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
Thursday 12/12/24: MKE Rec outgoing director, desserts savory and sweet
The director of Milwaukee Recreation is retiring in the new year. An author who wrote about seeing a total solar eclipse with his son. Milwaukee desserts both savory to sweet.
00:51:18 |
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Wednesday 12/11/24: Wisconsin Dem goes national, Advent, Altoid art
Wisconsin Dems leader runs for national party top spot. The season of Advent and its origins in Christian history. A Wisconsin artist on his series of tiny paintings inside Altoid tins.
00:51:14 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Tuesday 12/10/24: accidental shooting charges, Veterans Treatment Court, 'Food, We Need to Talk', Dungeons & Dragons origins
We look at the consequences of accidental shooting charges. We learn about Veterans Treatment Court. We talk to the hosts of "Food, We Need to Talk" about rethinking diet and exercise. Plus, we learn…
00:51:16 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Monday 12/9/24: Capitol Notes, clinical trial diversity, Milwaukee King Center, Landmark Lanes
The latest Capitol Notes, a look at the lack of diversity in clinical trials, a feature on the King Center in Milwaukee and the history of Landmark Lanes on Milwaukee's east side.
00:50:45 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
Thursday 12/5/24: Act 10 and unions, 'Metropolitan', Santa Claus
A union member on the recently overturned Act 10. Filmmaker Whit Stillman on his holiday classic and first film “Metropolitan." Tips about how to talk to kids this holiday season and who brings the g…
00:51:19 |
Thu 05 Dec 2024
Wednesday 12/4/24: LGBTQ Wisconsinites and the holiday season, Chirp Chat, Milwaukee Community Orchestra
How the Coming Home Tour supports LGBTQ Wisconsinites during the holidays. National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. The new Milwaukee Community Orchestra holds its first concert this S…
00:51:18 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
Tuesday 12/3/24: What's next for Heal the Hood MKE, Wisconsinites bike the continental divide
What’s next for Heal the Hood MKE as its founder relocates from Milwaukee. Two Wisconsin cyclists ride 2,400 miles across the continental divide. The history of Milwaukee’s Jones Island.
00:51:29 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
Monday 12/2/24: American poverty, winter preparedness, holiday stress
Why we allow so many people in the United States to live in poverty. Tips to prepare for winter emergencies. Is there a rivalry between Fleet Farm and Farm and Fleet? What holiday movies teach us abo…
00:51:25 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
Wednesday 11/27/24: Sink holes, Greentree, La Finca
The discovery of what scientists believe are sink holes in Lake Michigan. How birding changed how an author she interacts with the environment. La Finca Coffee House, a family-owned coffee shop speci…
00:51:23 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
Tuesday 11/26/24: Vel Phillips, Blackity Black Holiday Market, Live at Lake Effect
Vel Phillips' life and legacy celebrated. Buy gifts from Black-owned businesses at the Blackity Black Holiday Market. Our latest Live at Lake Effect features Blitzen Trapper.
00:51:18 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
Monday 11/25/24: Lead poisoning in deer, Bob Reitman reflects
The risks of lead poisoning in harvested deer. Milwaukee Public Library’s entrepreneur-in-residence. A conversation with radio host Bob Reitman, who reflects on his time at WUWM in honor of our 60th …
00:51:21 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
Thursday 11/21/24: Road updates, Chirp Chat, Bubbler Talk
A new type of road interchange in the Milwaukee area. How to care for birds this winter. Simplifying the reentry process from prison. Bubbler Talk delves into the history of two Milwaukee neighborhoo…
00:51:23 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Wednesday 11/20/24: Remembering Jonathan Brostoff, food as tradition and creative outlet
We hear from friends and colleagues of the late Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, who died by suicide earlier this month. Local therapists on coping with sudden loss. Ho-Chunk chef Elena Terry ta…
00:49:46 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Tuesday 11/19/24: Federal funding impacts, 'A Night in Greece'
Youth shelters and federal funding. The Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes energy upgrades to Milwaukee-area homes. Venice Williams goes viral. “A Night in Greece,” inspired by visits to Athens.
00:51:22 |
Tue 19 Nov 2024
Monday 11/18/24: Mental health in an era of silence, Ojibwe journey to Madeline Island
A family’s journey through mental illness in an era of silence. History of the Bay View Massacre. The Ojibwe journey to Madeline Island.
00:51:20 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Thursday 11/14/24: New DA, midcentury organizing, are we all haters?
Milwaukee County’s new district attorney. Two Milwaukee-area election clerks speak about election day. How urban renewal projects ignited community organizing in 1950s. Is Milwaukee a community of ha…
00:51:19 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Wednesday 11/13/24: Climate change, Milwaukee walks, nature's inevitability
How to tackle climate change in a time of political divisiveness. Two sisters create a guidebook for accessible walks around Milwaukee. Milwaukee historian John Gurda's losing battle against nature.
00:51:24 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Tuesday 11/12/24: Milwaukee music and dance - pipe organs, African dance, dancing seniors
The restored Wurlitzer Pipe Organ at the Oriental Theater. An African dance company celebrating 55 years in Milwaukee. Two senior dance groups who find health and community through dance.
00:51:15 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Monday 11/11/24: Ghost armies, Capitol Notes, war dogs
The story of the 'ghost army.' The history of the Milwaukee Soldiers Home. A unique World War II-era program that put family pets on the frontlines.
00:51:20 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Thursday 11/7/24: President as person and institution, Milwaukee Betty Award
How presidential rhetoric can impact how we view the office as an institution – or as an individual. What a mass deportation means for food economics. Mariana Rodriguez receives Betty Award for suppo…
00:51:29 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
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