Lake Effect: Full Show Podcast
Lake Effect: Full Show Podcast
Audrey Nowakowski, Joy Powers
Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.This podcast features full episodes of Lake Effect.Learn more about Lake Effect here.
Thursday 2/22/24: Redistricting, Margaret Cho, first Black woman cantor, 100 years of boxing
The impact of Wisconsin’s new legislative voting maps. Margaret Cho celebrates 40 years as a standup comic. The first Black woman cantor who was born here in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Athletic Club has hosted an annual Boxing Night for over a century.
Feb 22
51 min
Wednesday 2/21/24: primary election results, tornadoes in Wisconsin, weird museums
We look at yesterday’s Primary Election results. Rare February tornadoes that touched down in Wisconsin this month. The legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers. Explore some of Wisconsin’s weirdest museums.
Feb 21
51 min
Tuesday 2/20/24: Political division, first Black GM in the NBA, Live at Lake Effect
A politics writer about the Republican Party hopes to mend division. Former Bucks general manager Wayne Embry joins the show. Live at Lake Effect goes country with Lola Kirke.
Feb 20
51 min
Monday 2/19/24: Victory Garden Initiative, DACA, Black History Month at the library
Victory Garden Initiative in Milwaukee’s Harambee neighborhood. How one DACA recipient in Wausau is navigating her education. Milwaukee Public Library’s Black History Month Challenge. James Beard Award semi-finalists from Wisconsin.
Feb 19
51 min
Thursday 2/15/24: Pollution and health, Wisconsin's safety net, the local FBI, Ko-Thi celebrates 55 years
How new air pollution standards can improve our health. How periods of extreme cold test Wisconsin’s social safety net. An inside look at the local FBI office. Milwaukee’s Ko-Thi Dance Company celebrates 55 years.
Feb 15
51 min
Wednesday 2/14/24: Teen mental health, Farmer Wants a Wisconsin Wife, honoring the earth
We learn about teen mental health in Wisconsin. We meet a Wisconsinite looking for love on FOX’s reality dating show, "Farmer Wants a Wife." We learn about honoring the earth as a resolution for the new year. People who found love on MCTS buses.
Feb 14
51 min
Tuesday 2/13/24: Redistricting, renters becoming homeowners, Monthly with Mosley
Why the Wisconsin legislature may be poised to pass Gov. Evers' proposed legislative maps. A program is helping low-income Metcalfe Park renters become homeowners. The history of the first all women of color military unit to serve in World War II.
Feb 13
51 min
Monday 2/12/24: Common Council, redistricting, Kuumba, Carmen Nickerson
How the Milwaukee Common Council works. Capital Notes explores the latest in the redistricting lawsuits. A new Harmabee Community Cafe that just opened. Hear some music from Carmen Nickerson.
Feb 12
51 min
Thursday 2/8/24: Alderman Michael Murphy, everything about voting, Great Lakes ReNEW
Alderman Michael Murphy speaks about his 35-year tenure and decision to step down. Everything you need to know about voting in the upcoming elections. Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine works to maintain environmental health.
Feb 8
51 min
Wednesday 2/7/24: local election rules, college graduation gaps, renewable energy, Unity Awards
How candidates in Milwaukee can run for more than one office. How UWM is addressing racial and income-based graduation gaps. New developments in solar power. Milwaukee Magazine's Unity Awards are out.
Feb 7
51 min
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