A restored organ comes to the Oriental Theater. Tap your toes along with two senior dance groups.

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51:14

Best-Of 2024 Wednesday 1/1/25: MKE Outdoor Indoor...

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2025/01/01

MKE Outdoor Indoor Exchange's mission is to reuse and recycle. Two WUWMers go on a cicada seeking adventure. We look at the public museum's geology collection and hear from some folks who have a special connection to Leap Day.

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51:30

Best-Of 'Live at Lake Effect': A special New Year's...

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2024/12/31

Today’s Lake Effect is a special music show to celebrate the New Year featuring songs from our "Live at Lake Effect" series, as well as conversations with the team involved in creating the episodes.

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Best-Of 2024: Monday 12/30/24: Othering Latinos, Ari...

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2024/12/30

Sergio Gonzalez talks about Latinos working for belonging in Wisconsin. NPR's Ari Shaprio talks about his work behind the mic. Food Journeys explores our food systems. Plus, young people learn about birds.

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Best-Of 2024 Thursday 12/26/24: What deportation...

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2024/12/26

We look at how driver's licenses could help immigrants. We compare the fictional Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with real female Jewish comedians. We tell you about a haunted fire house. We meet a couple who collaborated on children's book.

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Best-Of 2024 Wednesday 12/25/24: Milwaukee Roots,...

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2024/12/25

Milwaukee Roots takes a different approach to social studies. NPR host Ayesha Roscoe talks about her book. We learn about the Guerrilla Gay Bar movement and Les Petit BonBons.

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Best-Of 2024 Tuesday 12/24/24: Ald. Murphy...

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2024/12/24

Former Alderman Michael Murphy retirement, deportation impact on dairy farming, students react to DEI cuts, the future of MPM's A Tribute to Survival exhibit.

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51:18

Best-Of 2024 Monday 12/23/24: 'Strangers No Longer',...

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2024/12/23

"Strangers No Longer" author talks about belonging. Three Milwaukeeans discuss Asian identity. Sisters and owners of La Finca Coffee House celebrate anniversary and so does Ko-Thi Dance Company.

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51:18

Thursday 12/19/24: Books to gift, winter solstice,...

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2024/12/19

Our annual Books to Gift conversation. The science behind the winter solstice. Some of the best local music of 2024. Bubbler Talk investigates the Morris Pratt Institute building.

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51:19

Tuesday 12/17/24: Act 10 legal battle, Games to Gift,...

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2024/12/17

Legal battle in the state supreme court over Act 10. The top Games to Gift from 2024. Gift of Wings, the kite shop in Veterans Park. Latkes Con Salsa returns.

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