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The Lake Effect Spotlight podcast features some of our favorite conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.Learn more about Lake Effect here.... more
FAQs about Lake Effect Spotlight:How many episodes does Lake Effect Spotlight have?The podcast currently has 468 episodes available.
June 09, 2025The Native history behind the unmarked pedestrian bridge in Milwaukee's McKinley ParkIn 1971, Indigenous activists ripped the plywood off the abandoned Coast Guard station in Milwaukee's McKinley Park and occupied it. They successfully shaped the future, and a mysterious bridge remains....more12minPlay
June 06, 2025'As they live, we live:' Protecting the sturgeon returning to Milwaukee’s watersA group called the Sturgeon Protectors is welcoming the sturgeon returning to Milwaukee waterways....more16minPlay
June 04, 2025What to know about the Milwaukee teacher's aide facing deportationIn Milwaukee, there hasn’t been a more public fight against deportation efforts than that of Yessenia Ruano. The mother of two, and MPS teacher’s aide, faces deportation to El Salvador....more10minPlay
June 02, 2025Finding the fixers: MCTS apprenticeship program calibrates future mechanics and driversThe Milwaukee County Transit System recently launched an apprenticeship program to train new mechanics and bus drivers. It comes at a time when ridership is up and the state is promoting paid training....more13minPlay
May 30, 2025Chirp Chat: Exploring what birds can teach us about ourselves through artArtist-in-Residence Hattie Grimm is the creator of the Charles Allis Art Museum’s new art exhibit called “BIRD BODY”. The exhibit features 20 wooden paintings and sculptures that she says explore “our bodies' intuitive wisdom.”...more17minPlay
May 28, 2025Milwaukee's 'ham radio' enthusiasts are keeping this DIY hobby aliveJournalist Tea Krulos wrote about Milwaukee's amateur radio community for this month's Milwaukee Magazine. He joined Lake Effect's Joy Powers to share more....more8minPlay
May 23, 2025The day Milwaukee was the center of the women's basketball worldDid you know the first-ever women’s pro basketball game tipped off in Milwaukee? Hear the story of the Milwaukee Does, the WBL, and the players speaking up to make sure their history isn’t forgotten....more16minPlay
May 21, 2025‘Something for everybody': Milwaukee’s stamp club is one of the oldest in the countryThe Milwaukee Philatelic Society was organized in 1899, making it one of the oldest stamp collecting clubs in the country....more13minPlay
May 16, 2025Making Wisconsin: Hmong refugees and the promise of something betterThis year marks the 50th anniversary of Hmong refugees resettling in the U.S., but what drove many out of Laos? And how have they made a home in Wisconsin, which is home to the third largest Hmong population in the country?...more17minPlay
May 14, 2025Making Wisconsin: How sanctuary movements have succeeded and failedWUWM's Making Wisconsin series dives into the history of sanctuary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and our country with Sergio González, Marquette University assistant professor of history and author....more28minPlay
FAQs about Lake Effect Spotlight:How many episodes does Lake Effect Spotlight have?The podcast currently has 468 episodes available.