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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Tuesday 10/27/26: Candidates for lieutenant governor, debunking election misinformation, Betty Brinn artist-in…
A Wisconsin election worker addresses the misinformation about our state’s election system. We learn about Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor candidates. We talk to the artist-in-resi…
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Monday 10/26/26: 'Gouged', Brewers, 'Paralyzed by Hope'
We learn about surveillance pricing and its impact on the affordability crisis. We speak with a Brewers reporter about the team’s historic season. We speak with the co-director of…
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Friday 10/23/26: We tour a data center, pancreatic cancer treatment advancements, Brewers psychology
We tour a data center right here in Milwaukee. Advancements are being made in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Inside the minds of Brewers fans.
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Thursday 10/22/26: Swing State of the Union, data center tour, fan psychology, Wisconsin's first Black archite…
We take a tour of a data center in Milwaukee to learn how they operate and keep energy use and costs down. We learn about the psychology of fandom as the Brewers head to the World…
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Wednesday 10/21/26: Meet the gubernatorial candidates, pancreatic cancer, cat figurines
We hear from Democratic candidate for governor, David Crowley about his plans if elected. Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany didn’t agree to a recorded interview with W…
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Tuesday 10/20/26: State Attorney General Candidates, Bar Talk, Third Ward history
We hear from he candidates running for State Attorney General. In the latest Bar Talk, we explore drinks at Milwaukee’s higher-end restaurants. Plus, we look at the history and tra…
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Monday 10/19/26: the Brewers are going to the World Series! Curious Midwest, Wisconsin Cartoonist Laureate
We celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers making it to the World Series. We explore how cities in the Midwest looked before and after deindustrialization. We speak with New Yorker cartoon…
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Friday 10/16/26: Local data center deals, Lincoln School memories, Dig In!
We explore what’s in data center deals. We talk with a former student and teacher who are mourning the loss of the Lincoln Avenue School. Milwaukee community leader Venice Williams…
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Thursday 10/15/26: Swing State of the Union, Alverno's no grade model, 40 years of Vivent Health, Curious Midw…
We talk about the business of healthcare. We examine Alverno College's abilities-based model. We learn how Vivent Health has supported patients with HIV and AIDS for 40 years. We l…
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Wednesday 10/14/26: Lincoln School memories, Brewers morning games, concert posters
We talk with a former teacher and student from a Milwaukee school that burned down this summer. We learn why the Milwaukee Brewers once played morning games. We explore the library…
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Tuesday 10/13/26: Local data center deals, what those ballot referenda mean, GLEAM
What the deals data centers have reached with local governments look like in Wisconsin. What each of the referendums on your ballot mean. An art exhibit at the botanical gardens in…
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Monday 10/12/26: Wisconsin Food Hub, Capitol Notes, Native American games, Dig In!
We learn how the Wisconsin Food Hub is working to make up for lost federal funding. In a new Capitol Notes we look at how the races are shaping up as we near the midterm election.…
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Thursday 10/8/26: Swing State of the Union, Developing Stories, Bubbler Talk
How the shifting legal landscape is impacting migrants seeking safety in the U.S., including Milwaukee’s Rohingya community. We look at the biggest headlines in the local commercia…
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Wednesday 10/7/26: Writing with 2 Chainz, Creepy Cosmos, history of Landmark Lanes
Hear a UWM professor who co-authored a book with Grammy-winning rapper 2 Chainz. Explore some of the scariest parts of space. Learn about the history of Milwaukee’s Landmark Lanes.
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Tuesday 10/6/26: Devin LeMahieu speaks, 'Your Attention Please', Spooky Lakes Month
The outgoing leader of the state Senate looks back on his tenure. A documentary that looks at the impact technology can have on our lives. Meet the local content creator behind Spo…
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Monday 10/5/26: Private schools and vouchers, House of History, haunted fire house
A ProPublica reporter discusses schools in Wisconsin where almost all students pay tuition with state-funded vouchers. House of History - a project dedicated to sharing local Black…
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Friday 10/2/26: AI warnings and risk, 'An American Inheritance', why leaves change color
The fast advancement of AI and the risks it could pose. A new exhibit that explores the legacy of racist imagery and invites reflection. Why leaves change color in the fall.
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Thursday 10/1/26: Swing State of the Union, AI warnings and risks, robotic kidney transplant
How Wisconsin’s school funding model works and why funding schools often falls to taxpayers. Warnings about the fast advancement of AI and the risks it could pose. A surgeon who pe…
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Wednesday 9/30/26: elders hunger, Chirp Chat, Milwaukee Badgers, Milwaukee Music Roundup
We look at programs that support older adults facing hunger in Wisconsin. We tell you about WINGS, a local organization working to prevent bird-building collisions. We tell you abo…
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Tuesday 9/29/26: Wisconsin's election security, Florida's New College, why leaves change color
The president’s efforts to sow doubt about the country’s election system ahead of the midterms. A reporter who covered the state takeover of a public college in Florida. Why the le…