Lake Effect

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Monday 3/17/25: 3rd district Alderperson candidate interviews, Irish immigrant history Mar 17, 2025

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Milwaukee 3rd district Alderperson candidate interviews. How the Common Council works with residents. The history of Irish immigrants in Milwaukee.

Thursday 3/13/25: Milwaukee School Board, Act 10, Birth to 3 Program, Local Altoid tin artist, Bubbler Talk Mar 13, 2025

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We learn what the Milwaukee School Board does. We hear some of the latest episode of Swing State of the Union. We tell you about the Milwaukee County Birth to 3 Program. Plus, in the newest Bubbler Talk we learn about mining around the Milwaukee River.

Wednesday 3/12/25: Statewide referenda, shipwrecks, spring cleaning Mar 12, 2025

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Why citizens can’t petition for statewide ballot initiatives and referendums in Wisconsin. We explore shipwrecks at MPL's Great Lakes Marine Collection. Spring cleaning tips.

Tuesday 3/11/25: Farmers and funding freezes, Medicaid, volcano research Mar 11, 2025

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Wisconsin farmers and the impact of federal funding freezes. The effect of Medicaid cuts on Wisconsinites. A UW-Milwaukee professor shares her experience researching ocean volcanoes. The Wish You Knew podcast.

Monday 3/10/25: Climate Accountability Act, civic education, daylight saving Mar 10, 2025

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The Climate Accountability Act proposes cutting greenhouse gases in half in Wisconsin. A new book for young readers on how government works in Wisconsin. Daylight saving controversy.

Thursday 3/6/25: Stable housing, healthy trees, skywalks Mar 06, 2025

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Connecting people leaving incarceration to stable housing. We join a city crew keeping our trees healthy amid climate change. Bubbler Talk strolls through downtown Milwaukee’s skywalk system.

Wednesday 3/5/25: Lake Effect On-Site Celebrating 60 Years of WUWM Mar 05, 2025

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Today's show is a broadcast of our latest Lake Effect On-Site event at UW-Milwaukee where we celebrated WUWM's 60th Birthday by looking back on our history.

Tuesday 3/4/25: Brady lists, deportation in schools, tracking overdoses Mar 04, 2025

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Investigating Brady lists, which track police officers accused of misconduct. An MPS teacher on helping families and comforting children afraid of deportations. A new tool that’s tracking overdoses.

Monday 3/3/25: Urban renewal, cosmic neighbors, history of a tile factory Mar 03, 2025

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How urban renewal projects impacted cities like Milwaukee. Our cosmic neighborhood. A book that uncovers the history of a little-known tile factory in South Milwaukee.

Thursday 2/27/25: Comité Sin Fronteras, how we judge judges, Wisconsin Dells Feb 27, 2025

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A conversation with young Latina women fighting for the rights of undocumented people. How we judge judges and our expectations of judicial candidates. We help you plan a trip to the Wisconsin Dells.

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