Lake Effect

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Wednesday 9/24/25: 'The Lost Class', 'New Wave', hazelnut farming in Wisconsin Sep 24, 2025

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We speak with reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about their report, "The Lost Class." We speak with the director of the documentary "New Wave." Plus, we'll learn about hazelnut farming in Wisconsin.

Tuesday 9/23/25: State of Working Wisconsin report, Buc-ee's proposal, MMSD project, local sign painter Sep 23, 2025

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We explore the State of Working Wisconsin report. We learn about Buc-ee's and plans to build on in Oak Creek. We tell you about a construction project that will help remove contaminated sediment from local waterways. Plus, meet a local sign painter.

Monday 9/22/25: Capitol Notes, Hmong refugees in Wisconsin, Milwaukee Music Roundup Sep 22, 2025

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Capital Notes discusses how Wisconsin's approach to COVID vaccines differs from the federal government. The history of Hmong refugees settling in Wisconsin. The art of cheesemaking. A new Milwaukee Music Roundup.

Thursday 9/18/25: how to apply for FEMA assistance, keeping zoo animals safe, Guatemala's night sky Sep 18, 2025

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On a short version of Lake Effect, we learn how to apply for FEMA assistance for flood-damage, how the Milwaukee County Zoo keeps animals safe during severe weather, and journey to Guatemala's night sky.

Wednesday 9/17/25: Latino America in 2025, watermelon couch, Just Sing Sep 17, 2025

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What it means to be a Latino-American in 2025. A traveling artists visits Milwaukee farms with a hand-made watermelon couch. A documentary on a collegiate Acapella group competing to win a national title.

Tuesday 9/16/25: MKE Roots, Sources and Methods, Chapped Lips Sep 16, 2025

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Federal cuts to a program that helped Milwaukee-area teachers incorporate local history. A new NPR podcast called “Sources and Methods.” Milwaukee band Chapped Lips joins us for an in-studio performance.

Monday 9/15/25: Check in on flood damage and mitigation, Go Pack Go Act Sep 15, 2025

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We check in with a homeowner who suffered damage during last month's flooding. A project in Milwaukee’s 30th Street Corridor aimed at reducing future flooding. Senator Tammy Baldwin discusses her “Go Pack Go Act."

Thursday 9/11/25: A Photographic Memory, bird migration, Changing Seasons Sep 11, 2025

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A documentary about a daughter’s journey to learn about a mother she never got to know. Chimney Swifts and the fall migration of birds. An in-studio performance by local singer-songwriter Hillary Reynolds.

Wednesday 9/10/25: Local suicide prevention, Best of Milwaukee, Great Lakes photography Sep 10, 2025

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What's being done to prevent local suicide deaths. We learn about the victims of the 1886 Bay View Massacre. Highlights from Milwaukee Magazine’s Best of Milwaukee issue. Photographing the Great Lakes.

Tuesday 9/9/25: Bike safety and accessibility, Enbridge Line 5 latest, NWS in Wisconsin Sep 09, 2025

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How improving bike safety and accessibility locally can be big wins for biking statewide. The ongoing battle over Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in northern Wisconsin. What the National Weather Service provides for people in Wisconsin.

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