WCMU Public Media September 2021 Program Guide by wcmupublicmedia

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The Sanford Voices Project Premieres Friday, September 24 at 7 p.m.

During Spring of 2020, the village of Sanford, Michigan was directly impacted by catastrophic flooding caused by two mid Michigan dam failures. In partnership with CMU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, The Sanford Voices Project documents the personal histories of those affected by the disaster, and how they are recovering from it. When disaster struck this village, the community’s strength and resilience demonstrated that Sanford is Strong.

Attend an in-person screening prior to the premiere at Central Michigan University on Thursday, September 16. Details at WCMU.org/sanford

WCMU Public Television

Honoring September 11

Frontline “America After 911”

“Generation 911”

Tuesday, September 7, 9 p.m.

Friday, September 10, 9 p.m.

“Destination Michigan”

Discover how rivers play a huge role in the Great Lakes State.

In this NEW episode, Stefanie Mills introduces us to some of Michigan’s top river experts to take a closer look on how rivers impact and shape our lives. Plus, host Matthew Ozanich (pictured here) heads down to Lansing to paddle the waters of the Grand River. In Northern Michigan, we’ll meet a dedicated group of guardians on a mission to protect sturgeon in the river. We’ll also visit Torch River and meet acclaimed photographer Steve Jessmore, whose long hours spent on the water have produced incredible wildlife images.

Thursday, September 30 at 9 p.m.

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On the Cover Filmmaker Ken Burns examines one of the best-known and most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who insisted on being himself unconditionally and became a global icon and inspiration to people everywhere. Muhammad Ali Sunday, September 19 – Wednesday, September 22 at 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30

BBC World News America PBS NewsHour DW Global 3000 Second Opinion with Joan Lunden 8:00 Nature Natural Born Rebels: Survival

8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00

Michigan Out of Doors Destination Michigan Under the Radar Michigan Eyes on the Prize Ain’t Gonna Shuffle No More, 1964-1972

EYES ON THE PRIZE AIN’T GONNA SHUFFLE NO MORE, 1964-1972 Thursday, September 2 at 10 p.m.

11:00

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NATURE NATURAL BORN REBELS: SURVIVAL Wednesday, September 1 at 8 p.m.

9:00 Nova Nature’s Fear Factor 10:00 Future of Work The New Industrial Revolution 11:00 Amanpour and Company

T H U R S D A Y

Amanpour and Company

5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 In the Americas with David Yetman 7:30 Born to Explore with Richard Wiese 8:00 Wilderness Journal

5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Great Decisions in Foreign Policy 7:30 Off the Record 8:00 Washington Week

GREAT PERFORMANCES YANNICK – AN ARTIST’S JOURNEY Friday, September 3 at 9 p.m.

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. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 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. 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. BBC World News 6:00 p.m. PBS NewsHour

Back-to-School with PBS KIDS! As students head back to school, there’s a lot we can do to bolster our children’s feelings of confidence and security as they head into a new year. Discover ways to get in the back-to-school mindset and cope with any anxieties or emotions -- plus download free activities and printables! pbs.org/parents/back-to-school

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 Xavier Riddle Secret Museum 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

See our website for additional dates and times WCMU.org/daytimetv

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

Nature Cat 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)

PBS KIDS Family Night Specials Friday Nights in September Preschool Movie Marathon Friday, Sept. 3, 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Arthur’s First Day

Friday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

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5:00 p.m.

Curious George Odd Squad (Sat/Sun)

5:30 p.m.

Xavier Riddle Wild Kratts (Sat/Sun)

6:00 p.m.

Molly of Denali Curious George (Sat/Sun)

6:30 p.m.

Hero Elementary Curious George (Sat/Sun)

Wild Kratts: Cats & Dogs

Friday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

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)

Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island Friday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

The Family Night block will repeat in its entirety each Saturday and Sunday evening at the same times as Friday evening unless otherwise noted.

8:30 9:00 11:00

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Great Performances Yannick – An Artist’s Journey 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 Weekends with Yankee 10:30 Samantha Brown’s Places To Love 11:00 Destination Michigan 11:30 Great Getaways 12:00PM This Old House Generation Next 12:30 Ask This Old House Rethinking a Garden 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 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire

FATHER BROWN THE HAMMER OF GOD Saturday, September 4 at 7 p.m.

8:00

Midsomer Murders Let Us Prey Parts 1 & 2

MIDSOMER MURDERS LET US PREY Saturday, September 4 at 0 p.m.

10:00 11:00

Call the Midwife Austin City Limits Sarah Jarosz / Ray Wylie Hubbard

S U N D A Y 7:00AM 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

STEVEN RAICHLEN’S PROJECT FIRE Saturdays at 5 p.m.

Lidia’s Kitchen PBS NewsHour Weekend Rick Steves Father Brown The Hammer of God

10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Under the Radar Michigan Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors Off the Record

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12:00PM Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets Henry VIII’s Reformation

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Antiques Roadshow Churchill Downs Racetrack Hour 3 Antiques Roadshow Winterthur Museum Hour 1 POV Shorts Where I’m From Amanpour and Company

T U E S D A Y LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL MYTHS & SECRETS Sunday, September 12 HENRY VIII’S REFORMATION at Noon KINGS GEORGE III AND IV & THE NAPOLEONIC WAR at 8 p.m.

1:00 3:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00

9:00

Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece PBS NewsHour Weekend Variety Studio The Lawrence Welk Show Salute to the Senior Citizens Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets Kings George III and IV & the Napoleonic War Guilt on Masterpiece

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 Native America Cities of the Sky 9:00 Frontline America After 9/11

FRONTLINE AMERICA AFTER 9/11 Tuesday, September 7 at 9 p.m.

11:00

Amanpour and Company

WEDNESDAY GUILT ON MASTERPIECE Sunday, September 12 at 9 p.m.

11:00

Professor T Zilverspar Residence

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

BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways

5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 DW Global 3000 7:30 Outside Beyond the Lens 8:00 Nature Natural Born Rebels: The Mating Game 9:00 Nova Extreme Animal Weapons 10:00 Future of Work Futureproofing 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 Born to Explore with

8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00

Richard Wiese Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors Destination Michigan Under the Radar Michigan Eyes on the Prize A Nation of Law? 1968-1971

Sunday, September 5 & 12 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. WCMU Public Television

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Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Great Decisions in Foreign Policy 7:30 Off the Record 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Generation 9/11

GENERATION 9/11 Friday, September 10 at 9 p.m.

11:00

Amanpour and Company

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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 Flying Stars 8:00 Midsomer Murders Wild Harvest Parts 1 & 2

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

MIDSOMER MURDERS WILD HARVEST Saturday, September 11 at 8 p.m.

10:00 11:00

Call the Midwife Austin City Limits The Very Best of John Prine

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BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.

10:00 10:30

Weekends with Yankee Samantha Brown’s Places To Love

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

Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Curious George Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

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10:00 Under the Radar Michigan 10:30 Wilderness Journal 11:00 Michigan Out of Doors 11:30 Off the Record 12:00PM The Right to Read 12:30 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece 3:00 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Variety Studio 7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Songs from the Movies 8:00 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets The Romanovs & the Russian Revolution 9:00 Guilt on Masterpiece 11:00 Professor T Homeless

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Rick Steves Europe

7:30 8:00

Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow Winterthur Museum Hour 2

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW WINTERTHUR MUSEUM HOUR 2 Monday, September 13 at 8 p.m.

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American Experience Sandra Day O’Connor the First 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

American Experiece

Sandra Day O’Connor the First Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.

Monday, September 13 at 9 p.m.

8:00 9:00

Native America New World Rising Extinction: The Facts

EXTINCTION: THE FACTS Tuesday, September 14 at 9 p.m.

10:00 Frontline Boeing’s Fatal Flaw

FRONTLINE BOEING’S FATAL FLAW Tuesday, September 14 at 10 p.m.

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 Remarkable Rabbits

NATURE REMARKABLE RABBITS Wednesday, September 15 at 8 p.m.

9:00 Nova Bat Superpowers 10:00 Future of Work Changing Work, Changing Workers 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 Born to Explore with Richard Wiese 8:00 Wilderness Journal 8:30 Michigan Out of Doors 9:00 Destination Michigan 9:30 Under the Radar Michigan 10:00 Eyes on the Prize The Keys to the Kingdom, 1974-1980 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Great Decisions in Foreign Policy 7:30 Off the Record 8:00 Washington Week 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 9:00 Great Performances The Red Shoes 11:00 Amanpour and Company

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Classic Woodworking Woodsmith Shop America’s Test Kitchen Cooks Country Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana Pati’s Mexican Table Simply Ming Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Lidia’s Kitchen PBS NewsHour Weekend

8:00 10:00

Midsomer Murders The Flying Club Parts 1 & 2 Call the Midwife

CALL THE MIDWIFE Saturdays in September at 10 p.m.

11:00

PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m.

6:30 7:00

Rick Steves Father Brown The Wrong Shape

Austin City Limits John Legend & The Roots: Wake Up!

S U N D A Y 7:00AM Molly of Denali 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Hero Elementary

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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:00 Curious George 9:30 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 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets The Romanovs & the Russian Revolution 1:00 Downton Abbey Season 4 on Masterpiece 3:00 Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece 5:30 The Great Lake to Lake Rail Trail 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Variety Studio 7:00 The Lawrence Welk Show Down on the Farm 8:00 Muhammad Ali Round One: The Greatest (19421964)

Two: What’s My Name? (1964-1970)

MUHAMMAD ALI - ROUND TWO: WHAT’S MY NAME? (1964-1970) Monday, September 20 at 8 & 10 p.m.

10:00

Muhammad Ali Round Two: What’s My Name? (1964-1970)

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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 Muhammad Ali Round Three: The Rivalry (19701974)

MUHAMMAD ALI - ROUND ONE: THE GREATEST (1942-1964) Sunday, September 19 at 8 & 10:30 p.m.

10:30

Muhammad Ali Round One: The Greatest (19421964)

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

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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Muhammad Ali Round

MUHAMMAD ALI - ROUND THREE: THE RIVALRY (1970-1974) Tuesday, September 21 at 8 & 10 p.m.

10:00

Muhammad Ali Round Three: The Rivalry (19701974)

WEDNESDAY

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

DW Global 3000 T H U R S D AY 2 3 Outside Beyond the Lens Muhammad Ali Round Four: 5:30PM BBC World News America The Spell Remains (19746:00 PBS NewsHour 2016) 7:00 In the Americas with David Yetman 7:30 Born to Explore with Richard Wiese 8:00 Wilderness Journal 8:30 Michigan Out of Doors 9:00 Destination Michigan MUHAMMAD ALI - ROUND FOUR: THE 9:30 Under the Radar Michigan SPELL REMAINS (1974-2016) 10:00 Eyes on the Prize Back to Wednesday, September 22 at 8 & 10 p.m. the Movement, 1979-Mid 10:00 Muhammad Ali Round Four: 80’s The Spell Remains (197411:00 Amanpour and Company 2016) 7:00 7:30 8:00

Go Big on Biographies! Sun.-Wed. Sept. 19 - 22 Muhammad Ali 8 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 24 American Masters Sammy Davis, Jr. 9 p.m.

Mon.-Tue. Sept. 27 & 28 Citizen Hearst: An American Experience Special 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 In Their Own Words Jimmy Carter 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 29 In Their Own Words Elon Musk 8 p.m.

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5:30PM BBC World News America 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 The Sanford Voices Project

THE SANFORD VOICES PROJECT Friday, September 24 at 7 p.m.

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

Off the Record Washington Week Firing Line with Margaret Hoover American Masters Sammy Davis, Jr.

8:30 9:00

It’s Sew Easy Paint This with Jerry Yarnell 9:30 Best of the Joy of Painting 10:00 Weekends with Yankee 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 Man in the Tree 8:00 Midsomer Murders The Killings of Copenhagen Parts 1 & 2

AMERICAN MASTERS SAMMY DAVIS, JR. Friday, September 24 at 9 p.m.

11:00

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

MIDSOMER MURDERS THE KILLINGS OF COPENHAGEN Saturday, September 25 at 8 p.m.

10:00 11:00

Call the Midwife Austin City Limits Foo Fighters

S U N D A Y 7:00AM 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00

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Molly of Denali Wild Kratts Hero Elementary Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Curious George

9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Under the Radar Michigan Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors Breached! The Tittabawassee River Disaster

Coming Soon

American Veteran This multiplatform project examines the full range of experiences that the men and women of our armed services have lived through in the past and today. The series seeks to understand the powerful cultural identity that veterans from all five branches of the service share, the oftentransformative nature of their time in uniform, and their commitment to an ideal of service that often goes beyond their active duty. American Veteran begins with a 10-part YouTube digital series beginning Sept. 7, followed by a nine-part podcast starting on Oct. 19, and a fourpart PBS broadcast, Tuesdays Oct. 26 through Nov. 16. Plus, join WCMU for a community conversation and film screening around American Veteran — details at WCMU.org.

12:30 1:00

The Sanford Voices Project Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece

8:00

The Queens Garden

THE QUEENS GARDEN Sunday, September 26 at 8 p.m.

9:00

11:00

Elizabeth is Missing on Masterpiece Professor T Queen Olivia

M O N D A Y 5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 5 ON MASTERPIECE Sunday, September 26, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

3:30 6:00 6:30 7:00

9:00

Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece PBS NewsHour Weekend Variety Studio The Lawrence Welk Show LW Premier ABC Show

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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Rick Steves Europe Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow Winterthur Museum Hour 3 Citizen Hearst: An American Experience Special Part 1 of 2

CITIZEN HEARST: AN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE SPECIAL Part 1 Monday, September 27 at 9 p.m. Part 2 Tuesday, September 28 at 9 p.m.

11:00

Amanpour and Company

T U E S D A Y

THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW - THE PREMIER ABC SHOW Sunday, September 26 at 7 p.m.

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BBC World News America PBS NewsHour Great Lakes Now Great Scenic Railway Journeys

8:00

In Their Own Words Jimmy Carter

10:00

Life From Above Moving Planet

IN THEIR OWN WORDS JIMMY CARTER

Tuesday, September 28 at 8 p.m. 9:00 Citizen Hearst: An American Experience Special Part 2 of 2 11:00 Amanpour and Company

WEDNESDAY 5:30PM 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00

BBC World News America PBS NewsHour DW Global 3000 Outside Beyond the Lens In Their Own Words Elon Musk

LIFE FROM ABOVE MOVING PLANET Wednesday, September 29 at 10 p.m.

11:00

Amanpour and Company

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS ELON MUSK Wednesday, September 29 at 8 p.m.

9:00 Nova The Cannabis Question

DESTINATION MICHIGAN NEW! Thursday, September 30 at 9 p.m.

9:30 10:00 NOVA THE CANNABIS QUESTION Wednesday, September 29 at 9 p.m.

11:00

Under the Radar Michigan Secret Cities London: The Underground Megastructures, Part 1 of 3 Amanpour and Company

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Nature: Natural Born Rebels: Survival Wilderness Michigan Journal Out of Doors Firing Line with Washington Margaret Hoover Week Midsomer Murders Let Us Prey Parts 1 & 2 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets Kings George III and IV & the Napoleonic War Antiques Roadshow Churchill Downs Racetrack Hour 3 Native America Cities of the Sky Nature: Natural Born Rebels: The Mating Game Wilderness Michigan Journal Out of Doors Firing Line with Washington Margaret Hoover Week Midsomer Murders Wild Harvest Parts 1 & 2 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets The Romanovs & the Russian Revolution Antiques Roadshow Winterthur Museum Hour 2 Native America New World Rising Nature: Remarkable Rabbits

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Second Opinion with Joan Lunden Born to Explore with Richard Wiese Off the Record (7:00 PM) Father Brown The Hammer of God (7 PM) Lawrence Welk Great Getaways Great Scenic Railway Journeys Outside Beyond the Lens Born to Explore with Richard Wiese Off the Record (7:00 PM) Father Brown The Flying Stars (7 PM) Lawrence Welk Great Getaways Great Scenic Railway Journeys Outside Beyond the Lens

8:30 p.m.

American Experience Sandra Day O’Connor the First Extinction: The Facts

Guilt on Masterpiece

Antiques Roadshow Winterthur Museum Hour 1 Frontline America After 9/11 NOVA Extreme Animal Weapons Destination Under the Michigan Radar Michigan Generation 9/11

Guilt on Masterpiece

NOVA Bat Superpowers

September 2021

Frontline Boeing’s Fatal Flaw Future of Work Changing Work, Changing Workers

Call the Midwife

Future of Work Futureprooﬁng Eyes on the Prize A Nation of Law?, 1968-1971

POV Where I’m From

Call the Midwife

Future of Work The New Industrial Revolution Eyes on the Prize Ain’t Gonna Shufﬂe No More, 1964-1972

Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Austin City Limits Sarah Jarosz/Ray Wylie Hubbard Professor T Zilverspar Residence Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Austin City Limits The Very Best of John Prine Professor T Homeless Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company Amanpour & Company

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NOVA Nature’s Fear Factor Destination Under the Michigan Radar Michigan Great Performances Yannick – An Artist’s Journey

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the Lens Born to Explore with Richard Wiese Off the Record (7:00 PM) Father Brown The Wrong Shape (7 PM) Lawrence Welk Great Getaways Great Scenic Railway Journeys Outside Beyond the Lens Born to Explore with Richard Wiese (7:00 PM) The Sanford Voices Project (7:00 PM) Father Brown The Man in the Tree (7 PM) Lawrence Welk Great Getaways Great Scenic Railway Journeys Outside Beyond the Lens Born to Explore with Richard Wiese

Changing Work, Changing Workers & Company Remarkable Rabbits Bat Superpowers Wilderness Michigan Destination Under the Eyes on the Prize Amanpour Journal Out of Doors Michigan Radar Michigan The Keys to the Kingdom, 1974-1980 & Company Firing Line with Great Performances Amanpour Washington Margaret Hoover The Red Shoes & Company Week Midsomer Murders Call the Midwife Austin City Limits The Flying Club Parts 1 & 2 John Legend & The Roots Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali Round One: Round One: The Greatest (1942-1964) The Greatest (1942-1964) Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali Round Two: What’s My Name? (1964-1970) Round Two: What’s My Name? (1964-1970) Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali Round Three: The Rivalry (1970-1974) Round Three: The Rivalry (1970-1974) Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2016) Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2016) Wilderness Michigan Destination Under the Eyes on the Prize Amanpour Journal Out of Doors Michigan Radar Michigan Back to the Movement, 1979-Mid 80’s & Company Washington Firing Line with American Masters Amanpour Week Margaret Hoover Sammy Davis, Jr. & Company Midsomer Murders Call the Midwife Austin City Limits The Killings of Copenhagen Parts 1 & 2 Foo Fighters The Queens Garden Elizabeth is Missing on Masterpiece Professor T Queen Olivia Antiques Roadshow Citizen Hearst: An American Experience Special Part 1 of 2 Amanpour Winterthur Museum Hour 3 & Company In Their Own Words Citizen Hearst: An American Experience Special Part 2 of 2 Amanpour Jimmy Carter & Company In Their Own Words Nova Life From Above Moving Planet Amanpour & Company Elon Musk The Cannabis Question Poisoned Water Wilderness Michigan Destination Under the Secret Cities London: Amanpour Journal Out of Doors Michigan Radar Michigan The Underground Megastructures, 1 of 3 & Company

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Weekday Schedule 6:00 a.m.

September 2021

Mondays

Tuesdays

The Legacy List with Matt Paxton

J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom

6:30 a.m.

My World Too

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

American Woodshop

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

Maria’s Portuguese Table

10:00 a.m.

Let’s Go Minnesota

Two For the Road

10:30 a.m.

Seeing the USA

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

11:00 a.m.

Rick Steves’ Europe

11:30 a.m.

Best of the Joy of Painting

12:00 p.m.

Essential Pepin

Ciao Italia

12:30 p.m.

To Dine For with Kate Sullivan

Maria’s Portuguese Table

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

American Woodshop

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

Ciao Italia

4:30 p.m.

Fit To Eat

Maria’s Portuguese Table

5:00 p.m.

Let’s Go Minnesota

Two For the Road

5:30 p.m.

Seeing the USA

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope Rick Steves’ Europe

6:00 p.m.

Rick Steves’ Europe

6:30 p.m.

How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/27) How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/28)

7:00 p.m.

Simply Ming

Sara’s Weeknight Meals

7:30 p.m.

Cook’s Country

George Hirsch Lifestyle

8:00 p.m.

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

8:30 p.m.

How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/27) How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/28)

9:00 p.m.

Weekly Showcase

9:30 p.m.

Weekly Showcase

10:00 p.m.

Rick Steves’ Europe

10:30 p.m.

Seeing the USA

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

11:00 p.m.

Born to Explore with Richard Wiese

Two For the Road

Weekly Showcase

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

Make It Artsy

Growing Passion

For Your Home

Make48

Beads Baubles and Jewels

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

Classic Woodworking

This Old House

Ask This Old House

Woodsmith Shop

Ask This Old House

Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen / A Chef’s Life (starts 9/22)

Ciao Italia

Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen / A Chef’s Life (starts 9/17)

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Maria’s Portuguese Table

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Canvasing The World with Sean Diediker

Outside: Beyond the Lens

Cycle Around Japan Highlights

Passion Italy

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Samantha Brown’s Places To Love

Rick Steves’ Europe

Best of the Joy of Painting

Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen / A Chef’s Life (starts 9/22)

Ciao Italia

Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen / A Chef’s Life (starts 9/17)

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Maria’s Portuguese Table

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

Classic Woodworking

This Old House

Ask This Old House

Woodsmith Shop

Ask This Old House

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

Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen / A Chef’s Life (starts 9/22)

Ciao Italia

Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen / A Chef’s Life (starts 9/17)

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Maria’s Portuguese Table

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated

Canvasing The World with Sean Diediker

Outside: Beyond the Lens

Cycle Around Japan Highlights

Passion Italy

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Samantha Brown’s Places To Love

Rick Steves’ Europe

How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/22)

How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/23)

How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/24)

Field Trip with Curtis Stone

Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire / Dishing with Julia Child (starts 9/23)

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

How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/22)

How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/23)

Weekly Showcase

Rick Steves’ Europe

Passion Italy

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Canvasing The World with Sean Diediker

Outside: Beyond the Lens

How She Rolls / Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom (starts 9/24)

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

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Cooking

Travel

Home Improvement

Pati’s Food and Fiesta Starts Sept. 17 at 9 p.m.

This is America with Kevin Belton and others Starting July 2 at 9 p.m.

Gardening

Arts & Crafts

Handmade Starts Sept. 3 at 9 p.m.

Cheers! with Leslie Sbrocco Starting Friday, July 23 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.

This is America Starts Friday, July 2 at 9 p.m. Create salutes America’s diverse Great British Cakes Starts Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. culinary traditions — from Ming Tsai’s East-West wonders and Kevin Belton’s Creole classics to Lidia Bastianich’s Italian fare and Pati Jinich’s authentic Mexican Weekly Showcases* creations. Fridays 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays 12 p.m.-5 p.m.

Legacy List Starts Friday, July 9 at 9 p.m. Ready to downsize and organize? Learn Sunday-Thursday 9 p.m.-10 p.m. how to catalog a lifetime of belongings, locate treasured heirlooms and find expected Handmade Starts at 9 p.m. celebrates theAvi art Hopkins, of the handmade from valuables with The Sept. Legacy3 List’s MattCreate Paxton and experts Jaime Ebanks painters Bob Ross and Wilson Bickford; craftsmen Steve Butler, Eric Gorges and the and Mike Kelleher. American Woodshop team; and the crafty creations from Knit & Crochet Now, Make America’s Test Kitchen Summer Favorites Starts Friday, it Artsy, Beads, Baubles and Jewels, and Quilting Arts. July 16 at 9 p.m Join the crew of America’s Test Kitchen as they share their favorite summer-inspired recipes, including barbecued chicken kebabs, pulled pork,BAKE! Tuscan Great British Cakes Starts Sept. 10 attomato 9 p.m. gratin, On yoursmoky marks, get set... Follow grilled pork ribs, classic guacamole, freeform summer fruit tartlets and more. the amateur bakers of the Great British Baking Show as they do battle over the signature, technical and showstopper cake challenges from the past five seasons. Cheers! Starts Friday, July 23 at 9 p.m. Join wine expert Leslie Sbrocco as she travels the world, indulging in delicacies, local hangouts, meeting talented Pati’s Food and Fiesta Starts Sept.uncovering 17 at 9 p.m. Create kicks off Hispanic Heritage artisans, andavisiting up-and-coming and acclaimed restaurants, Month with specialboth marathon of Pati’s Mexican Table! Join chef Pati wineries Jinich on and her breweries. culinary adventures through Mexico as encounters, then recreates, authentic southof-the-border dishes. Milk Street Food Fest Starts Friday, July 30 at 9 p.m. Embark on a global culinary tour with Christopher Kimball and the Milk Street Kitchen test cooks as they deliver This Old House Create Showcase: New York City House Starts Sept. 24 at 9 p.m. international inspiration while adding a little kick, and convenience, to everyday This Old House’s Kevin O’Connor and Norm Abram head to the land of egg creams, American cooking. The menu includes Argentine, Indian, Israeli, Greek, Middle stickball and brownstones to remodel a 1904 Brooklyn rowhouse. Eastern and Spanish delicacies.

The premier TV channel for how-to programming Create® TV is a nationwide channel that features viewer-favorite public television “do-it-yourself” series and specials on food, travel, arts and crafts, home and garden and other lifestyle interests. The programs seen on Create TV come from American Public Television, The National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Create TV was launched to serve an increasing interest from viewers in the “do-it-yourself” genre. Create was designed for round-the-clock broadcast of the most popular lifestyle and how-to programming seen on public television – where lifestyle programming got its start!

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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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BAY HARBOR Great Lakes Center for the Arts

EAST JORDAN Raven Hill Discovery Center

BELLAIRE Grass River Natural Area BIG RAPIDS Galloup Guitars BOYNE CITY Great Lakes Energy CADILLAC Curry House Assisted Living & Memory Care Northern Hearth Quilting and Sewing Wexford-Missaukee ISD CHARLEVOIX Site Planning Development Spring to Fall Gardening CHEBOYGAN Dr. Robert Armstrong DDS

FLINT Flint Institute of Arts

MACKINAW CITY Mackinac State Historic Parks MARQUETTE Travel Marquette MCBAIN Ellen’s Equipment

HARBOR SPRINGS Dr. Harriet McGraw, Dr. Vaughn McGraw and Dr. Michael Doctor Festival of the Book Jill Whelan Workshops New York Restaurant Perry Farm Village Polly’s Planting and Plucking Tom’s Mom’s Cookies

MECOSTA Coffee and Cream

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

MIDLAND Alden B. Dow Home & Studio Chippewa Nature Center 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 United Church of Christ

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Central Stage Friday, September 3 at 9 a.m.

Sue Gamble welcomes John Nichol, Professor – Saxophone for the CMU School of Music and his son and fellow Chip Jonathan Nichol, Associate Professor – Saxophone for the University of Oklahoma.

The program will feature:

Concerto Capriccioso by Gregory Kalinkovich Converging Spectrums by Kevin Day Missoula by Casey Thomas Solace: IV. Hiding by Joel Love Oh, My Dove by Forrest Pierce Concentric Circles: I. Two Stars & II. Ron Dos by Victor Marquez Strange Humors by John Mackey Groove Machine by Mark Mellits

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Discovery Block — An Hour of Special Programming Mondays at 8 p.m. on WCMU Public Radio September 6: The Uncertain Hour from Marketplace When Jerry Vasquez realized he was making less than minimum wage after buying a franchise janitorial business with a company called Jan-Pro, he joined fellow franchisees to sue the company. We’ll dive in and explore the origins of the federal minimum wage, why lawmakers wrote the law as broadly as they did, whom it applied to, and whom it excludes.

September 13: Amazon: The Prime Effect (Episode 3) Like everything with Amazon, its marketplace is big. Small businesses like Steve Chou’s Bumblebee Linens can soar. But is the marketplace also destroying main street brick and mortar stores? In the third episode of our Amazon series, a look at the peaks and pits of Amazon’s marketplace for retail.

September 20: Fading Beacon: Why America is Losing International Students This hour explores a sea change in the number of foreign students attending U.S. colleges. The pandemic, visa restrictions, rising tuition, and a perception of safety issues in America have driven new international student enrollment down by a jaw-dropping 72 percent. We team up with Karin Fischer of the Chronicle of Higher Education to trace America’s rise as a global beacon for higher education and examine what’s lost as that changes. September 27: Who Wants To Be A Teacher? Schools around the country are struggling to find enough teachers. Many quit after a short time on the job, creating a constant struggle to replace them. Each year, there are close to 300,000 first-year teachers in the nation’s classrooms. At the same time, enrollment in teacher training programs at colleges and universities is plummeting. We’ll look at the implications of these changes, both for the children and for the teaching force.

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News doesn’t stop when the work week ends. Stay informed with Weekend Edition. Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday. The program wraps up the week’s news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics including arts, sports, entertainment, and human-interest stories. NPR’s Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon is your host. Lulu Garcia-Navarro hosts Weekend Edition Sunday, featuring interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela’s 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.

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

8pm

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 and Az Allen

2am

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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

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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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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 Ask Me Another

Bullseye

Alternative Radio

5:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

6:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

7:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

8:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

9:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

10:00 a.m. 1A

11:00 a.m. 1A

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On Point

1:00 p.m.

Here & Now

2:00 p.m.

Here & Now

3:00 p.m.

Here & Now

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Fresh Air

5:00 p.m.

All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered

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6:00 p.m.

All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered

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All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered

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8:00 p.m.

Fresh Air

9:00 p.m.

On Point

10:00 p.m. 1A

11:00 p.m. 1A

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Fresh Air

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Reveal

Radiolab

This American Life

2:00 a.m.

The Moth

With Good Reason

Radiolab

3:00 a.m.

Ask Me Another

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

7:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

Inside Europe

Inspired

8:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

Weekend Edition

9:00 a.m.

Morning Edition

Weekend Edition

10:00 a.m. 1A

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

Noon

On Point

Ask Me Another

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

Fresh Air Weekend

It’s Been a Minute w / Sam Sanders

5:00 p.m.

All Things Considered

6:00 p.m.

All Things Considered

On the Media

Reveal

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

Ask Me Another

BIG Picture Science

Some sad news: NPR is ending production of Ask Me Another. Throughline will fill the void beginning in September. Tune in Tuesdays at 3 a.m., Fridays at 4 a.m., and Saturdays at 12 p.m. and 11 p.m.

This is people powered WCMU Public Radio. Renew your support or increase your monthly gift to power the programs you love. The Fall Drive is September 16 to 23.

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While the devastating images of the 9/11 attacks are seared into our national collective memory, most of the events that led up to that day took place out of public view. As the 20th Anniversary of this tragic moment in American history approaches, Blindspot: The Road to 9/11 brings to light the decade-long “shadow struggle” that preceded the attacks. Hosted by WNYC reporter Jim O’Grady, this 2-hour radio special draws on interviews with a range of sources — including CIA agents, security experts, and people who knew the terrorists personally. Thursday, September 9 from 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, September 11 from 3 to 5 p.m.

WCMU Public Radio

Enjoy WCMU’s eight radio transmitters, serving 44 of Michigan’s 83 counties. Four of the transmitter locations provide two HD transmissions. HD-1 (our main signal) provides a mix of locally produced and network music, news and talk programs. *HD-2 offers an all “News & Talk” schedule, including local news content. Both transmissions are available to stream through our website, mobile app, and various smart speakers.

How to Listen Listening to WCMU is now easier than ever before. Whether on-air, online, or on your mobile device, the latest news headlines, enlightening music, and thoughtful conversations are at your finger tips.

On Your FM Radio • WCMU-FM 89.5 Mount Pleasant *WCMU News & Talk 89.5-2 Mt. Pleasant — HD only

• WCML-FM 91.7 Alpena

* WCMU News & Talk 91.7-2

• WUCX 90.1 FM Bay City

* WCMU News & Talk 90.1-2 Bay City – HD only

• WCMV-FM 94.3 Traverse City

Alpena – HD only • WWCM-FM 96.9 Standish • WCMB-FM 95.7 Oscoda • WCMW-FM 103.9 Harbor Springs * WCMU News & Talk 103.9-2 Harbor Springs – HD only • WCMZ-FM 98.3 Sault Ste. Marie

Online Listening online has never been easier. You can use the player built into the top of our webpage, radio.WCMU.org, or click to launch our player in its own window. You also have the option on radio.wcmu.org to select between listening to WCMU Public Radio and WCMU News & Talk.

Mobile Listening There are many options available for listening on your mobile device, including our ‘Listen Live’ link at WCMU.org. You can also download the free WCMU Mobile App for your Apple or Android Device, which allows you to listen to both WCMU and WCMU News & Talk.

Smart Speakers WCMU is available on many smart speakers, simply by asking it to “Play WCMU.” To listen to WCMU News & Talk, ask your smart speaker to “Play WCMU News & Talk.”

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