Lake Effect
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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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Thursday 5/28/26: Eating disorder recovery, Chirp Chat, Bubbler Talk
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May 28, 2026 |
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Wednesday 5/27/26: Online extremism and San Diego, The Milwaukee Socialists part two, Artemis II
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May 27, 2026 |
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Tuesday 5/26/26: JIMENA, Ridglan Farms update, What's the Story Wishbone?
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May 26, 2026 |
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Friday 5/22/26: Beats Me, The Milwaukee Socialists part 1, King's Chord
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May 22, 2026 |
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Thursday 5/21/26: Stritch Family Literacy Center, International Crane Foundation, King's Chord
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May 21, 2026 |
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Wednesday 5/20/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part one, Beats Me, ECO MKE
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May 20, 2026 |
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Tuesday 5/19/26: The cultural significance of returning sturgeon, games and Indigeneity, Act 31
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May 19, 2026 |
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Monday 5/18/26: Capitol Notes, Charles Allis & Betty Brinn artists in residence, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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May 18, 2026 |
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Friday 5/15/26: dog breeding facility, tick season, food truck curfew, storm spotter training
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May 15, 2026 |
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Thursday 5/14/26: jail time & mental health, tick season, storm spotter training, Bubbler Talk
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May 14, 2026 |
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Wednesday 5/13/26: sealing evictions, CCAP uses, Wisconsin parks, Wisconsin caves, Name That Card
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May 13, 2026 |
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Tuesday 5/12/26: Ridglan Farms, animal law, food truck curfew, dunes
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May 12, 2026 |
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Monday 5/11/26: My Two Elaines, Capitol Notes, Fat Bird Week
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May 11, 2026 |
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Friday 5/8/26: School referendums, Economic Check-In, sea shanties vs. maritime music
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May 08, 2026 |
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Thursday 5/7/26: MMSD whistleblower, MPD and drones, Bubbler Talk tenth anniversary
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May 07, 2026 |
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Wednesday 5/6/26: Mifepristone and abortion access, Milwaukee's cocktails, sea shanty vs. maritime music
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May 06, 2026 |
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Tuesday 5/5/26: Bay View Massacre anniversary, Economic Check-In, David Fantle
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May 05, 2026 |
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Monday 5/4/26: School referendums, remembering Dan Bice, urban forestry, gardening for those with dementia
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May 04, 2026 |
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Friday 5/1/26: How to Evict Your Landlord
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May 01, 2026 |
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Thursday 4/30/26: How to Evict Your Landlord part three, piping plovers, Midwest Gaming Classic
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Wednesday 4/29/26: AI service calls, Brewers morning games, Books and Beyond
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Tuesday 4/28/26: Teen takeovers, ASL interpreter documentary, Shake Rag Alley, helping local restaurants
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Monday 4/27/26: UW president firing, Capitol Notes, refugees and changing work authorizations
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Friday 4/24/26: Our favorite Film Fest conversations from this week
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Thursday 4/23/26: How to Evict Your Landlord part two, Makin' Cake, local film at MKE Film Fest
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Wednesday 4/22/26: Earth Day's Wisconsin roots, The Big Cheese, grief and clay
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Tuesday 4/21/26: tornadoes & severe weather update, Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program ending, Milwaukee Film Fest
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Monday 4/20/26: severe weather, flood insurance, 'Powwow People' documentary, MFF Shorter Is Better
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Friday 4/17/26: Uecker doc, dioramas, All of the Above
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Thursday 4/16/26: How to Evict Your Landlord part one, Paralyzed by Hope, All of the Above
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Wednesday 4/15/26: Rules of recycling, Now! More! Yes!, Torchy Timberloss
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Tuesday 4/14/26: 414 day in posters, movies, and dioramas
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Monday 4/13/26: landlord lawsuit, renters resource, 'Plundered' book, community group housing solutions
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Friday 4/10/26: Keys to Homeownership, Devil's Lake gets bigger, a big sturgeon comeback
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Thursday 4/9/26: Keys to Homeownership, Gaslit, a big sturgeon comeback
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Wednesday 4/8/26: Election results, Youth Poet Laureate, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Tuesday 4/7/26: Shelly Kittleson abduction, NDAs and data centers, Devil's Lake gets bigger
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Monday 4/6/26: Election day is tomorrow - what to know and what's at stake
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Friday 4/3/26: Local use of facial recognition technology, Acts Housing, Wisconsin Olympian
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Thursday 4/2/26: ICE and airports, PFAS remediation, AI integration
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Wednesday 4/1/26: Local use of facial recognition technology, Economic Check-In, Wisconsin Olympian
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Tuesday 3/31/26: State Supreme Court candidate interviews, Wisconsin whey economics
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Monday 3/30/26: Cesar Chavez and how we honor historical figures, Acts Housing, economic check-in
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Friday 3/27/26: Affordable childcare strategies, Marquette graduation speech controversy, Chirp Chat
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Thursday 3/26/26: Swing State of the Union, Renaissance Theaterworks, Chirp Chat
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Wednesday 3/25/26: Affordable childcare strategies, bygone movie palaces, Books and Beyond
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Tuesday 3/24/26: Marquette graduation speech controversy, Capitol Notes, Memories of a Street Cat
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Monday 3/23/26: Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Books and Beyond, Betty Brinn artist-in-residence
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Friday 3/20/26: Beats Me, economic check-in, Swing State of the Union
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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03/19/26: Milwaukee County District 11, LUSH, Swing State of the Union
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Wednesday 3/18/26: Milwaukee County District 9 candidates, economic check-in, Beats Me
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Tuesday 3/17/26: Milwaukee County District 7 candidates, NWS and you, Survivor watch party
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Monday 3/16/26: Vel R Phillips, Miss Wisconsin, Milwaukee Does
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Friday 3/13/26: Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Iranian students speak on current conflict, Peeps exhibition
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Thursday 3/12/26: reporting on ICE in western WI, sauna culture, Bubbler Talk
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Wednesday 3/11/26: Wisconsin Supreme Court race, This Is It historic landmark, Spirtualism in Whitewater
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Tuesday 3/10/26: Iranian students speak on current conflict, Milwaukee immigrant stories, senior social club
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Monday 3/9/26: Stories from detained families, Iran and the Wisconsin GOP, Peeps exhibition
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Friday 3/6/26: MCTS changes, Trump environment lawsuit, reconnecting with 2024 voters
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Thursday 3/5/26: Celebrating International Women's Day; Group Chat, TEMPO, NASA
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Wednesday 3/4/26: WUWM voter roundtable one year later, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Tuesday 3/3/26: MCTS changes, MMSD and green infrastructure, 101 Wisconsin idols
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Monday 3/2/26: Trump lawsuits over tariffs and environment, solar system dynamism
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Friday 2/27/26: AI chatbot regulation, Thin Ice, Chirp Chat
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Thursday 2/26/26: What a County Board Supervisor does, People's Table, Lake Michigan ice
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Wednesday 2/25/26: Milwaukee's 'ICE Out' legislation, AI chatbot regulation, Chirp Chat
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Tuesday 2/24/26: Cargill Community Kitchen, African American Heritage Garden, Midwest cocktail culture
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Monday 2/23/26: Robin Vos retirement fallout, Thin Ice, Underground Railroad in Wisconsin
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Friday 2/20/26: Origins of Black History Month, Birkie baby, skating ribbon
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Thursday 2/19/26: Immigrants and tax filing, Minneapolis and Milwaukee, American Reckoning
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Wednesday 2/18/26: Origins of Black History Month, sanctuary movements, Birkie baby
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Tuesday 2/17/26: Early literacy at the library, skating ribbon, poetry and stargazing
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Monday 2/16/26: Election administration, White House history, Betty Brinn artist-in-residence
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Friday 2/13/26: Data center basics, local blood supply, Friday the Thirteenth
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Thursday 2/12/26: Spicy stories and sultry spellings for Valentine vixens
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Wednesday 2/11/26: Blood supply, data center basics, Black Lens, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Tuesday 2/10/26: facial recognition tech, Thin Ice, Bad Bunny latte, line dancing
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Monday 2/9/26: Social media and Black history, DHS and Wisconsin, seniors and social clubs
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Friday 2/6/26: Milwaukee's Point-In-Time, baby bust, stationary and joy
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Thursday 2/5/26: Dropping birth rate in Milwaukee, lessons from the Holocaust, Bubbler Talk
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Wednesday 2/4/26: Police officers and school safety, tariffs and coffee shops, stationary and joy
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Tuesday 2/3/26: Milwaukee's Point-In-Time, food waste, a local Bad Bunny collab
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Monday 2/2/26: Beach access court case, private schools and public vouchers, Enderis Park
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Friday 1/30/26: warming shelters, Keys to Homeownership, coyotes, new Milwaukee Rec Director, One Liner Madness
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Thursday 1/29/26: Seeking Solutions, rare bird prints, sturgeon spearing
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Wednesday 1/28/26: Coyote cohabitation, Status Pending, One Liner Madness
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Tuesday 1/27/26: Shelters respond to the cold, Milwaukee Rec's new director, Frank Lloyd Wright
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Monday 1/26/26: Reporting on Minneapolis, constitutional amendments, National Environmental Policy Act
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Friday 1/23/26: Safety tips for the cold, Milwaukee Health Assessment, Live at Lake Effect
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Thursday 1/22/26: Milwaukee Health Assessment, Live at Lake Effect, Bubbler Talk
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Wednesday 1/21/26: MPS audit funds released, how to get kids reading, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Tuesday 1/20/26: nursing degree changes, physician mental health, cold weather care, behind the scenes at the Domes
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Friday 1/16/26: Data centers and utilities, WisconsinEye shuttering, Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Thursday 1/15/26: The basics of data centers, Wisconsin in the Olympics, surviving forced assimilation
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Wednesday 1/14/26: adult literacy, WisconsinEye shuttering, Milwaukee Water Commons leader, Liberace memorialization
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Tuesday 1/13/26: Data centers and utilities, MCTS changes, Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Monday 1/12/26: Top five reports from Wisconsin Policy Forum, Jerry Apps, Burlington Liars Club
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Friday 1/9/26: A chat with David Crowley, Milwaukee and Venezuela, lead remediation at MPS
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Thursday 1/8/26: Milwaukee and Venezuela, AI data centers and the environment, literacy and teaching
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Wednesday 1/7/26: ICE in Wisconsin compared to other states, Christmas trees and dairy farms, resolutions
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Tuesday 1/6/26: Lead remediation at MPS, staying social this winter, weird museums
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Monday 1/5/26: A chat with the Milwaukee County Executive, Capitol Notes, singing and heart health
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Friday 1/2/26: Love and outer space, Chirp Chat, Silent Book Club
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Thursday 1/1/26: Organ donation misconceptions and real experiences, millennial nostalgia
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Wednesday 12/31/25: Revisiting the Bay View Massacre story, 1950s plane crash, celery legacy
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Tuesday 12/30/25: Milwaukee Community Land Trust, UWM ends atmospheric sciences program, talkin' film
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Monday 12/29/25: Indigenous intergenerational trauma, sanctuary movements in Wisconsin, bird art
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Friday 12/26/25: RNC economic impact, koi fish street artist, The Bruce
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Thursday 12/25/25: 'Christmas at the Oriental'
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Wednesday 12/24/25: A chat with MAM's leader, a journey with the library, Chirp Chat
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Tuesday 12/23/25: Home insurance, MKE Roots, This Is It
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Monday 12/22/25: Affordable housing in Minneapolis and Milwaukee, data centers, Milwaukee Based
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Friday 12/19/25: Nursing and student loans, beach access dispute, Wandering Wisconsin
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Thursday 12/18/25: Beach access dispute, Chirp Chat, Books to Gift
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Wednesday 12/17/25: Status Pending, history of holiday breads, Dig In!
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Tuesday 12/16/25: SUSO, Games to Gift, biathlon training
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Monday 12/15/25: Judge Hannah Dugan trial, holiday movies, keeping pets safe in winter
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Friday 12/12/25: Yessenia Ruano, foraging for a year, Fat Body Hotties
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Thursday 12/11/25: IMPACT year in review, foraging for a year, holiday stress
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Wednesday 12/10/25: Status Pending, Fat Body Hotties, talking to kids about Santa
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Tuesday 12/9/25: MKE Grocery Buddy, real and fake trees, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Monday 12/8/25: Yessenia Ruano, state voting maps, affordable housing
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Friday 12/5/25: PFAS and drinking water, road salt and waterways, Christmas trees and moneymaking
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Thursday 12/4/25: PFAS lawsuit and impact, refugees in Milwaukee, maternal mental health
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Wednesday 12/3/25: Status Pending, land transfer, astronomy in children's books
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Tuesday 12/2/25: Milwaukee Diaper Mission, salt and the environment, prohibition in Wisconsin
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Monday 12/1/25: Lake Effect On-Site explores Forest Home Cemetery
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Wednesday 11/26/25: Status Pending, capital gains tax, economic check in
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Tuesday 11/25/25: Judge Dugan legal case, redlining and homeownership today, Christmas trees
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Monday 11/24/25: Facial recognition and local police, hemp's future, Milwaukee Based
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Thursday 11/20/25: ICE at MSOE, Nutcracker in the Castle, Bubbler Talk
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Wednesday 11/19/25: Status Pending epsisode 2, ABCD, moving buildings for data centers
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Tuesday 11/18/25: Physicians and mental health, a local Bad Bunny collab, the painting of signs
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Monday 11/17/25: Racial convenants, data center impact and implications
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Thursday 11/13/25: Debating civilly on college campuses, sea lamprey, Kwik Trip
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Wednesday 11/12/25: Status Pending, how The Hop is funded, severe weather and the zoo
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Tuesday 11/11/25: We visit UWM's food pantry, the business of sustainability, Veteran's Treatment Court
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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11/10/25: Edmund Fitzgerald, Status Pending, Milwaukee Based
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Thursday 11/6/25: Food pantries amid SNAP cuts, news literacy, celery farms
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Wednesday 11/5/25: MKE Roots and federal funding, testing our drinking water, ghost armies trick the Nazis
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Tuesday 11/4/25: Democratic Socialists in Wisconsin, Dia de los Muertos in Milwaukee, astrophotography
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Monday 11/3/25: Head Start, Capitol Notes, Landlord Mapper, trash cinema
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Thursday 10/30/25: Milwaukee Community Land Trust, urban farming, how farmers view climate change
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Wednesday 10/29/25: Participatory budgeting, Changing the Narrative, Chirp Chat
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Tuesday 10/28/25: Inherited Inequality, Wandering Wisconsin, haunted fire house
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Monday 10/27/25: US citizens detained by immigration enforcement, Growing Power, West Allis Farmers Market
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Thursday 10/23/25: Educator misconduct allegations, urban agriculture, The Invisible Mammal
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Wednesday 10/22/25: Art museum gets a new leader, Milwaukee Does, Great Lakes photography
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Tuesday 10/21/25: Milwaukee County budget, Herbie Hancock, Live at Lake Effect
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Monday 10/20/25: How heart disease presents in women, combatting memory loss, why leaves change color
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Thursday 10/16/25: Pumpkin sales and economic feelings, Books and Beyond, Bubbler Talk
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Wednesday 10/15/25: Five Points Art Gallery, gravitational waves at UWM, Yemeni Coffee part 3
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Tuesday 10/14/25: Healthcare costs, vaccine season, Yemeni coffee shops part two
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Monday 10/13/25: Surviving Indian boarding schools, government shutdown's statewide impact, Yemeni coffee shops
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Thursday 10/9/25: Choosing Love, Creepy Cosmos, Bubbler Talk
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Wednesday 10/8/25: Nitrates in Wisconsin water, Packers fans in Japan, Fat Body Hotties
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Tuesday 10/7/25: A local Bad Bunny collab, Milwaukee's comedy scene, Northwoods lumberjack history
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Monday 10/6/25: work visa changes, organ donation, La Finca coffee shop, 'Messwood' documentary
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Thursday 10/2/25: food security in Milwaukee, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, koi fish street artist, Bubbler Talk
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Wednesday 10/01/25: Milwaukeeans in Gaza, Sheboygan Film Festival, Interstate Park, Dig In!
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Tuesday 9/30/25: online extremism, MPL's Educational Outreach Services, Spiritualism in Whitewater, 'Birds and Blooms'
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Thursday 9/25/25: Trauma Quality Life Clinic, Doors Open, Why leaves change color, Wisconsin/Illinois border
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Wednesday 9/24/25: 'The Lost Class', 'New Wave', hazelnut farming in Wisconsin
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Tuesday 9/23/25: State of Working Wisconsin report, Buc-ee's proposal, MMSD project, local sign painter
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Monday 9/22/25: Capitol Notes, Hmong refugees in Wisconsin, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Thursday 9/18/25: how to apply for FEMA assistance, keeping zoo animals safe, Guatemala's night sky
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Wednesday 9/17/25: Latino America in 2025, watermelon couch, Just Sing
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Tuesday 9/16/25: MKE Roots, Sources and Methods, Chapped Lips
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Monday 9/15/25: Check in on flood damage and mitigation, Go Pack Go Act
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Thursday 9/11/25: A Photographic Memory, bird migration, Changing Seasons
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Wednesday 9/10/25: Local suicide prevention, Best of Milwaukee, Great Lakes photography
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Tuesday 9/9/25: Bike safety and accessibility, Enbridge Line 5 latest, NWS in Wisconsin
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Monday 9/8/25: Raising the minimum wage, waiting for flood disaster relief, My Two Elaines
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Thursday 9/4/25: People missing after last month's floods, climate change migration, Circus World
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Wednesday 9/3/25: New invasive plant, Milwaukee Short Film Festival, a love letter to paleteros
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Tuesday 9/2/25: MPS flood and lead paint cleanup, discussing school shootings, NIL and college sports
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Thursday 8/28/25: Higher Ed check-in, CCAP helps and harms, Driftless fly fishing
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Wednesday 8/27/25: Science and Surplus, environmental work and youth, Chirp Chat
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Tuesday 8/26/25: Why flood damage isn't covered by insurance, racism and Black homeownership, a refugee's story
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Monday 8/25/25: Phones and youth mental health, Youth Pray Over Youth, track animals for the DNR
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Thursday 8/21/25: Sanctuary in Milwaukee and nationwide, The Queen of My Dreams
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Wednesday 8/20/25: Safety in the summer heat
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Tuesday 8/19/25: How Wisconsin cooperates with ICE, facial recognition technology, hunting for beach glass
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Monday 8/18/25: Help for flood damage, new census challenges, history of school choice
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Thursday 8/14/25: Flood damage past and present, granny flats, we chat with Dwight
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Wednesday 8/13/25: Historic flooding aftermath - basements, sewerage, neighborhood action
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Tuesday 8/12/25: Flooding, measles in Wisconsin, community center upgrades
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Monday 8/11/25: Apprenticeships and labor shortages, Perseid meteor shower, National Hip Hop Day
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Thursday 7/24/25: Vacant lots as canvas, Great Lakes treasures, Bubbler Talk
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Wednesday 7/23/25: Moms Mental Health Initiative, Domes improvements, Chirp Chat
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Tuesday 7/22/25: Meet Miss Wisconsin, small business and tariffs, Books and Beyond
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Monday 7/21/25: Northwoods lumberjack history, Experimental Aircraft Association, Dungeons and Dragons roots
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Thursday 7/17/25: MCTS budget deficit, monarch butterfly decline, Bubbler Talk
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Wednesday 7/16/25: Brewery closures, Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, remembering Andrea Gibson
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Tuesday 7/15/25: RNC economic impact, Cycle, Summer of Soul, Jewel's Catch One
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Monday 7/14/25: Wisconsin's new state budget, Brady Street history, Judy Garland
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Thursday 7/10/25: Immigration lawyer check in, disaster mitigation and meteorology, famous moons
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Wednesday 7/9/25: Democratic Socialism in 2025, Ko-Thi Dance recovery, Cinematic Sisterhood
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Tuesday 7/8/25: Kidney donation, Milwaukee Ham radio, zoo death investigations
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Monday 7/7/25: A look at ways people are working to protect the environment
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Thursday 7/3/25: Choosing Love, Group Chat, Lake to Plate
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Wednesday 7/2/25: ICE identification training, singing and heart health, Summer of Soul
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Tuesday 7/1/25: Mental health, Cargill Community Kitchen, the original Barbie
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Monday 6/30/25: 'Choosing Love', Capitol Notes, Milwaukee Rec Director, pull tabs
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Thursday 6/26/25: Humboldt Park history, Bay View Massacre victims, 'Marcella' documentary, Altoid tin art
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Wednesday 6/25/25: Outgoing UWM Chancellor, Buc-ee's in Oak Creek, dunes
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Tuesday 6/24/25: Queer self defense class, JustUs and Books, Vel Phillips legacy, Live at Lake Effect
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Monday 6/23/25: Director of Office of African American Affairs, Clean Boats, Clean Waters origins, Milwaukee Rec summer programs
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Thursday 6/19/25: Milwaukee's Juneteenth history, Chirp Chat, summer solstice science
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Wednesday 6/18/25: Anodyne union vote challenged, Indian Boarding School survivors, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Tuesday 6/17/25: Lower international student enrollment, This Is It history, love in space
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Monday 6/16/25: Trauma healing, GOP state budget, Wisconsin Pride
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Thursday 6/12/25: Abortion and Wisconsin Supreme Court, energy efficient homes, reading mascots
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Wednesday 6/11/25: Reproductive healthcare restrictions, climate change haven, Sixteenth Street layoffs
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Tuesday 6/10/25: SEWI LGBTQ Center closure, flood risks, animal attorney
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Monday 6/9/25: Pardoning fake electors, My Two Elaines, eco-friendly surfboards
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Thursday 6/5/25: PrideFest progress, Next Narrative, bridge to nowhere
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Wednesday 6/4/25: Sturgeon Protectors, summer community, Summer CAMP!
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Tuesday 6/3/25: Local deportation resistance, reality TV dating, local restaurant news
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Monday 6/2/25: Capitol Notes, MCTS apprenticeships, Ojibwe Star Wars
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Thursday 5/29/25: youth justice in Milwaukee County, powwow etiquette, live improv
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May 29, 2025 |
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Wednesday 5/28/25: Federal funding and job seeking, Books and Beyond, Chirp Chat
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May 28, 2025 |
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Tuesday 5/27/25: birthright citizenship check-in, civics 101, Wisconsin State Parks, Live at Lake Effect
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May 27, 2025 |
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Thursday 5/22/25: mental health care history, What Milwaukee Is Made Of, HAM radio community, 'Big Lake Troubles'
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May 22, 2025 |
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Wednesday 5/21/25: racist fliers, the Milwaukee Does, Bay View massacre, Wisconsin River trips
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May 21, 2025 |
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Tuesday 5/20/25: singing & heart health, Tavern Tuesdays, tick checks, 'Pure Innocent Fun'
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May 20, 2025 |
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Monday 5/19/25: Anodyne unionization, Capitol Notes, stamp club
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May 19, 2025 |
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Thursday 5/15/25: Evolution of citizenship, MPS exit interviews, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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May 15, 2025 |
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Wednesday 5/14/25: Hmong immigration, arts funding tension, science fiction standouts
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May 14, 2025 |
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Tuesday 5/13/25: Ending atmospheric science, history of sanctuary, Tavern Tuesday
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May 13, 2025 |
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Monday 5/12/25: Immigration in Milwaukee, incarceration of youth, coffee and tariffs
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May 12, 2025 |
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Thursday 5/8/25: Black maternal and infant outcomes, green initiatives and tariff navigation, Milwaukee and immigration
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May 08, 2025 |
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Wednesday 5/7/25: Black mental health initiatives, "Speak.", Apostle Islands
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May 07, 2025 |
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Tuesday 5/6/25: Public Allies in Milwaukee, The Dells documentary, Black Point Estate
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May 06, 2025 |
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Monday 5/5/25: Latino immigration reality and perception, undocumented rights, 'unseen'
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May 05, 2025 |
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Thursday 5/1/25: Cinco de Mayo on Cesar Chavez Drive, Film Fest documentaries, Zine Fest
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May 01, 2025 |
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Wednesday 4/30/25: Protest safety, Sharon Dixon, Ice Age Trail highlights
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Tuesday 4/29/25: Protests against judicial arrests, one-year UWM encampment retrospective, Live at Lake Effect
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Monday 4/28/25: ABLE, film fest shorts, historic recipes
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Thursday 4/24/25: Earth Day and garden prep, Bubbler Talk, the power of film festivals
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Wednesday 4/23/25: BlueGreen Alliance, Chirp Chat, should cats be outdoors?
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Tuesday 4/22/25: Love and outer space, tribal schools and water, UWM and underwater volcanoes
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Monday 4/21/24: City contracts, Capitol Notes, 'Wisconsin Idols', 'Fiddler On The Roof' Jazz Album
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Thursday 4/17/25: Milwaukee foster care, refugee resettlement, food waste reduction
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Wednesday 4/16/25: Federal funding and food assistance, UWM-Waukesha closure, rehabilitation and poverty
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Tuesday 4/15/25: Measles risk in Wisconsin, ICE arrests, Tax Day
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Monday 4/14/25: Lessons for MPS, murals and logos, Midwest Sad
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Thursday 4/10/25: State funding for the arts, White House history, fish from water to table
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Wednesday 4/9/25: Sickle Cell Disease, medical research diversity, Dear Black Girl: I See You
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Tuesday 4/8/25: A building built of fossils, tropical stargazing, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Monday 4/7/25: Capitol Notes, Musician Ani DiFranco, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 'Hundreds of Beavers'
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Thursday 4/3/25: New MPS superintendent speaks, wine game show, MPM rooster origins
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Wednesday 4/2/25: Election results, civics 101, spring cleaning
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Tuesday 4/1/25: Meet the Johnsons from Wisconsin
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Monday 3/31/25: Transgender rights in campaign ads, the fight against HIV, DIY in zines
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Thursday 3/27/25: Big money in elections, Wisconsin abortion providers, Black Feminist Symposium
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Wednesday 3/26/25: Statewide voter ID referendum, Chirp Chat, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Tuesday 3/25/25: Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate overview, SPED cuts, MKE Rec
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Monday 3/24/25: Wisconsin Supreme Court nationalized, NFL Draft, animation journey
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Thursday 3/20/25: CCAP uses and harms, money and courts, sports gambling
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Wednesday 3/19/25: State Superintendent candidate interviews, best restaurants, weird museums
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Tuesday 3/18/25: Persecution at home and abroad, Wisconsin Whey, Live at Lake Effect
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Monday 3/17/25: 3rd district Alderperson candidate interviews, Irish immigrant history
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Thursday 3/13/25: Milwaukee School Board, Act 10, Birth to 3 Program, Local Altoid tin artist, Bubbler Talk
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Wednesday 3/12/25: Statewide referenda, shipwrecks, spring cleaning
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Tuesday 3/11/25: Farmers and funding freezes, Medicaid, volcano research
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Monday 3/10/25: Climate Accountability Act, civic education, daylight saving
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Thursday 3/6/25: Stable housing, healthy trees, skywalks
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Wednesday 3/5/25: Lake Effect On-Site Celebrating 60 Years of WUWM
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Tuesday 3/4/25: Brady lists, deportation in schools, tracking overdoses
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Monday 3/3/25: Urban renewal, cosmic neighbors, history of a tile factory
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Thursday 2/27/25: Comité Sin Fronteras, how we judge judges, Wisconsin Dells
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Wednesday 2/26/25: Black literature and culinary history in Milwaukee, Chirp Chat
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Tuesday 2/25/25: Black Birth Collection, Unity Awards, Live at Lake Effect
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Monday 2/24/25: What the state superintendent does, stormwater capture, American Reckoning
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Thursday 2/20/25: Black homeownership, changing economy in a changing winter, construction
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Wednesday 2/19/25: Future of renewables, whitefish and warming winters, free throws
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Tuesday 2/18/25: Gender-affirming care in Wisconsin, Thin Ice, MKE Rec's new director
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Monday 2/17/25: White House history, Thin Ice, forks in roads
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Thursday 2/13/25: Housing Authority financial woes, Thin Ice, love songs
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Wednesday 2/12/25: USAID freeze in Wisconsin part two, youth homelessness, bugs
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Tuesday 2/11/25: USAID freeze in Wisconsin, Black History Month movies, a local Bad Bunny collab
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Monday 2/10/25: Capitol Notes, library kitchens, historic recipes
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Thursday 2/6/25: Survive and thrive this winter
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Wednesday 2/5/25: News literacy, refugees in Milwaukee, Latinos in Wisconsin
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Tuesday 2/4/25: Correcting corrections, Pearls Who Cook, dive bars
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Monday 2/3/25: MPD pursuit policy, oft-forgotten Black history, Jones Island
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Thursday 1/30/25: Executive orders and the environment, prison calls, millennial nostalgia
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Wednesday 1/29/25: Milwaukee mayor 1999 retrospective, desegregation, Lady Like
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Tuesday 1/28/25: Statewide ballot petitioning, Willem Dafoe, Live at Lake Effect
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Monday 1/27/25: Milwaukee Mayor speaks on immigration enforcement
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Thursday 1/23/25: Wisconsin Republican hopes for 2025, disposing Christmas trees, caring for birds
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Wednesday 1/22/25: Illness update, civic education, staying social this winter
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Tuesday 1/21/25: Remembering Bob Uecker, NIL and college sports, Midwest climate change
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Thursday 1/16/25: The Domes reimagined, eco-friendly surfboards, pull tabs
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Wednesday 1/15/25: Preserving natural farmland, homesteading gone wrong, Angels of Dirt
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Tuesday 1/14/25: Mapping landlords, silent book club, 2024's astronomy events
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Monday 1/13/25: Bipartisanship hopes, top research of 2024, 'The Last Repair Shop'
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Thursday 1/9/25: Niche Milwaukee history in museums, mental health facilities and the Gas Building
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Wednesday 1/8/25: New year new state politics? Milwaukee's youth poet laureate
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Tuesday 1/7/25: New years resolutions, winter weather, safety on ice
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Best-Of 2024: Thursday 1/2/25: Greentree apartments, taxidermist, Oriental organ, senior dance groups
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Best-Of 2024 Wednesday 1/1/25: MKE Outdoor Indoor Exchange, periodical cicadas, MPM geology collection
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Best-Of 'Live at Lake Effect': A special New Year's Eve Day show
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Best-Of 2024: Monday 12/30/24: Othering Latinos, Ari Shaprio, Food Journeys, youth bird banding
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Best-Of 2024 Thursday 12/26/24: What deportation looks like, Jewish female comedians, haunted fire house
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Best-Of 2024 Wednesday 12/25/24: Milwaukee Roots, 'HBCU Made', Guerrilla Gay Bar, Les Petit BonBons
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Best-Of 2024 Tuesday 12/24/24: Ald. Murphy retirement, immigrants & dairy industry, UW DEI funding, A Tribute to Survival
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Best-Of 2024 Monday 12/23/24: 'Strangers No Longer', Asian identity, La Finca Coffee House, Ko-Thi Dance Company
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Thursday 12/19/24: Books to gift, winter solstice, best local music of 2024
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Wednesday 12/18/24: School shootings, NYE, astrology
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Tuesday 12/17/24: Act 10 legal battle, Games to Gift, Latkes Con Salsa
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Monday 12/16/24: Abortion access litigation, monarch butterfly, City Hall geology
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Thursday 12/12/24: MKE Rec outgoing director, desserts savory and sweet
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Wednesday 12/11/24: Wisconsin Dem goes national, Advent, Altoid art
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Tuesday 12/10/24: accidental shooting charges, Veterans Treatment Court, 'Food, We Need to Talk', Dungeons & Dragons origins
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Monday 12/9/24: Capitol Notes, clinical trial diversity, Milwaukee King Center, Landmark Lanes
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Thursday 12/5/24: Act 10 and unions, 'Metropolitan', Santa Claus
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Wednesday 12/4/24: LGBTQ Wisconsinites and the holiday season, Chirp Chat, Milwaukee Community Orchestra
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Tuesday 12/3/24: What's next for Heal the Hood MKE, Wisconsinites bike the continental divide
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Monday 12/2/24: American poverty, winter preparedness, holiday stress
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Wednesday 11/27/24: Sink holes, Greentree, La Finca
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Tuesday 11/26/24: Vel Phillips, Blackity Black Holiday Market, Live at Lake Effect
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Monday 11/25/24: Lead poisoning in deer, Bob Reitman reflects
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Thursday 11/21/24: Road updates, Chirp Chat, Bubbler Talk
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Wednesday 11/20/24: Remembering Jonathan Brostoff, food as tradition and creative outlet
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Tuesday 11/19/24: Federal funding impacts, 'A Night in Greece'
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Monday 11/18/24: Mental health in an era of silence, Ojibwe journey to Madeline Island
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Thursday 11/14/24: New DA, midcentury organizing, are we all haters?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Wednesday 11/13/24: Climate change, Milwaukee walks, nature's inevitability
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Tuesday 11/12/24: Milwaukee music and dance - pipe organs, African dance, dancing seniors
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Monday 11/11/24: Ghost armies, Capitol Notes, war dogs
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Thursday 11/7/24: President as person and institution, Milwaukee Betty Award
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Wednesday 11/6/24: Election day recap - national, state and local races
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Tuesday 11/5/24: election day, preserving 'Samson' the gorilla, 'Hundreds of Beavers'
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Monday 11/4/24: Election day eve - state and local races, amendments, GOTV
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Thursday 10/31/24: Books and Beyond, Rhinelander Hodag, local Halloween tunes
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Lake Effect Immigration Special: Fear is the point
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Tuesday 10/29/24: Evolution of MPM, Chirp Chat, Live at Lake Effect
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Monday 10/28/24: Wisconsin breaks early voting records, what voters should know, Sway Wild
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Thursday 10/24/24: How to vote 101, Milwaukee County budget, cicada magic
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Wednesday 10/23/24: Preventing invasive species, La Finca, 'What Milwaukee is Made Of'
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Tuesday 10/22/24: Young voter roundtable, why insects matter
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Monday 10/21/24: Infrastructure report card, Capitol Notes, Henry Winkler, Black Cross Nurses
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Thursday 10/17/24: Wisconsin prisons restrict book access, neighborhood combats climate change, 'The Moth Project'
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Wednesday 10/16/24: Milwaukee City Attorney, why leaves change, Muslim Film Festival
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Tuesday 10/15/24: District Attorney retrospective, Taliesin restoration, 'Spirits of the Silent City'
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Monday 10/14/24: Act 31, Ojibwe-dubbed Star Wars, 'Our Precious Corn'
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Thursday 10/10/24: Latinx LGBTQ activism, treating pancreatic cancer, upcoming Halloween events
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Wednesday 10/9/24: Milwaukee's 2025 budget proposal, Latinx LGBTQ activism, dive bars
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Tuesday 10/8/2024: Undecided voters, three generations of Latina organizers, Milwaukee Badgers
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Monday 10/7/24: Election clerks combatting misinformation, 'Alice in Dairyland'
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Thursday 10/3/24: North Avenue past and present, Milwaukee County budget
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Wednesday 10/2/24: FAFSA delays, population changes, Milwaukee Comedy Festival
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Tuesday 10/1/24: Interviews with Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Monday 9/30/24: Ari Shapiro, North Avenue, Milwaukee Music Roundup
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Thursday 9/26/24: Rising ATV and UTV deaths, shipwrecks, Horicon Marsh
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Wednesday 9/25/24: updated COVID-19 vaccine, political artifact preservation, wild wetlands
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Tuesday 9/24/24: Economic conditions, unions and voting, 'We Are Big Time'
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Sep 24, 2024 |