Lake Effect

WUWM - Milwaukee's NPR
WUWM - Milwaukee's NPR

Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.

  1. −15 h

    Tuesday 9/8/26: Measles and vaccinations, Freshwater School growth, Bar Talk

    Why measles is spreading in Wisconsin and why getting vaccinated is important. The outgoing dean of UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences speaks on how the school has grown. This month’s Bar Talk is all about the martini.

  2. −4 d

    Friday 9/4/26: Developing Stories, Nearby Nature, helping monarch butterflies

    The future of some of the most recognizable buildings in Downtown Milwaukee. Meet the environmental nonprofit Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s new director and learn about his vision. A local restoration project that’s supporting monarch butterflies.

  3. −5 d

    Thursday 9/3/26: 'Struggle for the City', Nearby Nature, heat and tress

    How urban renewal has impacted cities like Milwaukee. Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s new director and his vision for the environmental nonprofit. Why heat waves can put stress on trees.

  4. −6 d

    Wednesday 9/2/26: Quality of life in Wisconsin, heat as a workplace issue, bygone movie palaces

    How living in Wisconsin ranks among other states in the nation. A report shows heat is a rising concern for workers in Wisconsin. Milwaukee's bygone movie palaces – and what happened to them.

  5. 1 sep.

    Tuesday 9/1/26: The big flood one year later, helping monarch butterflies, ECO MKE

    Ways community organizers are helping those impacted by last summer's historic flooding. A local restoration project that is supporting monarch butterflies. A new store in Milwaukee selling eco-friendly home goods and refillable products.

  6. 31 aug.

    Monday 8/31/26: Classroom flood impact, Veggie Chop Shop, the art of projection

    An art teacher whose classroom at Riverside High School was destroyed by last summer’s floods. A program that gathers extra local produce and turns it into healthy meals. What it takes to be a projectionist at the Oriental Theater.

  7. 28 aug.

    Friday 8/28/26: Sherman Park 10 years later, Sojournies, Bubbler Talk

    How Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood has transformed 10 years after a police killing and unrest in that neighborhood. A Milwaukee native has built a social media following as she travels the world by train. Bubbler Talk looks at some unorthodox housing in Milwaukee.

  8. 27 aug.

    Thursday 8/27/26: Yessenia Ruano, Books and Beyond, Chirp Chat

    The story of one woman’s fight against deportation and her journey back to Milwaukee. Dive into the books that are checked out the most across our local library branches. A new Chirp Chat about an artist inspired by bird migration in southeast Wisconsin.

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Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.

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  • Kanal
    WUWM - Milwaukee's NPR
  • Skapad av
    WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
  • Aktiva år
    2010 - 2026
  • Avsnitt
    429
  • Åldersgräns
    Barnvänligt
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    © WUWM
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    Lake Effect

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