Lake Effect
Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 186
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Wednesday 7/16/25: Brewery closures, Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, remembering Andrea Gibson
Recent closures of some local breweries. Wisconsin’s Poet Laureate speaks about plans for her term. We remember celebrated poet and performance artist Andrea Gibson.
00:51:22 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Tuesday 7/15/25: RNC economic impact, Cycle, Summer of Soul, Jewel's Catch One
The economic impact of last summer’s Republican National Convention. The documentary Cycle examines the death of a Racine teenager at the hands of police. Preview of the Summer of Soul music series, …
00:51:23 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Monday 7/14/25: Wisconsin's new state budget, Brady Street history, Judy Garland
Wisconsin’s latest state budget, which Gov. Tony Evers signed earlier this month. History of Brady Street. Must-see attractions and experiences in Wisconsin. Behind Judy Garland’s last movie musical …
00:51:30 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Thursday 7/10/25: Immigration lawyer check in, disaster mitigation and meteorology, famous moons
Checking in with a Milwaukee immigration lawyer. The importance of accurate, accessible weather forecasts for disaster mitigation. The myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons. Scien…
00:51:22 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Wednesday 7/9/25: Democratic Socialism in 2025, Ko-Thi Dance recovery, Cinematic Sisterhood
What it means to be a Democratic Socialist. Ko-Thi Dance Company’s efforts to raise money after losing federal funding. A new series called Cinematic Sisterhood expands the influence of women in film…
00:51:18 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Tuesday 7/8/25: Kidney donation, Milwaukee Ham radio, zoo death investigations
The process of donating a kidney. We meet some Ham radio enthusiasts and learn just how far their signal can go. How veterinary pathologists investigate zoo animal deaths.
00:51:16 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
Monday 7/7/25: A look at ways people are working to protect the environment
We look at how flood risk has changed over time in Milwaukee and what can be done about it. We learn about the Farmers Market To Go store in Brookfield. We learn how the Crave Brothers farm is repurp…
00:51:17 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Thursday 7/3/25: Choosing Love, Group Chat, Lake to Plate
How people can identify as both conservative Christians and LGBTQ+. Two college-bound Milwaukee grads fear leaving their undocumented parents behind. An exhibit helping people learn where the fish th…
00:51:17 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
Wednesday 7/2/25: ICE identification training, singing and heart health, Summer of Soul
We visit a training that helps people identify and interact with ICE agents. The connection between singing and heart health. Preview of the Summer of Soul music event series.
00:51:18 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
Tuesday 7/1/25: Mental health, Cargill Community Kitchen, the original Barbie
The mental health struggles among communities of color and young people. The Cargill Community Kitchen at the Mitchell Street Library Branch. The original Barbie model.
00:51:29 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Monday 6/30/25: 'Choosing Love', Capitol Notes, Milwaukee Rec Director, pull tabs
We speak with the authors of “Choosing Love,” a book that explores how people can identify as both conservative Christians and LGBTQ+. We share the latest on the state budget in Capitol Notes. We mee…
00:51:18 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Thursday 6/26/25: Humboldt Park history, Bay View Massacre victims, 'Marcella' documentary, Altoid tin art
We learn about the history of Milwaukee’s Humboldt Park. We learn about the victims of the Bay View massacre. We speak with the director of the film, "Marcella." Plus, talk with an artist who created…
00:51:30 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Wednesday 6/25/25: Outgoing UWM Chancellor, Buc-ee's in Oak Creek, dunes
UW-Milwaukee outgoing chancellor Mark Mone talks about his decade on the job. We learn about plans to open a Buc-ee's in Oak Creek. Plus, tell you about dunes in the Midwest.
00:51:10 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Tuesday 6/24/25: Queer self defense class, JustUs and Books, Vel Phillips legacy, Live at Lake Effect
We visit a self defense class geared towards queer and transgender people. We meet a local educator using virtual story time to get kids interested in reading. We look at the legacy of Vel Phillips. …
00:48:31 |
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Monday 6/23/25: Director of Office of African American Affairs, Clean Boats, Clean Waters origins, Milwaukee Rec summer programs
We speak with the new director of Milwaukee’s Office of African American Affairs. We tell you how a middle school science project turned into a successful boat inspection program for aquatic invasive…
00:51:22 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Thursday 6/19/25: Milwaukee's Juneteenth history, Chirp Chat, summer solstice science
Milwaukee's place in Juneteenth history. Then, we learn about Wisconsin’s state bird – the robin. Next, we learn the science behind the summer solstice, which is this Friday. Plus, we tell you about …
00:51:16 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
Wednesday 6/18/25: Anodyne union vote challenged, Indian Boarding School survivors, Milwaukee Music Roundup
What's next for Anodyne workers after they voted to unionize but its parent company challenged the vote. An oral history project gathers stories of survivors who attended Indian Boarding Schools. New…
00:48:01 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Tuesday 6/17/25: Lower international student enrollment, This Is It history, love in space
The impact lower enrollment from international students could have on Wisconsin universities. History of the recently closed LGBTQ bar This Is It. The life partner of astronaut Sally Ride shares the …
00:51:14 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Monday 6/16/25: Trauma healing, GOP state budget, Wisconsin Pride
UWM conference explores trauma healing. Republicans craft their vision for Wisconsin’s state budget. The documentary “Wisconsin Pride” dives into our state’s LGBTQ history.
00:51:21 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Thursday 6/12/25: Abortion and Wisconsin Supreme Court, energy efficient homes, reading mascots
Two abortion cases currently before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Programs that help people living in Milwaukee make their homes more energy efficient. Books and Beyond explores the past summer readin…
00:51:22 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
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