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Wednesday 2/26/25: Black literature and culinary history in Milwaukee, Chirp Chat Feb 26, 2025

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How Black literature is gaining notoriety in Milwaukee. African-American culinary history. A new episode of Chirp Chat about how to find community with other birders.

Tuesday 2/25/25: Black Birth Collection, Unity Awards, Live at Lake Effect Feb 25, 2025

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We hear from people who support pregnant people of color and learn why support is necessary. Milwaukeeans honored with Unity Awards. What sitting all day does to our bodies. Live at Lake Effect features Milwaukee’s own Buffalo Nichols.

Monday 2/24/25: What the state superintendent does, stormwater capture, American Reckoning Feb 24, 2025

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What Wisconsin’s state superintendent does and why it matters. A strategy Milwaukee is using to capture stormwater and prevent flooding. The documentary "American Reckoning" investigates the unsolved murder of a civil rights activist in Mississippi.

Thursday 2/20/25: Black homeownership, changing economy in a changing winter, construction Feb 20, 2025

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The historical and modern policies undermining Black homeownership. How the economy in Wisconsin’s Northwoods is being impacted by changing winters. Training marginalized Milwaukeeans in the construction trades.

Wednesday 2/19/25: Future of renewables, whitefish and warming winters, free throws Feb 19, 2025

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The future of renewable energy growth in Wisconsin. Our Thin Ice series explores how whitefish have been affected by Wisconsin’s warming winters. What contributes to a successful free throw.

Tuesday 2/18/25: Gender-affirming care in Wisconsin, Thin Ice, MKE Rec's new director Feb 18, 2025

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How gender-affirming care faces an uncertain future under Trump administration. Our Thin Ice series explores how snowshoe hares are affected by warming winters. We meet Milwaukee Recreation’s new director.

Monday 2/17/25: White House history, Thin Ice, forks in roads Feb 17, 2025

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Preserving White House history. How this winter compares to last year's record warmth. An essay from a Veterans Affairs employee sharing the ‘Fork in the Road’ email's impact.

Thursday 2/13/25: Housing Authority financial woes, Thin Ice, love songs Feb 13, 2025

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Financial issues the Housing Authority and what’s being done to address them. A preview of the upcoming series, “Thin Ice 2025 – Our Warming Winters.” A new executive director of Milwaukee Film. A mixtape of love songs picked by WUWM staff.

Wednesday 2/12/25: USAID freeze in Wisconsin part two, youth homelessness, bugs Feb 12, 2025

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A Wisconsinite impacted by the Trump Administration’s USAID freeze. New efforts to support young people experiencing homelessness. An entomologist changes hearts and minds on insect importance.

Tuesday 2/11/25: USAID freeze in Wisconsin, Black History Month movies, a local Bad Bunny collab Feb 11, 2025

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The Wisconsin impact of the Trump Administration’s USAID freeze. Historical to horror: movies to watch in honor of Black History Month. A UW professor teams up with rapper Bad Bunny.

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