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 11/21/24: Road updates, Chirp Chat, Bubbler Talk
11/21/2024
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 neighborhoods.
Duration:00:51:23
Wednesday 11/20/24: Remembering Jonathan Brostoff, food as tradition and creative outlet
11/20/2024
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 talks food and Thanksgiving.
Duration:00:49:46
Tuesday 11/19/24: Federal funding impacts, 'A Night in Greece'
11/19/2024
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.
Duration:00:51:22
Monday 11/18/24: Mental health in an era of silence, Ojibwe journey to Madeline Island
11/18/2024
A family’s journey through mental illness in an era of silence. History of the Bay View Massacre. The Ojibwe journey to Madeline Island.
Duration:00:51:20
Thursday 11/14/24: New DA, midcentury organizing, are we all haters?
11/14/2024
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 haters?
Duration:00:51:19
Wednesday 11/13/24: Climate change, Milwaukee walks, nature's inevitability
11/13/2024
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.
Duration:00:51:24
Tuesday 11/12/24: Milwaukee music and dance - pipe organs, African dance, dancing seniors
11/12/2024
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.
Duration:00:51:15
Monday 11/11/24: Ghost armies, Capitol Notes, war dogs
11/11/2024
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.
Duration:00:51:20
Thursday 11/7/24: President as person and institution, Milwaukee Betty Award
11/7/2024
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 supporting victims of domestic violence.
Duration:00:51:29
Wednesday 11/6/24: Election day recap - national, state and local races
11/6/2024
How the election unfolded here in Wisconsin, including the presidency and down-ballot races. Voters speak about what brought them to Milwaukee-area polls yesterday.
Duration:00:51:28
Tuesday 11/5/24: election day, preserving 'Samson' the gorilla, 'Hundreds of Beavers'
11/5/2024
What to know before you head to the polls. Meet the world-champion taxidermist who preserved a beloved Milwaukee gorilla. A modern silent, oddball slapstick comedy, “Hundreds of Beavers.”
Duration:00:51:29
Monday 11/4/24: Election day eve - state and local races, amendments, GOTV
11/4/2024
How tomorrow’s election could reshape Wisconsin politics. All about the constitutional amendment question on the ballot. How get-out-the-vote efforts are winding down.
Duration:00:51:16
Thursday 10/31/24: Books and Beyond, Rhinelander Hodag, local Halloween tunes
10/31/2024
It's the Halloween episode! A local, supposedly haunted, engine house. The chilling legend of the Rhinelander Hodag. The Pfister Hotel ghost. Halloweeny tunes from local musicians
Duration:00:51:30
Lake Effect Immigration Special: Fear is the point
10/30/2024
Immigration in Wisconsin: the state’s immigrant history, how agriculture depends on immigrant labor, how the deportation process works, and why fear is the point of mass deportations.
Duration:00:51:09
Tuesday 10/29/24: Evolution of MPM, Chirp Chat, Live at Lake Effect
10/29/2024
A new exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Different owls living in southeast. The latest Live at Lake Effect featuring Riverwest’s own Joseph Huber.
Duration:00:51:14
Monday 10/28/24: Wisconsin breaks early voting records, what voters should know, Sway Wild
10/28/2024
Wisconsin breaks early voting records. Two election clerks on how are preparing for the election and what voter should know. Indie folk-rock duo Sway Wild join us in the performance studio.
Duration:00:51:23
Thursday 10/24/24: How to vote 101, Milwaukee County budget, cicada magic
10/24/2024
Different ways to vote in Wisconsin and how your vote is protected. The past and future of Milwaukee County’s financial health. A calling to experience the emergence of periodical cicadas this summer.
Duration:00:51:21
Wednesday 10/23/24: Preventing invasive species, La Finca, 'What Milwaukee is Made Of'
10/23/2024
Preventing the spread of invasive species in Geneva Lake. La Finca Coffee House, a family-owned coffee shop specializing in Mexican cuisine. What gives cream city brick its unique color.
Duration:00:51:25
Tuesday 10/22/24: Young voter roundtable, why insects matter
10/22/2024
A roundtable discussion with young Wisconsin voters on how they are feeling about the presidential election. An entomologist on the importance of insects.
Duration:00:51:16
Monday 10/21/24: Infrastructure report card, Capitol Notes, Henry Winkler, Black Cross Nurses
10/21/2024
We break down the report card for Wisconsin’s infrastructure. Capitol Notes explores just how tight the race for president is in Wisconsin. We speak with actor Henry Winkler. Plus, learn about the Black Cross Nurses.
Duration:00:51:06