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Lake Effect
WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
219 episodes
1 day ago
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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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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Lake Effect
Tuesday 11/4/25: Democratic Socialists in Wisconsin, Dia de los Muertos in Milwaukee, astrophotography
We learn about the Democratic Socialist Party’s resurgence in Wisconsin. We visit a Milwaukee Dia de los Muertos event, filled with dancing and ofrendas. We speak with astrophotographer who captures the universe. 
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1 day ago
51 minutes 18 seconds

Lake Effect
Monday 11/3/25: Head Start, Capitol Notes, Landlord Mapper, trash cinema
We look at how the federal government shutdown is impacting children in Wisconsin and learn how lawmakers in Wisconsin are responding to the shutdown. We tell you about a tool that helps Milwaukee renters learn about their landlords. Plus, explore the cultural significance of a bad film. 
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2 days ago
51 minutes 17 seconds

Lake Effect
Thursday 10/30/25: Milwaukee Community Land Trust, urban farming, how farmers view climate change
We learn about the Milwaukee Community Land Trust and its role in solving housing unaffordability in Milwaukee. The importance of urban farming and growing our own food. How Wisconsin farmers view climate change and that impacts their farming practices.
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6 days ago
51 minutes 19 seconds

Lake Effect
Wednesday 10/29/25: Participatory budgeting, Changing the Narrative, Chirp Chat
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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1 week ago
51 minutes 18 seconds

Lake Effect
Tuesday 10/28/25: Inherited Inequality, Wandering Wisconsin, haunted fire house
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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1 week ago
51 minutes 23 seconds

Lake Effect
Monday 10/27/25: US citizens detained by immigration enforcement, Growing Power, West Allis Farmers Market
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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1 week ago
51 minutes 17 seconds

Lake Effect
Thursday 10/23/25: Educator misconduct allegations, urban agriculture, The Invisible Mammal
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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1 week ago
51 minutes 24 seconds

Lake Effect
Wednesday 10/22/25: Art museum gets a new leader, Milwaukee Does, Great Lakes photography
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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2 weeks ago
51 minutes 20 seconds

Lake Effect
Tuesday 10/21/25: Milwaukee County budget, Herbie Hancock, Live at Lake Effect
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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2 weeks ago
51 minutes 12 seconds

Lake Effect
Monday 10/20/25: How heart disease presents in women, combatting memory loss, why leaves change color
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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2 weeks ago
51 minutes 16 seconds

Lake Effect
Thursday 10/16/25: Pumpkin sales and economic feelings, Books and Beyond, Bubbler Talk
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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2 weeks ago
51 minutes 30 seconds

Lake Effect
Wednesday 10/15/25: Five Points Art Gallery, gravitational waves at UWM, Yemeni Coffee part 3
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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3 weeks ago
51 minutes 22 seconds

Lake Effect
Tuesday 10/14/25: Healthcare costs, vaccine season, Yemeni coffee shops part two
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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3 weeks ago
51 minutes 18 seconds

Lake Effect
Monday 10/13/25: Surviving Indian boarding schools, government shutdown's statewide impact, Yemeni coffee shops
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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3 weeks ago
51 minutes 23 seconds

Lake Effect
Thursday 10/9/25: Choosing Love, Creepy Cosmos, Bubbler Talk
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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3 weeks ago
51 minutes 19 seconds

Lake Effect
Wednesday 10/8/25: Nitrates in Wisconsin water, Packers fans in Japan, Fat Body Hotties
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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4 weeks ago
51 minutes 26 seconds

Lake Effect
Tuesday 10/7/25: A local Bad Bunny collab, Milwaukee's comedy scene, Northwoods lumberjack history
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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4 weeks ago
51 minutes 23 seconds

Lake Effect
Monday 10/6/25: work visa changes, organ donation, La Finca coffee shop, 'Messwood' documentary
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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1 month ago
51 minutes 20 seconds

Lake Effect
Thursday 10/2/25: food security in Milwaukee, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, koi fish street artist, Bubbler Talk
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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1 month ago
51 minutes 17 seconds

Lake Effect
Wednesday 10/01/25: Milwaukeeans in Gaza, Sheboygan Film Festival, Interstate Park, Dig In!
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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1 month ago
51 minutes 30 seconds

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