
Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 363 | Founded | 16 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Society & Culture | |||

Part three of The Milwaukee Socialists examines how Mayor Daniel Hoan reshaped the city. A new novel from a Wisconsin author explores what comes after climate disasters. We chat with comedian Paula Poundstone.
How the federal immigration crackdown is impacting children who attend Head Start. Milwaukee Film’s Pride Month programming. A Milwaukee-made platform that can improve how food trucks operate.
We speak with the author of, "It's All Local." A UWM student reacts to the university's pause on consolidating its multicultural centers. We examine how El Salvador has aided the U.S.' mass deportation efforts. Plus, meet a local man in the running f... more
We'll tell you about the Heal the Hood block party. We'll get an update on the beagles rescued from Ridglan Farms. We'll tell you about Milwaukee's first Socialist mayor. Plus, we'll learn about birding for all abilities.
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This program stitches together local governance, community stories, and regional culture through a Milwaukee lens. Episodes commonly weave investigative reporting with service-area expertise—covering housing policy and tenant rights, public safety and privacy, education funding, environmental concerns, and regional history. A hallmark is translating complex local issues into accessible, human-centered conversations, often pairing policy dialogue with on-the-ground perspectives from residents, organizers, and subject-matter experts. Noteworthy is its recurring emphasis on civic process, public media's role in watchdog reporting, and a strong commitment to community memory—sometimes anchored by archival segments or feature profiles that conne... more
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Recent guests on Lake Effect include:
1. Emily D.
2. Dr. Robin Welk-Richards
3. Audrey Nowakowski
4. Ames McGuinness
5. John Dysinger
6. Anisa Bagasra
7. Ricardo Nguyen
8. Ajumu Butler
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