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Lake Effect Spotlight

Lake Effect Spotlight

By: WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
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 The Lake Effect Spotlight podcast features some of our favorite conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.Learn more about Lake Effect here.WUWM Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The day Milwaukee was the center of the women's basketball world

    The day Milwaukee was the center of the women's basketball world
    May 23 2025
    Did you know the first-ever women’s pro basketball game tipped off in Milwaukee? Hear the story of the Milwaukee Does, the WBL, and the players speaking up to make sure their history isn’t forgotten.
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    16 mins
  • ‘Something for everybody': Milwaukee’s stamp club is one of the oldest in the country

    ‘Something for everybody': Milwaukee’s stamp club is one of the oldest in the country
    May 21 2025
    The Milwaukee Philatelic Society was organized in 1899, making it one of the oldest stamp collecting clubs in the country.
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    13 mins
  • Making Wisconsin: Hmong refugees and the promise of something better

    Making Wisconsin: Hmong refugees and the promise of something better
    May 16 2025
    This year marks the 50th anniversary of Hmong refugees resettling in the U.S., but what drove many out of Laos? And how have they made a home in Wisconsin, which is home to the third largest Hmong population in the country?
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    16 mins

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