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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 472 episodes available.
February 17, 2025'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....more14minPlay
February 14, 2025WUWM 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....more13minPlay
February 12, 2025Bad 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....more16minPlay
February 11, 2025Looking 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."...more7minPlay
February 07, 2025An 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....more9minPlay
February 06, 2025Two 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....more13minPlay
February 03, 2025Lesser-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....more14minPlay
January 31, 2025A 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....more20minPlay
January 29, 2025Milwaukee 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....more27minPlay
January 27, 2025Milwaukee 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....more14minPlay
FAQs about Lake Effect Spotlight:How many episodes does Lake Effect Spotlight have?The podcast currently has 472 episodes available.