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 6/11/25: Reproductive healthcare restrictions, climate change haven, Sixteenth Street layoffs
How the federal budget could impact people on Medicaid seeking reproductive healthcare. How Milwaukee is preparing to be a climate change refuge. Cuts at the Sixteenth Street Health Centers on Milwau…
00:51:17 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Tuesday 6/10/25: SEWI LGBTQ Center closure, flood risks, animal attorney
The closure of the LGBTQ Center of Southeastern Wisconsin and unanswered questions. Increased flooding risk due to climate change. A local animal attorney tells all.
00:51:19 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Monday 6/9/25: Pardoning fake electors, My Two Elaines, eco-friendly surfboards
Trump considers pardons for Wisconsinites who tried to overturn the 2020 election. A former Wisconsin governor shares his journey caring for his wife as she developed Alzheimer’s. A surfboard made of…
00:51:22 |
Mon 09 Jun 2025
Thursday 6/5/25: PrideFest progress, Next Narrative, bridge to nowhere
Three queer Black organizers discuss progress they'd like to see in Milwaukee. A monologue program for Milwaukee high schoolers. How a bridge on Milwaukee’s lakefront is linked to the Indian Communit…
00:51:14 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Wednesday 6/4/25: Sturgeon Protectors, summer community, Summer CAMP!
An indigenous-led movement protecting returning sturgeon. How Milwaukee Film is embracing camp for Pride month. How Alice's Garden is cultivating community and peace this summer.
00:51:22 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Tuesday 6/3/25: Local deportation resistance, reality TV dating, local restaurant news
One local woman’s fight to stop her deportation. Did a Wisconsinite find love on Farmer Wants a Wife? The local restaurants that have closed and some new ones in town.
00:51:19 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Monday 6/2/25: Capitol Notes, MCTS apprenticeships, Ojibwe Star Wars
MCTS' apprenticeship program for aspiring bus operators and mechanics. How Wisconsin’s U.S. Senators are reacting to President Trump’s budget bill. The Ojibwe language version of Star Wars: A New Hop…
00:51:29 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Thursday 5/29/25: youth justice in Milwaukee County, powwow etiquette, live improv
A shift in how Milwaukee County handles youth justice. Etiquette at Native American powwows. The history of Cardinal Stritch University. Challenges of doing live improv.
00:51:24 |
Thu 29 May 2025
Wednesday 5/28/25: Federal funding and job seeking, Books and Beyond, Chirp Chat
How proposed federal funding changes could affect job seekers in Milwaukee County. Books and Beyond explores the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library. What people can learn from birds.
00:51:20 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Tuesday 5/27/25: birthright citizenship check-in, civics 101, Wisconsin State Parks, Live at Lake Effect
An immigration attorney weighs in on the current challenge to birthright citizenship. We examine the importance of civics education. We highlight some of Wisconsin's state parks. Plus, our latest Liv…
00:51:26 |
Tue 27 May 2025
Thursday 5/22/25: mental health care history, What Milwaukee Is Made Of, HAM radio community, 'Big Lake Troubles'
We learn about the history of mental health care in Milwaukee. We learn what the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Milwaukee is made of. We explore Milwaukee's HAM radio community. Plus, speak to the au…
00:51:21 |
Thu 22 May 2025
Wednesday 5/21/25: racist fliers, the Milwaukee Does, Bay View massacre, Wisconsin River trips
We learn about racist fliers that have been found in some Wisconsin communities. We explore the events that led to the Bay View Massacre. We learn about Milwaukee’s first professional women’s basketb…
00:51:17 |
Wed 21 May 2025
Tuesday 5/20/25: singing & heart health, Tavern Tuesdays, tick checks, 'Pure Innocent Fun'
We learn about a new study that examines the connection between singing and heart health. We learn about a recreated tavern at Old World Wisconsin. We learn how to do proper tick check. Plus, tell yo…
00:51:21 |
Tue 20 May 2025
Monday 5/19/25: Anodyne unionization, Capitol Notes, stamp club
Anodyne workers attempt to unionize this week. What’s happening with immigration policy in Wisconsin. One of the oldest stamp clubs in the country.
00:51:20 |
Mon 19 May 2025
Thursday 5/15/25: Evolution of citizenship, MPS exit interviews, Milwaukee Music Roundup
How the idea of citizenship has changed throughout our state and nation’s history. What MPS teachers are telling the district when they retire or leave. New nostalgic songs from local musicians.
00:51:15 |
Thu 15 May 2025
Wednesday 5/14/25: Hmong immigration, arts funding tension, science fiction standouts
The story of one Hmong family that immigrated to the United States and the history of Hmong resettlement. The tension between local arts groups over funding. Science fiction films that stand out.
00:51:30 |
Wed 14 May 2025
Tuesday 5/13/25: Ending atmospheric science, history of sanctuary, Tavern Tuesday
The end of UWM's Atmospheric Science program and its students' uncertain future. The history of sanctuary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and our country. Tavern Tuesdays explores how Wisconsin reacted to pr…
00:51:22 |
Tue 13 May 2025
Monday 5/12/25: Immigration in Milwaukee, incarceration of youth, coffee and tariffs
How waves of immigration have created our multicultural city. The demographics of the young people incarcerated in Milwaukee County. Green initiatives at Stone Creek coffee and how they’re navigating…
00:51:29 |
Mon 12 May 2025
Thursday 5/8/25: Black maternal and infant outcomes, green initiatives and tariff navigation, Milwaukee and immigration
Healthcare professionals improving Black maternal and infant outcomes. Green initiatives and tariff navigation at work at Stone Creek coffee. How Milwaukee has been shaped by immigrants.
00:51:19 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Wednesday 5/7/25: Black mental health initiatives, "Speak.", Apostle Islands
A new initiative to address the mental health needs of Black Milwaukeeans. The film “Speak.” follows students on a persuasive speech team. Plan a trip to the Apostle Islands.
00:51:16 |
Wed 07 May 2025
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