WCMU Public Media program guide for November 2021

Estate Planning Seminars WCMU hosts three FREE virtual workshops with Estate Planning experts

Jordan Wood-DeLong Medicare Eligibility, Costs, Beneets & Options Nov. 16, 2:30 p.m.

Mark Pasquali Elder Law & Estate Services Nov. 17, 2:30 p.m.

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Dennis Prout Asset Transfers & Tax Strategies Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m.

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Grammy nominated global music sensation Celtic Woman is thrilled to return in 2022 with a brand-new show, Postcards from Ireland. With Irish dancers, bagpipers and an array of traditional Irish instruments — including the bodhran, tin whistle and uilleann pipes — this dynamic and multi-talented group has captivated audiences all around the world.

Watch Saturday, November 27 at 8:30 p.m. and don’t miss your chance to get premium tickets to see Celtic Woman when they come to Saginaw this April. Tune in to find out how you can see them LIVE!

M O N D A Y 5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00

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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow Body of Work Antiques Roadshow Treasures on the Move

AMERICAN VETERAN THE MISSION Tuesday, November 2 at 9:00 p.m.

10:00 Frontline 11:00 Amanpour and Company

WEDNESDAY

5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 DW Global 3000 7:30 Outside Beyond the Lens 8:00 Nature The Elephant and the Termite

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW TREASURES ON THE MOVE Monday, November 1 at 8:00 p.m.

10:00 POV North by Current 11:30 Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Samantha Brown’s Places To Love 7:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys 8:00 Finding Your Roots Laughing on the Inside 9:00 American Veteran The Mission

NATURE THE ELEPHANT AND THE TERMITE Wednesday, November 3 at 8:00 p.m.

9:00 Nova Universe Revealed: Milky Way 10:00 Secrets of the Dead The First Circle of Stonehenge 11:00 Amanpour and Company

WCMU Public Television Mondays – Fridays 6:00 a.m. Classical Stretch 6:30 a.m. Arthur 7:00 a.m. Molly of Denali 7:30 a.m. Wild Kratts 8:00 a.m. Hero Elementary 8:30 a.m. Alma’s Way 9:00 a.m. Curious George 9:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 a.m. Donkey Hodie 10:30 a.m. Elinor Wonders Why 11:00 a.m. Sesame Street 11:30 a.m. Pinkalicous & Peterrific 12:00 p.m. Dinosaur Train 12:30 p.m. Clifford 1:00 p.m. Sesame Street 1:30 p.m. Sit & Be Fit 2:00 p.m. Classical Stretch 2:30 p.m. Primetime Features 3:00 p.m.

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4:00 p.m.

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5:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m. BBC World News 6:00 p.m. PBS NewsHour

Thanksgiving Specials with PBS KIDS!

An Arthur Thanksgiving

Curious George Follow That Monkey

Daytime Program Schedule Saturdays Happy Yoga with Sara Starr Growing Bolder Garden Smart Best of Sewing with Nancy Fons and Porters Love of Quilting It’s Sew Easy Paint This with Jerry Yarnell Best of the Joy of Painting Weekends with Yankee Samantha Brown’s Places to Love Destination Michigan Great Getaways This Old House Ask This Old House American Woodshop Classic Woodworking Woodsmith Shop America’s Test Kitchen Cook’s Country Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana Pati’s Mexican Table Simply Ming Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Lidia’s Kitchen PBS NewsHour Weekend

Sundays Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Arthur Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Alma’s Way Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Under The Radar Michigan Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors Off The Record Great Scenic Railways My World Too Sunday Dramas

PBS NewsHour Weekend

Plus All-New Episodes in November: Download free activities and printables! pbs.org/parents Molly of Denali Week of Nov. 1

Donkey Hodie Week of Nov. 22

WCMU PBS Kids 24/7 Channel Tune in, or watch the livestream at WCMU.org/television/pbskids/ 6:00 a.m.

The Cat in the Hat Clifford (Sat/Sun)

11:30 AM

Curious George Pinkalicious (Sat/Sun)

6:30 a.m.

Ready Jet Go! WordWorld (Sat/Sun)

12:00 p.m. Nature Cat

Dinosaur Train (Sat/Sun)

7:00 a.m.

Peg + Cat Splash and Bubbles (Sat/Sun)

12:30 p.m. Xavier Riddle

Let’s Go Luna! (Sat/Sun)

7:30 a.m.

Super WHY! Peep and the Big Wide World (Sat/Sun)

1:00 p.m.

Molly of Denali Martha Speaks (Sat/Sun)

8:00 a.m.

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Sid the Science Kid (Sat/Sun)

1:30 p.m.

Hero Elementary Nature Cat (Sat/Sun)

8:30 a.m.

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

2:00 p.m.

Cyberchase

9:00 a.m.

Sesame Street Donkey Hodie (Sat/Sun)

2:30 p.m.

Pinkalicious & Peterrific WordGirl (Sat/Sun)

9:30 a.m.

Elinor Wonders Why

3:00 p.m.

Pinkalicious & Peterrific Hero Elementary (Sat/Sun)

10:00 a.m. Clifford the Big Dog (Reboot)

Sesame Street (Sat/Sun)

3:30 p.m.

Elinor Wonders Why Xavier Riddle (Sat/Sun)

10:30 a.m. Dinosaur Train

Super WHY! (Sat/Sun)

4:00 p.m.

Donkey Hodie Molly of Denali (Sat/Sun)

11:00 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!

Clifford (Reboot) (Sat/Sun)

4:30 p.m.

Curious George Arthur (Sat/Sun)

Gather the gang for Family Night, weekly family viewing events featuring movie specials or themed programming. Watch, play and learn with your favorite PBS KIDS characters every Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and repeating on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

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5:00 p.m.

Alma’s Way Odd Squad (Sat/Sun)

5:30 p.m.

Xavier Riddle Wild Kratts (Sat/Sun)

6:00 p.m.

Molly of Denali Alma’s Way (Sat/Sun)

6:30 p.m.

Hero Elementary Curious George (Sat/Sun)

Note: Schedule may vary for special event programs. Check our website for the latest.

7:00 p.m.

Wild Kratts (M-Th)

7:30 p.m.

Wild Kratts (M-Th)

8:00 p.m.

Odd Squad (M-Th)

8:30 p.m.

Odd Squad (M-Th)

9:00 p.m.

Arthur (M-Th)

9:30 p.m.

Arthur (M-Th)

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 In the Americas with David Yetman 7:30 Ask The Specialists 8:00 Wilderness Journal 8:30 Michigan Out of Doors 9:00 Destination Michigan 9:30 Under the Radar Michigan 10:00 American Veteran The Mission 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 History with David Rubenstein 7:30 Off the Record 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 The Oratorio: A Documentary with Martin Scorsese

THE ORATORIO: A DOCUMENTARY WITH MARTIN SCORSESE Friday, November 5 at 9:00 p.m.

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It’s Sew Easy Paint This with Jerry Yarnell 9:30 Best of the Joy of Painting 10:00 Outside Beyond the Lens 10:30 Samantha Brown’s Places To Love 11:00 Destination Michigan 11:30 Great Getaways 12:00PM This Old House 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 American Woodshop 1:30 Classic Woodworking 2:00 Woodsmith Shop 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 3:00 Cooks Country 3:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana 4:00 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:30 Simply Ming 5:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 5:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves 7:00 Father Brown The Blue Cross 8:00 Midsomer Murders Habeas Corpus Parts 1 & 2

MIDSOMER MURDERS HABEAS CORPUS Saturday, November 6 at 8:00 p.m.

Da Ponte’s Oratorio: A Concert for New York Amanpour and Company

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7:00AM Garden Smart 7:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy 8:00 Fons and Porters Love of Quilting

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Sanditon on Masterpiece Austin City Limits Leon Bridges/Khruangbin

S U N D A Y 7:00AM Molly of Denali 7:30 Wild Kratts

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Enjoy extended on-demand access to quality PBS shows.

New for November Royal Flying Doctors Drops Nov. 11

Thou Shalt Not Kill, Season 3 on Walter’s Choice Drops Nov. 18

Land Girls, Season 1-3 Drops Nov. 27

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Hero Elementary Alma’s Way Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Under the Radar Michigan 10:30 Wilderness Journal 11:00 Michigan Out of Doors 11:30 Off the Record 12:00PM Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan 12:30 Ask The Specialists

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Antiques Roadshow True Colors Antiques Roadshow Somethings Wild Independent Lens Ferguson Rises

INDEPENDENT LENS FERGUSON RISES Monday, November 8 at 10:00 p.m.

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Amanpour and Company

T U E S D A Y THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW Sunday, November 7, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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The Great British Baking Show Cake The Great British Baking Show Biscuits The Great British Baking Show Bread The Great British Baking Show Desserts The Great British Baking Show Alternative Ingredients PBS NewsHour Weekend Antiques Roadshow Recut The Lawrence Welk Show Strike Up the Band Call the Midwife Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece Baptiste on Masterpiece Line of Separation

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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Samantha Brown’s Places To Love 7:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys 8:00 Finding Your Roots The New World 9:00 American Veteran The Return

AMERICAN VETERAN THE RETURN Tuesday, November 9 at 9:00 p.m

10:00 Frontline 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 DW Global 3000 7:30 Outside Beyond the Lens 8:00 Nature Born in the Rockies: First Steps

Think Wednesdays on WCMU

NATURE 8 p.m.

Nov. 3 The Elephant

and the Termite Nov. 10 Born in the Rockies:

First Steps Nov. 17 Born in the Rockies:

Growing Up Nov. 24 My Life as a Turkey

NOVA 9 p.m.

Nov. 3 Universe Revealed:

Milky Way Nov. 10 Universe Revealed:

Alien Worlds Nov. 17 Universe Revealed:

Black Holes Nov. 24 Universe Revealed:

Big Bang

Secrets of the Dead 10 p.m.

Nov. 3 The First Circle of Stonehenge Nov. 10 Pompeii’s Chariot Nov. 17 Hindenburg’s

Fatal Flaws Nov. 24 The Caravaggio Heist

9:00 Nova Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds 10:00 Secrets of the Dead Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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Great Performances A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 In the Americas with David Yetman 7:30 Ask The Specialists 8:00 Wilderness Journal 8:30 Michigan Out of Doors 9:00 Destination Michigan 9:30 Under the Radar Michigan 10:00 American Veteran The Return 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 History with David Rubenstein 7:30 Off the Record 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

GREAT PERFORMANCES A JOHN WILLIAMS PREMIERE AT TANGLEWOOD Friday, November 12 at 9:00 p.m.

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One Voice: The Songs We Share Amanpour and Company

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7:00AM Garden Smart 7:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy 8:00 Fons and Porters Love of Quilting 8:30 It’s Sew Easy 9:00 Paint This with Jerry Yarnell 9:30 Best of the Joy of Painting 10:00 Outside Beyond the Lens

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OUTSIDE BEYOND THE LENS Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.

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Samantha Brown’s Places To Love 11:00 Destination Michigan 11:30 Great Getaways 12:00PM This Old House 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 American Woodshop 1:30 Classic Woodworking 2:00 Woodsmith Shop 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 3:00 Cooks Country 3:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana 4:00 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:30 Simply Ming 5:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 5:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves 7:00 Father Brown The Ghost in the Machine 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Incident at Cooper Hill Parts 1&2

Sanditon on Masterpiece Austin City Limits Jackson Browne

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS JACKSON BROWNE Saturday, November 13 at 11:00 p.m.

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Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Alma’s Way Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Under the Radar Michigan 10:30 Wilderness Journal 11:00 Michigan Out of Doors 11:30 Off the Record 12:00PM Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan 12:30 Ask The Specialists 1:00 The Great British Baking Show Pastry 2:00 The Great British Baking Show Victorian 3:00 The Great British Baking

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month “Molly of Denali” NEW episodes week of November 1 “American Veteran: The Return” November 9 at 9 p.m.

“Independent Lens - Battle Over Bears Ears” November 24 at 3:30 p.m.

“Independent Lens - Searching for Sequoyah” November 24 at 4:30 p.m.

Show Patisserie 4:00 The Great British Baking Show Chocolate 5:00 The Great British Baking Show The Final 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Antiques Roadshow Recut 7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Do You Remember 8:00 Call the Midwife 9:00 Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece

Baptiste on Masterpiece Line of Separation

M O N D A Y 5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00

11:30

Independent Lens Storm Lake Amanpour and Company

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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow Best of 25

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Samantha Brown’s Places To Love 7:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys 8:00 Finding Your Roots Against All Odds 9:00 American Veteran The Reckoning 10:00 Voces on PBS American Exile 11:00 Amanpour and Company

WEDNESDAY

GRANTCHESTER SEASON 6 ON MASTERPIECE Sunday, November 14 at 9:00 p.m.

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 DW Global 3000 7:30 Outside Beyond the Lens 8:00 Nature Born in the Rockies: Growing Up

NATURE BORN IN THE ROCKIES: GROWING UP Wednesday, November 17 at 8:00 p.m.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Monday, November 15 BEST OF 25 at 8:00 p.m. BEST OF 20 at 9:00 p.m.

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Antiques Roadshow Best of 20

9:00 Nova Universe Revealed: Black Holes 10:00 Secrets of the Dead A Samurai in the Vatican 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 11:00

In the Americas with David Yetman Ask The Specialists Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors Destination Michigan Under the Radar Michigan American Veteran The Reckoning Amanpour and Company

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Great Performances San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 History with David Rubenstein 7:30 Off the Record 8:00 Washington Week

GREAT PERFORMANCES SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY REOPENING NIGHT Friday, November 19 at 9:00 p.m.

10:30

One Voice: The Songs We Share Amanpour and Company

11:00

A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood Friday, November 12 at 9 p.m.

San Francisco Syphony Reopening Night Friday, November 19 at 9 p.m.

Coppelia!

Friday, November 26 at 9 p.m.

Special Presentations Call The Midwife - Special Delivery Sunday, Nov. 21, 8 p.m.

Take a celebratory look back at 10 years of Call the Midwife in this compilation full of births, deaths, love stories, faith and family. Go behind the scenes at Nonnatus House for interviews with the cast and crew in this thank you to the fans.

Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland Saturday, Nov. 27, 8:30 p.m.

Grammy nominated global music sensation Celtic Woman is thrilled to return in 2022 with a brand-new show Postcards from Ireland. Postcards from Ireland celebrates the rich musical and cultural heritage of Ireland; taking audiences on a journey of story and song from across the Emerald Isle.

This Land is Your Land (My Music) Tuesday, Nov. 30, 8:30 p.m.

Take a musical journey through the evolution of modern American folk music, from its roots in bluegrass to San Francisco coffee houses to clubs in Greenwich Village. The Smothers Brothers and Judy Collins host. wcmu.org

in November on WCMU Sunday, Nov. 21 8:00pm Call The Midwife Sepcial Delivery

4:00

The Carpenters: Closse to You & Christmas Memories

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PBS NewsHour Weekend The Big Band Years Land Girls Pt. 1/5 Land Girls Pt. 2/5 Eat Your Medicine: The Pegan Diet with Mark Hyman, MD

Saturday, Nov. 27 1:00pm Pain Secrets: The Science of EveryDay Pain

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Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde White Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide PBS NewsHour Weekend Happy Holidays with Bing & Frank

Monday, Nov. 29 12:30am Rick Steves Island Hopping Europe 2:00 Eat Your Medicine: The Pegan Diet with Mark Hyman, MD 4:00 The Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Il Volo- Tribute to Ennio Morricone 9:30 Burt Bacharach’s Best

The Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland Heart: Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Sunday, Nov. 28 12:30pm The Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show 2:00 Rick Steves’ European Christmas

Tuesday, Nov. 30 2:30 Pain Secrets: The Science of Everyday Pain 4:30 Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde White 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 This Land is Your Land (My Music) 8:30 The Carpenters Close to You & Chrismas Memories 10:30 Happy Holidays with Bing & Frank

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7:00AM Garden Smart 7:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy 8:00 Fons and Porters Love of Quilting 8:30 It’s Sew Easy 9:00 Paint This with Jerry Yarnell 9:30 Best of the Joy of Painting 10:00 Outside Beyond the Lens 10:30 Samantha Brown’s Places To Love 11:00 Destination Michigan 11:30 Great Getaways 12:00PM This Old House 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 American Woodshop 1:30 Classic Woodworking 2:00 Woodsmith Shop 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 3:00 Cooks Country 3:30 Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana 4:00 Pati’s Mexican Table 4:30 Simply Ming 5:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 5:30 Lidia’s Kitchen 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Rick Steves 7:00 Father Brown The Maddest of All

SANDITON ON MASTERPIECE Saturday, November 20 at 10:00 p.m.

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Austin City Limits Brittany Howard

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Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Alma’s Way Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Under the Radar Michigan 10:30 Wilderness Journal 11:00 Michigan Out of Doors 11:30 Off the Record 12:00PM Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan 12:30 Ask The Specialists 1:00 The Great British Baking Show Cake 2:00 The Great British Baking Show Biscuits 3:00 The Great British Baking Show Bread 4:00 The Great British Baking Show Batter 5:00 The Great British Baking Show Pastry

FATHER BROWN THE MADDEST OF ALL Saturday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m.

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Midsomer Murders Breaking the Chain Parts 1 &2 Sanditon on Masterpiece

A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING Sunday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m.

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PBS NewsHour Weekend The Lawrence Welk Show Thanksgiving A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Call the Midwife Grantchester Season 6 on Masterpiece Baptiste on Masterpiece

BAPTISTE ON MASTERPIECE Sunday, November 21 at 10:00 p.m.

11:00

Secrets of Scotland Yard

M O N D A Y 5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00

10:00 11:00

Independent Lens Duty Free Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Samantha Brown’s Places To Love 7:30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys 8:00 Finding Your Roots Write My Name in the Book of Life 9:00 Independent Lens Home From School: The Children of Carlisle

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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow Cats & Dogs Antiques Roadshow The Gen X Years

INDEPENDENT LENS HOME FROM SCHOOL: THE CHILDREN OF CARLISLE Tuesday, November 23 at 9:00 p.m.

Holiday Specials Coming Soon in December Call the Midwife Holiday Special; 20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir; and the Nutcracker

10:00 Frontline 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 DW Global 3000 7:30 Outside Beyond the Lens 8:00 Nature My Life as a Turkey

NATURE MY LIFE AS A TURKEY Wednesday, November 24 at 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 25 at 10:00 p.m.

9:00 Nova Universe Revealed: Big Bang 10:00 Secrets of the Dead The Caravaggio Heist 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 In the Americas with David Yetman 7:30 Waking Up to Wild Fires 8:00 Wilderness Journal 8:30 Michigan Out of Doors 9:00 Destination Michigan 9:30 Under the Radar Michigan 10:00 Nature My Life as a Turkey 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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Washington Week Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Great Performances Coppelia!

One Voice: The Songs We Share Amanpour and Company

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7:00AM Garden Smart 7:30 Best of Sewing with Nancy 8:00 Fons and Porters Love of Quilting 8:30 It’s Sew Easy 9:00 Paint This with Jerry Yarnell 9:30 Best of the Joy of Painting 10:00 Outside Beyond the Lens 10:30 Samantha Brown’s Places To Love 11:00 Destination Michigan 11:30 Great Getaways 12:00PM This Old House 12:30 Ask This Old House 1:00 Pain Secrets: The Science of Everyday Pain 3:00 Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde-White 4:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Happy Holidays with Bing & Frank

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 History with David Rubenstein 7:30 Off the Record

HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH BING & FRANK Saturday, November 27 at 6:30 p.m.

7:00

The Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show

8:30

Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland

CELTIC WOMAN: POSTCARDS FROM IRELAND Saturday, November 27 at 8:30 p.m.

10:30

Heart: Live from the Royal Albert Hall

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7:00AM 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Alma’s Way Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Under the Radar Michigan 10:30 Wilderness Journal 11:00 Michigan Out of Doors 11:30 Off the Record 12:00PM Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan 12:30 The Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show

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M O N D A Y 5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:30 11:00

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Rick Steves’ European Christmas

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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone Burt Bacharach’s Best Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 This Land is Your Land (My Music)

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (MY MUSIC) Tuesday, November 30 at 7:00 p.m.

8:30

THE DEAN MARTIN & FRANK SINATRA FAMILY CHRISTMAS SHOW Sunday, November 28 at 12:30 p.m.

The Carpenters: Close to You & Christmas Memories PBS NewsHour Weekend The Big Band Years Land Girls Eat Your Medicine: The Pegan Diet with Mark Hyman, M.D.

The Carpenters: Close to You & Christmas Memories

THE CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU & CHRISTMAS MEMORIES Tuesday, November 30 at 8:30 p.m.

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Happy Holidays with Bing & Frank Amanpour and Company

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Great Getaways Great Scenic Railway Journeys Outside Beyond the Lens Ask The Specialists Off the Record (7:00 PM) Father Brown The Blue Cross (7 PM) Lawrence Welk Great Getaways Great Scenic Railway Journeys Outside Beyond the Lens Ask The Specialists Off the Record (7:00 PM) Father Brown The Ghost in the Machine (7 PM) Lawrence Welk Great Getaways

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Antiques Roadshow Treasures on the Move American Veteran The Mission NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way Destination Under the Michigan Radar Michigan The Oratorio: A Documentary with Martin Scorsese Secrets of the Dead The First Circle of Stonehenge American Veteran The Mission Da Ponte’s Oratorio: A Concert for New York Sanditon on Masterpiece

POV North by Current Frontline

Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Austin City Limits Jackson Browne Line of Separation

Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Austin City Limits Leon Bridges/Khruangbin Line of Separation

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Grantchester on Masterpiece Baptiste Season 2 Season 6 on Masterpiece on Masterpiece Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow Independent Lens True Colors Somethings Wild Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws Finding Your Roots American Veteran Frontline The New World The Return Nature NOVA Secrets of the Dead Born in the Rockies: First Steps Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds Pompeii’s Chariot& Company Wilderness Michigan Destination Under the American Veteran Journal Out of Doors Michigan Radar Michigan The Return Firing Line with Great Performances One Voice: Washington Week Margaret Hoover A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood The Songs We Share Midsomer Murders Sanditon on Masterpiece The Incident at Cooper Hill Parts 1 & 2 Call the Midwife Grantchester on Masterpiece Baptiste Season 2 Season 6 on Masterpiece on Masterpiece Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow Independent Lens Best of 25 Best of 20 Storm Lake

Antiques Roadshow Body of Work Finding Your Roots Laughing on the Inside Nature The Elephant and the Termite Wilderness Michigan Journal Out of Doors Firing Line with Washington Week Margaret Hoover Midsomer Murders Habeas Corpus Parts 1 & 2 Call the Midwife

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Getaways Best of 25 Best of 20 Storm Lake Great Scenic Finding Your Roots American Veteran Voces on PBS Amanpour Railway Journeys Against All Odds The Reckoning American Exile & Company Outside Beyond Nature NOVA Secrets of the Dead Amanpour the Lens Born in the Rockies: Growing Up Universe Revealed: Black Holes A Samurai in the Vatican & Company Ask The Wilderness Michigan Destination Under the American Veteran Amanpour & Company Specialists Journal Out of Doors Michigan Radar Michigan The Reckoning Firing Line with Great Performances One Voice: Amanpour Off the Washington Margaret Hoover San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night The Songs We Share & Company Record Week (7:00 PM) Father Brown Midsomer Murders Sanditon on Masterpiece Austin City Limits The Maddest of All Breaking the Chain Parts 1 & 2 Brittany Howard A Charlie Brown Call the Midwife Grantchester on Masterpiece Baptiste Season 2 Secrets of Thanksgiving Season 6 on Masterpiece on Masterpiece Scotland Yard Great Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow Independent Lens Amanpour Getaways Cats & Dogs The Gen X Years Duty Free & Company Great Scenic Finding Your Roots Independent Lens Home From Frontline Amanpour Railway Journeys Write My Name in the Book of Life School: The Children of Carlisle & Company Outside Beyond Nature NOVA Secrets of the Dead Amanpour the Lens My Life as a Turkey Universe Revealed: Big Bang The Caravaggio Heist & Company Waking Up to Wilderness Michigan Destination Under the Nature Amanpour Wild Fires Journal Out of Doors Michigan Radar Michigan My Life as a Turkey & Company Firing Line with Great Performances One Voice: Amanpour Off the Washington Margaret Hoover Coppelia!

The Songs We Share & Company Record Week (7:00) The Dean Martin & Frank Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland Heart: Live from the Royal Albert Hall Sinatra Family Christmas Show (6:30 PM) The Big Band Years Land Girls Land Girls Eat Your Medicine: The Pegan Diet with Mark Hyman, M.D. Great Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone Burt Bacharach’s Best Amanpour Getaways & Company (7:00) This Land is Your Land (My Music) The Carpenters: Close to You & Christmas Memories Happy Holidays Amanpour with Bing & Frank & Company

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Weekday Schedule 6:00 a.m.

November 2021

Mondays

Tuesdays

The Legacy List with Matt Paxton

J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom

6:30 a.m.

Growing Bolder

7:00 a.m.

Best of Sewing with Nancy

Quilting Arts

7:30 a.m.

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

Painting and Travel with Roger & Sarah Bansemer

8:00 a.m.

This Old House

This Old House

8:30 a.m.

Ask This Old House

Woodsmith Shop

9:00 a.m.

Dining with the Chef

Ciao Italia

9:30 a.m.

Destination Michigan

Farmer and the Foodie / Houston Cookbook (starts 11/30)

10:00 a.m.

Let’s Go Minnesota

Highpointers With The Bargo Bro

10:30 a.m.

Seeing Canada / Weekends with Yankee (starts 11/22)

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

11:00 a.m.

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

11:30 a.m.

Best of the Joy of Painting

Best of the Joy of Painting

12:00 p.m.

Essential Pepin / French Chef Classics (starts 11/15)

Ciao Italia

12:30 p.m.

To Dine For with Kate Sullivan

Farmer and the Foodie / Houston Cookbook (starts 11/30)

1:00 p.m.

Best of Sewing with Nancy

Quilting Arts

1:30 p.m.

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

Painting and Travel with Roger & Sarah Bansemer

2:00 p.m.

This Old House

This Old House

2:30 p.m.

Ask This Old House

Woodsmith Shop

3:00 p.m.

Best of Sewing with Nancy

Quilting Arts

3:30 p.m.

America’s Test Kitchen

Cook’s Country

4:00 p.m.

Essential Pepin / French Chef Classics (starts 11/15)

Ciao Italia

4:30 p.m.

Fit To Eat

Farmer and the Foodie / Houston Cookbook (starts 11/30)

5:00 p.m.

Let’s Go Minnesota

Highpointers With The Bargo Bro

5:30 p.m.

Seeing Canada / Weekends with Yankee (starts 11/22)

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

6:00 p.m.

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

6:30 p.m.

Nick Stellino: Story Teller in the Kitchen / Kevin Belton’s New Orleans (starts 11/29)

Nick Stellino: Story Teller in the Kitchen / Kevin Belton’s New Orleans (starts 11/30)

7:00 p.m.

Simply Ming

Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places

7:30 p.m.

Cook’s Country

George Hirsch Lifestyle / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 11/23)

8:00 p.m.

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

8:30 p.m.

Nick Stellino: Story Teller in the Kitchen / Kevin Belton’s New Orleans (starts 11/29)

Nick Stellino: Story Teller in the Kitchen / Kevin Belton’s New Orleans (starts 11/30)

9:00 p.m.

Weekly Showcase

Weekly Showcase

9:30 p.m.

Weekly Showcase

Weekly Showcase

10:00 p.m.

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

10:30 p.m.

Seeing Canada / Weekends with Yankee (starts 11/22)

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

11:00 p.m.

Born to Explore with Richard Wiese / Ireland: County by County (starts 11/29)

Highpointers With The Bargo Bro

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

Make It Artsy

Start Up

For Your Home

Make48

Beads Baubles and Jewels / Conscious Living (starts 11/25)

Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South

Knit and Crochet Now

Quilting Arts

Best of Sewing with Nancy

Painting with Wilson Bickford

Painting with Paulson

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

This Old House

This Old House

This Old House

American Woodshop

Woodsmith Shop

American Woodshop

A Chef’s Life

Ciao Italia

A Chef’s Life

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Farmer and the Foodie / Houston Cookbook (starts 11/25) America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

Central Florida Road Trip

Cycle Around Japan Highlights

Travels with Darley

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Samantha Brown’s Places To Love

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

Best of the Joy of Painting

Best of the Joy of Painting

Best of the Joy of Painting

A Chef’s Life

Ciao Italia

A Chef’s Life

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Farmer and the Foodie / Houston Cookbook (starts 11/25) America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Knit and Crochet Now

Quilting Arts

Best of Sewing with Nancy

Painting with Wilson Bickford

Painting with Paulson

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

This Old House

This Old House

This Old House

American Woodshop

Woodsmith Shop

American Woodshop

Knit and Crochet Now

Quilting Arts

Best of Sewing with Nancy

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Cook’s Country

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

A Chef’s Life

Ciao Italia

A Chef’s Life

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Farmer and the Foodie / Houston Cookbook (starts 11/25) America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

Outside: Beyond the .. / Central Florida Road Trip (starts 10/21) Cycle Around Japan Highlights

Travels with Darley

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Samantha Brown’s Places To Love

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

Nick Stellino: Story Teller in the Kitchen

Nick Stellino: Story Teller ../ Kevin Belton’s New Orleans (starts 11/25) Nick Stellino: Story Teller ../ Kevin Belton’s New Orleans (starts 11/26)

Field Trip with Curtis Stone

Dishing with Julia Child / Sara’s Weeknight Meals (starts 11/25)

Simply Ming

Cook’s Country

Pati’s Mexican Table

Cook’s Country

Lidia’s Kitchen

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Nick Stellino: Story Teller in the Kitchen

Nick Stellino: Story Teller ../ Kevin Belton’s New Orleans (starts 11/25) Nick Stellino: Story Teller ../ Kevin Belton’s New Orleans (starts 11/26)

Weekly Showcase

Weekly Showcase

Weekly Showcase

Weekly Showcase

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

Travels with Darley

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

Weekly Showcases 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

*See the following page for the November Weekly Showcase Schedule.

Cooking

Travel

Home Improvement

Best of Scandinavia Starts Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.

Gardening

Arts & Crafts

Nick’s Stories from the Kitchen Starts Nov. 26 at 9 p.m.

Lidia’s Kitchen Starts Nov. 12 at 9 p.m.

Weekly Showcases* Fridays 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays 12 p.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday-Thursday 9 p.m.-10 p.m.

Best of Scandinavia Starts Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. “New Scandinavian Cooking” hosts Andreas Viestad, Tina Nordstrom, Claus Meyer and Sara La Fountain create tantalizing dishes using locally sourced ingredients against the scenic backdrops of Northern Europe.

Lidia’s Kitchen Starts Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. Join Lidia Bastianich as she puts on a culinary master class while creating delicious Italian meals for the entire family.

Thank-full Starts Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. Tune in as Create’s holiday experts--including Kevin Belton, America’s Test Kitchen, Pati Jinich, Julia Child, Christopher Kimball and more--provide a crash course in Thanksgiving 101.

Nick’s Stories from the Kitchen Starts Nov. 26 at 9 p.m.

Join charismatic chef Nick Stellino as he travels down memory lane, inspired by the festive meals he enjoyed in his native Sicily and his culinary adventures in America.

November Highlights

Saturday, Nov. 27 2:00pm Eat Your Medicine: The Pegan Diet with Mark Hyman, MD 4:00pm Change Your Brain Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen, MD 6:00pm Pain Secrets: The Science of Everyday Pain

Sunday, Nov. 28 2:00pm Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide 4:00pm Pain Secrets: The Science of Everyday Pain 6:00pm Change Your Brain Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen, MD

Monday, Nov. 29 2:00pm Change Your Brain Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen, MD 4:00pm Rick Steves’ European Christmas 6:00pm The Carpenters: Close to you & Christmas Memories

Tuesday, Nov. 30 2:00pm Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD 3:30pm The Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show 5:00pm The Big Band Years 7:00pm Aging Backwards 3 with Miranda Esmonde White

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PBS KIDS 24/7 Watch a combination of national programs, PBS children’s shows, and high-quality local productions on WCMU Public Television.

Enjoy your favorite educational and inspiring kids programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

NEW! The MLC is a statewide public television partnership offering instructional content to support the education of students and to provide alternative resources for families and teachers.

Showcasing the best of public television’s lifestyle and how-to programs, enjoy series and specials on food, travel, home and garden, arts and crafts, fitness and other lifestyle interests.

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WCMU Public Media ALMA Ballyhoo Books Garr Tool BAY CITY Fabiano Brothers BAY HARBOR Great Lakes Center for the Arts BELLAIRE Grass River Natural Area BIG RAPIDS Galloup Guitars

Flint Institute of Music Flint Repertory Theatre HARBOR SPRINGS Dr. Harriet McGraw, Dr. Vaughn McGraw and Dr. Michael Doctor Jill Whelan Workshops New York Restaurant Perry Farm Village Tom’s Mom’s Cookies HARRISON Mid Michigan College

CLIO iKen Video Services

LANSING Absolute Environmental Solutions Impression 5 Science Center Library of Michigan MESSA Michigan Department of Natural Resources

EAST JORDAN Raven Hill Discovery Center

MARQUETTE Travel Marquette

ESSEXVILLE Bay Archery

MIDLAND Alden B. Dow Home & Studio Chippewa Nature Center

BOYNE CITY Great Lakes Energy Wineguys Restaurant Group

FLINT Flint Institute of Arts

Dow Chemical Employees’ Credit Union Eastman Party Store Midland Area Community Foundation Midland Center for the Arts MidMichigan Health Rallye Import Automotive Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland MT. PLEASANT City of Mount Pleasant Clarke Historical Library CMU Libraries and Friends of the CMU Libraries Community Mental Health for Central Michigan Gordon Bloem - Attorney at Law Greentree Natural Grocery Krapohl Ford & Lincoln Mid-Michigan Chapter of Credit Unions Mt. Pleasant Tire Service Northwind Investments Pasquali Law Offices The Eyesite Universal Unitarian Church of Central Michigan

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Program Underwriters OSCODA Cathy’s Hallmark

STATEWIDE MISS DIG 811

PETOSKEY Ameriprise Financial / Osborne/Klein American Spoon Blissfest Music Organization Crooked Tree Arts Center Crooked Tree Breadworks Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Reusch Jewelers Somebody’s Gallery

TRAVERSE CITY Traverse City Record-Eagle

(as of October 4, 2021)

UNIVERSITY CENTER Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

REGIONAL Consumers Energy Foundation REMUS Hometown Health Foods Wheatland Music Organization SAGINAW Castle Museum United Financial Credit Union

For information regarding underwriting opportunities with WCMU Public Media contact Liz Conway at 989-774-2339 or Liz.conway@cmich.edu

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- Amy Powell, Art Reach of Mid-Michigan

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On the Cover Turkey Confidential is The Splendid Table’s annual Thanksgiving show. Francis Lam takes calls and comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers, and dinner guests during the biggest cooking day of the year.

Join us Thanksgiving Day, November 25 from noon to 2 p.m.

Have a question for Francis and his guests? Please record your voice memo question and send it to contact@ splendidtable.org or call 800-537-5252 by November 3 for a chance to be part of the show.

The Moth Radio Hour – Saturdays at Noon Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of stories told live and without notes. Moth shows are renowned for the great range of human experience they showcase. Each show starts with a theme, and the storytellers explore it, often in unexpected ways. Since each story is true and every voice authentic, the shows dance between documentary and theater, creating a unique, intimate, and often enlightening experience for the audience.

WCMU Public Radio Morning Edition

Mosaic

with local host Mike Horace

with host, David Nicholas (9:06 a.m.)

6:51 Marketplace Morning Report 7:47 StarDate

5am

9am

Fresh Air

All Things Considered

with Terry Gross

with local host, Amy Robinson

4:04 StarDate

4pm

5:48 Osborne Kline Market Report

5pm

World Café with Raina Douris A two-hour “adult alternative” music showcase, featuring live performances and interviews with today’s most innovative and talented artists.

9pm

Nightside Jazz & Blues One of the longest running programs on WCMU. CMU students with an interest in broadcasting hand-pick the music Monday through Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. from our record and CD library.

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Weekday Program Schedule Afternoon Classical

Here & Now Public Radio’s Live Midday News Program

with host, Judy Wagley

Thurs.

Footlight Parade 12:31 Climate Connections 12pm

Fri. Radiolab

Science Friday

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2pm

3 pm

Mon. Planet Money/How I Built This

Mon. Discovery Block

Tues. Reveal

Tues. Inspired

Wed. TED Radio Hour

Wed. Living On Earth

Thurs. Throughline

Thurs. This American Life

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Fri. Acoustic Café 7pm

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9pm

Jazz After Hours The music continues with Jazz After Hours at 2 a.m. taking you to Morning Edition through the week at 5 a.m.

Join hosts Cristina Smith, Jack O’Brien, Victoria Lee, Anna Rudnitsky and Az Allen

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Saturdays Echoes with John Diliberto A modern soundscape of music that draws from a multitude of cultures, traditions and genres.

6am

Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon

It’s Been a Minute w/Sam Sanders

Wait Wait...

Don’t Tell Me!

The Moth Radio Hour

8:35 StarDate

8am

Folk Alley

10am

11am

International The Putumayo World Music Americana Music Show Hour

6pm

8pm

9pm

12pm

Afropop Worldwide

10pm

Sundays Echoes with John Diliberto A modern soundscape of music that draws from a multitude of cultures, traditions and genres.

6am

Weekend Edition Sunday with Lulu Garcia-Navarro

This American Life

The Splendid Table

10am

11am

with Ira Glass

with Francis Lam

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce

8:35 StarDate

8am

12pm

American Routes

The Juke Joint

with Nic Spitzer

with Robert Barclay A two-hour weekly excursion into American music, spanning eras and genres — rock and soul, blues and country, jazz, gospel and beyond.

6pm

Robert Barclay spins three hours of acoustic and electric blues from the 1920’s to the present, including soul, R&B, gospel and zydeco.

8pm

Weekend Program Schedule On The Media

The Beat with David Nicholas

Weekend All Things Considered with Michel Martin

5:35 StarDate

1pm

4pm

Nightside Jazz & Blues

The music continues with Jazz After Hours at 2 a.m. taking you to Echoes at 6 a.m.

Join hosts Cristina Smith, Jack O’Brien, Victoria Lee and Az Allen

2 am

The Thistle & Shamrock

Homespun with Tom Ball Focusing on the “traditional” side of music that can stretch from very old 78-rpm reissues to the music of today.

with Fiona Ritchie

6pm

Jazz After Hours

For the best Jazz and blues through the night ...

11pm

5pm

Wait Wait...

Don’t Tell Me!

6am

Weekend All Things Considered with Michel Martin

5:35 StarDate

2pm

3pm

4 pm

6pm

Destination Out

Jazz After Hours

with Mike Johnson

The music continues with Jazz After Hours at 2 a.m. taking you to Morning Edition at 5 a.m. Monday mornings.

A special program that features creative improvised music, traditional world music and jazz. Each week a feature is presented on a particular artist or a unique style of music.

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Philosophy Talk

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Inside Europe

Inspired

Living on Earth

This American Life

3:00 a.m.

On the Media

Philosophy Talk

Radiolab

With Good Reason

4:00 a.m.

Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me Throughline

Bullseye

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On Point

On Point

On Point

On Point

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Here & Now

Here & Now

Here & Now

Here & Now

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Here & Now

Here & Now

Here & Now

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With Good Reason

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3:00 a.m.

Throughline

Reveal

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

4:00 a.m.

Latino USA

Splendid Table

BIG Picture Science

5:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

Milk Street

Living on Earth

6:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me

Philosophy Talk

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Inside Europe

Inspired

8:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

Weekend Edition

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9:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

A Way with Words

11:00 a.m. 1A

It’s Been a Minute w / Sam Sanders Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me

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On Point

Throughline

Planet Money/How I Built This

1:00 p.m.

Here & Now

Reveal

Hidden Brain

2:00 p.m.

Here & Now

Latino USA

Splendid Table

3:00 p.m.

Here & Now

Alternative Radio

Milk Street

4:00 p.m.

Fresh Air

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It’s Been a Minute w / Sam Sanders

5:00 p.m.

All Things Considered

All Things Considered

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6:00 p.m.

All Things Considered

On the Media

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7:00 p.m.

All Things Considered

Planet Money/How I Built This

Radiolab

8:00 p.m.

Fresh Air

Hidden Brain

This American Life

9:00 p.m.

On Point

The Pulse

Fresh Air Weekend

10:00 p.m. 1A

Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me

TED Radio Hour

11:00 p.m. 1A

Throughline

BIG Picture Science

Bullseye from NPR is a show about what’s good in popular culture. Jesse Thorn hosts in-depth interviews with brilliant creators, culture picks from our favorite critics and irreverent original comedy. Whether you’re already plugged in to the culture map, or looking for a signpost, Bullseye will keep you on target.

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Looking for gift ideas for your kids or grandkids?

Dr. Sue Ann Martin offers a weekly book review for adults seeking to share a love of story with the children in their lives.

We’re coming into gift giving season. Listen for Dr. Sue Ann Martin’s weekly children’s book review Mondays at 1:01 p.m., Wednesdays at 3:56 p.m. and Fridays at 11:56 a.m.

All past reviews are at ChildrensBookshelf.org. Consider it a great resource for gift ideas for the young readers in your life.

Also check out the questions and activities provided with each review.

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