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
Tuesday 5/6/25: Public Allies in Milwaukee, The Dells documentary, Black Point Estate
How federal cuts affect Public Allies, an AmeriCorps program that helps develop young leaders. A documentary about young international students who work in the Wisconsin Dells. A historic home and mu…
00:51:18 |
Tue 06 May 2025
Monday 5/5/25: Latino immigration reality and perception, undocumented rights, 'unseen'
We explore Wisconsin’s immigrant history and our perception of Latino communities. Towards an inclusive future and fighting for the rights of undocumented people. “unseen” on the life of a blind, und…
00:51:17 |
Mon 05 May 2025
Thursday 5/1/25: Cinco de Mayo on Cesar Chavez Drive, Film Fest documentaries, Zine Fest
How the Cesar Chavez BID is planning this year’s Cinco de Mayo celebration differently. Documentaries at the Milwaukee Film Fest. A look into April’s Zine Fest held at Milwaukee’s Central Library.
00:51:18 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Wednesday 4/30/25: Protest safety, Sharon Dixon, Ice Age Trail highlights
Protest safety ahead of May Day marches in Milwaukee and across the country. Sharon Dixon – a local LGBTQ pioneer bearing witnes to six decades of support. What Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail has to offer…
00:51:14 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Tuesday 4/29/25: Protests against judicial arrests, one-year UWM encampment retrospective, Live at Lake Effect
A year after student encampments against the war in Gaza, anti-war activists are marching with labor unions and immigrant rights groups in opposition to Trump. Wisconsin’s historic beer buildings. Li…
00:51:29 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Monday 4/28/25: ABLE, film fest shorts, historic recipes
How Audio and Braille Literacy Enhancement (ABLE) helps individuals with print disabilities. Preview the many shorts programs you can see during the Milwaukee Film Festival. A historic recipe book.
00:51:17 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Thursday 4/24/25: Earth Day and garden prep, Bubbler Talk, the power of film festivals
Earth Day celebrations and preparing a garden for the new season. A devastating fire that reshaped the city of Milwaukee. Group Chat discusses the power of film festivals.
00:36:00 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Wednesday 4/23/25: BlueGreen Alliance, Chirp Chat, should cats be outdoors?
How marginalized people in Milwaukee are impacted by climate change. The wonders of warbler season. Whether cats should be allowed outdoors and managing their adventurous aspirations.
00:51:13 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Tuesday 4/22/25: Love and outer space, tribal schools and water, UWM and underwater volcanoes
A new documentary about love and outer space. A program helping tribal schools across the Great Lakes region test for safe drinking water. A UWM professor researching ocean volcanoes.
00:51:18 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Monday 4/21/24: City contracts, Capitol Notes, 'Wisconsin Idols', 'Fiddler On The Roof' Jazz Album
We explain how different city departments work with local businesses to provide services to Milwaukee residents. We examine one of the first major decisions by the state supreme court since the elect…
00:51:16 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Thursday 4/17/25: Milwaukee foster care, refugee resettlement, food waste reduction
State of Milwaukee foster care. The story of two Afghan refugees now living in Milwaukee, and the legal battle over refugee resettlement. A storefront that aims to reduce food waste and help farmers.
00:51:18 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Wednesday 4/16/25: Federal funding and food assistance, UWM-Waukesha closure, rehabilitation and poverty
How federal funding cuts could affect food assistance for people in Wisconsin. Students at UWM’s Waukesha campus are preparing for their school’s closure. A county prison's approach to rehabilitation…
00:51:17 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Tuesday 4/15/25: Measles risk in Wisconsin, ICE arrests, Tax Day
What measles outbreaks could mean for Wisconsin. Milwaukee leaders share their concerns about recent ICE arrests at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Financial advice for Tax Day. How climate change h…
00:51:20 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Monday 4/14/25: Lessons for MPS, murals and logos, Midwest Sad
Lessons MPS can learn from other urban school districts. Meet the sign painter behind local business’ signs like Ruby’s Bagels. How the Enderis Park neighborhood grew around its central playfield. Ho…
00:51:18 |
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Thursday 4/10/25: State funding for the arts, White House history, fish from water to table
How to increase state funding for the arts. The research behind the White House Historical Association. An exhibit at the Maritime Museum that traces fish from water to table.
00:51:17 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Wednesday 4/9/25: Sickle Cell Disease, medical research diversity, Dear Black Girl: I See You
We learn about Sickle Cell Disease and why it largely impacts African Americans. Tackling the lack of diversity in clinical research. We speak to the author of “Dear Black Girl: I See You.”
00:51:22 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
Tuesday 4/8/25: A building built of fossils, tropical stargazing, Milwaukee Music Roundup
A Milwaukee building that has columns made up of ancient sea fossils. What areas of the tropics make it such a great place for stargazing. New local music in the Milwaukee Music Roundup.
00:51:21 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Monday 4/7/25: Capitol Notes, Musician Ani DiFranco, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 'Hundreds of Beavers'
Capitol Notes explores what's next for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Folk artist Ani DiFranco joins us as she kicks off her tour here in Milwaukee. We learn about the mission of the Osher Lifelong Lea…
00:50:50 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
Thursday 4/3/25: New MPS superintendent speaks, wine game show, MPM rooster origins
Thr new superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools shares what she hopes to accomplish. We explore the history of school choice. We stage a game show for Milwaukee wine enthusiasts. The meaning behin…
00:51:14 |
Thu 03 Apr 2025
Wednesday 4/2/25: Election results, civics 101, spring cleaning
The results from yesterday’s election. What some of the newly elected officials’ jobs will look like. Spring cleaning tips from a professional organizer.
00:51:17 |
Wed 02 Apr 2025
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