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There's never a shortage of political news in Wisconsin, from the governor's office to the Legislature to the state's elected officials in Washington, DC. Join WUWM host Maayan Silver and Wispolitics.com editor JR Ross as they highlight and provide context to the latest developments.
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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.
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Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.This podcast features full episodes of Lake Effect.Learn more about Lake Effect here.
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What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM investigates your questions.
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Why is Wisconsin a swing state? That’s the question at the heart of this podcast, which explores the state’s historical and current political climate.
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What Questions Do You Have For WUWM's Beat Reporters?Beats Me answers your questions about how education, the environment, race and innovation impacts life in southeastern Wisconsin.
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What does it take for an entrepreneur to go from an idea to a successful startup? Host Kathleen Gallagher talks with Wisconsin entrepreneurs about how — and why — they've succeeded.How Did You Do That? is no longer being updated, check out Midwest Moxie.
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From pretzels in the news, to pretzels throughout history, to pretzels in pop culture, the Pretzel Podcast is, well, a podcast about pretzels. Hosts Michelle Maternowski and Mitch Teich place the unheralded salty snack front and center.The Pretzel Podcast features interviews, special guests, pretzel taste tests, and surprising insights into the snack food you know and love.
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'The story as it's unfolding': How the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves political history
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Wisconsin plays a pivotal role in the presidential election. That’s one of the reasons why the Wisconsin Historical Society is collecting political artifacts this election year.By Eddie Morales
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From a duck explaining elections to a printed voter guide, here are WUWM's 2024 election projects
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WUWM has been working to make our election coverage more useful and accessible to you.By Emily Files, Michelle Maternowski, Audrey Nowakowski
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'Star Wars: A New Hope' dubbed into Ojibwe in an effort to help revitalize the language
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Niigaanii-Animikii Inini, a Wisconsin voice actor featured in an Ojibwe dubbing of 'Star Wars: A New Hope,' shares his experience of working on the translation of the film.By Audrey Nowakowski
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Wednesday 9/25/24: updated COVID-19 vaccine, political artifact preservation, wild wetlands
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The updated COVID-19 vaccine and how to get it. How the Wisconsin Historical Society preserves political artifacts. A documentary that explores the wild wetlands outside Madison.
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Voting rights activists question why Brookfield, dozens of other communities don't have drop boxes
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court restored use of absentee ballot drop boxes in July, but did not require communities to use them.By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
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Tuesday 9/24/24: Economic conditions, unions and voting, 'We Are Big Time'
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A report finds declining unemployment and rising wages despite inflation. SEIU's effort to get out the vote. “We Are Big Time”, a new graphic novel based on an all-Muslim girl's basketball team at a Milwaukee school.
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Historic Revival: Sturgeon Bay granary reborn after nearly being demolished
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Grain elevators once were commonplace across the country. Now they're few and far between. Despite all odds, one granary dating back to 1901 is coming back to life in Door County along Sturgeon Bay’s waterfront.By Susan Bence
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Monday 9/23/24: Winter weather forecast, Ojibwe-dubbed Star Wars, harvest season is upon us!
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What Milwaukee’s warmer-than-usual summer could mean for winter. A local voice actor featured in an Ojibwe dubbing of Star Wars: A New Hope. Plus, gardening season isn’t over yet!
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Scientists find signs of sinkholes on the floor of Lake Michigan
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The cold, deep underwater holes offer a look at Lake Michigan’s distant past.By Lina Tran
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Capitol Notes: There are just over 40 days until the election, so let's update a lot of races
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A Team Trump bus is coming, Kamala Harris was just here, GOTV efforts are underway, legislative races are heating up, and there's a key House race debate this week.By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
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Wisconsin Teamsters do what national board won't: Endorse Harris/Walz
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Two joint councils representing 18,000 Teamsters members in Wisconsin support the Democratic ticket.By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
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Greentree: Where you are safe to be yourself
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Greentree and Teutonia Apartments are a public housing community on Milwaukee's north side. The community inspires us to consider deeper meanings of "safety."By Sam Woods
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Thursday 9/19/24: Forest Home statue returns, 'My Cousin Augie', what is safety?
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A historic statue returns to Forest Home Cemetery. A reporter's quest to solve her cousin's 1978 murder. A public housing complex that challenges us to consider deeper meanings of "safety."
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Civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips' statue symbolizes greater representation in Wisconsin Capitol
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Milwaukee civil rights pioneer and politician Vel Phillips is now the first African American woman to have a monument on the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds. It’s one step toward making Wisconsin’s public art more representative of its rich, diverse history.By Nadya Kelly
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Milwaukee's King Center: More than a center, more than neighborhood trauma
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When Milwaukee's King Center opened almost 50 years ago, it was designed to serve the entire community. And for so long it has. But the narrative around the center changed a few months ago with a police killing.By Jimmy Gutierrez
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Wednesday 9/18/24: Sink holes in Lake Michigan, Vel Phillips statue, restaurant closures
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Sink holes in Lake Michigan. A historic statue of Milwaukee civil rights leader Vel Phillips. Milwaukee restaurant closures and what’s new in dining in the city.
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The city's canvas: How Milwaukee's murals fill in the gaps of history
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Murals help tell the less-documented stories of the diverse people that make up Milwaukee.By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
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Tuesday 9/17/24: Final Five Voting, Milwaukee murals, Live at Lake Effect
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An election system called ‘Final Five Voting’ and why some advocate for it. A Milwaukee muralist speaks about public art. Live at Lake Effect featuring classical guitarist René Izquierdo.
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The plans of the Harris/Walz campaign to win Wisconsin include making gains in Trump territory
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We talk to northern Wisconsin voters as Democratic Vice President candidate Tim Walz makes a swing through the area.By Chuck Quirmbach
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A walk through Milwaukee's oldest monuments reveals a narrow version of the city's early history
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For the first part of WUWM's new series "Reflections of Representation," we walk through Juneau park to visit some of Milwaukee's first monuments.By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
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Monday 9/16/24: King Center, monuments and history, war dogs
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The King Center on Milwaukee’s near north side. U.S. monuments and their collectively skewed version of history. A World War II-era program that put pets on the front lines.
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Trump's appeal in Wisconsin possibly explained: It's the economic inequalities, says researcher
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Great Lakes economist John Austin looks at the economic divide in the region and how it might be bridged.By Chuck Quirmbach
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With Trump back on the ballot, some Wisconsin conservatives ponder a vote for Harris
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In Wisconsin, a growing number of conservatives who dislike Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are thinking about whether they could actually vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.By Maayan Silver
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Meet the teacher-turned-community connector behind Milwaukee’s food waste program
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The city’s Environmental Collaboration Office just launched a new initiative to tackle food waste, food insecurity and climate change.By Lina Tran
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Milwaukee public housing residents call for action amid Housing Authority class-action lawsuit
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Dozens of public housing residents continue to voice their grievances with the Milwaukee Housing Authority. For years, residents have made thousands of complaints about public safety, maintenance, accessibility and bed bugs.By Eddie Morales
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Indoor farm in Milwaukee’s 30th Street Corridor: Step toward a reinvented food system?
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How will farmers cope with the environmental stresses of climate change? There’s momentum to grow crops indoors in urban settings. We visit Hundred Acres, an indoor farm in Milwaukee's 30th Street Corridor.By Susan Bence
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