Brenda Cárdenas is Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. As the state’s ambassador for poetry, the Milwaukee native hopes to inspire creativity through workshops, projects and meeting with young people.
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Wisconsin birders join Lake Effect's Xcaret Nuñez to chirp about all things birds.
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WUWM's Maayan Silver and WisPolitics' JR Ross keep you updated on political news.

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Funding to the Corporate for Public Broadcasting is under threat, find updates here.
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Ramy Youssef is an award-winning director, actor and a stand-up comic. His work centers his own lived experiences growing up Muslim and Arab-American. On July 13, he’ll be on stage in Milwaukee sharing his personal brand of what he calls “dumb fun” humor.
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Milwaukee immigration lawyer Davorin Odrcic joins Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to discuss changing immigration laws over the past year.
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A Bubbler Talk listener sent us a question asking why Wisconsin's only urban state forest, Havenwoods, was created.
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This month's Milwaukee Magazine features State Rep. Ryan Clancy. He joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to discuss the growing Socialist Caucus in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares some myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons and what scientific discoveries they hold.
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A quartet made up of world-renowned musicians will be performing on the UWM campus this weekend. The two violinists, a violist and a cellist, known as the Fine Arts Quartet, tour the globe and always include Milwaukee as part of their circuit.
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Milwaukee Film has partnered with the Milwaukee Women's Fund for a new series highlighting women filmmakers with film screenings, panel discussions and networking opportunities.
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To learn more about kidney donation, Audrey Nowakowski speaks to Medical College of Wisconsin's Leigh Anne Mixon and the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin's Michael Crowley.
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WUWM's Joy Powers speaks to ham radio enthusiasts at a National Association for Amateur Radio field day to learn more about the subculture surrounding this unique hobby.