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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.

society & culture

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51:18

Wednesday 10/29/25: Participatory budgeting, Changing...

Lake Effect ·

2025/10/29

You can have a direct impact on how some of the city’s annual budget will be spent. An event focused on changing attitudes around incarceration. A tracking system that’s helping us better understand bird behavior.

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51:23

Tuesday 10/28/25: Inherited Inequality, Wandering...

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2025/10/28

We speak with a Milwaukee-native author of a book that examines inequalities in two-parent households. We help you plan a trip to the Stevens Point Sculpture Park. A local fire engine house is rumored to be haunted.

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51:17

Monday 10/27/25: US citizens detained by immigration...

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2025/10/27

What we know about U.S. citizens who have been detained during immigration crackdowns. Meet one of the legends of urban farming in Milwaukee. We visit the West Allis Farmers Market.

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51:24

Thursday 10/23/25: Educator misconduct allegations,...

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2025/10/23

Investigations into more than 200 educators in Wisconsin suspected of sexual misconduct with students. Eric Von Fellow Maria Peralta-Arellano chats about her upcoming series about Milwaukee’s urban agriculture scene. A new bat documentary, “The Invisible Mammal.”

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51:20

Wednesday 10/22/25: Art museum gets a new leader,...

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2025/10/22

We chat with the new leader of the Milwaukee Art Museum, who formerly led the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. We learn about Milwaukee’s first professional women’s basketball team. A photography book featuring the Great Lakes.

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51:12

Tuesday 10/21/25: Milwaukee County budget, Herbie...

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2025/10/21

We look at the proposed Milwaukee County budget, and learn how major improvement projects could impact property taxes. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock joins talks about how he continues to improvise. Live at Lake Effect featuring classical guitarist René Izquierdo.

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51:16

Monday 10/20/25: How heart disease presents in women,...

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2025/10/20

We learn how heart disease presents in women. How the United Community Center in Milwaukee is helping Spanish-speakers with memory loss. Why leaves change color in fall.

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51:30

Thursday 10/16/25: Pumpkin sales and economic...

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2025/10/16

How pumpkin sales might reflect feelings about the current economy. Books and Beyond explores some materials on Milwaukee mysteries. Bubbler Talk looks into the history of the building that is now the Milwaukee Fire and Police training facility.

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51:22

Wednesday 10/15/25: Five Points Art Gallery,...

Lake Effect ·

2025/10/15

The 5 Points Art Gallery in Milwaukee is at risk of closing, due to financial challenges. We celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the discovery of gravitational waves and UW-Milwaukee's connection. The life and legacy of politician and civil rights activist Vel Phillips.

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51:18

Tuesday 10/14/25: Healthcare costs, vaccine season,...

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2025/10/14

What could happen to healthcare costs for Wisconsinites amid the federal government shutdown. How to prepare for the upcoming flu season. We visit one of several local Yemini coffee shops that have opened in the past year.

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51:23

Monday 10/13/25: Surviving Indian boarding schools,...

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2025/10/13

The story of a Native American boarding school survivor from Wisconsin. The government shutdown’s implications for Wisconsin. We begin a week-long tour of Milwaukee-area Yemeni coffee shops. A roundup of the best Milwaukee music this month.

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51:19

Thursday 10/9/25: Choosing Love, Creepy Cosmos,...

Lake Effect ·

2025/10/09

A new book explores the lives of people who identify as both conservative Christians and LGBTQ+. UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium is being transformed for “Creepy Cosmos.” Bubbler Talk highlights water innovations.

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51:26

Wednesday 10/8/25: Nitrates in Wisconsin water,...

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2025/10/08

The growing crisis of nitrate contamination in Wisconsin’s drinking water. Some unexpected Green Bay Packers fans living in Japan. Fat Body Hotties —a local group celebrating fat liberation.

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51:23

Tuesday 10/7/25: A local Bad Bunny collab,...

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2025/10/07

Wisconsin's connection in superstar Bad Bunny’s latest album. The founder of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival speaks about our local comedy scene. How Northern Wisconsin’s history of logging inspired the world of timber sports.

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51:20

Monday 10/6/25: work visa changes, organ donation, La...

Lake Effect ·

2025/10/06

We talk to a local immigration attorney about changes to work visas. We learn about the misconceptions around organ donation. We speak with the owners of La Finca Coffee House. And, we learn about two Milwaukee-area high schools that joined forces to create a football team.

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51:17

Thursday 10/2/25: food security in Milwaukee,...

Lake Effect ·

2025/10/02

We look at the state of food security in Milwaukee. We speak with three local leaders about the work they do to create space for the Hispanic and Latine culture in Milwaukee. We speak with the street artist behind the Milwaukee koi fish art. Plus, we investigate what happened to a burial mound marker in Lake Park.

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51:30

Monday 9/29/25: Milwaukeeans in Gaza, Sheboygan Film...

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2025/10/01

Three Milwaukee-natives who have visited the Israeli-occupied West Bank share their experiences. We learn about the very first film festival happening in Sheboygan. We help you plan a trip to Wisconsin's oldest state park. Plus, we visit Alice's Garden to learn about the fall growing season.

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51:17

Tuesday 9/30/25: online extremism, MPL's Educational...

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2025/09/30

An online extremism expert explores the rise in young men carrying out violent acts. We tag along with the Milwaukee Public Library Educational Outreach Services team. We learn the history of teaching Spiritualism in Whitewater. Plus, tell you about a local art show, "Birds and Blooms."

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51:21

Thursday 9/25/25: Trauma Quality Life Clinic, Doors...

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2025/09/25

We learn about the work being done at the Trauma Quality Life Clinic. We look ahead to this weekend’s Doors Open Milwaukee. We learn why leaves change color in fall. Plus, learn how the Wisconsin-Illinois border was formed.

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51:18

Wednesday 9/24/25: 'The Lost Class', 'New Wave',...

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2025/09/24

We speak with reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about their report, "The Lost Class." We speak with the director of the documentary "New Wave." Plus, we'll learn about hazelnut farming in Wisconsin.

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