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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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Monday 12/2/24: American poverty, winter preparedness, holiday stress

12/2/2024
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 about holiday stress.

Duration:00:51:25

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Wednesday 11/27/24: Sink holes, Greentree, La Finca

12/2/2024
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 specializing in Mexican cuisine.

Duration:00:51:23

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Tuesday 11/26/24: Vel Phillips, Blackity Black Holiday Market, Live at Lake Effect

11/26/2024
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.

Duration:00:51:18

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Monday 11/25/24: Lead poisoning in deer, Bob Reitman reflects

11/25/2024
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 birthday.

Duration:00:51:21

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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