Joy Powers
@thejoypowers.bsky.social
Host & Producer, "Lake Effect" on 89.7 WUWM, Milwaukee's NPR. Owns too many animals and draws sometimes.
We're only in the first period and there have already been three fights.
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We're only in the first period and there have already been three fights.
This guy survived refrigeration.
July 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This guy survived refrigeration.
Surveillance on the MCTS?
I'm guessing they're security cameras. Was there a press release about this that I missed?
I'm guessing they're security cameras. Was there a press release about this that I missed?
June 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Surveillance on the MCTS?
I'm guessing they're security cameras. Was there a press release about this that I missed?
I'm guessing they're security cameras. Was there a press release about this that I missed?
Guess who found an anthill?
May 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Guess who found an anthill?
Thank God there's fish-bean ice cream, the best ice cream snack.
April 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thank God there's fish-bean ice cream, the best ice cream snack.
Goodies from a quick trip through the neighborhood.
Honorable mention to the teddy bear cookie jar that I heavily contemplated purchasing.
Honorable mention to the teddy bear cookie jar that I heavily contemplated purchasing.
April 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Goodies from a quick trip through the neighborhood.
Honorable mention to the teddy bear cookie jar that I heavily contemplated purchasing.
Honorable mention to the teddy bear cookie jar that I heavily contemplated purchasing.
BUCKS BUCKS BUCKS!
March 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
BUCKS BUCKS BUCKS!
I finally found my marbles!
March 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I finally found my marbles!
Pregaming this talk on bird watching, like a real Wisconsinite.
March 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Pregaming this talk on bird watching, like a real Wisconsinite.
A lovely lady enjoying her fire.
February 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A lovely lady enjoying her fire.
Valentine's gifts from my lovely husband.
Happy Valentine's Day everybody!
Happy Valentine's Day everybody!
February 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Valentine's gifts from my lovely husband.
Happy Valentine's Day everybody!
Happy Valentine's Day everybody!
A little late in the season, I'm putting away my creche.
I've been thinking a lot about this family lately and what they would say about the world we've created.
I wonder what the world will look like the next time we meet.
I've been thinking a lot about this family lately and what they would say about the world we've created.
I wonder what the world will look like the next time we meet.
February 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A little late in the season, I'm putting away my creche.
I've been thinking a lot about this family lately and what they would say about the world we've created.
I wonder what the world will look like the next time we meet.
I've been thinking a lot about this family lately and what they would say about the world we've created.
I wonder what the world will look like the next time we meet.
My lil guy and his lil toe beans. Relaxing at its finest.
February 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My lil guy and his lil toe beans. Relaxing at its finest.
Protests in LA, dozens of police and their vehicles stand waiting under a viaduct.
February 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Protests in LA, dozens of police and their vehicles stand waiting under a viaduct.
The face looked like the symbol on my favorite NYC restaurant, KENKA. It's hard to see, but much like this caricature the mask has a whistling mouth and the carving around the face looks like the same kind of scarf.
I was struck by the similarity and bought the little mask for $3.
I was struck by the similarity and bought the little mask for $3.
January 31, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The face looked like the symbol on my favorite NYC restaurant, KENKA. It's hard to see, but much like this caricature the mask has a whistling mouth and the carving around the face looks like the same kind of scarf.
I was struck by the similarity and bought the little mask for $3.
I was struck by the similarity and bought the little mask for $3.
The world may be changing, but I'm still out here buying mildly cursed items.
This is something I found at my regular thrift spot. They had a display loosely related to Chinese New Year, but this item is actually Japanese.
I thought it looked familiar, but I didn't know its full story...
This is something I found at my regular thrift spot. They had a display loosely related to Chinese New Year, but this item is actually Japanese.
I thought it looked familiar, but I didn't know its full story...
January 31, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The world may be changing, but I'm still out here buying mildly cursed items.
This is something I found at my regular thrift spot. They had a display loosely related to Chinese New Year, but this item is actually Japanese.
I thought it looked familiar, but I didn't know its full story...
This is something I found at my regular thrift spot. They had a display loosely related to Chinese New Year, but this item is actually Japanese.
I thought it looked familiar, but I didn't know its full story...
It's very cool! They also have very cool plans for it in the new museum. Our digital editor Valeria took some amazing photos of it, but I got this one of its backside.
It's HUGE.
It's HUGE.
January 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
It's very cool! They also have very cool plans for it in the new museum. Our digital editor Valeria took some amazing photos of it, but I got this one of its backside.
It's HUGE.
It's HUGE.
When I look at the rolling hills and prairies of my homeland, I can’t help but wonder: how quickly would it take?
January 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
When I look at the rolling hills and prairies of my homeland, I can’t help but wonder: how quickly would it take?
When you see the photos of skeletal corpses lying in the mud, it looks like a place where terrible things are meant to happen.
What you don’t see are the flowers and the butterflies; you don’t see the beautiful Polish villages replaced by this horror. All you see is the horror that replaced them.
What you don’t see are the flowers and the butterflies; you don’t see the beautiful Polish villages replaced by this horror. All you see is the horror that replaced them.
January 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
When you see the photos of skeletal corpses lying in the mud, it looks like a place where terrible things are meant to happen.
What you don’t see are the flowers and the butterflies; you don’t see the beautiful Polish villages replaced by this horror. All you see is the horror that replaced them.
What you don’t see are the flowers and the butterflies; you don’t see the beautiful Polish villages replaced by this horror. All you see is the horror that replaced them.
If you’ve never been to a concentration camp, they’re hard to describe. But if I’m honest, what struck me most was the beauty. Wannsee, Auschwitz, and Mathausen are situated in some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world.
January 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If you’ve never been to a concentration camp, they’re hard to describe. But if I’m honest, what struck me most was the beauty. Wannsee, Auschwitz, and Mathausen are situated in some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world.
The year before at Auschwitz I, they had done a test-run of the use of gas on Polish and Soviet prisoners of war housed there. This is the building where that happened.
A couple months after Wannsee, the gas chambers at Auschwitz II-Birkenau were operational.
A couple months after Wannsee, the gas chambers at Auschwitz II-Birkenau were operational.
January 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The year before at Auschwitz I, they had done a test-run of the use of gas on Polish and Soviet prisoners of war housed there. This is the building where that happened.
A couple months after Wannsee, the gas chambers at Auschwitz II-Birkenau were operational.
A couple months after Wannsee, the gas chambers at Auschwitz II-Birkenau were operational.
In some ways, this is where the Holocaust began: Wannsee, a nearby suburb of Berlin where Germans go for vacation. If you go there, you’ll see why. It’s a beautiful place.
This building is the location where senior Nazi officials met in 1942 to organize the Holocaust.
This building is the location where senior Nazi officials met in 1942 to organize the Holocaust.
January 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
In some ways, this is where the Holocaust began: Wannsee, a nearby suburb of Berlin where Germans go for vacation. If you go there, you’ll see why. It’s a beautiful place.
This building is the location where senior Nazi officials met in 1942 to organize the Holocaust.
This building is the location where senior Nazi officials met in 1942 to organize the Holocaust.
Daaaaamn. It's moments like these where I wish Gary was still alive to see just how much of an impact he's had on the world.
I still think of him just sitting on the porch playing pinochle, watching me and my sister at the park to make sure we didn't die on the swings.
I still think of him just sitting on the porch playing pinochle, watching me and my sister at the park to make sure we didn't die on the swings.
January 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Daaaaamn. It's moments like these where I wish Gary was still alive to see just how much of an impact he's had on the world.
I still think of him just sitting on the porch playing pinochle, watching me and my sister at the park to make sure we didn't die on the swings.
I still think of him just sitting on the porch playing pinochle, watching me and my sister at the park to make sure we didn't die on the swings.
I got so many amazing gifts from loved ones this year, but these earrings from my mom are one of the most interesting items. They're made from paint that was removed in layers from the Berlin Wall.
A really fascinating use of materials with a historical connection!
A really fascinating use of materials with a historical connection!
December 27, 2024 at 8:56 PM
I got so many amazing gifts from loved ones this year, but these earrings from my mom are one of the most interesting items. They're made from paint that was removed in layers from the Berlin Wall.
A really fascinating use of materials with a historical connection!
A really fascinating use of materials with a historical connection!