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.
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Latest Episodes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.