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Lake Effect: Full Show Podcast

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Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.This podcast features full episodes of Lake Effect.Learn more about Lake Effect here.

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Milwaukee, WI

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Milwaukee PR

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Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.This podcast features full episodes of Lake Effect.Learn more about Lake Effect here.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Thursday 5/1/25: Cinco de Mayo on Cesar Chavez Drive, Film Fest documentaries, Zine Fest

5/1/2025
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.

Duration:00:51:18

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Wednesday 4/30/25: Protest safety, Sharon Dixon, Ice Age Trail highlights

4/30/2025
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.

Duration:00:51:14

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Tuesday 4/29/25: Protests against judicial arrests, one-year UWM encampment retrospective, Live at Lake Effect

4/29/2025
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. Live at Lake Effect.

Duration:00:51:29

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Monday 4/28/25: ABLE, film fest shorts, historic recipes

4/28/2025
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.

Duration:00:51:17

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Thursday 4/24/25: Earth Day and garden prep, Bubbler Talk, the power of film festivals

4/24/2025
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.

Duration:00:36:00

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Wednesday 4/23/25: BlueGreen Alliance, Chirp Chat, should cats be outdoors?

4/23/2025
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.

Duration:00:51:13

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Tuesday 4/22/25: Love and outer space, tribal schools and water, UWM and underwater volcanoes

4/22/2025
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.

Duration:00:51:18

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Monday 4/21/24: City contracts, Capitol Notes, 'Wisconsin Idols', 'Fiddler On The Roof' Jazz Album

4/21/2025
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 election. We speak with the author Wisconsin Idols. We meet two local musicians who released a jazz album that's a twist on Fiddler On The Roof.

Duration:00:51:16

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Thursday 4/17/25: Milwaukee foster care, refugee resettlement, food waste reduction

4/17/2025
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.

Duration:00:51:18

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Wednesday 4/16/25: Federal funding and food assistance, UWM-Waukesha closure, rehabilitation and poverty

4/16/2025
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. Why poverty persists.

Duration:00:51:17

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Tuesday 4/15/25: Measles risk in Wisconsin, ICE arrests, Tax Day

4/15/2025
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 has affected water and sewer systems.

Duration:00:51:20

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Monday 4/14/25: Lessons for MPS, murals and logos, Midwest Sad

4/14/2025
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. How nostalgia influences Midwest Sad.

Duration:00:51:18

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Thursday 4/10/25: State funding for the arts, White House history, fish from water to table

4/10/2025
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.

Duration:00:51:17

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Wednesday 4/9/25: Sickle Cell Disease, medical research diversity, Dear Black Girl: I See You

4/9/2025
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.”

Duration:00:51:22

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Tuesday 4/8/25: A building built of fossils, tropical stargazing, Milwaukee Music Roundup

4/8/2025
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.

Duration:00:51:21

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Monday 4/7/25: Capitol Notes, Musician Ani DiFranco, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 'Hundreds of Beavers'

4/7/2025
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 Learning Institute. Plus, we talk to the filmmakers behind “Hundreds of Beavers."

Duration:00:50:50

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Thursday 4/3/25: New MPS superintendent speaks, wine game show, MPM rooster origins

4/3/2025
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 behind the Milwaukee Public Market rooster mascot.

Duration:00:51:14

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Wednesday 4/2/25: Election results, civics 101, spring cleaning

4/2/2025
The results from yesterday’s election. What some of the newly elected officials’ jobs will look like. Spring cleaning tips from a professional organizer.

Duration:00:51:16

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Tuesday 4/1/25: Meet the Johnsons from Wisconsin

4/1/2025
Celebrate April Fools Day with a secret theme and no misinformation. Research on who doesn’t have the required photo ID needed to vote. How proposed cuts to education funding are already impacting Wisconsin schools. Wisconsin’s 4-H program is not all about agriculture.

Duration:00:51:29

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Monday 3/31/25: Transgender rights in campaign ads, the fight against HIV, DIY in zines

3/31/2025
Why transgender rights and issues appear in state supreme court campaign ads. How proposed federal cuts could impact the fight against HIV. Explore MPL's zine collection and celebrate D.I.Y. creativity.

Duration:00:51:29