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Lake Effect

WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee"s NPR

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

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51:21

Thursday 9/26/24: Rising ATV and UTV deaths,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/26

An uptick in ATV and UTV deaths in Wisconsin and ways to prevent them. The Milwaukee Public Library’s Great Lakes Marine Collection. A trip to Horicon Marsh.

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51:12

Wednesday 9/25/24: updated COVID-19 vaccine,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/25

The updated COVID-19 vaccine and how to get it. How the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves political artifacts. A documentary that explores the wild wetlands outside Madison.

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51:20

Tuesday 9/24/24: Economic conditions, unions and...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/24

A report finds declining unemployment and rising wages despite inflation. SEIU's effort to get out the vote. “We Are Big Time”, a new graphic novel based on an all-Muslim girl's basketball team at a Milwaukee school.

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51:18

Monday 9/23/24: Winter weather forecast,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/23

What Milwaukee’s warmer-than-usual summer could mean for winter. A local voice actor featured in an Ojibwe dubbing of Star Wars: A New Hope. Plus, gardening season isn’t over yet!

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36:00

Thursday 9/19/24: Forest Home statue returns, 'My...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/19

A historic statue returns to Forest Home Cemetery. A reporter's quest to solve her cousin's 1978 murder. A public housing complex that challenges us to consider deeper meanings of "safety."

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51:21

Wednesday 9/18/24: Sink holes in Lake Michigan, Vel...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/18

Sink holes in Lake Michigan. A historic statue of Milwaukee civil rights leader Vel Phillips. Milwaukee restaurant closures and what’s new in dining in the city.

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51:30

Tuesday 9/17/24: Final Five Voting, Milwaukee murals,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/17

An election system called ‘Final Five Voting’ and why some advocate for it. A Milwaukee muralist speaks about public art. Live at Lake Effect featuring classical guitarist René Izquierdo.

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51:09

Monday 9/16/24: King Center, monuments and history,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/16

The King Center on Milwaukee’s near north side. U.S. monuments and their collectively skewed version of history. A World War II-era program that put pets on the front lines.

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51:17

Thursday 9/12/24: Hazelnuts, green infrastructure,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/12

Hazelnuts as a solution to Wisconsin’s loss of dairy farms. Changes made to Milwaukee’s green infrastructure. WUWM Eric Von Fellow Nadya Kelly on what inspired her upcoming series "Reflections of Representation."

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51:30

Wednesday 9/11/24: research your landlord, Ho-Chunk...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/11

A tool that empowers Milwaukee renters. The Ho-Chunk Nation's newly developed Department of Agriculture. The scientific, cultural and personal connections we have with the moon.

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51:20

Thursday 9/5/24: UWM campus protest plan, Gertie...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/05

How UW-Milwaukee is approaching campus protests as a new school year begins. “Gertie, the Darling Duck of WWII." Milwaukee music legend Al Jarreau and the park named after him.

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51:22

Wednesday 9/4/24: Democratic voter roundtable,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/09/04

A group of voters who lean Democratic discuss how they are feeling about this year’s presidential election. New ways that bird collisions are being prevented.

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51:19

Tuesday 8/27/24: Environmental Youth Collaborative,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/08/27

A collaboration helping young people get on-the-job conservation experience. Road America – a vintage racetrack that you can drive right here in Wisconsin. Live at Lake Effect featuring singer-songwriter Paul Thorn.

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51:28

Monday 8/26/24: School desegregation, Milwaukee Road,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/08/26

A Wisconsin judge who attended one of the first desegregated schools in the country. Milwaukee Road and how the company encouraged tourism out west. Explore the history of the real-life Mrs. Maisels.

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51:21

Thursday 7/25/24: constitutional amendments on the...

Lake Effect ·

2024/07/25

What the constitutional amendments on the August primary ballot mean. The history of the EAA. The documentary “Butterfly in the Sky" tells the story of the TV series “Reading Rainbow.”

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51:29

Wednesday 7/17/24: Ohio police kill Milwaukee man,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/07/17

A deadly police shooting a half-mile from the RNC perimeter. Visitors and vendors at "Convention Fest." How businesses in and around the security perimeter are doing. How monitoring waste water during the RNC could help prevent the spread of illness.

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51:21

Thursday 7/11/24: RNC and the environment, artist...

Lake Effect ·

2024/07/11

Baird Center RNC preparations and the environment. Local artists feel they’ve been censored by Milwaukee art institutions. Historical moments from political conventions.

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51:30

Wednesday 7/3/24: RNC economic impact, McKinley Beach...

Lake Effect ·

2024/07/03

We look at the projected economic impact of the RNC in Milwaukee. We learn how Milwaukee County Parks redesigned McKinley Beach to make it safer for swimmers. We look at how UW-Madison researchers are using mannequins to learn how to spot ticks. Plus, learn about Carroll University’s Animal Behavior Program.

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51:30

Tuesday 7/2/24: Sen. Bernie Sanders in Wisconsin,...

Lake Effect ·

2024/07/02

Sen. Bernie Sanders shares the message he’s been delivering to Wisconsin voters. We explore the recent history of Wisconsin politics and its impact on representation in the state. Visit Milwaukee shares how they’re marketing the city ahead of the RNC. Plus, we learn about the science at the beach.

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51:30

Monday 7/1/24: evolution & purpose of political...

Lake Effect ·

2024/07/01

We learn what the purpose of a modern political convention is. We learn what Milwaukee’s tourism bureau is hoping to get out of hosting the RNC. We look at how pull tabs came to be a part of Wisconsin bar culture. Plus, hear new local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.

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