WCMU Program Guide October 2023

For Our Members ...

As summer winds down and we settle down from our adventures I cannot help but get excited for my favorite season, fall. September marks the beginning of the harvest and a time to get back to routines, which traditionally means a new school year, busy schedules, and season premieres. I love this time of year; it brings renewed energy to the community. The crisp air, the leaves change color, the smell of caramel apples, pumpkin spice coffee, and tailgate parties. The change of pace and return of busy schedules helps me look forward to the end of the day when I can put my feet up, grab a blanket and get lost in my favorite shows.

I always enjoy our local WCMU shows, however, this month I am looking forward to our content that celebrates Hispanic Heritage month, educates the community, and provides me with endless hours of entertainment.

Understanding perspectives is a fantastic way to learn about each other and celebrate our differences. This month we have programs that do just that. John Leguizamo’s does this in a powerful storytelling documentary series focused on the history and overlooked contributions of the Latinx community, The Voces: American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos. Continuing the celebration, the 36th Hispanic Heritage awards will air on September 29 and then immediately following American Masters will feature the documentary, A Song for Cesar, the story about labor activist Cesar Chavez and his success in a social movement. PBS will also feature two powerful films that

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Evolution Earth

Wednesday, September 6, 10 p.m.

Traveling to the far corners of the world, discover the extraordinary ways animals are adapting to our rapidly changing planet. Witness nature’s remarkable resilience as our perception of evolution and its potential is transformed.

explore the desegregation of American schools. You can watch The Busing Battleground on Monday, September 11, and The Harvest on Tuesday, September 12. If you are not ready to relax on the couch just yet turn on the radio and listen to WCMU. Tune in during your fall tailgate parties or campfires and listen to Home Spun on Saturday evenings or The Juke Joint on Sunday evenings. Also, while you are listening, do not forget that our fall radio pledge drive will begin on Thursday, September 7 and go through Thursday, September 14. These events help us at WCMU continue to serve our mission to educate, inspire, entertain, and engage our supporters, like you. If you would like to partner with us on this pledge drive, you can learn more about member challenge funds on page 22.

As the Director of Development, I would like to thank you for your continued support and wish you a happy Fall Harvest and season premier month from WCMU.

Celebrate Hispanic

American Experience: Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente is an in-depth look at an exceptional baseball player and committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination to become baseball’s first Latino superstar.

Thursday, Sept. 14, 10 p.m.

After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know it will be the most difficult journey of their lives and reawaken an intense desire for a place to belong.

Monday, Sept. 18, 10 p.m.

Independent lens: Sansón and Me

Discover the untold story of Sansón, an imprisoned immigrant, through heartfelt reenactments and intimate letters in this gripping documentary.

Tuesday, Sept. 19, 10 p.m.

POV: Bulls and Saints

Heritage Month

Voces: American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos

John Leguizamo presents a Latinx-focused side of American history that recontextualizes their contributions to America as inventors, intellectuals, war heroes, and more.

Part 1 Tuesday. Sept. 19, 9 p.m. & Thursday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m.

Part 2 Tuesday. Sept. 26, 9 p.m. & Thursday, Sept. 28 at 10 p.m.

Celebrate the recipients of the 36th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The evening commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month includes performances and appearances by some of the country’s most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries.

Friday, September 29, 9 p.m.

Think Wednesdays on WCMU

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thuraston 8 p.m.

AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON returns with a brand new season as the best-selling writer, podcaster and comedian travels across the US to uncover more amazing stories about how we work, play and interact with the outdoors.

NOVA 9 p.m.

Sept. 6 Saving Venice

Sept. 13 Rebuilding Noter Dame

Sept. 20 London Super Tunnel

Sept. 27 Operation Lighthouse Rescue

Evolution Earth 10 p.m.

Sept. 6 Suwannee: Wild River

Sept. 13 Arkansas: Hidden Gems

Sept. 20 New Mexico

Sept. 27 Oregon

PBS, ARTE, Sky Nature and Love Nature have joined together on a natural history series, Evolution Earth, revealing how animals are adapting to our changing planet and evolving before our eyes. The show is shot in extreme locations around the world and dives into the ingenuity of wild species to adapt to bigger storms, longer droughts and warming oceans

Sept. 6 Earth

Sept. 13 Islands

Sept. 20 Heat

Sept. 27 Ice

Great Lakes Now Series

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Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

The incomparable, trail-blazing talent of Joni Mitchell is celebrated in Washington, DC’s historic DAR Constitution Hall by a cadre of musical stars who all drew inspiration from the woman many consider to be the most influential musical artist of her time. Friday, September 1, 9 p.m.

Washington Week Firing Line with Margret Hoover

Sara’s Weeknight Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen

Steven Raichlen’s Meals

Live from the City The Nap Time Show

Opera House:

Rosie’s Rules Rosie’s Rules

Father Brown The Jackdaws Revenge

Planet Barbecue

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Rosie’s Rules

Rosie’s Rules

Midsomer Murders Faithful Unto Death

The Great American Recipe Milk Street Television

Christopher Kimball’s Patti’s Mexican Table

Camp TV Kid Stew

Rosie’s Rules

Rosie’s Rules

(6:30) All Creatures Great and Small

On Masterpiece The Perfect Christmas

The Career Center Make48

Rosie’s Rules

Professor T Ring of Fire

Rosie’s Rules

Moveable Feast Cook’s Country

The Great American Recipe with Relish

Camp TV The Nap Time Show

Rosie’s Rules Rosie’s Rules

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Rosie’s Rules Rosie’s Rules

Wild Rivers with Tillie Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow

People of the North Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Live from the City The Nap Time Show The Career Center Make48

Opera House:

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

Finding Your Roots War Stories

Finding Your Roots Hidden Kin

Wine First Kevin Belton’s Christopher Kimball’s Steven Raichlen’s Cookin’ Louisiana Milk Street Television Planet Barbecue

The Good Eggs The Nap Time Show Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

DW Global 3000 Untamed America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Steven Raichlen’s Cook’s Country Lidia’s Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Planet Barbecue

Camp TV The Nap Time Show The Career Center Make48

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

Animal Babies: First Year On Earth

Tastemakers Pati’s Mexican Table

The Good Eggs The Nap Time Show

Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors

Christopher Kimball’s Steven Raichlen’s Milk Street Television Planet Barbecue

Roadtrip Nation

Destination Michigan

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Returns with a brand new season as the best-selling writer, podcaster and comedian travels across the US to uncover more amazing stories about how we work, play and interact with the outdoors.

Thursday, September 6, 8 p.m.

Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

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

One Voice: The Songs Amanpour and Company We Share

Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland

Xavier Riddle Let’s Go Luna! Rosie’s Rules

Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way Inside The Mind of Agatha Christie Austin City Limits

The Best of the Joy The Best of the Joy Rick Steves Art of the Modern Age Baking with Julia of Painting of Painting

Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Next at the Kennedy Center

Xavier Riddle Let’s Go Luna!

Xavier Riddle

Hero Elementary Nature Cat

Unforgotten On Masterpiece Van Der Valk On Masterpiece Luna & Sophie

Steven Raichlen’s Steven Raichlen’s Rick Steves Art of the Renaissance Yan Can Cook

Planet Barbecue Planet Barbecue

Nova Arctic Ghost Ship

Nova Sunken Ship Rescue Nova Why Ships Crash

Xavier Riddle Let’s Go Luna! Xavier Riddle

Antiques Roadshow POV While We Watched

Steven Raichlen’s Steven Raichlen’s Rick Steves’ Europe

Hero Elementary Nature Cat

Ireland with Michael In the Americas with

Planet Barbecue Planet Barbecue with David Yetman

Roadtrip Nation Start Up

American Experience Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Finding Your Roots Salems Lot

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

Frontline Two Strikes / Tutwiler Amanpour and Company

Steven Raichlen’s Steven Raichlen’s Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Daytripper

Planet Barbecue Planet Barbecue Travelscope

Nova Arctic Ghost Ship Nova Nova

Sunken Ship Rescue Why Ships Crash

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

Nova Saving Venice Evolution Earth Eearth Amanpour and Company

Steven Raichlen’s Steven Raichlen’s Rick Steves’ Europe

Planet Barbecue Planet Barbecue

Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Family Travel with Wild Travels

Colleen Kelly

Next at the Kennedy Center

A Joni Mitchell Songbook

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

Destination Michigan Under The Radar Great Yellowstone Thaw Amanpour and Company Michigan

Steven Raichlen’s Steven Raichlen’s Rick Steves’ Europe

Planet Barbecue Planet Barbecue

Weekends with Yankee Travels with Darley

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Europe’s New Wild

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

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Annika on Masterpiece Expect Annika’s MHU team to continue to be unconventional, her daughter Morgan to remain complicated, and her future with Morgan’s therapist to be up in the air. Best of all, audiences can count on still being Annika’s confidante, as she occasionally breaks the fourth wall to discuss the crime at hand, literary references, or her parenting woes.

Saturday, September 9, 10 p.m.

Washington Week Firing Line with Margret Hoover

Sara’s Weeknight Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Meals Planet Barbecue

Live from the City The Nap Time Show Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Opera House:

Work It Out Wombats! Work It Out Wombats! Work It Out Wombats! Work It Out Wombats!

Father Brown The Kembleford Dragon Midsomer Murders Death In Disguise

Christopher Kimball’s Patti’s Mexican Table The Great American Recipe Milk Street Television

Camp TV Kid Stew The Career Center Make48

Work It Out Wombats! Work It Out Wombats! Work It Out Wombats! Work It Out Wombats!

Magpie Murders On Masterpiece Professor T The Mask Murders

Moveable Feast Cook’s Country The Great American Recipe with Relish

Camp TV The Nap Time Show Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Work It Out Wombats! Work It Out Wombats! Work It Out Wombats! Work It Out Wombats! Wild Rivers with Tillie Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow

People of the North Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Live from the City The Nap Time Show The Career Center Make48

Opera House: Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary Finding Your Roots Salems Lot Finding Your Roots Secret Live

Wine First Kevin Belton’s Christopher Kimball’s Steven Raichlen’s Cookin’ Louisiana Milk Street Television Planet Barbecue

The Good Eggs The Nap Time Show Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

DW Global 3000 Untamed America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Steven Raichlen’s Cook’s Country Lidia’s Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Planet Barbecue

Camp TV The Nap Time Show The Career Center Make48

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

Animal Babies: First Year On Earth Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors

Tastemakers Pati’s Mexican Table Christopher Kimball’s Steven Raichlen’s Milk Street Television Planet Barbecue

The Good Eggs The Nap Time Show Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Van Der Valk on Masterpiece

For Piet Van der Valk, it’s a new day and a new dawn as he welcomes two new Sergeants to the team, the hotshot but impulsive Eddie Suleman and the technical whiz Citra Li.

Sunday, September 10, 10 p.m.

American Masters Bella! This Woman’s Place Is in the House

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

Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland Generation 9/11

Xavier Riddle Let’s Go Luna! Rosie’s Rules

Amanpour and Company

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

Annika On Masterpiece Austin City Limits

Jon Batiste

The Best of the Joy The Best of the Joy Rick Steves Art Prehistoric and Ancient Baking with Julia of Painting of Painting

Stars On Stage from Westport Stars On Stage from Westport

Stars On Stage from Country Playhouse Country Playhouse Westport Co. Playhoouse

Xavier Riddle Let’s Go Luna! Xavier Riddle Hero Elementary Nature Cat

Unforgotten On Masterpiece Van Der Valk On Masterpiece

Julie Taboulie’s Christopher Kimball’s Rick Steves Art of Ancient Rome

Lebanese Kitchen Milk Street Television

Nova Saving Venice

Evolution Earth Earth

Luna & Sophie

Yan Can Cook

First Civilizations War

Xavier Riddle Let’s Go Luna! Xavier Riddle Hero Elementary Nature Cat

American Experience The Busing Battleground

Julie Taboulie’s Sara’s Weeknight Rick Steves’ Europe

Amanpour and Company

Ireland with Michael In the Americas with

Lebanese Kitchen Meals with David Yetman

Roadtrip Nation Start Up

Rounding The Bend

American Masters Bella! This Woman’s Place Is in the House

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Alma’s Way

Alma’s Way

American Experience The Harvest Amanpour and Company

Julie Taboulie’s To Dine for with Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Daytripper

Lebanese Kitchen Kate Sullivan Travelscope

Nova Saving Venice

Evolution Earth Earth

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Nova Rebuilding Notre Dame

Evolution Earth Islands

Julie Taboulie’s Christopher Kimball’s Rick Steves’ Europe

Lebanese Kitchen Milk Street Television

First Civilizations War

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

Amanpour and Company

Family Travel with Wild Travels

Colleen Kelly

Stars On Stage from Westport Stars On Stage from Westport

Stars On Stage from Country Playhouse Country Playhouse Westport Co. Playhoouse

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Destination Michigan Under The Radar

Alma’s Way

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Roberto Clemente: American Experience Amanpour and Company Michigan

Julie Taboulie’s Christopher Kimball’s Rick Steves’ Europe

Lebanese Kitchen Milk Street Television

Weekends with Yankee Travels with Darley

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Europe’s New Wild

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Alma’s Way

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American Masters: Jerry Brown: Disrupter

Experience the political and personal journey of Jerry Brown, the longest serving governor in California history. First elected at 36 years old and again at 72, explore Brown’s 50-year career tackling climate change and inequality. Friday, September 15, 9 p.m.

Washington Week Firing Line with Series Margret Hoover

Great Lakes Now Off The Record

Sara’s Weeknight Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Meals Planet Barbecue

Live from the City The Nap Time Show

Opera House:

Nature Cat: The Return of Bad Dog Bart

Father Brown The Angel of Mercy

Christopher Kimball’s Patti’s Mexican Table

Milk Street Television

Camp TV Kid Stew

Nature Cat: The Return of Bad Dog Bart

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Nature Cat: Ocean Commotion

Midsomer Murders Death’s Shadow

The Great American Recipe

The Career Center Make48

Nature Cat: Ocean Commotion

Magpie Murders On Masterpiece Professor T The Family

Moveable Feast Cook’s Country

The Great American Recipe with Relish

Camp TV The Nap Time Show

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Nature Cat: Ocean Commotion Wild Rivers with Tillie Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow

Nature Cat: The Return of Bad Dog Bart

People of the North Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Live from the City The Nap Time Show The Career Center Make48 House:

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary Finding Your Roots Secret Lives Finding Your Roots Far from Home

Wine First Kevin Belton’s Christopher Kimball’s Steven Raichlen’s Cookin’ Louisiana Milk Street Television Planet Barbecue

The Good Eggs The Nap Time Show Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

DW Global 3000 Untamed America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Steven Raichlen’s Cook’s Country Lidia’s Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Planet Barbecue

Camp TV The Nap Time Show The Career Center Make48

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

Wonders of Mexico Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors

Tastemakers Pati’s Mexican Table

Christopher Kimball’s Steven Raichlen’s Milk Street Television Planet Barbecue

The Good Eggs The Nap Time Show Roadtrip Nation Destination Michigan

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

Evolution Earth The series is shot in extreme locations around the world, is an examination of adaptation stories that illustrate the rapid pace of change happening across Earth, while providing a look at nature’s ability to thrive. The series includes five films, each showcasing a different extreme landscape including Earth, Islands, Ice, Heat and Grasslands. Wednesday, September 20, 10 p.m.

Jerry Brown: The Disrupter Amanpour and Company

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

Fly Boys: Western Pennsylvania’s The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli

American Experience

Tuskegee Airmen The Harvest

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Alma’s Way

Alma’s Way

Annika On Masterpiece Austin City Limits

The Very Best of John Prine

The Best of the Joy The Best of the Joy Rick Steves Art of of the Baroque Age Baking with Julia of Painting of Painting

Great Performances

Great Performances

Great Performances

Now Hear This | Piazzolla’s History with Tango Now Hear This | Schumann: Genius and Madness Now Hear This

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Xavier Riddle Hero Elementary Nature Cat

Unforgotten On Masterpiece Van Der Valk On Masterpiece

Luna & Sophie

Pati’s Mexican Table Pati’s Mexican Table Rick Steves Art of the Middle Ages Yan Can Cook

Nova Rebuilding Notre Dame Evolution Earth Islands

First Civilizations Cities

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Xavier Riddle Hero Elementary Nature Cat

Antiques Roadshow POV Bulls and Saints Amanpour and Company

Pati’s Mexican Table Pati’s Mexican Table Rick Steves Europe

Ireland with Michael In the Americas with with David Yetman

Roadtrip Nation: Start Up American Masters Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Alma’s Way

Becoming Frida Kahlo The Making and Breaking Independent Lens Sanson and Me

Pati’s Mexican Table Pati’s Mexican Table Rick Steves’ Europe

Nova Rebuilding Notre Dame

Alma’s Way

Joseph Rosendo’s Daytripper Travelscope

Evolution Earth Islands

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Nova London Super Tunnel

Evolution Earth Heat

Pati’s Mexican Table Pati’s Mexican Table Rick Steves’ Europe

Great Performances Great Performances

Alma’s Way

First Civilizations Cities

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Amanpour and Company

Family Travel with Wild Travels

Colleen Kelly

Great Performances

Now Hear This | Piazzolla’s History with Tango Now Hear This | Schumann: Genius and Madness Now Hear This

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Destination Michigan Under The Radar Native America

Alma’s Way

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Amanpour and Company Michigan From Caves to Cosmos

Pati’s Mexican Table Pati’s Mexican Table Rick Steves’ Europe

Weekends with Yankee Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Wonders of Mexico

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Alma’s Way

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Professor T - DNA of a Murderer

When an artisan baker is found dead after receiving death threats, Professor T uses his criminological insight to help police identify the murderer.

Sunday, September 24, 8 p.m.

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Great Lakes Now Off The Record

Washington Week Firing Line with Series Margret Hoover

Sara’s Weeknight Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Meals Planet Barbecue

Live from the City The Nap Time Show

Opera House:

Almas Way: Alma Goes to Puerto Rico

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

Father Brown The Face of the Enemy Midsomer Murders Stranglers Wood

Christopher Kimball’s Patti’s Mexican Table The Great American Recipe Milk Street Television

Camp TV Kid Stew The Career Center Make48

Almas Way: Alma Goes to Puerto Rico

Alma’s Way

Magpie Murders On Masterpiece Professor T DNA of a Murderer

Alma’s Way

Moveable Feast Cook’s Country

The Great American Recipe with Relish

Camp TV The Nap Time Show

Almas Way: Alma Goes to Puerto Rico

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

Wild Rivers with Tillie Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow

People of the North Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Live from the City The Nap Time Show The Career Center Make48

Opera House: Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary Finding Your Roots Finding Your Roots

Wine First Kevin Belton’s Christopher Kimball’s Steven Raichlen’s Cookin’ Louisiana Milk Street Television Planet Barbecue

The Good Eggs The Nap Time Show Roadtrip Nation

Destination Michigan

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

DW Global 3000 Untamed America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Steven Raichlen’s Cook’s Country Lidia’s Kitchen Dooky Chase Kitchen Project Fire

Camp TV

The Nap Time Show The Career Center Make48

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

Wonders of Mexico Wilderness Journal Michigan Out of Doors

Tastemakers Pati’s Mexican Table Christopher Kimball’s Dooky Chase Kitchen Milk Street Television

The Good Eggs The Nap Time Show Roadtrip Nation

Destination Michigan

Molly of Denali Molly of Denali Cyberchase Hero Elementary

Frontline: Putin vs. The Press

The story of one journalist’s battle to defend free speech in Putin’s Russia. With unique access, the film follows Nobel prize-winner Dmitry Muratov as he fights to keep his newspaper alive and his reporters safe amid a government crackdown.

Tuesday, September 26, 10 p.m.

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

Living Dream: 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Glacier Park’s Night of the Grizzlies

Alma’s Way

Alma’s Way

Annika On Masterpiece Austin City Limits

The Best of the Joy The Best of the Joy Rick Steves Art Prehistoric and Ancient

Baking with Julia of Painting of Painting

American Masters Great Performances

Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Roots of Latin Jazz

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Xavier Riddle Hero Elementary Nature Cat

Unforgotten On Masterpiece Van Der Valk On Masterpiece

Weekends with Yankee America’s Test Kitchen Rick Steves Art of the Modern Age

Evolution Earth Heat

Luna & Sophie

Yan Can Cook

Power Trip: The Story of Energy

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Xavier Riddle Hero Elementary Nature Cat

Antiques Roadshow

POV Uyra: The Rising Forest

Amanpour and Company

Ireland with Michael In The Americas with Milk Street Television In Bloom with David Yetman

Christopher Kimball’s J Schwanke’s Life Rick Steves’ Europe

Roadtrip Nation Start Up

American Masters Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Alma’s Way

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Amanpour & Company Putin vs. The Press

Frontline

The Jazzy Vegetarian Fons & Porter’s Love Rick Steves’ Europe

Joseph Rosendo’s Daytripper of Quilting Travelscope

Nova London Super Tunnel

Evolution Earth Heat Power Trip: The Story of Energy

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Nova Operation Lighthouse Rescue

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

Evolution Earth Ice Amanpour and Company

Jacques Pepin: Canvasing The World Rick Steves’ Europe

Heart & Soul with Sean Diediker

Family Travel with Wild Travels

Colleen Kelly

American Masters Great Performances

Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

Roots of Latin Jazz

Alma’s Way Alma’s Way

Destination Michigan Under The Radar Native America Amanpour and Company Michigan Nature to Nations

Chef’s Life Quilting Arts Rick Steves’ Europe

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Weekends with Yankee Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Wonders of Mexico

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna! Rosie’s Rules

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The Hispanic Heritage Awards (2023)

Celebrate the recipients of the 36th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The evening commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month includes performances and appearances by some of the country’s most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries. Friday, September 29, 9 p.m.

Great Lakes Now Off The Record

8 PM 8:30 PM

Washington Week Firing Line with Margret Hoover

Sara’s Weeknight Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen Dooky Chase Kitchen Meals

Live from the City The Nap Time Show

Opera House:

Wild Kratts: Amazin’ Amazon Adventure

Father Brown The Devil You Know

Great Lakes Now Series Native Report

Wild Kratts: Cats and Dogs

Midsomer Murders Beyond The Grave

The Great American Recipe Milk Street Television

Christopher Kimball’s Patti’s Mexican Table

Camp TV Kid Stew

Wild Kratts: Amazin’ Amazon Adventure

The Career Center Make48

Wild Kratts: Cats and Dogs

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

WCMU Passport is an added benefit of station membership. Members gain extended access to more streaming video.

Learn More about this Benefit at WCMU.org/passport

Our Summer of Mystery will culminate with three huge dramas dropping into Passport on September 3rd. Professor

T S2, Unforgotten S5 and Van der Valk S3 will all be available as a binge the night of their broadcast premiere.

36th Hispanic Heritage Awards

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

Latino Americans

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna!

Midsomer Murders” Beyond the Grave Barnaby and Troy, with an actor tagging along for research, investigate a slashed painting at a museum, which later turns out to be the site of a murder.

Saturday, September 30, 8 p.m.

American Masters A Song for Cesar

Latino Americans

Rosie’s Rules

Annika On Masterpiece

Alma’s Way

Latino Americans

Alma’s Way

Austin City Limits

Brandi Carlile

Baking with Julia of Painting of Painting

The Best of the Joy The Best of the Joy Rick Steves Art of of Ancient Rome

36th Hispanic Heritage Awards

Xavier Riddle Lets Go luna!

American Masters A Song for Cesar

Xavier Riddle

Hero Elementary Nature Cat

This month on Destination Michigan, join us as we follow some historical footsteps when we travel a trail from Cadillac to Traverse City that’s been around since the 1200’s. Awaken your palate with a sweet treat from the Grocer’s Daughter in the village of Empire. Plus, we’ll put down deep roots in Copemish and get a course in cloning ancient trees.

You can watch Destination Michigan on Thursday nights at 9 p.m., Saturday mornings at 11 a.m., or online anytime at wcmu.org

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Presents Two Documentaries That Explore the Legacy of Efforts to Integrate Public Schools in 1970s America

The Busing Battleground

Monday, September 11, 9 p.m.

Revisit 1970s Boston, when court-mandated school integration unleashed racial unrest throughout the city.

The Harvest

Tuesday, September 12, 9 p.m.

Look back at how school integration transformed after the 1954 Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Season 12 Premieres

Saturday, September 16, 5:30 p.m.

Friday Nights in September on WCMU

Bella! This Woman’s Place is in the House

Follow the meteoric rise of firebrand politician and activist Bella Abzug. See how her commitment to women’s rights and progressive causes upended the status quo in Washington. September 8, 9 p.m.

Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

Experience the political and personal journey of Jerry Brown, the longest serving governor in California history. Brown has spent over five decades tackling climate change and inequality. September 15, 9 p.m.

Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely

Follow the 50-year career of First Amendment lawyer and legal expert Floyd Abrams. See how his landmark cases, from the Pentagon Papers to Citizens United, helped define free speech as it is known today. September 22, 9 p.m.

A Song for Cesar Trace the life and legacy of labor activist Cesar Chavez. See how music and the arts were instrumental to the success of the social movement Chavez helped found, which mobilized thousands of farmworkers across the U.S. September 29, 10 p.m.

AUBURN HILLS

Miss Dig 811

BAY CITY

Unclaimed Freight / Ace Hardware

BELLAIRE

Grass River Natural Area

COPEMISH

CBS Solar

FARWELL

Red’s Repair LLC

FLINT

Flint Institute of Arts

Longway Planatarium

HARBOR SPRINGS

Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

New York Restaurant

Perry Farm Village

Toms Mom’s Cookies

LANSING

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

MACKINAW CITY

Mackinac State Historic Parks

MARQUETTE

Travel Marquette

MIDLAND

Alden B. Dow Home & Studio

Chippewa Nature Center

Dow Credit Union

Eastman Party Store

Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

Midland Area Community Foundation

Midland Center for the Arts

MyMichigan Health

Unitarian Universalist

Fellowship of Midland

United Church of Christ

MT. PLEASANT

Art Reach of Mid Michigan

Cain and Sisung and MC

Kostrzewa and Company

CMU Bookstore

CMU Department of English Language and Literature

CMU Faculty Association

CMU Libraries and Friends of the CMU Libraries

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

Featured this month

Petoskey Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation

Somebody’s Gallery

Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan

REGIONAL

Consumers Energy Foundation

REMUS

Wheatland Music Organization

ROYAL OAK

Mindful of Motion

SHELBY TOWNSHIP

Decorative Stitch

TRAVERSE CITY

Amical City Opera House

Morse Moving and Storage

UNIVERSITY CENTER

Marshall M. Fredericks

Sculpture Museum

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dowcreditunion.org

Offering news, arts and culture, family programming, and everything in between, public radio and television stations are a tremendous resource to the communities they serve. DCECU recognizes the value that WCMU brings to central and northern Michigan, and we consider it a privilege to be a WCMU sponsor. It’s truly fulfilling to know that, by being a WCMU sponsor, DCECU is contributing to something that is deeply valued by the community. And on a personal note, I always feel honored to hear or see our sponsor spots on-air amid the variety of programming that our sponsorship helps to support.

- Michael Goad, Chief Executive Officer/Dow Credit Union

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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

Boost Your Impact with WCMU’s Member Challenge Fund

Kickstart a chain reaction of giving with our Member Challenge Fund! When you make a donation before WCMU’s fall fundraiser begins on September 7, you’ll see your gift transform into a challenge grant, sparking others to contribute during the on-air event.

It’s not just about giving, but inspiring others to help uphold the values we all cherish in public radio. Your contribution becomes a rallying call, prompting others to join the cause and support the news, music, and stories that matter to you.

Learn more about the Member Challenge Fund, and make your donation now, by scanning the QR code below with your smart phone. You can also visit WCMU.org/MemberChallenge, or call 800-999-5656!

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Children’s Bookshelf and From The Ground Up! are now just a click away!

Good news for fans of The Children’s Bookshelf and From The Ground Up! These programs are now available as podcasts! You can now listen on your schedule – whether you’re on the go, at the gym, or simply relaxing at home!

Search for these programs wherever you get your podcasts, including on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. You can also subscribe by visiting WCMU.org/ podcasts or by scanning the QR code with your smart phone.

Navigate The News with David Greene on Left, Right and Center!

Whether you lean left, right, or prefer the center, every week David Greene is here to moderate a civil yet robust debate that tackles the week’s most pressing issues. Left, Right and Center is our town square – where diverse viewpoints meet and meaningful conversations happen.

Tune in every Sunday at 10 a.m., on WCMU.

Stay

Savor the World with ‘The Splendid Table’

Bring your appetite for food and culture to The Splendid Table, where every week you’ll hear a delicious mix of culinary stories, tips, interviews and recipes. Join host Francis Lam as he explores global cuisines and dishes out practical cooking advice.

Tune in every Sunday at 3 p.m., and let us whisk you away on a gastronomic adventure that will leave you craving more!

The Great Lakes Odyssey returns to WCMU!

The Great Lakes Odyssey Radio Hour explores the arts and culture of the lakes, highlighting critical issues and solutions, and providing artists and culture creators a space to share their work. Every week, host Adrian Vilaca brings together creatives, adventurers, researchers, and scientists to help tell the story of the Great Lakes through tales, songs and conversations that leave us all with a better understanding of this amazing region we call home.

Listen Saturdays at 10 p.m., on WCMU.

September Special Programs on WCMU Classical

I Hear America Singing

The view of one’s life’s work has taken on different meanings in societies and eras across the world. From servant and slavery systems of old, to the industrial revolution, to labor unions and the gig economy, our idea of work is ever-changing. Join us for I Hear America Singing, a joyful examination of the role work has played in our lives in years past and how work might evolve into the future.

Listen Monday, September 4 at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., on WCMU Classical.

Music for the Days of Awe: An Observance of the Jewish High Holidays

In Music for the Days of Awe, host Mindy Ratner invites listeners into the profound depth of the High Holidays, channeling her Ashkenazi Jewish heritage to curate a selection of music that illuminates the solemnity, reflection, and joy woven into these holy days.

Tune in for this immersive experience September 15 at 6 p.m. and September 24 at 3 p.m., on WCMU Classical.

StarDate is your daily guide to astronomy and space science, featuring news, skywatching tips, and fascinating facts about our universe.

Listen weekdays at 5:19 a.m., 7:47 a.m., and 7:04 p.m., and weekends at 8:35 a.m. and 5:35 p.m.

Birds connect us with the joy and wonder of nature. By telling vivid, sound-rich stories about birds and the challenges they face, BirdNote inspires listeners to care about the natural world, and take steps to protect it.

Listen each weekday at 2:18 p.m.

For more than a decade, Yale Climate Connections has been helping people understand how the changing climate is already affecting our lives. Every episodes features stories and solutions tied to Earth’s changing climate.

Listen each weekday at 1:31 p.m.

The Pulse: Telling Stories at the Heart of Health, Science and Innovation

Every week, The Pulse explores questions that make people think “Yeah, why is that?” It tells stories from the ground level, where illness, healing and discovery are personal. The Pulse celebrates science, and covers breakthroughs with a healthy dose of skepticism.

Listen to The Pulse every Sunday at 2 p.m., on WCMU.