Lake Effect: Full Show

A researcher explains the potential harm of reminding AI users that chatbots aren't real people. Winters in cities around the Great Lakes are shorter than fifty years ago. The Barred Owl Monitoring Project.

We learn what the Milwaukee County Board does. A food pantry teaches us how centering community helps address systemic issues. We explore why the ice on Lake Michigan is so unusual.

The City of Milwaukee's “ICE Out” legislative package. Proposed guardrails for AI Chatbots could cause harm. Learn about the Barred Owl Monitoring Project in a new Chirp Chat.

Today's Lake Effect show is all about local food and drink.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' decision to retire and the impact it could have on the future of state politics. Research on how Milwaukee winters are warming and growing shorter. The Underground Railroad's connections in Wisconsin.

We learn about the origins of Black History Month as we celebrate its 100th anniversary in the U.S. We meet a former Birkebeiner baby. We plan a trip to Wisconsin's first skating ribbon.

What's changed for immigrants without social security numbers when filing taxes this year. What Milwaukee can learn from Minneapolis' response to ICE. The documentary American Reckoning investigates the unsolved murder of a civil rights activist.

Learn about the origins of Black History Month as we celebrate it for the 100th time in the United States. Learn about different sanctuary movements throughout U.S. history. Plus, we talk with a former Birkie baby.

A library program working to help the community with early literacy skills. Plan a trip to Wisconsin's first skating ribbon. How to celebrate Black History Month by combining poetry and stargazing.

Proposals that would change how elections are run in the U.S. How a Wisconsin native's passion for history led him to the White House Historical Association. Meet this year's artist-in-residence at Milwaukee's Betty Brinn Children's Museum.

A new resource from WUWM covering the basics of data centers. The local need for blood donations following a cold snap. Legends surrounding Friday the Thirteenth, and its ominous place in our culture.

We chat with a senior couple about what it's like finding love later in life. We share some book suggestions for your reading pleasure this Valentine's Day. We attempt to spell.

The local need for blood donations following a stretch of cold and snowy weather. The basics of data centers and a WUWM resource that can help. Milwaukee Film's Black History Month lineup.

We look at the lack of regulation around the use of facial recognition technology by Milwaukee police. We meet a group of neighbors who joined together to try and solve persistent basement flooding issues. We visit a local coffee shop serving up a drink in honor of Bad Bunny. Plus, share a story from our friends at Radio Milwaukee.

How social media is being used as a tool to teach Black history. How congressional funding decisions for DHS relate to Wisconsin. We join a group of seniors for their monthly social club meet up.

How Milwaukee does its Point-In-Time Count and how its helping those experiencing homelessness. The long-term impact of declining births in Milwaukee. The joy of using stickers, prints and greeting cards.

The long-term impact of a dropping birth rate in Milwaukee. Lessons we can take from the Holocaust. Bubbler Talk dives deep into the history of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel at Marquette University.

What research shows about whether police officers make schools safer. The impact of President Trump's tariffs on local businesses, like coffee shops. The joy of using stickers, prints and greeting cards.

How Milwaukee County does its Point-In-Time count and its approach to helping those experiencing homelessness. The high level of food waste here in Wisconsin and what's being done to prevent it. A UW professor who collaborated with Bad Bunny on his award-winning album.

The case against a Shorewood man found guilty of trespassing along Lake Michigan. Nearly half of private school students are using publicly funded vouchers. The history of Milwaukee's Enderis Park neighborhood.

We learn how Milwaukee's network of emergency shelters are responding during the extreme cold. We look at how different neighborhood groups are helping renters become homeowners. We tell you about the coyotes you see around the city. We meet Milwaukee Recreation's new director. Plus, tell you about the One Line Madness comedy show coming to Milwaukee.

Our housing series continues with a look at how neighborhood groups are helping people become homeowners. A complete collection of Audubon prints. The upcoming sturgeon spearing season.

How to cohabitate with coyotes. A bonus episode of WUWM's immigration podcast, Status Pending. A comedy tournament coming to Milwaukee this weekend.

How Milwaukee's network of emergency shelters respond during extreme cold. We meet Milwaukee Recreation's new director. We learn how architect Frank Lloyd Wright was inspired by his home state of Wisconsin.

A Minneapolis reporter speaks on covering the federal immigration crack down there. Why Wisconsin's Republican-led legislature is getting new constitutional amendments on the ballot. What the National Environmental Policy Act is supposed to do.

Safety tips for this bitterly cold weekend. A new health report on Milwaukee. The final episode of our Live at Lake Effect series filmed at the Lake Effect Surf Shop.

We examine Milwaukee's Health Assessment and how it could impact care. The final episode of our Live at Lake Effect series filmed at the Lake Effect Surf Shop. A new season of Bubbler Talk kicks off.

Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent shares how the district will move forward with money released after audit. We explore how to get kids reading. New local music in our Milwaukee Music Roundup.

We learn how the federal government is changing how nursing students can access federal student loans. We examine the high rate of mental health struggles among doctors. We help you prepare for winter weather emergencies. Plus, we get a behind the scenes look at the Mitchell Park Domes.

The impact data centers could have on Wisconsin's utility landscape and infrastructure. What Wisconsin's version of C-SPAN shutting down means for transparency in our state's politics. Meet this year's Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate.

Breaking down the basics of data centers. A Wisconsinite is heading to the Winter Olympics to compete in the biathlon with Team USA. A survivor of a Native American boarding school shares his story.

Today on Lake Effect, we learn about the need for reading comprehension services for adults in Milwaukee. Wisconsin's version of C-SPAN shut down because of a lack of funding so we look at what that means for transparency in our state's politics. We speak with the outgoing co-director of the Milwaukee Water Commons. Plus, we learn about Liberace's Wisconsin upbringing and the lack of recognition for the famed performer in his hometown.

What impact new data centers could have on Wisconsin's utility landscape and infrastructure. Changes to the Milwaukee County Transit bus operations. We speak with the Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate.

The top five reports by the Wisconsin Policy Forum over the past year. We revisit a conversation with late writer and teacher Jerry Apps. The Burlington Liars Club – a club for anyone who thinks they can tell a clever lie.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley talks about challenges in 2025 and ahead in 2026. Milwaukeeans with roots in Venezuela tell us how their feeling right now. How Milwaukee Public Schools removed lead particles from 100 schools last year.

Reactions from Venezuelans living in Milwaukee about the capture of Venezuela's president. The potential environmental consequences as of AI data centers. 91% of public school students in Milwaukee can't read at grade level.

How ICE arrests are being carried out in Wisconsin compared to other states. A local Christmas tree farmer stays optimistic after a slow holiday season. How we can think differently about new year's resolutions.

We look at the multi-million dollar lead remediation project that MPS underwent last year. How to stay active and social during the cold winter months. We explore some of Wisconsin's weirdest museums.

We chat with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley about 2025, and what's to come in 2026. Capitol Notes brings us a preview of state politics in this midterm election year. Could singing improve heart health? We talk with a local doctor who's leading the research.

The documentary “Sally” shares the hidden love story of iconic astronaut, Sally Ride. An album released by a Wisconsin musician this year that's all about birds. How Milwaukee's Silent Book Club gives readers a chance to get together.

The misconceptions around organ donation and the impact donations can have. Two people's experiences of donating a kidney. Some millennial nostalgia with author Ira Madison III.

We look back at some of our favorite Bubbler Talks this year. We start with an investigation of the victims of the Bay View massacre. Then, we learn about a 1950s plane crash on Milwaukee's Jones Island. Plus, we tell you about Milwaukee's legacy of celery farms.

How the Milwaukee Community Land Trust could be one solution to the systemic housing issues in Milwaukee. UW-Milwaukee's ended its Atmospheric Science degree program this year. The lead of Milwaukee Film sits down with filmmaker Susan Seidelman to talk film.

Intergenerational trauma Indigenous communities face and how to heal. The history of sanctuary movements in Wisconsin and the U.S. We investigate some mysterious bird art found on some of Milwaukee's trails.

The economic impact the Republican National Convention. We speak with the street artist behind the koi fish you see around Milwaukee. A local metal detectorist helps people find treasure on their properties.

'Christmas at the Oriental' is a special holiday music show featuring music recorded at Milwaukee's Oriental Theatre on their historic 1925 Wurlitzer organ. 

We chat with the new leader of the Milwaukee Art Museum. We tag along with the Milwaukee Public Library Educational Outreach Services team. We learn about Chimney Swifts in our birding podcast, Chirp Chat.

Why many home insurance policies don't cover flood damage. Federal cuts to a program that helps teachers incorporate local history into their lesson plans. The history of the historic LGBTQ bar This Is It, which closed this year.

How Minneapolis created more affordable housing and how it could work here. The present and future of data centers in Wisconsin communities. A new episode or our internet culture podcast, Milwaukee Based.

Nursing is no longer considered a professional degree by the federal government - learn how that impacts student loans. A dispute over beach access in Shorewood. Plan a trip around winter sports and food with Wandering Wisconsin.

How the Public Trust Doctrine works and how it might apply to a beach access dispute in Shorewood. A new episode of Chirp Chat and learn about the joys of duck-watching in the winter. Our annual Books to Gift conversation.