WCMU Public Media October Program Guide

h e

For Our Members ...

It’s time to break out the sweaters and take in some fall color, friends. October in Michigan is incredible! Did you remember to winterize the plumbing in the cottage? Is the outboard on the fishing boat all set for its winter slumber?

There’s no shortage of work and play to be done outdoors this month, and in my opinion, no better time to work comfortably outside while taking in the wonderful fall smells and sights that we get to enjoy here in the Great Lakes State.

One of my favorite ways to enjoy WCMU while I’m working outside is to take my smartphone with me and use the WCMU app. Depending on my mood, I can choose to listen to WCMU Music and News or WCMU News and Talk. If you prefer a “real” radio, there are dozens of excellent portable radios on the market that can run all day on a single charge. When you’re done with work outside and the sun from the shorter days has shown its last, you can settle down on the couch (or anywhere, if using the app) to take in an offering from our television programming.

We’ve been doing our very best at WCMU to reach you, our members, wherever and however you want to hear and see us.

On Our Cover Destination Michigan

New Episode -

“Hometown Tours”

Join us for an adventurous trip around the state, this time on Destination Michigan we visit Lansing, Holland, Manchester, and more!

Oct. 27 at 9 pm

While we continue to offer our traditional broadcasts over-the-air via FM and TV transmitters, we are also happily accommodating an ever-growing number of online listeners and viewers with the WCMU app and PBS app – not to mention other services like YouTubeTV which also carries our programming. This year, we’ve spent 1.5 million dollars on necessary improvements to our television and video streaming infrastructure, with more improvements to audio and radio on the way! There have never been so many ways to enjoy WCMU!

Your generous contributions are truly what makes this all possible. THANK YOU for your continued support.

Joe Kirklin Director of Technical Services

Something

Wild

Barb and Joe Frankenfield moved to Mt. Pleasant, MI over 40 years ago from Columbus, OH. They didn’t plan to stay in Mt. Pleasant forever, but the town turned out to be everything they wanted in a community and more. The Frankenfields will celebrate 44 years of marriage in December.

Barb went to Ohio State and got a degree in Social Work. Joe has a Doctorate of Ministry. Barb enjoys watching various Ohio sports teams and is a big fan of Central Michigan University women’s basketball team. Joe likes to read, and they both love to listen to WCMU Public Radio. It’s typically on in their house all day. Some of their favorite programs are Morning Edition and All Things Considered and daytime music provides the background for their day.

Joe worked at St. Mary’s Catholic Church for 25 years. Barb spent most of her career at the Isabella County Commission on Aging. You may even recognize Barb from Ask the Specialist: Senior Care Specialists. She was a guest several times over the years. The Frankenfields are involved in Faith Weavers of St. Mary, a non-profit organization that serves others in their community as well as international communities.

Barb and Joe have supported special initiatives at WCMU over the years, such as sponsoring books for kids, the music library preservation program and being challenge grant sponsors for on-air radio drives. When they moved to the area all those years ago, they were worried they wouldn’t find a good public radio station.

The Frankenfields say, “We didn’t just find a good public radio station; we found an excellent one: WCMU Public Radio. We’ve learned to depend on WCMU for up-to-date news and all-around informative and entertaining programming. The staff, including many student broadcasters-intraining, is first rate. They are dedicated to enlarging the horizons of our ideas, our tastes and our awareness.”

Visit FreeWill.com/wcmu to start your will.

Van Der Valk On Masterpiece

Blood In Amsterdam

When an employee of the renowned Cuypers Diamonds is killed and his body delivered in pieces to the wealthy siblings and heirs to the company, Van der Valk must consider a possible tale of revenge against the family. Sunday, October 2, 9 pm

Father Brown The Wrath of Baron Samdi

Midsomer Murders The Incident at Cooper Hill

Sara’s Weeknight

Camp TV

PBS KIDS Family Night

Patti’s Mexican Table

Confucius Was A Foodie Meals

Extra Credit

The Lawrence Welk Show Los Angeles

Lucy Worsley Investigates The Witch Hunts

Confucius Was A Foodie Project Fire

Steve Raichlen’s Dishing with Julia Child

Kid Stew AADL Storytime

PBS KIDS Family Night

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Antiques Roadshow Vintage Palm Springs Hour 1 Why We Travel

Rick Steves’ Europe Great Getaways

Simply Ming Cook’s Country

Americas Test Kitchen Lucky Chow

Shoah Ambassadors Opera House

Live from the AADL Storytime

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Through the Banks of the Red Cedar

Roadfood

Alma’s Way

Finding Your Roots Fighters

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Christopher Kimball’s Moveable Feast with Relish with Kevin Belton Milk Street Television

New Orleans Cooking

Camp TV AADL Storytime Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

DW Global 3000 My World Too Rivers of Life Danube

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Lidia’s Kitchen Moveable Feast with Relish New Orleans

Kitchen Queens: Cook’s Country

Live from the AADL Storytime

Shoah Ambassadors Opera House

Wild Kratts

Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

PBS Newshour Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors (6:00) Survival

Sara’s Weeknight Pati’s Mexican Table

Christopher Kimball’s Moveable Feast with Relish Meals Milk Street Television

Camp TV AADL Storytime Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Roadshow Off The Record Washington Week Firing Line with Recut American Stories Margret Hoover

Ming Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Moveable Feast with Relish

Live from the AADL Storytime

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report Opera House

PBS KIDS

Making Black America: Through The Grapevine

Building Black America

Hour one explores how free Black people, in the North and South, built towns, established schools, held conventionscreating robust networks to address the political, economic, and social needs of the entire Black community. Tuesday, October 4, 9 pm

9 PM 9:30 PM 10 PM 10:30 PM 11 PM

Unforgotten Season 3 On Masterpiece

Austin City Limits Brandi Carlile

The Best of Joy of Painting

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose

Great Performances Roots of Latin Jazz Great Performances Sangre Yoruba

In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chiefs

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Van Der Valk On Masterpiece Blood In Amsterdam Broadchurch

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Nova Saving Venice

Cyberchase

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose

My Greek Table with Diane Kochil

Sinking Cities Miami Impossible Builds Floating House Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Antiques Roadshow Junk in the Trunk 9 Pov The Last Out Amanpour & Company

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Rick Steves’ Europe

The U.S. and the Holocaust Yearning to Breathe Free

Seeing the USA In the Americas with David Yetman

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Making Black America: Through the Grapevine Harriet Tubman Visions of Freedom Amanpour & Company Building Black America

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Fly Brother with Travelscope Ernest White II Nova Saving Venice Sinking Cities Miami Impossible Builds Floating House

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Nova Rebuilding Notre Dame Ricochet An American Trauma Amanpour & Company

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Great Performances Roots of Latin Jazz

Rick Steves’ Europe

Afro-Latino Travels Bare Feet with Mickela with Kim Haas Mallozzi

Great Performances Sangre Yoruba

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Destination Michigan Under the Radar Hemingway A Writer (1899-1929) Michigan

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Canvasing The World with Travelscope Sean Diediker Rivers of Life Wonders of Mexico

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Next at the Kennedy Center The Roots American Masters Sammy Davis Jr Amanpour & Company

Weekly Showcase Marathon - 9:00 pm-2:00 am

Making Black America: Through the Grapevine Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

Reconstruction: America Building Black America After the Civil War

Secrets of the Dead Archaeology at Althorp

Discover one of the most significant British archaeological finds of the century in the Althorp estate, house to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. What treasures and history will this extensive excavation reveal?

Sunday, October 9, 8 pm

Father Brown The Man in the Shadows

Sat 8

PBS

Sun 9

Mon 10

Tue 11

Wed 12

MI

Thu 13

PBS

Fri 14

PBS

Midsomer Murders Breaking the Chains

Sara’s Weeknight

Patti’s Mexican Table

Confucius Was A Foodie Meals

Camp TV Start Up

PBS KIDS Family Night

The Lawrence Welk Show

Roadfood

Secrets of the Dead Archaeology at Althorp

Dishing with Julia Child Somewhere South

Kid Stew AADL Storytime

PBS KIDS Family Night

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Antiques Roadshow Vintage Palm Springs Hour 2 Places to Love

Samantha Brown’s Great Getaways

Simply Ming Cook’s Country

Americas Test Kitchen

Moveable Feast with Relish

Latino Americans Foreigners in Their Own Land Opera House

Live from the AADL Storytime

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Roadfood

Alma’s Way

Finding Your Roots Write My Name in the Book of Life

Pinkalicious & Peterrific Hariett Tubman Visions of Freedom

New Orleans Cooking

Christopher Kimball’s Moveable Feast with Relish with Kevin Belton Milk Street Television

Camp TV AADL Storytime Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific Dw Global 3000 My World Too Rivers of Life Yukon

Kitchen Queens: Cook’s Country

Lidia’s Kitchen

Moveable Feast with Relish New Orleans

Live from the AADL Storytime

Latino Americans Empire of Dreams Opera House

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Great Lakes Now Series Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors

Sara’s Weeknight

Pati’s Mexican Table

Christopher Kimball’s Moveable Feast with Relish Meals Milk Street Television

Camp TV AADL Storytime Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Antiques Roadshow Off The Record Washington Week Firing Line with Recut Margret Hoover

Simply Ming Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Moveable Feast with Relish

Live from the AADL Storytime

Opera House

PBS KIDS Family Night Specials

Programming Subject

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

full schedules at wcmu.org/television/tvschedules

The Best of Joy of Painting

Next at the Kennedy Center The Roots

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

Go beyond the legend and meet the woman who repeatedly risked her own life and freedom to liberate others from slavery. One of the greatest freedom fighters in U.S. history, Tubman was an Underground Railroad conductor, a Civil War scout, and a spy.

Tuesday, October 11, 7 pm

Unforgotten Season 3 On Masterpiece

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose

Austin City Limits

In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Miles Davis American for Popular Song Masters Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Van Der Valk On Masterpiece Payback In Amsterdam Broadchurch

Lidia’s Kitchen

Nova Rebuilding Notre Dame

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose

My Greek Table with Diane Kochil

Nova Saving Notre Dame Secrets of the Dead Rebuilding Notre Dame Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Antiques Roadshow Vintage Reno

Pov Accepted

Rick Steves’ Europe Seeing The USA In the Americas Meals with David Yetman The U.S. and the Holocaust The Homeless, the Tempest-Tossed

Lidia’s Kitchen

Nature Cat Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Making Black America: Through the Grapevine Becoming Frederick Douglass Amanpour & Company The Work of the Imagination

Lidia’s Kitchen

Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Fly Brother with Travelscope Ernest White II Nova Rebuilding Notre Dame Nova Saving Notre Dame Secrets of the Dead Rebuilding Notre Dame

Nature Cat

Lidia’s Kitchen

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Nova Computers V. Crime

Secrets of the Dead Archaeology at Allthorp Amanpour & Company

Rick Steves’ Europe

Afro-Latino Travels Beyond Your Backyard with Kim Haas

Next at the Kennedy Center The Roots

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin American Masters Prize for Popular Song Miles Davis

Nature Cat

Lidia’s Kitchen

Rivers of Life Yukon

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Destination Michigan Under the Radar Rise of the Nazis: Dictators at War Barbarossa Amanpour & Company Michigan

Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Canvasing The World with Travelscope Sean Diediker

Rivers of Life The Mississippi Wonders of Mexico Burning North

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Next at The Kennedy Center Bird Not Out of Nowhere Amanpour & Company Let My Children Hear Mingus Weekly Showcase Marathon - 9:00 pm-2:00 am

Making Black America: Through the Grapevine Becoming Frederick Douglas

Reconstruction: America

The Work of the Magination After the Civil War

PBS

Magpie Murders On Masterpiece

Episode 1. A mystery author turns in the manuscript for his latest book, but the last chapter is missing. His editor investigates and is soon on the trail of a suspicious death. Sunday, October 16, 9 pm

7:30

The Curse of Amenhotep

Sara’s Weeknight

Patti’s Mexican Table

Midsomer Murders A Dying Art

Somewhere South Start Up

PBS KIDS Family Night

The Lawrence Welk Show

MI

PBS

MI

Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece Pandora’s Box

Roadfood Dishing with Julia Child Somewhere South

Kid Stew AADL Storytime

PBS KIDS Family Night

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Antiques Roadshow Vintage Grand Rapids Hour 1 Places to Love

Samantha Brown’s Great Getaways

Simply Ming Cook’s Country

Americas Test Kitchen Moveable Feast with Relish

The Three Billy Goats Extra Credit Opera House Gruff: An Anti-Bullying

Live from the AADL Storytime

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Becoming Frederick Douglass

Roadfood

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Finding Your Roots Forgotten Journeys

Christopher Kimball’s Moveable Feast with Relish with Kevin Belton Milk Street Television

New Orleans Cooking

Camp TV AADL Storytime Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Alma’s Way Pinkalicious & Peterrific

DW Global 3000 My World Too Nature Running with the Beest

Jacques Pepin: Cook’s Country

Lidia’s Kitchen

Moveable Feast with Relish Heart & Soul

Live from the AADL Storytime

Latino Americans War and Peace Opera House

Wild Kratts

Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Great Lakes Now Series Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors

Sara’s Weeknight

Pati’s Mexican Table

Christopher Kimball’s Moveable Feast with Relish Meals Milk Street Television

Camp TV AADL Storytime Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Wild Kratts

Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Antiques Roadshow Off The Record Washington Week Firing Line with Recut Margret Hoover

Simply Ming Cook’s Country

Live from the AADL Storytime

Opera House

PBS KIDS Family Night Specials

Programming Subject to

America’s Test Kitchen Moveable Feast with Relish

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

schedules at wcmu.org/television/tvschedules

The Best of Joy of Painting

Nova Can Psychedelics Cure?

Mind-altering drugs-or psychedelics-have been used for thousands of years. Today, scientists are discovering their potential for profoundly positive clinical impacts, helping patients struggling with afflictions like addiction and depression. Wednesday, October 19, 9 pm

10:30

Unforgotten Season 3 On Masterpiece

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose

Next at the Kennedy Center Let My Children Great Performances at the Met Lucia Di Lammermoor Hear Mingus

Austin City Limits Sylvan Esso/Lucius

In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Magpie Murders on Masterpiece Episode 1 Annika on Masterpiece Episode 1 Broadchurch

America’s Test Kitchen

Cyberchase

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose

Nova Computers V. Crime Independent Lens Coded Bias

My Greek Table with Diane Kochil

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Rising Against Asian Hate One Day to March Pov An Act of Worship

Cyberchase

Amanpour & Company

Rick Steves’ Europe Seeing The USA In the Americas Meals with David Yetman Jackie Robinson

America’s Test Kitchen

Nature Cat Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Making Black America: Through the Grapevine Frontline Michael Flynn’s Holy War

Amanpour & Company A Growing Resistance

America’s Test Kitchen

Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Fly Brother with Travelscope Ernest White II Nova Computers V. Crime Independent Lens Coded Bias

Nature Cat

America’s Test Kitchen

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Nova Can Psychedelics Cure?

Secrets of the Dead Last Days of Pompeii

Amanpour & Company

Rick Steves’ Europe Wild Travels Beyond Your Backyard

Great Performances at the Met Lucia Di Lammermoor Hear Mingus

Next at the Kennedy Center Let My Children

Nature Cat

America’s Test Kitchen

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Destination Michigan Under the Radar Rise of the Nazis: Dictators at War Stalingrad Amanpour & Company Michigan

Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Canvasing The World with Travelscope Sean Diediker

Nature Running with the Bees

Life at the Waterhole

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Ron Carter Finding the Right Notes

Amanpour & Company

America’s Test Kitchen Cooking with Nick Cook’s Country

My Greek Table with Stellino Diane Kochilas

George Hirsch Lifestyle

The Black Church: This is A Growing Resistance Our Story, This is Our Song

Making Black America: Through the Grapevine Prince Among Slaves

25

PBS

PBS

PBS Kids

Annika On Masterpiece

Annika’s teenage daughter, Morgan, gets mixed up with suspects in a revenge slaying. A Norse saga comes to life as Annika’s team closes in. Sunday,October 23, 10 pm

Create

PBS

Sara’s Weeknight

Patti’s Mexican Table

Somewhere South Meals

Camp TV Start Up

PBS KIDS Family Night

The Lawrence Welk Show

Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece The Black Witch Moth

Roadfood Dishing with Julia Child Somewhere South

Kid Stew AADL Storytime

PBS KIDS Family Night

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Antiques Roadshow Vintage Grand Rapids Hour 2 Places to Love

Samantha Brown’s Great Getaways

Simply Ming Cook’s Country

Americas’s Test Kitchen

Moveable Feast with Relish

Latino Americans The New Latinos Opera House

Live from the AADL Storytime

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Tulsa Race Massacre: 100 Years Later

Roadfood

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Finding Your Roots Activists Roots

Christopher Kimball’s Moveable Feast with Relish with Kevin Belton Milk Street Television

New Orleans Cooking

Camp TV AADL Storytime Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Wild Kratts Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

DW Global 3000 My World Too Nature Canada: Surviving the Wild North

Jacques Pepin: Cook’s Country

Lidia’s Kitchen

Moveable Feast with Relish Heart & Soul

Live from the AADL Storytime

The Three Billy Goats Extra Credit Opera House Gruff: An Anti-Bullying

Wild Kratts

Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Great Lakes Now Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors Series

Sara’s Weeknight

Pati’s Mexican Table

Christopher Kimball’s Moveable Feast with Relish Meals Milk Street Television

Camp TV AADL Storytime Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Wild Kratts

Odd Squad

Alma’s Way

Pinkalicious & Peterific

Great Lakes Now Off The Record Washington Week Firing Line with Series Margret Hoover

Simply Ming Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Moveable Feast with Relish

Live from the AADL Storytime

Opera House

PBS KIDS Family Night Specials

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Programming Subject to Change - full schedules at wcmu.org/television/tvschedules

Father Brown The Invisible Man

Midsomer Murders Saints and Sinners

The Best of Joy of Painting

Nature Canada: Surviving the Wild North

Journey from the high arctic and tundra and to the boreal forests, to discover how life manages to survive in the Wild North, where getting the timing right and seizing seasonal opportunities can make the difference between life and death.

Wednesday, October 26, 8 pm

10:30

Unforgotten On Masterpiece Episode 2

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose

Rick Steves’ Art of Europe Stone Age to Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

Ancient Greece

Austin City Limits

Allision Russell/The Weather Station

In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Magpie Murders On Masterpiece Episode 2 Annika on Masterpiece Episode 2 Broadchurch

Cyberchase

America’s Test Kitchen Cooking with Nick Richard Bangs’ Adventures with a Purpose

My Greek Table Stellino with Diane Kochil

Nova Can Psychedelics Cure?

Secrets of the Dead Last Days of Pompeii

Nova Chinese Chariot Revealed

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Antiques Roadshow Vintage Houston 2019 Independent Lens Tiktok, Boom.

Cyberchase

Cook’s Country George Hirsch Rick Steves’ Europe

Seeing The USA In the Americas Lifestyle with David Yetman Weekly Showcase Marathon: 9:00 pm - 4:00 am

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Making Black America: Through the Grapevine Frontline Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes Life Beyond the Veil

My Greek Table with Sara’s Weekend Meals Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Fly Brother with Diane Kochilas Travelscope Ernest White II Nova Can Psychedelics Cure? Secrets of the Dead Last Days of Pompeii

Nova Chinese Chariot Revealed

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Nova Ocean Invaders Secrets of the Dead The End of the Romans Amanpour & Company

America’s Test Kitchen Cook’s Country Rick Steves’ Europe Wild Travels Beyond Your Backyard

Rick Steves’ Art of Europe Stone Age to Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

Ancient Greece

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Destination Michigan Under the Radar Rise of the Nazis: Dictators at War Politics

Amanpour & Company Michigan

George Hirsch Lifestyle America’s Test Kitchen Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Highpointers with the Travelscope Bargo Brothers

Nature Canada: Surviving the Wild North Operation Maneater Polar Bear

Great Polar Bear Feast

Nature Cat

Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Dia De Los Muertos In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl Hecho En Mexico

Weekly Showcase Marathon - 9:00 pm-2:00 am

Making Black America: Through the Grapevine Marching Forward

The Black Church

Father Brown

The Sign of the Broken Sword

A murder at the local army barracks using a legendary broken sword leads Father Brown to investigate another death at Dunkirk some 13 years ago. Saturday, October 29, 7

Midsomer

Miss

Antiques

Miss Scarlet and the Duke On Masterpiece A Pauper’s Grave

Eliza is forced into hiding when she is the prime suspect in a series of break-ins at city morgues. While the Duke tries to find other suspects, Eliza turns to Moses and her other associates for help.

Sunday, October 30, 8 pm

PM 11

Unforgotten On Masterpiece Episode 3

The Best of Joy of Painting

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose

In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs Rick Steves’ Art of Europe Ancient Rome Dia De Los Muertos

The Best of Joy of Painting

The Best of Joy of Painting

Rick Steves’ Europe Seeing Canada In the Americas with David Yetman Shakespeare’s Tomb World’s Greatest Cemeteries

Nature Cat Ready Jet Go! Cyberchase

Austin City Limits Parker Mccollum/Robert Earl Keen

In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Magpie Murders on Masterpiece Episode 3

Annika on Masterpiece Episode 3

Broadchurch

Richard Bangs’ Adventures with a Purpose My Greek Table with Diane Kochil Nova Ocean Invaders Secrets of the Dead The End of the Romans Secrets of the Dead The Nero Files Cyberchase

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary Antiques Roadshow Kooky & Spooky

Lucy Worsley Investigates The Witch Hunts Amanpour & Company

Molly of Denali Hero Elementary

On TV. Online. WCMU.org

October 2022

October is Anti-Bullying Month

Teaching inclusive language and encouraging act of kindness are just a few strategies parents can use to help kids become includers! Parents and Teachers alike can learn strategies for raising kind kids at pbs.org.parents.

Let’s Read Together!

Michigan Learning Channel’s “Lets Read Together” Challenge invites Michigan school-aged learners to read 1,000 minutes starting Oct. 1. We are hoping to showcase your kids and all of the ways that they support reading - from books and print materials, to maps and infographics. Learn more at: michiganlearning.org/resource/letsread/.

Happy Birthday Bob Ross

ATTICA

Predator Hunter Outdoors

BAY HARBOR

Great Lakes Center for the Arts

BELLAIRE

Grass River Natural Area

BIG RAPIDS

Galloup Guitars

BOYNE CITY

Bay Street Orthopaedics and Spine

Wineguys Restaurant Group

CHARLEVOIX

Site Planning Development

CLIO

iKen Video Services

ESSEXVILLE

Bay Archery

FLINT

Flint Institute of Arts

HARBOR SPRINGS

Dr. Harriet McGraw, Dr. Vaughn McGraw and Dr. Michael Doctor

Jill Whelan Workshops

New York Restaurant

Perry Farm Village Toms Mom’s Cookies

LANSING

Fair Lending Services Inc. Michigan Humanities

MCBAIN

Ellen’s Equipment

Program Underwriters

MIDLAND

Alden B. Dow Home & Studio Chippewa Nature Center Dow Chemical Employees’ Credit Union Eastman Party Store Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Midland Area Community Foundation Midland Center for the Arts MyMichigan Health Rallye Import Automotive Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland United Church of Christ

MT. PLEASANT

CMU College of Graduate Studies CMU Libraries and Friends of the CMU Libraries

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan Greentree co-op Grocery Krapohl Ford & Lincoln Mt. Pleasant Tire Service Northwind Investments Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Michigan

OSCODA

Cathy’s Hallmark

PETOSKEY

Ameriprise Financial / Osborne/Klein American Spoon Blissfest Music Organization C.S. Lewis Festival Crooked Tree Arts Center Crooked Tree Breadworks Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Reusch Jewelers

Featured this month

PORTLAND Homeworks

REGIONAL Consumers Energy Foundation

REMUS

Healthy Acres Veterinary Clinic Hometown Health Foods Wheatland Music Organization

ROGERS CITY

Rogers City Home Furnishings

SHELBY TOWNSHIP Decorative Stitch

TRAVERSE CITY

Amical Brilliant Books Morse Moving and Storage

UNIVERSITY CENTER

Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

For information regarding underwriting opportunities with WCMU Public Media call 989-774-3105

315 Post St, Midland, MI 48640 (989) 839-2744 www.abdow.org

“The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio proudly partners with WCMU Public Radio to share the work and philosophies of Michigan’s Architect Laureate, Alden B. Dow. WCMU Public Radio has developed an audience that appreciates and supports cultural and educational experiences.”

Mt. Pleasant WCMU 89.5 FM

Bay City WUCX 90.1 FM

Alpena WCML 91.7 FM

Traverse City WCMV 94.3 FM

Oscoda WCMB 95.7 FM

Standish WWCM 96.9 FM

Sault Ste. Marie WCMZ 98.3 FM

Harbor Springs WCMW 103.9 FM

Get to know Billy Henry, host of StarDate

Billy Henry, is the third narrator of the StarDate radio program in its 44-year history. He assumed the title from Sandy Wood, who retired from the program in 2019, and the segment’s original host Joel Block before her. Henry is involved in many creative fields. He is a lecturer at Texas State University in San Marcos, teaching classes in writing music for TV and film, mixing for TV and film, and an introduction to desktop production. He has also taught at The University of Texas at Austin and done sound design and other creative projects for the theater department.

Henry has written or mixed hundreds of pieces of music for commercial clients ranging from Chili’s to AT&T to Southwest Airlines. In 1999, he wrote the score for the film “American Detective,” and in recent years he has joined the world tours of The Court Yard Hounds, Shakira, and the Dixie Chicks.

Henry also describes himself as a “maker of things,” including musical instruments. He also has a pilot’s license and is working toward his commercial rating.

Discovery Block: Mondays at 8 pm

Every Monday night in our Discovery Block you’ll find an hour of special programming often dedicated to documentaries.

October 3: Standing in Two Worlds: Native American College Diaries

U.S government boarding schools were once used to erase Indigenous culture and force assimilation. But in the 21st century, education opens opportunities. In this documentary, Native American college students share their stories as they strive to use a college education to support themselves, and their communities, without losing sight of who they are.

October 10: No Excuses: Race and Reckoning at a Chicago Charter School

The Noble Street charter high school in Chicago followed a popular education reform model called “no excuses,” which promised low-income students better test scores and increased access to college in exchange for hyper-strict discipline. Some have called the practice “assimilationist.” Former students are asked about their time in the classroom, whether they believe they received a racist education, and whether, if given the chance, they’d opt for “no excuses” all over again.

October 17: Searching for Providers of Color

The mental health treatment field is disproportionately white. How important is it to find a care provider that can identify with a person’s culture and experiences? And how can systems be strengthened to provide acceptable mental health support to people of color?

“Searching for Providers of Color” explores how race, culture and language affect how people perceive and experience mental health conditions.

Public Radio

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5:00 am Morning Edition with local host Mike Horace

Marketplace Morning Report at 6:51 & 8:51

StarDate at 5:19 & 7:47

9:00 am Mosaic with host, David Nicholas

Noon Here & Now

Climate Connections at 12:31

The Children’s Bookshelf Fri. 11:56 pm

1:00 pm Afternoon Classical with host, Judy Wagley Radiolab

The Children’s Bookshelf Mon. 1:01 pm

2:00 pm Science Friday

3:00 pm

4:00 pm Fresh Air

StarDate at 4:04

5:00 pm

The Children’s Bookshelf Wed. 3:56 pm

Footlight Parade

All Things Considered with local host Amy Robinson

OsborneKlein Market Report at 5:48

7:00 pm Planet Money/ Reveal Ted Radio Hour Throughline Acoustic Cafe

How I Built This

8:00 pm Discovery Block Inspired Living on Earth This American Life

9:00 pm World Cafe

11:00 pm Nightside Jazz & Blues

Join hosts Tim Schwemer & Aiden Shepard

2:00 am Jazz After Hours

Weekends

Indicates a locally hosted or produced showradio.WCMU.org

Time Saturday Sunday

6:00 a.m. Echoes with John Diliberto Echoes with John Diliberto

8:00 a.m. Weekend Edition Saturday Weekend Edition Sunday

StarDate Sat. & Sun. 8:35 am

10:00 a.m. Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me

11:00 am It’s Been A Minute

Noon The Moth Radio Hour

1:00 pm The Beat with David Nicholas

2:00 pm

3:00 pm

4:00 pm

with Ayesha Rascoe

The Children’s Bookshelf 8:37 am

This American Life

with Ira Glass

The Splendid Table with Francis Lam

Mountain Stage with Kathy Mattea

The Thistle & Shamrock

Homespun with Tom Ball

On The Media Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me

5:00 pm Weekend All Things Weekend All Things

with Scott Simon Considered Considered

StarDate Sat. & Sun. 5:35 pm

6:00 p.m. Folk Alley American Routes

8:00 pm International Americana

Music Show

9:00 pm

The Putumayo World Music Hour

10:00 pm Afropop Worldwide

11:00 pm Nightside Jazz & Blues

The Juke Joint with Robert Barclay

Destination Out with Mike Johnson

2:00 am Jazz After Hours

Jazz After Hours

Listen for a 6-part series on the Regional Theater movement from NPR after theaters across the country have weathered (or not) a harrowing few years of shut down, illness and social unrest. The series runs Wednesdays through Oct. 26 on Morning Edition.

WCMU

News & Talk

All News & Talk schedule, including local news content.

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Midnight Alternative Radio

Fresh Air

Fresh Air Fresh Air

1:00 am Philosophy Talk The Pulse BIG Picture Science TED Radio Hour

2:00 am Inside Europe Inspired Living on Earth This American Life

3:00 am On the Media Philosophy Talk Radiolab With Good Reason

4:00 am Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me Throughline Bullseye Alternative Radio

5:00 am Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition

6:00 am Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition

7:00 am Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition

8:00 am Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition

9:00 am Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition Morning Edition

10:00 am 1A 1A 1A 1A

11:00 am 1A 1A 1A 1A

Noon On Point On Point On Point On Point

1:00 pm Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now

2:00 pm Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now

3:00 pm Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now Here & Now

4:00 pm Fresh Air Fresh Air Fresh Air Fresh Air

5:00 pm

All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered

6:00 pm All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered

7:00 pm All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered

8:00 pm Fresh Air Fresh Air Fresh Air Fresh Air

9:00 pm On Point On Point On Point On Point

10:00 pm 1A 1A 1A 1A

11:00 pm 1A 1A 1A 1A

Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex and changing world. Host Shankar Vedantam has been reporting on human behavior and social science research for more than 25 years. In 2010, he published a book further exploring these topics and introducing the idea of “the hidden brain.”

Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 1 pm

Big Picture Science

We have fun drawing surprising connections between the latest science and technology research to give you the Big Picture. Leading researchers, techies, and journalists join astronomer Seth Shostak and science journalist Molly Bentley each week to provide a smart and humorous take on emerging scientific research. Our regular “Skeptic Check” episodes cast a critical eye on pseudoscience.

Wednesday at 1 am / Sunday at 4 am and 11 pm

Time Friday Saturday Sunday

Midnight Fresh Air

Fresh Air

1:00 am Reveal Radiolab

Fresh Air Weekend

This American Life

2:00 am The Moth With Good Reason Radiolab

3:00 am Throughline Reveal

4:00 am Latino USA Splendid Table

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

BIG Picture Science

5:00 am Morning Edition Milk Street Living on Earth

6:00 am Morning Edition Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me Philosophy Talk

7:00 am Morning Edition Inside Europe Inspired

8:00 am Morning Edition Weekend Edition Weekend Edition

9:00 am Morning Edition Weekend Edition Weekend Edition

10:00 am 1A

11:00 am 1A

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

It’s Been a Minute

A Way with Words

Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me

Noon On Point Throughline Planet Money/How I Built This

1:00 pm Here & Now Reveal Hidden Brain

2:00 pm Here & Now Latino USA

Splendid Table

3:00 pm Here & Now Alternative Radio Milk Street

4:00 pm Fresh Air Fresh Air Weekend

5:00 pm

It’s Been a Minute

All Things Considered All Things Considered All Things Considered

6:00 pm All Things Considered On the Media Reveal

7:00 pm All Things Considered Planet Money/How I Built This Radiolab

8:00 pm Fresh Air Hidden Brain

This American Life

9:00 pm. On Point The Pulse Fresh Air Weekend

10:00 pm 1A Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me TED Radio Hour

11:00 pm 1A Throughline

BIG Picture Science

&

Saturday

90.1-2 Bay City

Talk 103.9-2 Harbor

Central Stage

Friday, October 7 at 9 AM

Central Stage is our monthly series showcasing performances by faculty artists and student ensembles from Central Michigan University’s School of Music.

Your host is Dr. Sue Gamble.

This month Dr. Gamble is joined by Professor of Piano, Dr. Alexandra MascoloDavid. She’ll share recordings by the Belle Donne Piano Duo, a musical partnership with former CMU colleague Rúbia Santos. Listen for a set of Brazilian pieces for Two Pianos and Four-Hands, and “Mambo Místico” by the late Dr. José Luis Maúrtua.