20 episodes

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

Lake Effect Spotlight WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

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

    Give an instrument, change a life through the WI Conservatory of Music instrument drive

    Give an instrument, change a life through the WI Conservatory of Music instrument drive

    How a local instrument drive is enriching the lives of students across Milwaukee and how the community can participate.

    • 10 min
    The Milwaukee County Jail: A look at the deaths, questionable conditions, protests

    The Milwaukee County Jail: A look at the deaths, questionable conditions, protests

    Six people have died at the Milwaukee County Jail in just over a year. The people housed there report inadequate conditions and led a protest this summer.

    • 20 min
    Milwaukee creative says to be Afro-Latina means understanding who she is and where she comes from

    Milwaukee creative says to be Afro-Latina means understanding who she is and where she comes from

    WUWM is celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Milwaukee’s Hispanic and Latino people during Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting Afro-Latino voices in the city. WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell talks with Joan Marie Luciano Vargas about the importance of her Afro-Latina identity.

    • 11 min
    Salsa dance class fosters welcoming community in Bay View neighborhood

    Salsa dance class fosters welcoming community in Bay View neighborhood

    Salsa music is a blend of instruments and musical styles from many cultures. So, it’s no surprise that it attracts a diverse group of dance students each week at the Delaware House in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood.

    • 11 min
    Did you know that Barbie is from Wisconsin?

    Did you know that Barbie is from Wisconsin?

    Wisconsin Historical Society's Abbie Norderhaug shares the history of a Barbie doll in their collection, as well as Barbie's Wisconsin roots.

    • 9 min
    How Milwaukee's Martin Drive defies segregation, according to residents who live there

    How Milwaukee's Martin Drive defies segregation, according to residents who live there

    Martin Drive, on the Milwaukee's west side, is one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods — with no racial majority. The people who live there point to its varied housing, its urban guardians, the groups with a stake in the neighborhood and more.

    • 11 min

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