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
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
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
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
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
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
Thursday 3/27/25: Big money in elections, Wisconsin abortion providers, Black Feminist Symposium
3/27/2025
Who is funding the candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court. A conversation between two abortion providers in Wisconsin. All about the recent Black Feminist Symposium event at UW-Milwaukee.
Duration:00:51:19
Wednesday 3/26/25: Statewide voter ID referendum, Chirp Chat, Milwaukee Music Roundup
3/26/2025
Learn about the statewide referendum question on your ballot this election. Chirp Chat explores the different kinds of bird nests in Wisconsin. New local music in this month’s Milwaukee Music Roundup.
Duration:00:51:21
Tuesday 3/25/25: Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate overview, SPED cuts, MKE Rec
3/25/2025
We learn about the candidates running for state supreme court. Wisconsin special education training program faces cuts from the Trump Administration. What's in Milwaukee Recreation’s Spring activities guide.
Duration:00:51:18
Monday 3/24/25: Wisconsin Supreme Court nationalized, NFL Draft, animation journey
3/24/2025
Capitol Notes looks at the national interests influencing the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. What’s happening at the NFL Draft in Green Bay next month. A local animator shares his Pixar and Dreamworks experience.
Duration:00:51:19
Thursday 3/20/25: CCAP uses and harms, money and courts, sports gambling
3/20/2025
How CCAP can be used as a useful, and harmful, tool. A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice speaks about the influence money has on the court. Sports gambling in Wisconsin and beyond.
Duration:00:51:16
Wednesday 3/19/25: State Superintendent candidate interviews, best restaurants, weird museums
3/19/2025
We hear from the two candidates for state superintendent. We learn about some of Milwaukee’s best restaurants. We explore some of Wisconsin’s weirdest museums.
Duration:00:51:15
Tuesday 3/18/25: Persecution at home and abroad, Wisconsin Whey, Live at Lake Effect
3/18/2025
What people in the U.S. can learn from other nations to meet the current political moment. "Wisconsin Whey: Cheesemaking in the Driftless." The latest Live at Lake Effect featuring Celtic ensemble "Solas."
Duration:00:51:29
Monday 3/17/25: 3rd district Alderperson candidate interviews, Irish immigrant history
3/17/2025
Milwaukee 3rd district Alderperson candidate interviews. How the Common Council works with residents. The history of Irish immigrants in Milwaukee.
Duration:00:51:21
Thursday 3/13/25: Milwaukee School Board, Act 10, Birth to 3 Program, Local Altoid tin artist, Bubbler Talk
3/13/2025
We learn what the Milwaukee School Board does. We hear some of the latest episode of Swing State of the Union. We tell you about the Milwaukee County Birth to 3 Program. Plus, in the newest Bubbler Talk we learn about mining around the Milwaukee River.
Duration:00:51:20
Wednesday 3/12/25: Statewide referenda, shipwrecks, spring cleaning
3/12/2025
Why citizens can’t petition for statewide ballot initiatives and referendums in Wisconsin. We explore shipwrecks at MPL's Great Lakes Marine Collection. Spring cleaning tips.
Duration:00:51:14
Tuesday 3/11/25: Farmers and funding freezes, Medicaid, volcano research
3/11/2025
Wisconsin farmers and the impact of federal funding freezes. The effect of Medicaid cuts on Wisconsinites. A UW-Milwaukee professor shares her experience researching ocean volcanoes. The Wish You Knew podcast.
Duration:00:51:18
Monday 3/10/25: Climate Accountability Act, civic education, daylight saving
3/10/2025
The Climate Accountability Act proposes cutting greenhouse gases in half in Wisconsin. A new book for young readers on how government works in Wisconsin. Daylight saving controversy.
Duration:00:51:18
Thursday 3/6/25: Stable housing, healthy trees, skywalks
3/6/2025
Connecting people leaving incarceration to stable housing. We join a city crew keeping our trees healthy amid climate change. Bubbler Talk strolls through downtown Milwaukee’s skywalk system.
Duration:00:51:21
Wednesday 3/5/25: Lake Effect On-Site Celebrating 60 Years of WUWM
3/5/2025
Today's show is a broadcast of our latest Lake Effect On-Site event at UW-Milwaukee where we celebrated WUWM's 60th Birthday by looking back on our history.
Duration:00:54:46
Tuesday 3/4/25: Brady lists, deportation in schools, tracking overdoses
3/4/2025
Investigating Brady lists, which track police officers accused of misconduct. An MPS teacher on helping families and comforting children afraid of deportations. A new tool that’s tracking overdoses.
Duration:00:51:19