Lake Effect
Airs Mondays - Thursdays at noon & Mondays - Wednesdays at 8 pm
Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
Latest Episodes
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We explore why unaddressed economic inequalities has led to support for Donald Trump. We tell you about an event that helps survivors of sexual trauma share their stories through art. We bring you our new series What Milwaukee Is Made Of. Plus, we tell you about a film about the National Negro Baseball League.
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The new CEO of Milwaukee Film speaks on changes at the organization. How the Harris Campaign compares to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 run. A pay-what-you-can cafe in Milwaukee finds solutions to hunger and food waste.
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How UW-Milwaukee is approaching campus protests as a new school year begins. “Gertie, the Darling Duck of WWII." Milwaukee music legend Al Jarreau and the park named after him.
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A group of voters who lean Democratic discuss how they are feeling about this year’s presidential election. New ways that bird collisions are being prevented.
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Misconceptions around human trafficking and how they can hinder prevention. The Milwaukee Short Film Festival is screening 55 films over two days. The politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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How to talk with kids about school shootings. How to identify signs of burnout and how to prevent it. What sitting all day does to our bodies. Dancing with seniors.
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A group chat with young Milwaukeeans about mental health, safety and wisdom. The president of MIAD approaches ten years of leadership. What's in Milwaukee Recreation’s fall activity guide.
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A collaboration helping young people get on-the-job conservation experience. Road America – a vintage racetrack that you can drive right here in Wisconsin. Live at Lake Effect featuring singer-songwriter Paul Thorn.
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A Wisconsin judge who attended one of the first desegregated schools in the country. Milwaukee Road and how the company encouraged tourism out west. Explore the history of the real-life Mrs. Maisels.
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Qe look at a new book called "Anti-Democratic." We learn about some of the dunes you can visit in and around Wisconsin. We tell you about a music teaching fellowship. Plus, we explore a new book full of fun facts and quirky stories about Milwaukee.
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