Lake Effect: Full Show Podcast
Milwaukee PR
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.
Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Networks:
Milwaukee PR
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@wuwmlakeeffect
Language:
English
Email:
lakeeffect@uwm.edu
Episodes
Thursday 1/9/25: Niche Milwaukee history in museums, mental health facilities and the Gas Building
1/9/2025
Milwaukee Public Museum's accomplished history. Artifacts left over from Milwaukee’s past mental health care facilities. What Milwaukee is Made Of. We plan a snowmobiling trip.
Duration:00:51:15
Wednesday 1/8/24: New year new state politics? Milwaukee's youth poet laureate
1/8/2025
Upcoming state legislature and state supreme court storylines in 2025. Milwaukee has a new youth poet laureate. Plus, explore earth-conscious New Year’s resolutions with Dig In! and learn a new NA cocktail recipe.
Duration:00:51:23
Tuesday 1/7/25: New years resolutions, winter weather, safety on ice
1/7/2025
Rethinking new year’s resolutions into opportunities for change. Preparing for severe winter weather. Safety tips for those planning to do any winter recreation on the ice.
Duration:00:51:17
Best-Of 2024: Thursday 1/2/25: Greentree apartments, taxidermist, Oriental organ, senior dance groups
1/2/2025
The Greentree Apartments provide safety and learning. Renowned taxidermist shares her work in Milwaukee. A restored organ comes to the Oriental Theater. Tap your toes along with two senior dance groups.
Duration:00:51:15
Best-Of 2024 Wednesday 1/1/25: MKE Outdoor Indoor Exchange, periodical cicadas, MPM geology collection
1/1/2025
MKE Outdoor Indoor Exchange's mission is to reuse and recycle. Two WUWMers go on a cicada seeking adventure. We look at the public museum's geology collection and hear from some folks who have a special connection to Leap Day.
Duration:00:51:14
Best-Of 'Live at Lake Effect': A special New Year's Eve Day show
12/31/2024
Today’s Lake Effect is a special music show to celebrate the New Year featuring songs from our "Live at Lake Effect" series, as well as conversations with the team involved in creating the episodes.
Duration:00:51:30
Best-Of 2024: Monday 12/30/24: Othering Latinos, Ari Shaprio, Food Journeys, youth bird banding
12/30/2024
Sergio Gonzalez talks about Latinos working for belonging in Wisconsin. NPR's Ari Shaprio talks about his work behind the mic. Food Journeys explores our food systems. Plus, young people learn about birds.
Duration:00:51:10
Best-Of 2024 Thursday 12/26/24: What deportation looks like, Jewish female comedians, haunted fire house
12/26/2024
We look at how driver's licenses could help immigrants. We compare the fictional Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with real female Jewish comedians. We tell you about a haunted fire house. We meet a couple who collaborated on children's book.
Duration:00:51:18
Best-Of 2024 Wednesday 12/25/24: Milwaukee Roots, 'HBCU Made', Guerrilla Gay Bar, Les Petit BonBons
12/25/2024
Milwaukee Roots takes a different approach to social studies. NPR host Ayesha Roscoe talks about her book. We learn about the Guerrilla Gay Bar movement and Les Petit BonBons.
Duration:00:51:17
Best-Of 2024 Tuesday 12/24/24: Ald. Murphy retirement, immigrants & dairy industry, UW DEI funding, A Tribute to Survival
12/24/2024
Former Alderman Michael Murphy retirement, deportation impact on dairy farming, students react to DEI cuts, the future of MPM's A Tribute to Survival exhibit.
Duration:00:51:12
Best-Of 2024 Monday 12/23/24: 'Strangers No Longer', Asian identity, La Finca Coffee House, Ko-Thi Dance Company
12/23/2024
"Strangers No Longer" author talks about belonging. Three Milwaukeeans discuss Asian identity. Sisters and owners of La Finca Coffee House celebrate anniversary and so does Ko-Thi Dance Company.
Duration:00:51:18
Thursday 12/19/24: Books to gift, winter solstice, best local music of 2024
12/19/2024
Our annual Books to Gift conversation. The science behind the winter solstice. Some of the best local music of 2024. Bubbler Talk investigates the Morris Pratt Institute building.
Duration:00:51:18
Wednesday 12/18/24: School shootings, NYE, astrology
12/18/2024
Advice for parents on how to talk to children about school shootings. New Year’s Eve dinner hotspots. Mercury retrograde and what impact it might have. Plan a trip to the John Kohler Art Center and Preserve.
Duration:00:51:29
Tuesday 12/17/24: Act 10 legal battle, Games to Gift, Latkes Con Salsa
12/17/2024
Legal battle in the state supreme court over Act 10. The top Games to Gift from 2024. Gift of Wings, the kite shop in Veterans Park. Latkes Con Salsa returns.
Duration:00:51:19
Monday 12/16/24: Abortion access litigation, monarch butterfly, City Hall geology
12/16/2024
Where abortion access litigation stands with the Wisconsin Supreme Court. An effort to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species. The geological history of Milwaukee’s City Hall.
Duration:00:51:18
Thursday 12/12/24: MKE Rec outgoing director, desserts savory and sweet
12/12/2024
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.
Duration:00:51:18
Wednesday 12/11/24: Wisconsin Dem goes national, Advent, Altoid art
12/11/2024
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.
Duration:00:51:14
Tuesday 12/10/24: accidental shooting charges, Veterans Treatment Court, 'Food, We Need to Talk', Dungeons & Dragons origins
12/10/2024
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 about the Wisconsin origins of Dungeons and Dragons.
Duration:00:51:16
Monday 12/9/24: Capitol Notes, clinical trial diversity, Milwaukee King Center, Landmark Lanes
12/9/2024
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.
Duration:00:50:45
Thursday 12/5/24: Act 10 and unions, 'Metropolitan', Santa Claus
12/5/2024
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 gifts. Bubbler Talk.
Duration:00:51:19