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Lake Effect Spotlight — 380 episodes
Chirp Chat: how to save a bird's life
Milwaukee museum exhibit examines the legacy of racist memorabilia in the US
Milwaukee Film's Dialogues Documentary Festival opens today
A poetry roundtable with Bob Reitman, Bryon Cherry & Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate Jodie Jasim
Why wasps bee buggin' you right now
Wisconsin has its own version of Stonehenge
Invasive Asian Carp creep closer to Lake Michigan
How measles interacts with the immune system
Turning excess produce into full bellies
The art of showing a 70mm film
Chirp Chat: how bird migration becomes art
Milwaukee NNS examines what's changed since the 2016 Sherman Park Uprising
How proposed deregulation of Head Start childcare could impact WI immigrant families?
How kids get fed over the summer
Uncovering secrets buried within Lake Michigan
After Crowley wins Dem nomination, what's next?
Enbridge Line 5 pipeline ordered to stop trespassing on tribal land
Homer Blow shares his secrets to success, on and off the air
The Eaux Claires Festival returns without missing a beat
How the president's lies about election integrity affect Wisconsin
Economic Check-In: Cozy Nook Farm battles dry weather and a 'break even year' for dairy farms
How to stay healthy when wildfire smoke worsens air quality
No arms, all wings: world's first pilot without arms comes to Wisconsin
We remember the Great Oconto Frog Invasion
'Summertime' through the times
Chirp Chat: a bird's-eye view on Bank Swallows
Fake pitches, real problems: AI journalist impersonators
From zero tolerance to new tools: How AI is changing Milwaukee education
Giannis will always be Milwaukee: a tribute to our superstar
The Milwaukee Socialists, part 4: Frank Zeidler
The Milwaukee Socialists, part 3: Daniel Hoan
The Milwaukee Socialists, part 2: Emil Seidel
The Milwaukee Socialists, part 1: Igniting a movement
Summerfest preview week one
How Milwaukee became home of the longest continuously held Juneteenth celebration
Economic Check-In: American Science and Surplus
Why closed Walgreens locations can't host new businesses
Wait Wait...We speak with Paula Poundstone
Glendale Mayor: grassroots organizing can reinvigorate democracy
Thinking of adopting a rescued Ridglan Farms beagle? Here's what to know
How to Evict Your Landlord, part 1: Who is David Tomblin?
How to Evict Your Landlord, part 2: Opportunity knocks
How to Evict Your Landlord, part 3: Public nuisance
ECO MKE and the plastic-free life
The cultural significance of sturgeon return
Could sealing eviction records lead to more stable housing in Milwaukee?
Milwaukee food truck owner says new food truck curfew will cost her 80% of her business
Sea shanties vs. maritime music
Economic Check-In: Cozy Nook Farm springs anew amidst high fuel prices, federal aid, looming Farm Bill
'Your Attention Please': A call to push back against social media
The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship fund faces an uncertain future
Did you know dioramas were born in Milwaukee?
Milwaukee Film Fest spotlight: All of the Above
Torchy Timberloss: Wisconsin's version of Smokey Bear
It's 414 Day and we've got the history to prove it
Series preview: How to Evict Your Landlord
Lake sturgeon spotted in Milwaukee River for first time in 100 years
Keys to Homeownership: housing for early childhood educators
Last night's election results: supreme court, school referenda, county board
The Women's Well-Being Index in Wisconsin
What's at stake in tomorrow's State Supreme Court election
The Wisconsin whey: how the dairy state is becoming the protein state
UW researchers want to help you understand what AI can and cannot do
The battle over police use of facial recognition technology
Keys to Homeownership: how we turn investor-owned rentals into owner-occupied homes
Cesar Chavez and the reevaluation of how we honor historical figures
Marquette students are criticizing its choice for graduation speaker over AI connections
A stage for women, by women
The rise and fall of movie palaces
Memories of a Street Cat
Economic Check-In: Living without housing in Milwaukee
A sustainable and affordable approach to homebuilding
Where is the nearest African language college programs?
Milwaukee 'Survivor' fans meet contestants, celebrate 50th season at watch party
From Radio Milwaukee: Black Caucus at the state Capitol
What to know about ICE operations in western Wisconsin
The past and present of Wisconsin sauna culture
Milwaukee immigrant stories: family, legal hoops, and building a home
Wisconsin Supreme Court: what's on the ballot and what's at stake
Milwaukee's Iranian students speak on current war
A world of Peeps comes to Racine
TEMPO and women in workplace leadership
Group Chat: what womanhood and reproductive justice mean
WUWM voter roundtable: a would-be Trump voter has second thoughts
Reduced MCTS service on select routes begins this weekend
Wisconsin businesses sue over tariff losses
Why Lake Michigan never completely freezes over
Chirp Chat: Who cooks for youuuu?
Are there downsides to AI chatbot regulation?
How Midwest cocktails measure up against the East Coast
Thin Ice: new data on shortening winters
Wisconsin's first skating ribbon draws thousands to Boulder Junction Winter Park
The origins of Black History Month
How a baby prince created the largest ski marathon in North America
Books and Beyond: ABC Academy and kindergarten readiness
Meet Betty Brinn's artist-in-residence, and your new favorite cellist
Group Chat: finding love in your golden years
A hub for WUWM's ongoing coverage of data centers
A month of Afrofuturism at Milwaukee Film
How Milwaukee's Puerto Rican businesses celebrated the 'Benito Bowl'
Radio Milwaukee: pretty girl left, pretty girl right
Bubbler Talk: How a medieval French chapel made its way to Milwaukee
'Baby Bust': Wisconsin's declining youth population
How tariffs are affecting Milwaukee's small businesses
Milwaukee's success with homeless outreach, and an uncertain future
Shorewood beach walker loses trespassing case; plans to fight decision
Seeking Solutions: a home to call your own
Status Pending bonus episode: Pastor Dee and teacher resettlement
Meet Milwaukee Recreation's new director
The National Environmental Policy Act, and the future of environmentalism in federal policy
'What this moment means for us': a Twin Cities journalist shares on-the-ground reporting
Tips for staying safe in frigid temperatures
A snapshot of Milwaukeeans' health
MPS completes financial audit and receives state funding. Now what?
Teaching Milwaukee adults to read: How free programs can get parents back on track
A Wisconsinite's journey to the Winter Olympics
‘Poetry is powerful’: Meet Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate Angela Wang
After 75-cent fare hike, more changes coming to Milwaukee County bus routes. What to know
After years of declining energy use, how will Wisconsin power data centers?
The Burlington Liars Club (and game show)
The environmental impact of data centers
91% of MPS students can't read at grade level. What will it take to fix that?
Economic Check-In: Cozy Nook Farm remains optimistic after a slow Christmas tree season
One year and $43M later, Milwaukee Public Schools completes its lead paint cleanup
A conversation with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley
Best of 2025: UWM's Atmospheric Sciences program comes to an end
Best of 2025: Milwaukee Community Land Trust
Best of 2025: A long history of sanctuary movements
Best of 2025: Visit Milwaukee reported RNC gains of over $300 million. This number does not consider lost business
Best of 2025: Milwaukee Art Museum welcomes new director
How changing zoning laws affected housing affordability in Minneapolis
A dispute over beach access in Shorewood, and the what the 'Public Access Doctrine' tells us
Books to Gift in 2025
Tips to WI school safety hotline increased by 30%. Why experts say that's a good thing
Top games to gift in 2025
The many dimensions of Judge Hannah Dugan's trial
Real vs. artificial Christmas trees: Which is better for the environment?
What call data can tell us about Milwaukee's social safety net
Packers and Bears fans keep century-old rivalry alive
MKE Grocery Buddy: a grassroots response to food insecurity in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee mother was forced to self-deport. A reporter followed to share her story
After years of drinking bottled water, small Wisconsin town creates its own PFAS solution
Milwaukee Diaper Mission celebrates 5 years of supporting the community
Why these Catholic sisters transferred land to Indigenous Wisconsinites
The role of the federal capital gains tax in housing affordability
'Status Pending' episode three: how the refugee resettlement program works
Agri-entertainment or bare essentials? Wisconsin's Christmas tree market adjusts in two directions
A roundup of new Milwaukee restaurants, and goodbyes to those that closed
How redlining created segregation, barriers to homeownership
Will Judge Dugan take a plea deal?
Facial recognition technology, Milwaukee police, and ICE
Where are all of Milwaukee's street signs?
Don't just see The Nutcracker, live it
When a data center comes to town, this man saves your building
Why physicians tend to struggle with mental health, and what to do about it
Racially restrictive covenants are illegal, but remain in some property deeds
Students shy away from disagreement in class. One Marquette program is changing that
Sea lampreys: the Great Lakes' most unwanted guest
How is The Hop funded?
'Go ahead and ask for it': The federal shutdown comes to UWM's food pantry
The 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Half SNAP and the House of Peace
What music education does for a community
MKE Roots gets federal funding after previous grant cancelled, curriculum must now "commemorate" 1776
Milwaukee remembers its Chinese Laundry Era
Government shutdown, Head Start, and child care in Wisconsin
Stability or Speculation: What community land trusts teach us about affordable housing
Alice's Garden: connect with others, connect with yourself
How Wisconsin feels about climate change
Why the nuclear family is not a panacea for racial justice
Feeding the City: from basketball to the farm
How does Wisconsin keep track of teachers accused of misconduct?
Meet Milwaukee Art Museum's new director
An overview of Milwaukee County's proposed budget
Herbie Hancock on jazz, radio voices, and improvising through life
MPL Halloween event highlights Milwaukee's paranormal & true crime history
Yemeni coffee in Brew City: A visit to Al Wadi Coffee House
Exploring UWM's role in the discovery of gravitational waves 10 years ago
A home for Milwaukee's underrepresented artists is seeking funds
It's flu and COVID season. Here's what you need to know
'Kill the Indian, save the man': a Wisconsin survivor's story
Milwaukee’s Fat Body Hotties celebrates fat joy and liberation through clothing swaps
A mass exodus from Wisconsin's organ donor registry
The growing crisis of nitrate contamination in water
Milwaukee Comedy Festival kicks off its 20th year today
MPS pauses hiring new international teachers after Trump admin hikes H-1B fees to $100K
Milwaukee Latine community members are building enclaves of hope in difficult times
Milwaukee street artists creates rainbow crosswalk in Walker's Point Neighborhood
The link between being 'terminally online' and extremism
Milwaukee Public Library's Educational Outreach Service Brings Books to the Community
Milwaukee-natives share experiences from Gaza
Doors Open Milwaukee celebrates 15 years of revealing hidden beauty
'New Wave' tells the story Vietnamese immigrants & '80s counterculture
State of Working Wisconsin report finds federal policies are impacting jobs in the state
Milwaukee Music Roundup: new releases from local artists
How to apply for FEMA flood damage assistance
How the zoo keeps animals safe during severe weather
A touring Black farmer documentary comes to Milwaukee
The renegotiation of what counts as American history
What a flood brings: checking in with a Wauwatosa family one month after historic flooding
Hillary Reynolds authors her own story on 'Changing Seasons,' after years writing songs for others
Chirp Chat: birds, coming to a chimney near you
Milwaukee Magazine highlights readers’ and editors’ picks for ‘Best of Milwaukee’
Wisconsin is great for biking (and we've got proof)
Capitol Notes: FEMA and the waiting game for flood disaster declaration
An artist's love letter to Milwaukee paleteros
'What a gem we have here': New Circus World director talks future of historic Baraboo site
Japanese Stiltgrass: Wisconsin's newest invasive species
MPS superintendent speaks on new school year, flood cleanup, lead paint
Wandering Wisconsin: fly fishing in Driftless beauty
Chirp Chat: Milwaukee is a city for the birds
American Science and Surplus is down, but not out
Wisconsin DNR wants you to be a community scientist
Should schools ban cell phones?
How Wisconsin cooperates with ICE, and gets paid for it
Group Chat: getting a Green Card in 2025
Heat as a workplace issue
There’s treasure hiding in plain sight at Milwaukee’s beaches
Tips for filing flood insurance claims
Rainn Wilson on Dwight Schrute, his Bahá’í faith and Dungeons & Dragons
What a flood brings: Wauwatosa family among many with flooded homes after southeast Wisconsin storms
National Hip Hop Day: Milwaukee producer breaks down the art of sampling
Why are Milwaukee craft breweries closing?
Economic check-in: Local business owner shares her concerns for the future
‘Spread the good news of poetry’: Wisconsin’s poet laureate on what the role means to her
Milwaukee Public Library’s Wisconsin Concert Poster Collection is pretty punk
Exploring Fondy Farmers Market, the oldest farmers market in Milwaukee
How did the Lumberjack World Championships end up in northern Wisconsin?
Vacant lots are a blank canvas: Finding opportunity in Milwaukee
Willow Newell is the first Black Miss Wisconsin. Up next: Miss America
$11M deficit, authorized worker strike and leadership vacuum: What’s going on at MCTS?
Monarch butterfly population rebounds, but it’s still one of the lowest numbers on record
RNC economic impact estimated at $321M, but lost regular business not included
Capitol Notes: How does the Wisconsin budget protect healthcare funding?
A Milwaukee immigration lawyer speaks on changes he's seen since last year
Having a field day with Wisconsin's ham radio enthusiasts
'Choosing Love' explores lessons about relationships, inclusion & more from LGBTQ+ Christians
'Group Chat': 'I want to live, too'
Get your music on at 'Summer of Soul': a downtown Milwaukee concert series
Exploring the history of Bay View's Humboldt Park
Where are the victims of the Bay View Massacre buried?
Buc-ee's in Wisconsin: Big promises, competition and lawsuits
Oral history project to document stories of Wisconsin Native American boarding school survivors
Chirp Chat: All about Wisconsin’s state bird, the American Robin
Connecting with Indigenous history to address intergenerational trauma
From Billy the Bookworm to Browser the Library Lion: A look back at MPL's mascots
UWM graduate students map out Milwaukee’s flood concerns and what can be done
The Native history behind the unmarked pedestrian bridge in Milwaukee's McKinley Park
'As they live, we live:' Protecting the sturgeon returning to Milwaukee’s waters
What to know about the Milwaukee teacher's aide facing deportation
Finding the fixers: MCTS apprenticeship program calibrates future mechanics and drivers
Chirp Chat: Exploring what birds can teach us about ourselves through art
Milwaukee's 'ham radio' enthusiasts are keeping this DIY hobby alive
The day Milwaukee was the center of the women's basketball world
‘Something for everybody': Milwaukee’s stamp club is one of the oldest in the country
Making Wisconsin: Hmong refugees and the promise of something better
Making Wisconsin: How sanctuary movements have succeeded and failed
'What matters is measured': Black kids make up 96% of youth corrections
Celebrating print media, DIY publishing and free expression with Milwaukee Zine Fest
Summer is prime time to visit the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
How the Milwaukee community came together to support LGBTQ pioneer Sharon Dixon
Cesar Chavez BID to hold Cinco de Mayo street festival and market
One year later: Reflecting on UWM's pro-Palestinian student encampment
Chirp Chat: The dazzling colors of warbler season in Wisconsin
'Group Chat': Desperately seeking Milwaukee's Film Fest
Bringing together environmental and economic justice to address climate, lead crises in Milwaukee
World legends with Wisconsin roots explored in new book, 'Wisconsin Idols'
What to know about ICE arrests at the courthouse and what's being done
Some Wisconsin counties could be a tinderbox for measles outbreak, health official says
How to turn around MPS? Report highlights lessons from Chicago, Miami and DC schools
Making the economic case for state investment in the arts
Join this metal detectorist searching old homes for history and hidden treasures
The new MPS superintendent is tasked with a turnaround. What's 'top of the list?'
Milwaukee Wine Weekend: 5 days of wine, Milwaukee and accessibility
How Department of Education cuts will — and won’t — affect Wisconsin
Group Chat: Reproductive health care and harm reduction
Chirp Chat: How do birds build nests in Wisconsin? With twigs, mud, spiderweb and more
What to know about the voter ID ballot referendum
UWM, animation, and dream jobs
The ways people use — and misuse — CCAP
Meet the candidates: Wisconsin state superintendent
UWM scientist dives into deep-sea volcanoes
'Voices & Votes' highlights Wisconsinites who spoke up for change
'This is our lifeline': Wisconsin advocates and Medicaid recipients decry potential cuts
The race to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin Legislature
Temporary housing for people leaving incarceration opens in downtown Milwaukee
Milwaukee County hid officers' credibility concerns — reporters just revealed the list
Group Chat: Community keeps us safe
Chirp Chat: How to meet other birders in Wisconsin
Black Birth Collection brings together resources from prenatal to postpartum
Milwaukee musicians scale buildings for 'On the Roof: Jazz Impressions of Fiddler'
Optimism, and Trump-triggered caution, about renewable energy growth in Wisconsin this year
Milwaukee Recreation’s new director wants to continue building up programs and play fields
'Heal and move forward': Milwaukee Housing Authority chair talks next steps amid financial struggles
WUWM staff picks: A mixtape of love songs just in time for Valentine’s Day
Bad Bunny wanted to share Puerto Rico's history of colonization, so he called a Wisconsin professor
Looking for recipe ideas? Milwaukee Public Library’s historic collection has thousands
An appetite for progress: Students from PEARLS for Teen Girls cook with Milwaukee chefs
Two brothers from Afghanistan share how refugee funding now in limbo helped them settle in Milwaukee
Lesser-known stories of Black Americans in history returns to Marquette
A Milwaukee native's new book takes readers on a pop culture 'road trip' through the '90s and 2000s
Milwaukee Mayor Johnson interview, part two: Housing, budgets, public works, crime
Milwaukee Mayor Johnson aims to welcome immigrants without being 'targeted' by Trump
Financial advice to start the year off right with your 'financial hype woman'
Staying safe from RSV, COVID-19, flu and norovirus this winter: Tips and vaccine resources
The Domes: Reimagined project takes root
Milwaukee surfer shapes eco-friendly board that ‘captures the beauty of surfing while respecting the water’
Are you a reader who likes meeting new people? Try Milwaukee's Silent Book Club!
Wisconsin Policy Forum's top 5 findings of 2024
Eagle River hosts 62nd annual World Championship Snowmobile Derby
Milwaukee’s youth poet laureate is helping up-and-coming poets grow
Milwaukee Music Roundup: Night Crickets, Ellie Jackson, BLAX, Known Moons
Greentree: Where you are safe to be yourself
Milwaukee seniors ‘living their best lives’ through dance and community
Leap day 2024 in Milwaukee: Rare birthdays, cosmic love stories, and unforgettable proposals
From back seat listener to NPR host: A conversation with Ari Shapiro
Bringin' the Hannukah light with Milwaukee's Latkes Con Salsa
Bringin' the Hannukah light with Milwaukee's Latkes Con Salsa
Top games to gift in 2024
A Fight for Survival: The monarch butterfly's future
Milwaukee Recreation director to retire after 36-year career, reflects on department’s future
Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair aims to become the national chair of the DNC
How the Coming Home Tour supports LGBTQ Wisconsinites this Holiday Season
One course, many faiths: Milwaukeeans come together to study Judaism, Islam and Christianity
What's next for Heal the Hood?
Celebrating Vel Phillips' unforgettable impact on politics, Milwaukee and Wisconsin
There's no better time for Milwaukee's Blackity Black Holiday Market
'Rock 'n' Roll Poet' honors WUWM's famous alum, Bob Reitman
Ho-Chunk chef sees food as canvas for tradition and change
The time is now for optimizing home energy efficiency
Remembering Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff
'Struggle for the City' explores how neighborhoods fought urban renewal
Is Milwaukee a community of haters?
Climate change will wait for no president: One perspective on the path ahead
'A Hallowed Home for Heroes' explores the storied history of Milwaukee Soldiers Home
The Hodag: The mythical story behind Rhinelander’s symbol of pride
Wisconsin Democrats win crucial state Senate elections, but remain minority in Legislature
Here are some of Wisconsin's most competitive races under new legislative maps
Exploring the haunting of Engine House 35 with Milwaukee Public Library's Cemetery Collection
Latinos in Wisconsin: A history of othering
Cream City brick: From Ice Age glaciers to Milwaukee's early strip malls
Deciding whether to vote early or on Election Day? Here's why it's all secure
Wisconsin prisons restrict books to prevent drug smuggling, underwhelming evidence it will work
From green to gold: Why some leaves change color in the fall
'Spirits of the Silent City' brings the dead to life at Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery
Looking back at Act 31, Wisconsin's Native American education law
What to know about the mayor's proposed City of Milwaukee budget and what happens next
Here's why some local voters are still undecided
What Wisconsin election clerks want us to know
What North Avenue tells us about Milwaukee's demographics
The Milwaukee Comedy Festival celebrates 19 years of laughs
From back seat listener to NPR host: A conversation with Ari Shapiro
Diving into Milwaukee Public Library's Great Lakes Marine Collection
'Star Wars: A New Hope' dubbed into Ojibwe in an effort to help revitalize the language
Scientists find signs of sinkholes on the floor of Lake Michigan
Greentree: Where you are safe to be yourself
Milwaukee's King Center: More than a center, more than neighborhood trauma
Trump's appeal in Wisconsin possibly explained: It's the economic inequalities, says researcher
How hazelnuts can build climate resilience in the Upper Midwest
Reminiscing about Wisconsin’s hot cicada summer
From a duck explaining elections to a printed voter guide, here are WUWM's 2024 election projects
Milwaukee International Short Film Festival's lineup is 90% Wisconsin filmmakers
Group Chat: The kids are alright
Want a chance to drive on a world-class racetrack? Race on over to Road America
Get to know the sand dunes of the Midwest
New report shows sobering statistics of struggle across all Milwaukee schools
Mayor Johnson reflects on Milwaukee hosting the RNC and looks ahead to the DNC
Liberace is from West Allis. Why isn't he memorialized there?
Experience the Wisconsin State Fair from a first-timer’s perspective
MPD chief defends out-of-state officers' shooting of Milwaukee man during RNC
Amanda Huff & Steve Peplin: Live at Lake Effect
How you can canoe down the Wisconsin River and spend the night on a sandbar
What to know about the constitutional amendments on the Aug. 13 ballot
Swing State of the Union Episode 5: Us vs. Them
Swing State of the Union Episode 4: Who gets to vote?
Swing State of the Union Episode 3: Labor left and right
Amanda Huff & Steve Peplin: Live at Lake Effect
Milwaukee seniors ‘living their best lives’ through dance and community
How much sway do running mates actually have with voters? Turns out, not much
A WUWM reporter shares observations from the RNC