Lake Effect Spotlight

WUWM - Milwaukee's NPR

The Lake Effect Spotlight podcast features some of our favorite conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.

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    From Radio Milwaukee: Black Caucus at the state Capitol

    In this special edition of Lake Effect Spotlight, we bring you a story from Radio Milwaukee about the Black Caucus at the state Capitol. There are 11 Black members of the state legislature, and 10 are members of the Caucus.

    5 min

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    What to know about ICE operations in western Wisconsin

    While news about ICE’s actions in the twin cities has slowed recently, operations continue. Those operations have also spilled over the state’s border into western Wisconsin. Over the past few months – agents have been detaining people and in some cases, children. To date, this is the most widespread ICE operation in Wisconsin.  Last month, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Sophie Carson spent time around the area talking with community members about ICE’s presence and how the community is responding. She joins WUWM’s Jimmy Gutierrez to share what she found along the Wisconsin-Minnesota border.

    12 min

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    The past and present of Wisconsin sauna culture

    Wisconsin is experiencing a surge in sauna culture — new businesses are popping up in parks, on shorelines and in backyards. But heat bathing has been a part of the Upper Midwest culture for over a century — and it’s largely thanks to the Finnish immigrants who settled along Lake Superior.   Bridget Fogarty is a reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and she recently visited a few saunas to learn more about this tradition. She joins Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez to share why more people are sweating through Wisconsin winters together.

    15 min

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    Milwaukee immigrant stories: family, legal hoops, and building a home

    Life as an immigrant is commonly clouded by fear and uncertainty. The federal crackdown on immigration this past year has only increased those feelings for immigrants living in our area.  Freelance writer Barbara Miner wanted to share the lived experiences of some Milwaukee immigrants, who make up about twelve percent of the city’s population. Her article in this month’s Milwaukee Magazine shares the stories of DACA recipients, to undocumented parents, asylum seekers and more. Miner joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to talk about the piece, and begins by explaining some of the challenges she encountered covering the topic.

    14 min

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    Wisconsin Supreme Court: what's on the ballot and what's at stake

    Wisconsin voters will be choosing a new justice for the Wisconsin State Supreme Court this year. The April 7th election comes after elections in 2023 and 2025 altered the ideological makeup of the court, giving liberal-leaning justices the majority.   The ideological makeup will not be influenced by this election, but that doesn’t mean the race won’t have a long-term impact on how big cases are decided in Wisconsin. WUWM’s Maayan Silver is joined by Barry Burden, politics professor and director of the Elections Research Center at UW-Madison, to find out what’s at stake in this election.

    14 min

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    Milwaukee's Iranian students speak on current war

    The United States is at war with Iran. Oil prices have surged as the war enters its second week. Iran has named the hard-line Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader. It signals defiance from Iran’s leadership amid heavy US and Israeli bombardment.  WUWM’s Maayan Silver talked with Iranian students at UW-Milwaukee about how their families are affected and why they support international intervention.

    11 min

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    A world of Peeps comes to Racine

    The country’s largest collection of contemporary craft art can be found right here in Wisconsin – at the Racine Art Museum. The museum has thousands of pieces from ceramics and fibers to metals and jewelry. And every spring the RAM hosts a Peeps exhibition. Yes – Peeps – the brightly colored bird and bunny marshmallow treats you see in stores in the spring.  The museum’s Peeps exhibition opens next month. For this month’s Wandering Wisconsin we’ll learn all about what you can see there. Lake Effect’s Becky Mortensen is joined by Tyler Potter from RAM and Amanda Weibel from Travel Wisconsin.

    19 min

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    TEMPO and women in workplace leadership

    In February of 1975, four women in Milwaukee found themselves at the height of their careers as business executives. However, they were just a handful of leaders and there was a glaring need for more women to be elevated and advocated for in the workplace. To help change the narrative and landscape for women, they formed the group known today as TEMPO.  The founding members’ hope was to create a society where women hold an equal place in leadership, policy, and decision making. TEMPO has grown over the past 50 years to provide programming, professional development opportunities and mentorship for over 800 members.   To learn more about the organization and the work they’re continuing to do, Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski is joined by TEMPO president and CEO Jen Dirks. She begins by explaining that while the landscape for women leaders has changed since the 70s, TEMPO’s key goals have not.

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