Lake Effect
Airs Mondays - Fridays at noon & Mondays - Wednesdays, Fridays at 7 pm & Saturdays at 3 pm
Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
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Latest Episodes
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The long-term impact of a dropping birth rate in Milwaukee. Lessons we can take from the Holocaust. Bubbler Talk dives deep into the history of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel at Marquette University.
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What research shows about whether police officers make schools safer. The impact of President Trump’s tariffs on local businesses, like coffee shops. The joy of using stickers, prints and greeting cards.
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How Milwaukee County does its Point-In-Time count and its approach to helping those experiencing homelessness. The high level of food waste here in Wisconsin and what’s being done to prevent it. A UW professor who collaborated with Bad Bunny on his award-winning album.
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The case against a Shorewood man found guilty of trespassing along Lake Michigan. Nearly half of private school students are using publicly funded vouchers. The history of Milwaukee’s Enderis Park neighborhood.
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We learn how Milwaukee’s network of emergency shelters are responding during the extreme cold. We look at how different neighborhood groups are helping renters become homeowners. We tell you about the coyotes you see around the city. We meet Milwaukee Recreation’s new director. Plus, tell you about the One Line Madness comedy show coming to Milwaukee.
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Our housing series continues with a look at how neighborhood groups are helping people become homeowners. A complete collection of Audubon prints. The upcoming sturgeon spearing season.
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How to cohabitate with coyotes. A bonus episode of WUWM’s immigration podcast, Status Pending. A comedy tournament coming to Milwaukee this weekend.
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How Milwaukee’s network of emergency shelters respond during extreme cold. We meet Milwaukee Recreation’s new director. We learn how architect Frank Lloyd Wright was inspired by his home state of Wisconsin.
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A Minneapolis reporter speaks on covering the federal immigration crack down there. Why Wisconsin’s Republican-led legislature is getting new constitutional amendments on the ballot. What the National Environmental Policy Act is supposed to do.
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Safety tips for this bitterly cold weekend. A new health report on Milwaukee. The final episode of our Live at Lake Effect series filmed at the Lake Effect Surf Shop.