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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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10:15

What the legalization of sports betting means for...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/20

March Madness. Buzzer beaters. Cinderella stories. And, legalized gambling. This time of the year means lots of money will hit the sports book — here's what it means for Wisconsin.

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17:45

What people in the U.S. can learn from other nations...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/19

Human Rights Watch's Carine Kaneza Nantulya discusses what’s happening in the United States and how people can band together to affect change.

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13:07

Milwaukee Magazine highlights the best Milwaukee-area...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/19

This month’s issue of Milwaukee Magazine features 25 of the best restaurants throughout the city.

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25:08

Meet the candidates running for Wisconsin state...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/19

Wisconsin's top K-12 education official, Jill Underly, is facing a challenge from Brittany Kinser on April 1.

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18:34

Solas: Live at Lake Effect

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/18

Lake Effect’s Audrey Nowakowski and Milwaukee musician Trapper Schoepp bring you "Live at Lake Effect" — a filmed music series featuring local and nationally touring musicians performing in the Lake Effect Surf Shop. This episode features the Celtic ensemble Solas.

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14:54

Three Driftless region entrepreneurs bring shared...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/18

Mineral Point is a small town in southwest Wisconsin with a population of about 2,500. It has a rich history of lead mining and Cornish immigrants who settled there in the 1800s, and many of its historic buildings remain. Family histories stretch back generations, but people continue to be drawn to put down roots and work there. We meet three of them—a bookstore owner, a pastry chef, and a publisher. Their shared passion for supporting their adopted community and region resulted in a book, "The

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14:06

Wisconsin farmers who provide food to many tables,...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/14

The USDA has restored some, but not all, federal support for agriculture programs in Wisconsin.

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16:23

‘You are not alone:' Milwaukee high schoolers give...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/12

To help break the stigma, a Milwaukee-area podcast gives teens a platform to talk about their mental health journeys.

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11:01

UWM scientist dives into deep-sea volcanoes

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a volcano scientist who does her work in the middle of the Pacific Ocean—at the ocean floor. That’s where you can find one UWM professor.

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11:15

'Voices & Votes' highlights Wisconsinites who spoke...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/11

The Wisconsin Historical Society's 'Voices & Votes' offers a civics lesson and highlights citizens who spoke up for change.

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10:53

'This is our lifeline': Wisconsin advocates and...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Felicia Clayborne is a mover and a shaker. She also navigates the world with multiple disabilities, receiving care and support through Medicaid. Kathryn Florence Burish also receives Medicaid coverage and long-term care for her Down Syndrome. Both women weigh in on attempts to cut funding to the federal program that serves low-income Americans and individuals with disabilities.

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11:58

The race to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/10

The Climate Accountability Act is proposing cutting Wisconsin’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.

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8:46

Milwaukee arborists caring for canopy to stay ahead...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/06

We’re about to bump into spring, but you might still see crews on city streets and boulevards pruning trees. Winter is prime pruning season. It’s one of the ways people are working to a maintain a sustainable canopy.

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54:46

Lake Effect On-Site: UW-Milwaukee

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/05

Lake Effect On-Site returns with a live show at UW-Milwaukee's campus to celebrate 60 years of WUWM.

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9:04

'Targeted initiative': Milwaukee County's Overdose...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/04

Milwaukee County is using data as a tool to understand drug overdose trends. A new Overdose Dashboard is tracking data in 20 municipalities.

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11:31

Discovering our Solar System with the Manfred Olson...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/03/04

Our grade school understanding of the Solar System may not take into account the constant discoveries being made in our cosmic neighborhood.

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13:05

Group Chat: Community keeps us safe

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/02/28

This month’s Group Chat hears from young, local organizers who are pushing for immigrant rights and protections. They share how safety is only found together.

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11:01

'The Children' puts personal and environmental...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/02/27

A play that delves into how people respond to personal and professional challenges—in this case, a looming environmental one—is being staged at Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee. It’s called "The Children."

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9:44

'Dig In!': Milwaukee Winter Farmer's Market...

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/02/27

As the Milwaukee Winter Farmer’s Market celebrated African American cuisine for Black History Month, Lake Effect’s Joy Powers spoke to Dig In! contributor Venice Williams to learn more about Black culinary history.

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13:24

Milwaukee's Black Literary Renaissance

Lake Effect: Segments Podcast ·

2025/02/26

There’s something happening in Milwaukee’s Black literary spaces. Call it a moment, or a renaissance, but whatever you call it — it needs to be acknowledged.

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