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Lake Effect: Segments Podcast

Audrey Nowakowski, Joy Powers

Lake Effect is WUWM’s local show about what matters most now to people in Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin. It goes beyond the headlines and connects listeners to the community.

society & culture

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5:57

Are you a reader who likes meeting new people? Try...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/01/14

A silent book club gives readers a chance to be social, but it unfolds a bit differently than in a traditional book club. The first hour usually involves solo reading of a book of your choosing. The second part of the night is when you vibe with other readers.

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17:36

Wisconsin Policy Forum's top 5 findings of 2024

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/01/13

From house prices outpacing incomes in Wisconsin to a significant decrease in the number of arrests by the Milwaukee Police Department, here are some of Wisconsin Policy Forum's findings from the last year.

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15:21

Wisconsin Gas Building: 3 billion years of history

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/01/09

The Wisconsin Gas Building may be best known for its flame-shaped lamp, but the story of this Art Deco masterpiece begins over three billion years ago.

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12:08

Venice Williams discusses her ecologically-focused...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/01/08

Dig In! contributor Venice Williams regularly joins us to talk about all things gardening, healthy food, and cooking. She joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to talk about her resolutions for 2025.

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13:18

Milwaukee’s youth poet laureate is helping...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/01/08

Aleena Ahmed, a Bengali American poet and a junior at Nicolet High School, was selected as the youth poet laureate last summer by Woodland Pattern, a nonprofit book center and performance space. During her time as youth poet laureate, Ahmed says she’s helped guide other young people in poetry camps and writing workshops.

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17:59

Boswell Book Company's top titles to gift in 2024

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/19

Book ideas for the reader in your life this holiday season.

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10:05

5 Milwaukee fine-dining spots where you can celebrate...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/19

While many New Year traditions focus on drinking and partying the night away, others focus on good food and fine dining. We explore some local eateries offering a unique, New Year experience.

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14:15

Milwaukee Music Roundup: Night Crickets, Ellie...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/19

Matt Wild from "Milwaukee Record" recaps his favorite songs from local musicians for this month.

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23:33

Top games to gift in 2024

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/18

Gaming expert James Lowder shares his top picks for 2024 games, including two-player, family and role-playing games suitable for players of all ages and skill levels, with his favorite game taking the top spot.

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10:46

Planets will retrograde in 2025. Here's what one...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/18

Have you heard the buzz phrase "Mercury's in retrograde" being associated with things going a little wonky? We quiz a Milwaukee astrologer about it.

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10:27

Meet the man bringing kites to life at Milwaukee's...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/17

Some people mark the new year by making a resolution, others do the Polar Bear Plunge and jump into Lake Michigan, and some fly a kite. That’s what will be happening Jan. 1 along Milwaukee’s lakefront at Veterans Park. We meet the man behind the 36th Cool Fool Kite Festival and learn how he got swept into the kite world.

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12:07

A challenge to Act 10 is likely to head to the...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/17

In July, a Dane County Circuit Court judge ruled that provisions of Act 10, the law that blocked collective bargaining for most state employees, are unconstitutional. The case is being appealed by the GOP-led Legislature.

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14:03

City Hall: A story 450 million years in the making

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/16

Constructed in 1895, Milwaukee’s City Hall remains one of the oldest continuously used city halls. But its story begins almost a half-billion years ago.

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14:05

What's next for abortion litigation in Wisconsin this...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/16

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is taking up cases that will determine whether people can continue to lawfully access abortion health care in the state. There's also an election for a seat that will determine the court's ideological balance.

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13:02

A Fight for Survival: The monarch butterfly's future

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/16

The monarch butterfly, with its striking orange and black markings, has become a beloved species but faces significant challenges, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced an estimated 80% decline in the eastern population since the 1980s and an even steeper decline in the western population, while also proposing possible protection for the species.

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15:58

Milwaukee Recreation director to retire after 36-year...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/13

At the end of January, Lynn Greb will retire as Milwaukee Recreation’s 10th director in the department’s 114-year history.

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7:13

Unpacking the history of Advent season

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/11

Although many of us may associate Advent with calendars full of goodies, the season itself is rooted in the history of Christianity.

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14:10

Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair Ben Wikle on...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/11

Democrats trying to shake off last month's loss in the presidential race will meet this week to go over the rules to elect a new DNC Chair. The current chair is not running for reelection.

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8:47

Big memories, tiny paintings: How a Wisconsin artist...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/11

Nate Rose is a Wisconsin artist who recently gained attention for recreating Milwaukee landmarks of the past as tiny paintings inside Altoid tins. His latest series of paintings, called "Milwaukee Memories," remembers Atomic Records, Klinger's East and the Milwaukee County Stadium.

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14:14

A look at how felony charges for accidental shootings...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2024/12/10

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently explored the fallout from charges of accidental shootings in Milwaukee, where parents and guardians are routinely charged with felonies.

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