Lina Tran

a listener asked how lake michigan often has several shades of blue at once. my ode to the lake and its many colors, @wuwmradio 🌊🎨 wuwm.com/2023-07-21/the-past…

ATTN milwaukee! we're collecting milwaukee sounds, and we want to hear from you: what's your favorite city sound? give us a buzz @wuwmradio 🎙️ wuwm.com/this-is-wuwm/2023-0…

as climate change creates more conditions for fire, shocking events like yesterday's haze in milwaukee & across the midwest won't be that unusual anymore — it'll become a part of summer wuwm.com/2023-06-27/wildfire…

wisconsin is home to the US's 3rd-largest hmong population. as they age, hearing loss is becoming a big problem. but few clinics can properly diagnose hmong-speaking patients. @wuwmradio, I talk to the ppl who made the first hmong hearing test of its kind wuwm.com/2023-05-26/wisconsi…

This month marked the 45th anniversary of El Rey, Milwaukee’s iconic Hispanic grocery store. Rafa Muñoz & I went to the one off Cesar Chavez to talk to people about what the place means to them. give it a listen @wuwmradio wuwm.com/2023-05-23/45-years…

for @undarkmag, I reviewed 'Travelers to Unimaginable Lands,' a book about dementia disorders that focuses on the mind of the caregiver, rather than the patient undark.org/2023/04/07/book-r…

excited to have a story @npr on the latest in political outreach: dating apps. go vote, wisconsin!! npr.org/2023/04/03/116762623…

I teamed up with @JuliaTKane and @DKruzman for a look at rising groundwater in three different parts of the country. it's bringing a slew of problems for which few communities are prepared @grist grist.org/article/what-it-me…

bubbler talk was my first introduction to @WUWMradio, so i'm excited to contribute my first to the series. 🫧 on the origins of milwaukee's built environment: wuwm.com/2023-03-03/who-were…

I had a great experience as a grist fellow, and now that the program’s a year long, you could get twice that. deadline’s coming up:

spent last weekend with a bunch of 'craniacs' at the first Midwest crane fest. give it a listen for bird calls and proof that birds are living dinosaurs @WUWMradio wuwm.com/2022-11-16/birders-…

Returning bison to tribal lands restores ecosystems and cultural heritage. It starts in Yellowstone, which will shape that effort as the park updates how it manages its growing herds. I wrote about the tricky business of bringing bison back @grist grist.org/indigenous/return-…

I spoke to some young women who can't vote in the midterms, since they're DACA recipients. so they've dedicated tons of time & energy to get out the vote wuwm.com/2022-11-03/these-wi…

A year ago, @_JoyNg and I went to Oklahoma to chase a couple night-sky fanatics as they chased sprites. These are insane lights linked to thunderstorms and ofc we know little about them. The odds were not in our favor. My last story from @NASA days 🥲 go.nasa.gov/3Nec2mG

very cool to talk to designer Elena Velez about making art inspired by home. Her work incorporates salvaged materials like ship sails, military canvas, scrap steel from Milwaukee 🌊 wuwm.com/2022-10-27/fashion-…

In the latest legal challenge to DACA, last week, a federal appeals court ruled the program is illegal. @wuwmradio, Wisconsin Dreamers on where DACA stands now: wuwm.com/news/2022-10-13/10-…

I talked to the folks behind Milwaukee's Asian-Latino restaurants — places where you can find sticky rice next to empanadas and mofongo wuwm.com/2022-09-21/asian-la…