Lake Effect

We recognize the fiftieth anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. WUWM's new podcast on the immigration system 'Status Pending' premieres. We meet a Columbian-born female conga drummer in Milwaukee. We close with the first episode of 'Milwaukee Based.' 

We visit Milwaukee’s largest food pantry and learn what's changed after delays in food assistance. We explore the importance of news literacy and what that means. We uncover the history of Milwaukee’s celery farms in a new Bubbler Talk.

We look at the future of MKE Roots, a program that helps teachers make social studies relevant to students. How tribal schools across the Great Lakes region test for safe drinking water. Plus, we look at the history of the ghost army – a unit of soldiers in World War II who used fake weapons and other deception to trick the Nazis.

We learn about the Democratic Socialist Party’s resurgence in Wisconsin. We visit a Milwaukee Dia de los Muertos event, filled with dancing and ofrendas. We speak with astrophotographer who captures the universe. 

We look at how the federal government shutdown is impacting children in Wisconsin and learn how lawmakers in Wisconsin are responding to the shutdown. We tell you about a tool that helps Milwaukee renters learn about their landlords. Plus, explore the cultural significance of a bad film. 

We learn about the Milwaukee Community Land Trust and its role in solving housing unaffordability in Milwaukee. The importance of urban farming and growing our own food. How Wisconsin farmers view climate change and that impacts their farming practices.

You can have a direct impact on how some of the city’s annual budget will be spent. An event focused on changing attitudes around incarceration. A tracking system that’s helping us better understand bird behavior.

We speak with a Milwaukee-native author of a book that examines inequalities in two-parent households. We help you plan a trip to the Stevens Point Sculpture Park. A local fire engine house is rumored to be haunted.

What we know about U.S. citizens who have been detained during immigration crackdowns. Meet one of the legends of urban farming in Milwaukee. We visit the West Allis Farmers Market.

Investigations into more than 200 educators in Wisconsin suspected of sexual misconduct with students. Eric Von Fellow Maria Peralta-Arellano chats about her upcoming series about Milwaukee’s urban agriculture scene. A new bat documentary, “The Invisible Mammal.”