Lake Effect Spotlight

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Lake Effect Spotlight

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

  1. 2D AGO

    The new MPS superintendent is tasked with a turnaround. What's 'top of the list?'

    Dr. Brenda Cassellius is Milwaukee Public Schools' new superintendent. What are her priorities for her first year on the job?

    11 min

  2. 4D AGO

    Milwaukee Wine Weekend: 5 days of wine, Milwaukee and accessibility

    The Milwaukee Wine Academy offers a place where people of color of all levels of wine expertise are comfortable trying, talking and tasting wine. Learn more at the upcoming Milwaukee Wine Weekend.

    15 min

  3. APR 2

    How Department of Education cuts will — and won’t — affect Wisconsin

    Uncertainty reigns as President Trump threatens to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Federal funding accounts for about 8% of school funding in Wisconsin.

    21 min

  4. MAR 31

    Group Chat: Reproductive health care and harm reduction

    For this month's Group Chat, we hear from a Wisconsin doctor who provides abortion care and a community harm reduction worker who serves high-risk populations.

    15 min

  5. MAR 28

    Chirp Chat: How do birds build nests in Wisconsin? With twigs, mud, spiderweb and more

    Spring is in the air — which means nest-making season is upon us! For this month’s Chirp Chat, Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez spoke with Holly Walz, a park naturalist with the Wehr Nature Center, about the role nests play and the different types of nests that birds in Wisconsin make.

    18 min

  6. MAR 26

    What to know about the voter ID ballot referendum

    On April 1, 2025, voters will decide on a proposal to amend Wisconsin's constitution to require photo ID to participate in elections.

    15 min

  7. MAR 24

    UWM, animation, and dream jobs

    One Milwaukee-based animator with Guerrillamation Films is working with UW-Milwaukee to help people network and learn skills in the field.

    15 min

  8. MAR 21

    The ways people use — and misuse — CCAP

    CCAP. Four letters. One site. And an oversized impact on Wisconsin. The state’s most popular open record database lets you look up court records of anyone you’d like. And many people do. Sometimes, they learn more than they were expecting.

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

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    • Creator
      WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
    • Years Active
      2020 - 2025
    • Episodes
      100
    • Rating
      Clean
    • Copyright
      © WUWM
    • Show Website
      Lake Effect Spotlight

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