Shows
Lake Effect SpotlightExploring the history of Bay View's Humboldt ParkAuthor and Bay View Historian Ron Winkler joins WUWM’s Audrey Nowakowski to explore the history of Humboldt Park, ahead of its 2025 designation as a Bay View Historical Society site.2025-06-3014 minLake Effect SpotlightMaking the economic case for state investment in the artsLake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski speaks with arts advocates about the work they’re doing to increase state funding for the arts.2025-04-1113 minLake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee Wine Weekend: 5 days of wine, Milwaukee and accessibilityThe Milwaukee Wine Academy offers a place where people of color of all levels of wine expertise are comfortable trying, talking and tasting wine. Learn more at the upcoming Milwaukee Wine Weekend.2025-04-0415 min
Lake EffectThursday 4/3/25: New MPS superintendent speaks, wine game show, MPM rooster originsThr new superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools shares what she hopes to accomplish. We explore the history of school choice. We stage a game show for Milwaukee wine enthusiasts. The meaning behind the Milwaukee Public Market rooster mascot.2025-04-0351 minLake Effect SpotlightHow Department of Education cuts will — and won’t — affect WisconsinUncertainty reigns as President Trump threatens to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Federal funding accounts for about 8% of school funding in Wisconsin.2025-04-0220 minLake EffectWednesday 4/2/25: Election results, civics 101, spring cleaningThe results from yesterday’s election. What some of the newly elected officials’ jobs will look like. Spring cleaning tips from a professional organizer.2025-04-0251 minLake EffectTuesday 4/1/25: Meet the Johnsons from WisconsinCelebrate April Fools Day with a secret theme and no misinformation. Research on who doesn’t have the required photo ID needed to vote. How proposed cuts to education funding are already impacting Wisconsin schools. Wisconsin’s 4-H program is not all about agriculture.2025-04-0151 minLake Effect SpotlightGroup Chat: Reproductive health care and harm reductionFor this month's Group Chat, we hear from a Wisconsin doctor who provides abortion care and a community harm reduction worker who serves high-risk populations.2025-03-3115 minLake Effect SpotlightChirp Chat: How do birds build nests in Wisconsin? With twigs, mud, spiderweb and moreSpring is in the air — which means nest-making season is upon us! For this month’s Chirp Chat, Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez spoke with Holly Walz, a park naturalist with the Wehr Nature Center, about the role nests play and the different types of nests that birds in Wisconsin make.2025-03-2818 minLake EffectThursday 3/27/25: Big money in elections, Wisconsin abortion providers, Black Feminist SymposiumWho is funding the candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court. A conversation between two abortion providers in Wisconsin. All about the recent Black Feminist Symposium event at UW-Milwaukee.2025-03-2751 minLake Effect SpotlightWhat to know about the voter ID ballot referendumOn April 1, 2025, voters will decide on a proposal to amend Wisconsin's constitution to require photo ID to participate in elections.2025-03-2614 minLake EffectWednesday 3/26/25: Statewide voter ID referendum, Chirp Chat, Milwaukee Music RoundupLearn about the statewide referendum question on your ballot this election. Chirp Chat explores the different kinds of bird nests in Wisconsin. New local music in this month’s Milwaukee Music Roundup.2025-03-2651 minLake EffectTuesday 3/25/25: Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate overview, SPED cuts, MKE RecWe learn about the candidates running for state supreme court. Wisconsin special education training program faces cuts from the Trump Administration. What's in Milwaukee Recreation’s Spring activities guide.2025-03-2551 minLake Effect SpotlightUWM, animation, and dream jobsOne Milwaukee-based animator with Guerrillamation Films is working with UW-Milwaukee to help people network and learn skills in the field.2025-03-2414 minLake EffectMonday 3/24/25: Wisconsin Supreme Court nationalized, NFL Draft, animation journeyCapitol Notes looks at the national interests influencing the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. What’s happening at the NFL Draft in Green Bay next month. A local animator shares his Pixar and Dreamworks experience.2025-03-2451 minLake Effect SpotlightThe ways people use — and misuse — CCAPCCAP. Four letters. One site. And an oversized impact on Wisconsin. The state’s most popular open record database lets you look up court records of anyone you’d like. And many people do. Sometimes, they learn more than they were expecting.2025-03-2111 minLake EffectThursday 3/20/25: CCAP uses and harms, money and courts, sports gamblingHow CCAP can be used as a useful, and harmful, tool. A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice speaks about the influence money has on the court. Sports gambling in Wisconsin and beyond.2025-03-2051 minLake EffectWednesday 3/19/25: State Superintendent candidate interviews, best restaurants, weird museumsWe hear from the two candidates for state superintendent. We learn about some of Milwaukee’s best restaurants. We explore some of Wisconsin’s weirdest museums.2025-03-1951 minLake Effect SpotlightMeet the candidates: Wisconsin state superintendentWisconsin's top K-12 education official, Jill Underly, is facing a challenge from Brittany Kinser on April 1.2025-03-1925 minLake EffectTuesday 3/18/25: Persecution at home and abroad, Wisconsin Whey, Live at Lake EffectWhat people in the U.S. can learn from other nations to meet the current political moment. "Wisconsin Whey: Cheesemaking in the Driftless." The latest Live at Lake Effect featuring Celtic ensemble "Solas."2025-03-1851 minLake Effect SpotlightUWM scientist dives into deep-sea volcanoesTell me if you’ve heard this one before: a volcano scientist who does her work in the middle of the Pacific Ocean—at the ocean floor. That’s where you can find one UWM professor.2025-03-1711 minLake EffectMonday 3/17/25: 3rd district Alderperson candidate interviews, Irish immigrant historyMilwaukee 3rd district Alderperson candidate interviews. How the Common Council works with residents. The history of Irish immigrants in Milwaukee.2025-03-1751 minLake Effect Spotlight'Voices & Votes' highlights Wisconsinites who spoke up for changeThe Wisconsin Historical Society's 'Voices & Votes' offers a civics lesson and highlights citizens who spoke up for change.2025-03-1411 minLake EffectThursday 3/13/25: Milwaukee School Board, Act 10, Birth to 3 Program, Local Altoid tin artist, Bubbler TalkWe 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.2025-03-1351 minLake Effect Spotlight'This is our lifeline': Wisconsin advocates and Medicaid recipients decry potential cutsFelicia Clayborne is a mover and a shaker. She also navigates the world with multiple disabilities, receiving care and support through Medicaid. Kathryn Florence Burish also receives Medicaid coverage and long-term care for her Down Syndrome. Both women weigh in on attempts to cut funding to the federal program that serves low-income Americans and individuals with disabilities.2025-03-1211 minLake EffectWednesday 3/12/25: Statewide referenda, shipwrecks, spring cleaningWhy 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.2025-03-1251 minLake EffectTuesday 3/11/25: Farmers and funding freezes, Medicaid, volcano researchWisconsin 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.2025-03-1151 min
Lake Effect SpotlightThe race to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin LegislatureThe Climate Accountability Act is proposing cutting Wisconsin’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.2025-03-1012 minLake EffectMonday 3/10/25: Climate Accountability Act, civic education, daylight savingThe 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.2025-03-1051 minLake Effect SpotlightTemporary housing for people leaving incarceration opens in downtown MilwaukeeProject RETURN is an organization that helps formerly incarcerated people return to the community. For the first time in its 45-year history, the organization is providing housing.2025-03-0712 minLake EffectThursday 3/6/25: Stable housing, healthy trees, skywalksConnecting 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.2025-03-0651 minLake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee County hid officers' credibility concerns — reporters just revealed the listMilwaukee County’s district attorney has long sought to keep its "Brady List" secret. The list has the names of law enforcement officers with histories of credibility concerns or past crimes. A months-long, collaborative report examines what was being hidden from public view for so long.2025-03-0512 minLake EffectWednesday 3/5/25: Lake Effect On-Site Celebrating 60 Years of WUWMToday'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.2025-03-0554 minLake EffectTuesday 3/4/25: Brady lists, deportation in schools, tracking overdosesInvestigating 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.2025-03-0451 minLake Effect SpotlightGroup Chat: Community keeps us safeThis month’s Group Chat hears from young, local organizers who are pushing for immigrant rights and protections. They share how safety is only found together.2025-03-0313 minLake EffectMonday 3/3/25: Urban renewal, cosmic neighbors, history of a tile factoryHow 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.2025-03-0351 minLake Effect SpotlightChirp Chat: How to meet other birders in WisconsinJoining a local birding club or meeting other people at birding events can bring you a sense of belonging and teach you things you didn’t know. No matter how experienced you are.2025-02-2821 minLake EffectThursday 2/27/25: Comité Sin Fronteras, how we judge judges, Wisconsin DellsA 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.2025-02-2751 minLake Effect SpotlightBlack Birth Collection brings together resources from prenatal to postpartumBlack and brown moms, and birthing people in Milwaukee, have some of the worst birthing outcomes in the nation. Even being pregnant can come with danger. But there are an abundance of birth workers that cater their services directly to these demographics.2025-02-2608 minLake EffectWednesday 2/26/25: Black literature and culinary history in Milwaukee, Chirp ChatHow 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.2025-02-2651 minLake EffectTuesday 2/25/25: Black Birth Collection, Unity Awards, Live at Lake EffectWe 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.2025-02-2551 minLake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee musicians scale buildings for 'On the Roof: Jazz Impressions of Fiddler'A jazz-trained cantor at a local synagogue likes to go up on the building's roof and think. One day, it occurred to him to reimagine and perform Fiddler on the Roof up there.2025-02-2408 minLake EffectMonday 2/24/25: What the state superintendent does, stormwater capture, American ReckoningWhat 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.2025-02-2451 min
Lake Effect SpotlightOptimism, and Trump-triggered caution, about renewable energy growth in Wisconsin this yearThe executive director of RENEW Wisconsin offers predictions for 2025.2025-02-2112 minLake EffectThursday 2/20/25: Black homeownership, changing economy in a changing winter, constructionThe 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.2025-02-2051 minLake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee Recreation’s new director wants to continue building up programs and play fieldsMilwaukee Public Schools recently approved Brian Litzsey as the new senior director of Milwaukee Recreation. He is the 11th director in the department’s 114-year history.2025-02-1911 minLake EffectWednesday 2/19/25: Future of renewables, whitefish and warming winters, free throwsThe 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.2025-02-1951 minLake EffectTuesday 2/18/25: Gender-affirming care in Wisconsin, Thin Ice, MKE Rec's new directorHow 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.2025-02-1851 minLake Effect Spotlight'Heal and move forward': Milwaukee Housing Authority chair talks next steps amid financial strugglesMilwaukee’s Housing Authority is facing financial woes after illegally using millions of dollars in federal funds to pay staff. The agency also is faced with thousands of complaints about living conditions.2025-02-1713 minLake EffectMonday 2/17/25: White House history, Thin Ice, forks in roadsPreserving 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.2025-02-1751 minLake Effect SpotlightWUWM staff picks: A mixtape of love songs just in time for Valentine’s DayA mixtape of love songs curated by WUWM Staff for Valentine's Day 2025.2025-02-1412 minLake EffectThursday 2/13/25: Housing Authority financial woes, Thin Ice, love songsFinancial 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.2025-02-1351 min
Lake Effect SpotlightBad Bunny wanted to share Puerto Rico's history of colonization, so he called a Wisconsin professorBad Bunny wanted to share the history of Puerto Rico on his latest album. So his team made a call to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That’s where a professor was ready to share the island’s history of colonization and radical politics.2025-02-1215 minLake EffectWednesday 2/12/25: USAID freeze in Wisconsin part two, youth homelessness, bugsA 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.2025-02-1251 minLake EffectTuesday 2/11/25: USAID freeze in Wisconsin, Black History Month movies, a local Bad Bunny collabThe 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.2025-02-1151 minLake Effect SpotlightLooking for recipe ideas? Milwaukee Public Library’s historic collection has thousandsLibrarians clipped recipes from the "Milwaukee Journal" over the course of 20 years. Today, it’s a digitized collection called the "Historic Recipe File."2025-02-1106 minLake EffectMonday 2/10/25: Capitol Notes, library kitchens, historic recipesHow Wisconsin politicians are reacting to the Trump administration’s actions. Books and Beyond goes from the stacks to the stove at the Cargill Community Kitchen. Milwaukee Public Library’s Historic Recipe Files.2025-02-1051 min
Lake Effect SpotlightAn appetite for progress: Students from PEARLS for Teen Girls cook with Milwaukee chefsThe Bronzeville event "Cheers to Pearls Who Cook" brought together teen girls and local chefs for more than appetizers. It was a master class in mentorship.2025-02-0708 minLake EffectThursday 2/6/25: Survive and thrive this winterToday's show is all about winter: how to stay safe outdoors and be prepared for emergencies; how to keep your pets healthy; help avoid putting extra stress on your car in the cold; a free winter festival.2025-02-0651 minLake Effect SpotlightTwo brothers from Afghanistan share how refugee funding now in limbo helped them settle in MilwaukeeEvery year, Milwaukee welcomes refugees from across the globe, including two brothers who made a harrowing journey from Afghanistan during the Taliban takeover in 2021. Now, funding for resettling refugees in the United States is in limbo.2025-02-0612 minLake EffectWednesday 2/5/25: News literacy, refugees in Milwaukee, Latinos in WisconsinNews literacy: what it means, and how it helps understand a rapidly changing news environment. The story of two brothers from Afghanistan now living in Milwaukee, and a federal funding pause that hurts refugee resettlement. Latinos in Wisconsin, and the intersection of faith and belonging.2025-02-0551 minLake EffectTuesday 2/4/25: Correcting corrections, Pearls Who Cook, dive barsSuperintendent of Milwaukee County's correctional facility speaks about her approach to rehabilitation. A local man incarcerated as a teenager on post-release challenges. What makes dive bars a staple in Wisconsin culture.2025-02-0451 minLake Effect SpotlightLesser-known stories of Black Americans in history returns to MarquetteA lecture series highlighting Black stories missing from American history books returns to Marquette University in honor of Black History Month.2025-02-0313 minLake EffectMonday 2/3/25: MPD pursuit policy, oft-forgotten Black history, Jones IslandMPD's pursuit policy and how it’s being enforced and monitored. An upcoming lecture about Black history that is often never taught. A documentary that explores the history of Jones Island.2025-02-0351 minLake Effect SpotlightA Milwaukee native's new book takes readers on a pop culture 'road trip' through the '90s and 2000sMilwaukee native Ira Madison III is a cultural critic, TV writer and host of the podcast “Keep It.” His book “Pure Innocent Fun" explores media that inspired his career and impacted his life growing up as a Black gay man in Milwaukee.2025-02-0119 minLake EffectThursday 1/30/25: Executive orders and the environment, prison calls, millennial nostalgiaHow executive orders on the environment could impact projects and efforts in Wisconsin. An effort to make calls to state jails and prison free. Some millennial nostalgia with author Ira Madison III.2025-01-3051 min
Lake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee Mayor Johnson interview, part two: Housing, budgets, public works, crimeIn part two of our interview with Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, we compare his approach to housing, budgets, public works, and crime in 2025 with that of Mayor John Norquist in 1999.2025-01-2926 minLake EffectWednesday 1/29/25: Milwaukee mayor 1999 retrospective, desegregation, Lady LikeMilwaukee's mayor gives a retrospective on issues facing the city in 1999 and today. A Wisconsin judge discusses attending schools during desegregation in the south. A RuPaul’s Drag Race queen and feature of “Lady Like.”2025-01-2951 min
Lake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee Mayor Johnson aims to welcome immigrants without being 'targeted' by TrumpMilwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson outlines how the city welcomes immigrants, but stops short of calling Milwaukee a sanctuary city fearing repercussions from the Trump administration.2025-01-2713 minLake Effect SpotlightFinancial advice to start the year off right with your 'financial hype woman'January is the month where most of our New Year's resolutions start, and end. That includes money goals. Author, financial educator, and self-proclaimed 'rich auntie in training,' Berna Anat shares tips to help get you started on your road to financial success in 2025.2025-01-2412 minLake Effect SpotlightStaying safe from RSV, COVID-19, flu and norovirus this winter: Tips and vaccine resourcesDr. Ben Weston, chief health policy advisor for Milwaukee County, joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to talk about how you can stay safe from flu, COVID-19, RSV and norovirus this winter.2025-01-2307 minLake Effect SpotlightThe Domes: Reimagined project takes rootAfter years of wondering what will happen to the deteriorating Mitchell Park Domes, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors has committed $30 million to "The Domes: Reimagined" project. The plan includes expanded classroom space, a café and a nature learning center. The effort is being spearheaded by the Friends of the Domes group.2025-01-2014 min
Lake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee surfer shapes eco-friendly board that ‘captures the beauty of surfing while respecting the water’Local surfer and Greenhouse Surfboards founder Ken Cole created the world’s first leaf-based surfboard to encompass what he believes is the art, soul and sustainable future of surfing.2025-01-1717 minLake Effect SpotlightAre you a reader who likes meeting new people? Try Milwaukee's Silent Book Club!A silent book club gives readers a chance to be social, but it unfolds a bit differently than in a traditional book club. The first hour usually involves solo reading of a book of your choosing. The second part of the night is when you vibe with other readers.2025-01-1506 minLake Effect SpotlightWisconsin Policy Forum's top 5 findings of 2024From house prices outpacing incomes in Wisconsin to a significant decrease in the number of arrests by the Milwaukee Police Department, here are some of Wisconsin Policy Forum's findings from the last year.2025-01-1318 minLake Effect SpotlightEagle River hosts 62nd annual World Championship Snowmobile DerbySnowmobiling World Championship Derby Complex CEO Tom Anderson shares about the upcoming snowmobile derby and why Eagle River is a great place for snowmobile enthusiasts to visit this January.2025-01-1013 min
Lake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee’s youth poet laureate is helping up-and-coming poets growAleena Ahmed, a Bengali American poet and a junior at Nicolet High School, was selected as the youth poet laureate last summer by Woodland Pattern, a nonprofit book center and performance space. During her time as youth poet laureate, Ahmed says she’s helped guide other young people in poetry camps and writing workshops.2025-01-0813 minLake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee Music Roundup: Night Crickets, Ellie Jackson, BLAX, Known MoonsMatt Wild from "Milwaukee Record" recaps his favorite songs from local musicians for this month.2025-01-0614 minLake Effect SpotlightGreentree: Where you are safe to be yourselfGreentree and Teutonia Apartments are a public housing community on Milwaukee's north side. The community inspires us to consider deeper meanings of "safety."2025-01-0311 minLake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee seniors ‘living their best lives’ through dance and communityThere are a few places in the city where seniors are perfecting dance moves and building friendships. They're showing us all how having a good time and staying healthy can go hand in hand.2024-12-3018 minLake Effect SpotlightLeap day 2024 in Milwaukee: Rare birthdays, cosmic love stories, and unforgettable proposalsFor many, leap day might just be another day, but about five million people around the world — also known as leaplings — will get to celebrate their actual birthday and others will celebrate a special moment like an anniversary.2024-12-2717 min
Lake Effect SpotlightFrom back seat listener to NPR host: A conversation with Ari ShapiroWhen NPR's Ari Shapiro isn't in the All Things Considered host chair he is out reporting in the field, which is what recently brought him to Milwaukee to highlight Wisconsinites ahead of the presidential election. He joined Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to talk about journalism and his interests outside of work:2024-12-2320 minLake Effect SpotlightFrom back seat listener to NPR host: A conversation with Ari ShapiroWhen NPR's Ari Shapiro isn't in the All Things Considered host chair he is out reporting in the field, which is what recently brought him to Milwaukee to highlight Wisconsinites ahead of the presidential election. He joined Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to talk about journalism and his interests outside of work:2024-12-2320 minLake Effect SpotlightBringin' the Hannukah light with Milwaukee's Latkes Con SalsaJazz drummer and vibes player Mitchell Shiner is leading a project called Latkes Con Salsa, a live concert series and album featuring traditional Hannukah tunes with Latin rhythms. (And a little Christmas music at the live concerts too!)2024-12-2008 minLake Effect SpotlightBringin' the Hannukah light with Milwaukee's Latkes Con SalsaJazz drummer and vibes player Mitchell Shiner is leading a project called Latkes Con Salsa, a live concert series and album featuring traditional Hannukah tunes with Latin rhythms. (And a little Christmas music at the live concerts too!)2024-12-2008 minLake Effect SpotlightTop games to gift in 2024Gaming expert James Lowder shares his top picks for 2024 games, including two-player, family and role-playing games suitable for players of all ages and skill levels, with his favorite game taking the top spot.2024-12-1823 minLake Effect SpotlightA Fight for Survival: The monarch butterfly's futureThe monarch butterfly, with its striking orange and black markings, has become a beloved species but faces significant challenges, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced an estimated 80% decline in the eastern population since the 1980s and an even steeper decline in the western population, while also proposing possible protection for the species.2024-12-1613 minLake Effect SpotlightMilwaukee Recreation director to retire after 36-year career, reflects on department’s futureAt the end of January, Lynn Greb will retire as Milwaukee Recreation’s 10th director in the department’s 114-year history.2024-12-1316 minLake Effect SpotlightDemocratic Party of Wisconsin chair aims to become the national chair of the DNCDemocrats trying to shake off last month's loss in the presidential race will meet this week to go over the rules to elect a new DNC Chair. The current chair is not running for reelection.2024-12-1214 minLake Effect SpotlightHow the Coming Home Tour supports LGBTQ Wisconsinites this Holiday SeasonThe statewide tour of PFLAG meetings shares stories of LGBTQ history and heritage to help people feel more grounded.2024-12-0914 minLake Effect SpotlightOne course, many faiths: Milwaukeeans come together to study Judaism, Islam and ChristianityWhat began as a collaboration over food between Congregation Sinai and the Turkish-American Society of Wisconsin has evolved into a six-week exploration of three religions.2024-12-0607 minLake Effect SpotlightWhat's next for Heal the Hood?Since 2012, Heal the Hood MKE has been supporting the Milwaukee community, whether it’s a back-to-school event providing youth with support for the school year or a summer block party where residents can access job and health resources, food, and fellowship with one another.2024-12-0411 minLake Effect SpotlightCelebrating Vel Phillips' unforgettable impact on politics, Milwaukee and WisconsinFrom pioneering open housing legislation to serving as Wisconsin’s secretary of state, Vel Phillips has influenced countless crucial moments in our history.2024-12-0223 minLake Effect SpotlightThere's no better time for Milwaukee's Blackity Black Holiday MarketOn Small Business Saturday (Nov. 30), at Milwaukee's Turner Hall Ballroom, you can find more than 40 of Milwaukee's Black entrepreneurs, along with a food court, entertainment and local organizations tabling.2024-11-2913 minLake Effect Spotlight'Rock 'n' Roll Poet' honors WUWM's famous alum, Bob ReitmanWUWM is celebrating 60 years on the air, and we're recognizing it in a variety of ways. One of those is the upcoming hour long special "Rock 'n' Roll Poet: A Reitman Retrospective." It honors legendary Milwaukee radio personality and our now retired co-worker, Bob Reitman.2024-11-2719 min
Lake Effect SpotlightHo-Chunk chef sees food as canvas for tradition and changeWorld-renowned chef, community builder, and member of the Ho-Chunk Nation Elena Terry sees food as an opportunity for preserving tradition, and a canvas for creativity.2024-11-2518 minLake Effect SpotlightThe time is now for optimizing home energy efficiencyRight now, Wisconsin families have a chance to take advantage of significant funding to make their homes more energy efficient. The funding is part of the Inflation Reduction Act the biggest boost to climate action the United States has ever seen. Green Homeowners United is one of the groups helping Wisconsin homeowners jump aboard.2024-11-2214 min
Lake Effect SpotlightRemembering Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan BrostoffBrostoff was a tireless advocate for his community, both as a state representative and later as a member of the Milwaukee Common Council.2024-11-2013 minLake Effect Spotlight'Struggle for the City' explores how neighborhoods fought urban renewalMilwaukee's Bronzeville neighborhood was once the heart of the city's Black community, but that all changed with "urban renewal." We explore the book "Struggle for the City," the impact urban renewal projects had on communities, and how they fought back.2024-11-1816 minLake Effect SpotlightIs Milwaukee a community of haters?For Bubbler Talk, we look into a question posed by a Milwaukee native: are we a bunch of haters?2024-11-1514 min