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WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR 2804 - Tuesday 7/28/26: Join us at a storm spotter class, severe weather and zoo animals, Wisconsin's sauna culture

Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.

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Published 28 Jul 2026

Duration 51:19

Episodes

2804-

Tuesday 7/28/26: Join us at a storm spotter class, severe weather and zoo animals, Wisconsin's sauna culture

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28 Jul 2026

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Monday 7/27/26: DNR PFAS testing, Capitol Notes, Economy Check-In, trees & heat

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27 Jul 2026

2802-

Friday 7/24/26: Prepare for the August primary, armless flight, caring for caterpillars

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24 Jul 2026

2801-

Thursday 7/23/26: Quality of civic life in Wisconsin, Veterans Park lagoon, House of Headlocks

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23 Jul 2026

2800-

Wednesday 7/22/26: Health and wildfire smoke, hunger and children, caring for caterpillars

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22 Jul 2026

2799-

Tuesday 7/21/26: Financials of flooding, world's first armless pilot, BLK Girl Fest

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21 Jul 2026

2798-

Monday 7/20/26: Prepare for the August primary, ABCD, summer metalworking camp

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20 Jul 2026

2797-

Friday 7/10/26: WEDEC, ticks, neighborhood posters, Chirp Chat

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10 Jul 2026

2796-

Thursday 7/9/26: 'Keys to Homeownership' and housing affordability

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09 Jul 2026

2795-

Wednesday 7/8/26: BIPOC mental health, Art and activism, Sea shanties vs. maritime music

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08 Jul 2026

2794-

Tuesday 7/7/26: ABC Academy, pets in heat, 'UECK', King's Chord

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07 Jul 2026

2793-

Monday 7/6/26: 911 & AI, hot weather safety, Cherry Street Garden

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06 Jul 2026

2792-

Friday 7/3/26: AI in education, Vivent Health, farewell to Giannis, Old World Wisconsin 50

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03 Jul 2026

2791-

Thursday 7/2/26: Wisconsin's 'City of Presidents', shooting stars at UWM, Bubbler Talk

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02 Jul 2026

2790-

Wednesday 7/1/26: Overstaffing in Wisconsin schools, Immigration and America 250, Midtown Center development

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01 Jul 2026

2789-

Lake Effect Special 6/30/26: How AI is impacting different professions

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30 Jun 2026

2788-

Monday 6/29/26: Vivent Health and HIV care, the microbiome, Old World Wisconsin

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29 Jun 2026

2787-

Friday 6/26/26: Wisconsin Cartoonist Laureate, Chirp Chat, 'Summertime' through the times

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26 Jun 2026

2786-

Thursday 6/25/26: Wisconsin schools racial achievement gap, Chirp Chat, Oconto frog invasion

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25 Jun 2026

2785-

Wednesday 6/24/26: Giannis' immigrant journey, 'Summertime' through the times, Summerfest week two preview

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24 Jun 2026

2784-

Tuesday 6/23/26: Wisconsin teachers apprentice, Wisconsin Cartoonist Laureate, 'Summertime' origins

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23 Jun 2026

2783-

Monday 6/22/26: The Milwaukee Socialists

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22 Jun 2026

2782-

Friday 6/19/26: Milwaukee's first Juneteenth, racial achievement gaps in Wisconsin schools, Oneida Pow Wow

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19 Jun 2026

2781-

Thursday 6/18/26: 55 years of Juneteenth in Milwaukee, Underground Railroad in Wisconsin, Bubbler Talk

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18 Jun 2026

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Wednesday 6/17/26: School racial achievement gap, 'Winter Hymns', Summerfest Week 1 Preview

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17 Jun 2026

2779-

Tuesday 6/16/26: Milwaukee's first Juneteenth, Oneida Pow Wow, cocktails to try, Brandy Clark

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16 Jun 2026

2778-

Monday 6/15/26: David Tomblin court update, Capitol Notes, 'Beacons of Brew City'

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15 Jun 2026

2777-

Friday 6/12/26: Walgreens lease agreements, Milwaukee Socialist Part IV, Brillantes

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12 Jun 2026

2776-

Thursday 6/11/26: Economic Check-In, Milwaukee Messi, Race to Alaska

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11 Jun 2026

2775-

Wednesday 6/10/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part four, Beloit data center proposal, Brilliantes

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10 Jun 2026

2774-

Tuesday 6/9/26: Guerrilla Gay Bar, Walker's Pint, spiritualism in Whitewater

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09 Jun 2026

2773-

Monday 6/8/26: Why Walgreens are vacant, House of History, Milwaukee Music Roundup

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08 Jun 2026

2772-

Friday 6/5/26: Head Start and ICE, The Milwaukee Socialists part three, Paula Poundstone

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05 Jun 2026

2771-

Thursday 6/4/26: Mayor Johnson on housing affordability, Lake Michigan Coast Guard, Bubbler Talk

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04 Jun 2026

2770-

Wednesday 6/3/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part three, 'Sanctuary', Paula Poundstone

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03 Jun 2026

2769-

Tuesday 6/2/26: Head Start and ICE, Pride Month at the movies, Eventini

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02 Jun 2026

2768-

Monday 6/1/26: 'It's All Local', UWM multicultural center consolidation, U.S. & El Salvador, locally made amaretto

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01 Jun 2026

2767-

Friday 5/29/26: Heal the Hood, rescued beagles update, Milwaukee Socialists, Chirp Chat

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29 May 2026

2766-

Thursday 5/28/26: Eating disorder recovery, Chirp Chat, Bubbler Talk

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28 May 2026

2765-

Wednesday 5/27/26: Online extremism and San Diego, The Milwaukee Socialists part two, Artemis II

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27 May 2026

2764-

Tuesday 5/26/26: JIMENA, Ridglan Farms update, What's the Story Wishbone?

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26 May 2026

2763-

Friday 5/22/26: Beats Me, The Milwaukee Socialists part 1, King's Chord

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22 May 2026

2762-

Thursday 5/21/26: Stritch Family Literacy Center, International Crane Foundation, King's Chord

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21 May 2026

2761-

Wednesday 5/20/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part one, Beats Me, ECO MKE

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20 May 2026

2760-

Tuesday 5/19/26: The cultural significance of returning sturgeon, games and Indigeneity, Act 31

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19 May 2026

2759-

Monday 5/18/26: Capitol Notes, Charles Allis & Betty Brinn artists in residence, Milwaukee Music Roundup

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18 May 2026

2758-

Friday 5/15/26: dog breeding facility, tick season, food truck curfew, storm spotter training

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15 May 2026

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Thursday 5/14/26: jail time & mental health, tick season, storm spotter training, Bubbler Talk

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14 May 2026

2756-

Wednesday 5/13/26: sealing evictions, CCAP uses, Wisconsin parks, Wisconsin caves, Name That Card

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13 May 2026

2755-

Tuesday 5/12/26: Ridglan Farms, animal law, food truck curfew, dunes

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12 May 2026

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