Even more shows you love whenyou want
to watch them wherever
you stream TV. Look
for PBSyou'll find us anywhere you
select your streaming services
,and we have free on demand
showsfor you to enjoy
anytime . Plus,when you
support PBS Wisconsin
,your member benefits can open up
even more to
explore with PBSPassport. It
includes more than
1200 titles with new favoritesfrom
PBS and beyond . Even dramas
from around the world. >> You Ain't seen
nothing yet.>> Your investment makes PBSWisconsin
possible for you , yourfamily and
your community . Sojoin with
a gift at any of thelevels we're
suggesting, andthen join an even more
adventures with PBS Passport
.
>> Hi, I'm Malcolm Brett.Welcome to
the studios at PBSWisconsin. We're taking
just ashort break in the NewsHour to
talk to you about the importanceof y
our role in making
PBSWisconsin possible . That's yourrole
as a viewer and
your roleas a donor. And
member. It's essential that the
publicsupports us. The way it has in
the past, and we hope it
willcontinue to happen
in the future, and
that you will make it grow. The NewsHour
is amodern
miracle for news
media inthis country
because it's a
onehour program with in-depthcoverage
, balanced coverage, not
sound bites and no
point of viewbeing sold to the
audience. NewsHour is here
to serve youwith
the up to date
, wellresearched , well
considered information
you need to make
decisions about important public
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the lives of our families
and our communities . And themiracle
happens because ofmember
support. When you calland support the
NewsHour , youmake
this program possible andwe ask you
to go to the phoneand do it
right now, there's anumber on yo ur
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Clint Walz. I'm on staff here at PBS
Wisconsin.Thank you for joining
us for theNewsHour tonight. And when youdo make your
gift of support, wehave some great
ways of sayingthank you
for that, for thatgift starting with
a gift of $10 a month. If you're
able to makea
gift of $10 a month, you'llreceive the
PBS NewsHour mug. That's yours for a
gift of $10.If you're
able to make a gift of$15 a
month, we'd like to saythank you by
sending you acanvas tote with the classic
PBSlogo. And it says
, supported by viewers like
me, a great way toshow that
you value news thatyou can
trust and
finally, for agift of
$20 a month, you'll
receive both. You'll receive that NewsHour mug as
well as the viewers
tote. It doesn't takelong, but
it is so important that you do so. You can do
thatby giving us
a call at one(800) 236-3636, or visiting
usonline at pbswisconsin.org
.>> Hi , I'm Aimee Granger,
I'm amember of the staff here at
PBSWisconsin. We're watching NewsHour tonight
because it'simportant to
us. It reaches the highest levels of journalistic
integrity because
it's viewer supported. What's
the best way
to support NewsHour and other
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thank you. Ifyou're considering becoming a
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say stop. So it's a
wonderful way to justautomatically
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. You cando it online at
pbswisconsin.org or by
calling one(800) 236-3636. Let
us thank youwith some wonderful gifts like
Clint has described . And thankyou
for showing your support
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funding fromthe state, from the federal
government, very important partof our budget
. But the most important part and the
largestpart of our budget is viewer
support. And it really makessense, doesn't it
, because we'rehere to support you
with theprograming. That's important toyou
and the way we can stay
totally committed to
you isthrough your
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is important to you . If
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PBS, with PBS Wisconsinand
with you, the audience and
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you do that, we
havesome great ways
of saying thankyou
for your support tonight. Remember, for a gift of
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receive the PBSNewsHour mug
. You're able to get
all four fingers in there. It'sreally
a wonderful mug. Yours for a
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to make a gift of
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receive a canvas tote bag withthe
PBS Wisconsin logo on theresaying
supported by viewers
likeme , a really great
bag, a greatway to show your
pride as a
member of PBS Wisconsin and of
course, if you're able to make agift
of $20 a month,
you'llreceive both. You'll receive thePBS NewsHour
mug as well as thatcanvas
tote. It really doesn'ttake much time.
We've got somewonderful volunteers herewaiting
for your call
at one(800) 236-3636. Or you
canalways go online at
PBSWisconsin dot org. But go ahead
,make that gift right now
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we have some really nice thank you
gifts foryou, but we have benefits at
allof these levels that we're
suggesting. So
if you would liketo receive "Airwaves" each and
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,whatever gift feels right to you
,you'll receive "Airwaves" in themail
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you want to watch allmonth
long, and there's
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scenes and meetingour
staff and events that arecoming up, so
it's a wonderful benefit in your mailbox. Each
month. Also, PBS Passport
youcan go
online, there's a large
library of hundreds of wonderful programs that you can
access anytime and view and
with any ofthese membership
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, you are welcome to
use PBS Passport. It's
easy tolog on and
use that when you give us a
call. Let us thank you. With these benefits
and gifts at
one (800) 236-3636, you know, just a couple
of weeks agoI ran into some neighbors at thema
ilbox and they showed me they
were mailing in their annualcontribution to
PBS Wisconsinand reminded me they've
beenwatching the NewsHour for
over 20 years and have
been supporting PBS Wisconsin for
over 20 years, because the showis important
to them and theirsupport
is important to PBS Wisconsin and to keeping
the show where they want it in front
of them. and every night
. Ifyou've been watching for a while
and you haven't gotten quitegotten around to
giving, thiswould be a
great time to do it.Your support is
essential to ourbudget, to our ability to
go out and make these
programs. We relyon your
support. We really appreciate the support. Just
asyou appreciate the
wonderful ,neutral, in-depth
reporting thatthe NewsHour brings to you
. It'sreally a great equation, a
greatrelationship . We hope you'll
keep it going by
going to thephone or going to your
computeror your phone and making yourgift
online . Please do
it now .[MUSIC]
>> Whose is the EducationDirector at
the recently renovated
National Eagle Centerin the heart
of Wabasha? 15,000ft■!S, entirely dedicated
to this stately
creature .>> Everybody has
a story. Whenwe're
here at the Eagle Center,they want to
come and share that story.
and gentlemen, it is. >> People can learn
all aboutthe eagle from its size, diet
and habitat to its central
placein American history. And
culture .A trove of
the center's eagle memorabilia was
donated by retired real estate
investorPreston Cook.>> I
was asking a ornithologist
friend of mine from Canada whathe
sees when he sees an
eagle,and he says, I see an
eagle . Butwhen an
American sees an eagle,we see something,
a little bitdifferent
. We see the freedom,the liberty
, the independence
,the power
. We see all of thosethings in
this bird thatrepresents
America. So often. Sothey
authenticated this, that cook is perhaps the
world'sforemost collector of eagle
related items
. Obsession is probably a
good word for what I've done. And then
I've got thebuttons. >> It began with
the brassbuttons that adorned hismilitary uniform
. As a young man
.Now his collection has more than
40,000 items filling floor
toceiling shelves next door to thecenter.
>> I never tire of looking
foreagles or
watching eagles . Ipull my
car over when I'mdriving around this
area. When Isee an
eagle, I'm in awe
continually around 2010, as cook
was doing research for his book
American Eagle, he tried
to naildown exactly when it
became theU.S. National Bird and
found outthat it wasn't
research at theNational
And the females
listen .
Time's up. What does the
next potential mate sound like
? Time's upagain.
Does the next one
have abetter song ?
Nightingales haveextremely
large song repertoires
up to 250 songs and
also theyare able
to produce
really challenging
syllables and phrases
.>> Thinking of trill or buss
elements. So these are
very fast ,repeated
single notes . So it's
remarkable .>> The
more complex his song
,the more beautiful it
seems tothe female
. But why does the
female have an esthetic sense
asDarwin suggested
, Connie and her team set up an
.
>> The magic of
birds. How beautiful they are
and absolutely how beautiful the
birdsong is. Hi, I'm MalcolmBrett, we're at
the studios ofPBS Wisconsin
, taking a shortbreak in the
program to ask you to be part of
the process thatmakes PBS Wisconsin programingpossible
. This show with DavidAttenborough
is so fascinating.It's
so riveting
. You've gotsomeone who's
a biologist andhistorian and a n atural
teacherand able to inspire us
with hiseasy way of
communicating .That's what makes
programs likethis one. So
special. Not justabout what
they're about , but
how they're done and how they
engage us and bring us in to a
world that maybe we knew alittle about.
Maybe we knew a lot about. But we
can alwayslearn something new
fromprograms like this. And there'salways
a program like this onPBS Wisconsin. Why
? Becausethere are people
like you who make
annual gifts to PBSWisconsin to m ake
it possible.That's how it works. Great
programs come from the supportof great
audiences and great
members. We know you're a member
of the audience. We hope you're a donor to PBS
Wisconsin. Ifyou're not , this show would
be agreat time to become a membe r.
And with some of the ways we say
thank you, let's go over toClint.
Clint Walz I'm onstaff
here at PBS Wisconsin .Malcolm's exactly right.
This isthe perfect time for you to
become a member of PBS Wisconsin.When
you do, we've got somegreat, really fun
ways of sayingthank you tonight for a
gift of$10 a month, you'll
receive these
100 flash cards . Sibley
Backyard Birding flash cards.This
is a beautiful , beautifulset. And
I'm going to talk a lotmore about
that a little bit later. That's yours for
a giftof $10
a month. If you're ableto make a
gift of $15 a month,not only will
you receive theBirding Flash cards, you'll also
receive a PBS Wisconsin cap. So
both of those items yours for a
gift of just
$15 a month. Ifyou're able to make a gift
of$25 a month, not only will you
receive the flash cards and the cap, you'll also receive a pair
of binoculars. These are not
brand binoculars. They're
very,very lightweight , very sturdy
.Perfect for
you to use whenyou're going birding
. Some greatways of
saying thank you tonight, but it all
starts withyour phone call at
one (800) 236-3636, or go online
at pbswisconsin.org
.>> Hi, I'm Aimee Granger. I'm amember of t
he staff here at
PBSWisconsin throughout its
history, nature has inspired
thousands , millions of viewers
through programs like this.Really
good quality programingthat
you can turn to. We
lovenature. We love
David Attenborough, we love
birds.What a fun
program to enjoy. And if
you're enjoying this, pleaseconsider
showing your support.Consider
investing in programslike this
with your ongoing support as a
sustainer. Clint mentioned the levels
thisevening and
the thank you gifts that are
available at those levels, but you can
give as asustainer
at any level. Maybe
consider $50 a
month or $100 a
month to become a reallygenerous supporter of
PBSWisconsin. You can do it online
at pbswisconsin.org
or give our wonderful volunteers a
call at one (800) 236-3636 and pledge
your support over the
decades,nature has invited you
into theworld around you, and we
alwayshear from people who tell
us,oh, I
love that program aboutthe jungle
cats.>> I didn't know anything aboutthem
, and now I'm really excited.Or
I was always very interested
in jungle cats . But your
programshowed me something I justdidn't know
. And whether it's jungle cats
or birds or birdsong, you
know, you can come to nature, to
nature on PBSWisconsin , learn
something .Enjoy your
time, see something
spectacular , and know that
you've been inspired and fulfilled by
the programing that PBS Wisconsin
brings to you.That's the
premise of nature .That's why it's
there. Each andevery week . Bringing
familiestogether to enjoy nature
together, to bring a new
perspective, a new window on the
world . That's why nature
hasbeen so successful for so many
years, because it served so manypeople
like you. Your family,and your
neighbors and
one wayyou can serve your family and
your neighbors is through membership in
PBS Wisconsin . We
ask and encourage you to make
that membership gift today .>> And when
you do, we do
havesome wonderful ways of
sayingthank you . Tonight, starting
with the
$10 a month level, you'll receive these
birding flashcards
. Sibley brand Birding
flashcards .
There's 100 of them in here. And they're
reallybeautiful. The artwork is justabsolutely
stunning . And there'sjust
the right amount of information where you can
usethese walk around your favorite
hiking area and
spot the birdsand learn so much about
them.It's broken up into the
westernside of the states, the
eastern side of the states,
and allacross the continent. Thesecards are
yours for a gift ofjust $10 a
month. If you're able to make a gift
of $15 a month, not
only will you receive theflashcards, you'll
also receivea PBS Wisconsin hat. This
is insort of a very
natural green color, and
that's included witha
gift of $15 a
month andfinally, if you're able to make
a gift of $25 a month, we'd love
to say thank you with theflashcards,
the cap as well asthese
Knox binoculars , thesehave a
very, very sturdy feel. A
wonderful blue color with alight
bit of orange on there. So
you won't lose them . Those are
also included at
the $25 level.It's
so easy to do all you haveto
do is pick up the phone andcall
one (800) 236-3636. We've got some wonderful
volunteerswaiting for your call, so goahead,
do that right now. One(800) 236-3636
.>> If you love programs like this and you're doing
a littlemore streaming of yourprograming, these
days, the
first app that you'll want todownload
is the
PBS app . It's a
wonderful way to watch
a huge library of
fantastic programsand
at any level this evening,when you
show your support, youbecome a
member that can access
PBS Passport. Here's more
.>> You're watching
PBS Wisconsin because you
love what you find here
. From dramas anddocumentaries to travel and
journalism, what could be better
?How about even more
shows youlove when you want
to watch them ?Wherever you stream
TV, look forPBS. You'll
find us anywhere you select your streaming
services ,and we have
free on demand showsfor you
to enjoy
anytime . Plus,when you
support PBS Wisconsin
,your member benefits can open up
even more
to explore with PBSPassport. It
includes more than
1200 titles with new favoritesfrom
PBS and beyond .
>> Even dramas from around the world
.>> You Ain't seen nothing yet.>>
Your investment makes PBSWisconsin possible
for you. Your family and your
community . Sojoin with
a gift at any
of thelevels we're suggesting, andthen join
an even moreadventures with
PBS Passport .
Right here in Wisconsin
, we'relucky enough to be on the
migratory path of lots of birds
.>> And you know how exciting it
is. The first time you see
thathummingbird ,
or the first crane
of the season, or
the firstoriole that has come up
for theseason on
Wisconsin PBSWisconsin
nature gives you thatsense of
excitement , that senseof
awe for nature and theinspiration that
these animalsbring us each and every
week.And on nature,
each and every program. It's about
the animalsand it's about their habitatsand
their behaviors
and the incredible
science behind whothey
are and what they are
andhow they live. This is
whatengages us. This is what bringsus
in, and this is what makesPBS Wisconsin
so special ,because
it tells you and helpsyou share
those ideas. And the knowledge that
gives you alittle bit deeper connection to
the world around you
. We'd likeyou to make a
connection with PBS Wisconsin with your
ership gift, and with alittle bit more about our thank
you gifts, here's Clint. That's right.
Some reallygreat ways
of saying thank you
tonight for a gift of just $10 a
month, you'll receive the birding flashcards.
There's 100of these cards, and they'rereally
stunning. And beautiful.Great for birders of
all ages,whether you're brand new to
thepractice or if you're an
expertthat just wants to sort of test
your knowledge, these are areally
, really great gift
. Yoursfor a gift of
$10 a month. If
you're able to make a gift of $15 a month,
not only will you receive these great flashcards,
you'll also receive a PBSWisconsin
Cap . It's
in a lovely green color. It's
adjustable ,yours for a
gift of $15 a month,and
finally, if you're able
tomake a gift of $25 a month,
notonly will you receive theflashcards, you'll als
o receive the caps as
well as some reallywonderful
binoculars. We didsome research
online. These are really high
quality and a reallygreat for
those beginningbirders
. So yours for a
gift of$25. But right now let's go
backto Malcolm. But make
that call at one
(800) 236-3636.>> We're going back to the
program in very short time, butthere's still
plenty of time for you to make your
membership gift.So when you sit down
in front ofyour TV and watch the
next segment of this episode
, you'llhave that feeling ofsatisfaction and
fulfillment ofknowing you did
something foryour family
and your community .There's very
little that's more satisfying
than a program like nature on
PBS Wisconsin, but knowing that you helped
make it happen
is one of those thingsthat makes it
even morefulfilling and more satisfying
. PBS Wisconsin is all
aboutenriching our lives
. We hope you will be part of
that process . Itstarts with you both
as a viewerand as a donor. Won't
you makethat call? There's stil l time
todo it, and then we'll get
youright back to the next
episodeof birdsong
.[MUSIC]
Thank you .
>> So
were you as intrigued bythe superb lyrebird
as I was? This is
one clever bird. Beautiful
. And the sound thisbird makes
. I knew nothing aboutit.
Welcome back to the studiosof PBS Wisconsin.
We're taking ashort break
in birdsong toinvite you to
become a memberhere at PBS Wisconsin. And
thisis a great time to do it,
because this is a challengebreak. Challenge break
is happenwhen current owners make aspecial
gift to challenge you tobecome
a member. They will matchyour gift
dollar for dollar. We
are looking for 25 new members
or returning members during this
break, and the first
$2,000 willbe matched dollar for dollar. So
you can really increase
theimpact of your gift to
PBSWisconsin. So there's no better
time than right now to make your
gift, and we hope you'll do it
.This program is so intriguing. Iwas
just so taken by thatincredible story about
the lyrebird, a bird
I knew nothingabout and need to know
moreabout , and
I would have known nothing about it. And wouldn't
have learned of my interest inknowing
more if it hadn't beenfor PBS Wisconsin
. And this show. Show
your appreciation .Become a member
during thischallenge. Break
. Clint . Hi
folks. Walz I'm on staff
here at PBS Wisconsin andMalcolm's exactly right
. This isthe best
time for you to makeyour gift
of support, becauseit's a challenge break.
And whenyou do, we've got some great
ways of saying thank you for agift
of $10. This evening.You'll receive a
100 birdingflashcards from Sibley. Theseare backyard
birding flashcards
.Absolutely beautiful. The
artwork is stunning. There's
somuch information on the back,such
as the description
, thevoice of the
bird, the habitat,a
map that's
yours for a gift of
$10 a month. If you're able
tomake a gift of
$15 a month, notonly will you receive the
flashcards, you'll also receive a
PBS Wisconsin hat
. And finally ,for a
gift of
$25 a month, you'll receive the flashcards
,the cap , and some
Nico binoculars
. A wonderful ,wonderful entry
set ofbinoculars . Little
package, big on views
is what they say . Yoursfor a
gift of just
$25 a month.Doesn't matter
how much you givethough, it only
matters that youdo and you can do
that by going to one (800) 236-3636 on
yourphone .>> Nature has
won hundreds of awards. I think we
know whywatching programs like
this really
remind us and inspire us.Why programs
are so important
,bringing the natural wondersinto your
home day after day,
year after year. And it's
because of you and your support
that these programs are
made possible that
PBS Wisconsin can provide
them .
And one of thebest ways that
you can supportthat work is by becoming
asustainer. If you're already asustainer, thank you
so much.Maybe think
about adding alittle bit to your
monthly contribution
. It's easy . It'songoing
through your credit cardor through your
checking account .You can make
that pledge bycalling one (800) 236-3636, orby
pledging online at
pbswisconsin.org .>> This is
a challenge break,and we do want to
make sure tothank Laura Hagen of Iola
forbeing a part of this break,because she's mad
e a gift tochallenge you
to become a member ,because she is
so intent onincreasing the
number of folkswho give to
PBS Wisconsin. Ifyou're not
one of them, please honor
this. This challenge.Please
honor Laura and make
yourgift right now during thischallenge break,
you know,programs like this
there theylook
like they come together magically because they
actuallyimpact us magically. But they're
hard work. They take long hours.They
take great expertise . Theytake a
tremendous amount of professionalism
. And you know what else they take?
They take abudget because we have to
get towhere the birds are. We
have totravel the country. We have to
videotape. We have to script, wehave
to edit, and then we haveto broadcast.
And it's allpossible because of yourmembership
gifts to the PBS Wisconsin. During this
challenge,break your gift goes twice as
long as far. So whatever levelsthat Clint
gave you justrecently
, that's the amount ofmoney that you
make your gift.But
it will be matched dollarfor dollar. So
make that giftright now and with a
reminderabout the ways we
say thank you,let's go back to Clint.>> Thank
you.>> That's right. I'm superexcited to shar
e these with youtonight for a
gift of $10 a month, you'll receive these
birding flashcards by Sibley.Really great
for birders of allages
. If you're if you've got
birds around your house andyou're
wondering which one is that, you can
use these flashcards
to look. Find the bird, hear
what the what they sound like. And this
is allyours for a gift of
$10 to PBSWisconsin, a month
for a gift of$15 a
month, you'll receive the flashcards, but you'll
alsoreceive a PBS Wisconsin
hat thatyou can wear when you're
outhiking and looking at birds andfinally,
for a gift of $25 amonth,
you'll receive theflashcards , the hat, and
someKnox binoculars
, some Knoxbinoculars . As Aimee mentioned
,they're compact. They're lightweight
. A really great
entry point
for the birder
enthusiast . All of these
giftsare really wonderful and just a
way for us to
say thank you, but the most important thing
you'llbe getting is all of theprograms that you've
come to love and depend on
, night afternight , day after day,
year afteryear, and it's all thanksbecause
you went to the phone
and called
one (800) 236-3636.>> So I
borrowed Clint's binoculars and he's
right. Theyare just great. The color and
the size. And you can
tellthey're good quality and
theyjust feel nice in your hands. So
I might have to pledge for thesetonight
. These are great ifyou're watching with
streamingservices like Netflix or
Hulu,be sure to put PBS Passport
right next to it and you canaccess
that on any device from
your phone to a tablet
to, ofcourse , your television
. So again
, that's one of
thebenefits along with monthly"Airwaves"
program guides thatyou receive
as a member
when youpledge your
support, either as a sustainer or
an annual giver atany level, we
are so grateful
for you being part of
the PBSWisconsin Family
. Make yourpledge now at
pbswisconsin.orgor . One (800) 236-3636.>> You
know ,
since ourinception, over 100 years ago,
as Wisconsin public Radio
, PBSWisconsin and Wisconsin
PublicRadio have been an educational
source for people all over
the state. I
can't tell you how often we've
heard folks talkabout being in a
one roomschoolhouse, and listening tothe
radio as part of theireducation
. Well, we're still thebig
E education in theclassroom, and m
aybe the small E
education in your living room.And our
education team isconstantly
making great digital
resources for
teachers, forparents, and
for students. And all of that is
possible becauseof the donations of the
people around Wisconsin. It's
a greatway to
provide an important,
essential service to our classrooms,
to our teachers,
toour lifelong learners . Andreally, when
do we ever stop learning? As long
as we're alive, we'll be learning.
And aslong as Wisconsin public PBSWisconsin
is around, we'll behelping you learn by
providingyou the resources
that you wouldn't otherwise be able
tohave. And those binoculars
thatyou've been, you've seen
tonight, they're wonderful
. Letme mention something. You canuse
them for other things
thanjust birding. So when you're
atthe Badger game or the
Packergame or the Brewer game, or
maybe the high school track
meet, use those binoculars andtell the folks in
the standswhere you got them and encourage
them to join you as a member of
PBS Wisconsin .>> And when
you do , this
is achallenge for members. Your giftwill
go twice as far . So far,we've had
ten people take us upon this offer, and I hope
thatyou'll be number 11. You can do
that by going to one(800) 236-3636. And
when you doask them which thank
you giftyou'd like again
for a gift of
$10 a month, you can receive
thebirding flashcards. There's
100of these. It's broken out bybirds
all across the country
.Those that are on the easternside
of the states, on
thewestern side of the
states,really stunning. Just the rightamount
of information. That'snot overwhelming, but gives
youeverything you want. Those
cardsare yours for a gift of
just $10a month. If you're able
to makea gift of $15 a month, no t only
will you receive those flashcards, you'll also
receivea great PBS
Wisconsin Cap andthen
finally, Malcolm was justtalking about
the binoculars.And that's right. For a gift
of $25 a month,
not only will youget
the flashcards not only willyou get the
PBS Wisconsin cap, you'll also get those
great Knoxbinoculars . And in addition
toall of those things, all of
ourmembers always receive "Airwaves". This is our
monthlyprogram guide arrives in your
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single month andshows you all of the
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possible. Sogo ahead, go
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one(800) 236-3636. we want to take
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gifts really make
allof this possible . Every gift of
every level is so important
tous at PBS Wisconsin
, if you feel
like you have the means andyou're able
to make a gift at
the director's circle level
, whether
that's $1,000
per yearor $100 per month to you, if
you're inspired to give a bitmore, we
are ever so
grateful.Well , thank you. With
a lot ofthese. Thank you gifts and
Passport , but it's just
someaningful . Like Laura
in Iola who is helping with
ourchallenge grant this evening,Carol
in Richland Center, who gave us a call
a little earlier,all of our frie nds throughout
the state. Thank you so
much forgiving at whatever leve l feels
right to you. If you haven't called
yet, please reach out at
one (800) 236-3636. Attenborough producedhis
first program for the BBC
in1952. That was about the timethat
folks on this campus
weretalking about
creatingeducational television here
inAmerica, and just a couple of
years before PBS Wisconsin's
first station, premiered righthere from
these studios on thecampus at
UW . And we've
grown and our service has
grown. Butsome things just haven 't
changed. What hasn't changed isgreat
programs , educational
programs , programs that are
accessible, programing thatinspires
you, that takes you farbeyond
the four walls of
yourliving room or your home.
To allfour corners of the world
. Andanother thing that
hasn'tchanged is PBS Wisconsin is as
good as the support we get fromour
viewers . Your dollars
meanso much to
us. They build our
budget. Right now we've
had 12pledges during this
challengebreak . Well
, challenge breakdoubles your pledge.
We want todouble the
number of pledgeswe've gotten. We'd like to get
25 pledges during this break. Ifyou haven't called
, now's thetime to do it. This
greatprogram might be inspiring. Youto do
more birding, but we hopeit's also inspiring
you tobecome a member right
here,right now. Please do it
and your gift is so important
right here,right now .>> During this
challenge break.Don't let this break get get byyou and go to
your phone rightnow
and call one (800) 236-3636.Just like
that person, just didwhen you
do, we've got great,great
ways of saying thank youtonight. Remember, for
a gift of
$10 a month you'll get thebirding flashcards.
100 of thesewonderful, wonderful cards. They
are stunning . Yours for a
giftof $10 a
month. A gift
of $15 amonth. You'll receive theflashcards
and a
PBS Wisconsin cap
. And then finally again fora
gift of just
$25 a month,you'll get the
flashcards. Thecap, and those gre at
Knoxbinoculars. But go ahead. Goright
now. One (800) 236-3636 isthe
number nature
has brought generations
of viewers closer to
the natural world, andgenerations have
supportedprograms like this to make
thempossible. >> 40 years,
four decades of nature and
your support asviewers
. Let's support the next40 years of
nature and otherprograms that are
so meaningfulto all of us. It's
easy. You can go online or give
us a call as asustainer. It's
ongoing and automatic
to become a member atany of the
levels that we'vetalked about. This evening,receive
those great benefits .Receive some. Thank
you gifts,and receive that really great
feeling. Knowing that you'resupporting
something soimportant not only to you, but
to your neighbors, your family,your
friends. Give us a
callthis evening at
one (800) 236-3636 or join online
at pbswisconsin.org
and thank you .[MUSIC]
>> Because it revealed to us
anentirely
different world of song
. Few animal
songs are more beautiful
than the ones that are
recorded on this
disc , and
yethad it not been for recent
technological advances
, we wouldnever have known that
such songs existed
.[MUSIC] The
waters off the
Birds , including the
oh, it may
well be that by the time this
recording was made
, there wereno females
left alive
. It's asound
of a male
singing for amate
who no longer exists
. The
o'o has since been
declared extinct
. He
was the last of an
entire bird family
, foundnowhere else on
Earth. Now
gone .
There is no more dramatic
reminder of this loss
than this sound
. [MUSIC]
more songs have we lost in other
parts of the planet
?[MUSIC] Here
in Britain, it's estimatedthat
38 million birds have disappeared from our skies
inthe last 60 years.
1 in 5 gone. Climate
change . Habitat
deterioration and the resulting
decrease in food and other
resources are thought to be
themain factors behind this
catastrophic decline
. It's nowup to us
to decide how many moresongs we
will allow to fade into
silence .[MUSIC]
[MUSIC] songs enrich
our lives too.
They surely
amongst the loveliest
in the universe . Andwithout
them, our lives would
truly be impoverished
. And
whatis lost when the songs
.
>> Well , watching
thisdocumentary from nature and so
many programs from nature
remindus how much we don't know
aboutthe natural world. But you know
what? That's okay, becausethere's no quiz.
There's onlythe joy of learning here at
PBSWisconsin. There's also the joy
of giving, the joy of
knowingthat you are making programs
possible for your neighbors, foryour
kids, for your grandkids,and
for your community. Nature'sbeen
coming to your living room
for over 40 years, and for
everyone of those 40 years, neighbors
of yours, maybe even you, havemade
the contributions to makethe programs
possible. It's a great symbiotic
relationship . Welearn a
little bit aboutsymbiotic relationships innature. Well
, Here's one inpublic
broadcasting where the viewer has
and the donor can bethe same
. And certainly the benefit is the
programing . We'reso
thrilled to be able to bringyou nature and so many
other educational
and inspiring programs
that that's why we'rehere
. And one of
the things thathelps us do that is yourmembership
support. Won't you
make a gift right now with a
little bit more about our waysto say thank you? Here's
Clint .>> Hi
folks. I'm Clint, I'm onstaff here at
PBS Wisconsin and Malcolm's absolutely
right. Thisis a great time for you
to makea gift . Becoming a member
from aviewer. And when you do,
we'vegot some great ways of sayin gthank
you. Remember, for a giftof $10
a month, you'll receive the birding flashcards.
There's 100 flashcards here of
differentbirds from all across the United
States. Really great for birdersof
all ages . If you have
youngkids around, these would
begreat to have a fun game.
Howmany can you spot? Really great.Yours
for a gift of
$10 a month.If you're able to make a
gift of$15 a month,
you'll receive theflashcards. But
you'll alsoreceive a PBS Wiscons in
cap.It's in sort of an olive
greenand yours for a gift of
$15 amonth. And then finally, this is
our most popular item tonight
for $25 a month, you'll receivethe
flashcards , the cap, but
you'll also receive some knocks
,binoculars really high
quality binoculars, and
also fantastic to have out there.
While you'rein the field. It doesn't matter
how much you give though
. Aswe've said before, it only
matters that you do . And you can
do that by either going to PBS.org
or calling our volunteers now at
one (800) 236-3636.>> It's so wonderful to hear
those phones ringing. And wehave wonderful
volunteers justwaiting for your
call. They'revery helpful. They'll walk
youthrough becoming a
sustainer. Iftoday's the day, if you've
beenthinking about it for a littlewhile,
please consider makingthe call
today . We know you
watch PBS for a reason. The
entertainment , the
education ,and the
inspiration behind programs like
nature and so many others that you've
come to loveover the
years. If you've beenthinking about giving
at any ofthese
levels, it's a great
time.You can continue
to give us a call after the break
or to goonline at
pbswisconsin.org . Youcan select
your thank you gifts online as
well. Think aboutgoing
online or giving
us a call
at one (800) 236-3636.>> You
know , technology is
amazing. We're talking about a
program about nature . But this
program about nature wouldn't be
possible without technology. And
maybe technology can be a littlebit
boring. But when you thinkabout it,
somebody had to have atape recorder and
somebody hadto invent a battery
. Somebody had to invent a
video camera,somebody had to invent the
broadcast technology
. All this technology
would be worthless ifwe
didn't have great storytellers
and people dedicated
to bringing these inspiring stories
to you in your living room
, on your cell phoneyears and
years ago, we startedwith
Morse code on the radio,then am
radio, FM radio , blackand white
TV , color TV
, VCRs,DVDs
, streaming media
, the technology is
always there , butit's the
programs that make it meaningful
and your support iswhat makes the
programspossible. So let's
exploit that technology with
more greatprograms . And please be
part ofit by making your gift
to PBSWisconsin
right now .>> Oh, that's
that's hard
to sayit better than that,
but rightnow.
So I'm not going
to. But whatI'm going to do
is I'm going to tell you about some
of the thankyou gifts that we have
availabletonight. Remember, for a
gift of just $10 a month,
you'll receive the
100 birding flash cards .Really, really
wonderful set.We've talked a
lot about them. A
lot of information aboutindividual
birds. Yours for a gift of just $10
a month for a gift of $15 a
month, not onlywill you receive those flash
cards, we'll also send you a PBSWisconsin
cap and then finally
,very, very exciting offer
foryou for a gift of
$25 a month,you'll receive the flash cards,
the PBS Wisconsin
cap, and these really wonderful Knox
binoculars .My colleague
Emma mentioned thatshe saw him on
strategist out there, and it's
really considered one of the
best giftfor bird lovers. According
to birders. So these are
reallyhigh quality. You won't bedisappointed
. And that's yours for a gift of
just $25 a month.What
else? You won't bedisappointed in is
the return onyour investment
for a gift of$25 a month,
you'll receivegreat programs
day after day. All year long. Do
it now by
calling one (800) 236-3636.>> We
want to take a moment tothank the
members of theHeritage
Society over 600members,
all over our state whohave made that
commitment toinclude PBS Wisconsin
in theirplans , in their will
, and togive that gift that will go on
for generations. So long afterwe're no
longer here. And thereare
viewers who are benefitingfrom
PBS Wisconsin, we can makethat
impact to go on
. You canlearn more at
pbswisconsin.org .Slash legacy
, or you can callour legacy
team at PBS Wisconsin
and have a conversation
. Malcolmwas talking about
stories welove to hear your stories
of howPBS Wisconsin has
made adifference in your life
overmany decades, and
generations .Also, if
you'd like to give us acall this
evening to pledge your annual support or your
monthlysupport, you can do
that at
one(800) 236-3636. , please make that
callright now. We're being
joined bya new face. Hello, Regina.
Regina Belotti. Regina is rector
of individual Legacy Giving. You've been with
PBSWisconsin for just a little
while. Welcome .>> Thank you.
Thank you.>> And what brought you to
PBSWisconsin? , I have been
verygrateful in my career to haveworked with sever
al wonderful organizations
and when we camehere
to Wisconsin, I was lookingfor a new
challenge and wanted something that would tie
me here .And
PBS Wisconsin did that. SoI'm ve ry grateful
to be here.>>
Well, it's so essential that
PBS Wisconsin has these direct
relationships with folks whowant to
see it be successful .And certainly that's
a lot ofthe work that you do
. What aresome of the things that
youreally enjoy about working withdonors
?>> It's been such an incredibleexperience working
with donors.I feel so lucky to
be able toget out into the community
andmeet with them and hear theirstories
and why. PBS Wisconsinand why
Wisconsin is importantto them. So
it's such an honorto be able to meet with
all ofour donors. >> Well, we're glad
you're heredoing this work, and thank you
for it. And if you've made yourgift,
thank you so much. Ifyou're
interested in making alegacy gif t,
you can reachRegina right here at
PBS Wisconsin. Please do that
in themeantime, we have some greatways
to say thank you for yourgift t onight
. With those ways,here's Clint and
here's yourrundown for the thank you
giftshere for nature.>> This
evening . Remember, for
agift of $10 a month, we
wouldlove to send you some birdingflash
cards. These are the Sibley Backyard Birding
flash cards
, includes
100 cards ofbirds. All across the country
.Really ? Really. A
great item.They're
yours for a gift
of $10a month. For a gift of $15 amonth, you'll
receive thoseflash cards and you 'll alsoreceive
the PBS Wisconsin Capand then finally, for
a gift of$25, you'll receive the flash
cards. The cap as well as somehigh
quality Knox binoculars
.All of those items are yours for
a gift of just $25 a month
, but again
, really appreciate your support. Tonight you can
makeyour gift by going to
pbswisconsin.org or
calling usat
one (800) 236-3636 and just areminder, we can
thank you withall of those wonderful gifts.>> But
also benefits at anylevel. So all of
the levelswe've talked about this
eveningas a sustainer or any
level thatfeels right to you, let
us thankyou with benefits each and every
month. "Airwaves" Program Guide
will come to you and help youplan
out your viewing schedule ,especially as the
months getcolder . We watch a
little moreand there's lots of good things
coming up so "Airwaves" is a
wonderful tool to have at
yourfingertips. And of course
,Passport . Passport is a
greatbenefit that you receive
as amember at any of these
levels.Give us a call at
one(800) 236-3636 and pledge yoursupport today.
>> Thank you. Know, I just love
programslike this one. We
learn so much and we're so deeply
entertainedwhile doing it
. One of thethings
I learned about is thingsI didn't even
know I wanted toknow. But when
I watch a program like this and I
hear thephenomenal story about thatcrazy
bird, the Superior superb
lyrebird, I didn't know thatbird
existed. Now I want to knowmore
about that bird and thatbirds environment and
habitatand how that birds
behavior helps
continue that species
.Always something to
learn,always a way to be engaged and
entertained. And we're always here for you.
We hope you'll behere for us with your membershipgift. Ma
ke that pledge rightnow,
won't you? Thank you
.[MUSIC]
>> From this season
. >> Digital series
.>> Can we really know whichanimal
is the smartest?>> Meet our scientists. Both
behind the scenes and throughour
podcasts. >> This is
a different kind of nature. Show all about the human
drama of saving
animals .>> Stay connected
with nature's online community
.[MUSIC] pbs.org
.>> Nature is made possible inpart
by the Arnold
family inmemory of Henry and
Clarice Arnold, the
fair weather Foundation
, the Kate W Cassidy
Foundation , Sue and
EdgarWachenheim, the third Kathy Chao
and Ken How Charles
Rosenblum ,Sarah
and Sandra Lu in memory
ofSoong and Dorothy
Lu .[MUSIC]
Philemon M D'Agostino
Foundation .[MUSIC]
Goldman Charitable Trust, the
Greg Peters Muncey's
Foundation .[MUSIC]
Patricia Yuen committedto bridging
cultural differencesin our
communities . Arlene
andMilton D Berkman
, Sandra Atlas
Bass Funding
for this episodewas provided
by Nature
is alsomade possible by
the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting and by
contributions to your PBSstation
from viewers like you
.Thank you .[MUSIC]
[MUSIC] [MUSIC]
To learn more about
what you'veseen on
this nature program
,visit pbs.org .
>> You're watching
PBS.>> Join the growing family
ofsustaining members who makeongoing
monthly gifts to
PBSWisconsin. Give convenientlythrough
automatic Bank withdrawal or monthly
creditcard payments and help bringmore
local and educational
programing to Wisconsin
.>> Willie Nelson is one of
country music's greatest legends .[MUSIC]
all for his 90thbirthday, a
star studded lineupperformed his
greatest songs
mammas Don't Let Your
Babies Grow Up
to Be Cowboys
, astunning once in a
lifetime performance.
can't wait to get on the roadagain
. Willie Nelson's 90thbirthday celebration
nextWednesday night.>> Only
on PBS. Wisconsin
.[MUSIC] is the
PBS app ready foryou when
you want to watch fullepisodes of your
favorites,stream anytime
, anywhere with the free
PBS app. >> See Wisconsin
from a new perspective
. On Wisconsin ,hometown
Stories , watch theentire
collection at pbswisconsin.org
.[MUSIC] in
stream on the free PBSapp
. >> This
The person who wrote it would beputting
themselves in danger
by publishing this. If
they wereknown , right?>> I
mean , people are
not eager
to be outing anything about
the mob
.[MUSIC] We
speculate that it was either
an insider . It might have
been aformer mob member. It could have
been a former policeman.
>> The cops told them to line up
facing the wall. >> Nearly ten years
after itsdiscovery, Julia and Johnpublished
the manuscript.>> My plug
in. >> Yep.
Just checking .
Perfect .
In .>> Everybody likes
a goodmystery. That's what GeoffreyBaer says.
And of course,Chicago is
a great place tostudy those mysteries
. Well,let's solve one mystery rightnow.
Where are we? We're in thestudio s of
PBS Wisconsin. Whyare we here? To
ask you tobecome a member at PBS
Wisconsin. I'm Malcolm Brett avolunteer here
to encourage you to support
PBS Wisconsin , thepublic television
station thatexists just because of
you.We're here to serve you. And
webring you great shows fromplaces you
may have visited,like
Chicago , or places thatmaybe you've ne
ver visited
. Butno matter what
, you'll alwayslearn something n ew and a littledifferent. Now
, Chicago is not too far away, but
the mysteriesof Chicago. These stories
thatwe're learning today , they maybe
a side of Chicago that
youwould just never have
seenwithout this program and w ithout
PBS Wisconsin , and you couldn't
see it without
PBS Wisconsin .Enjoying your
financial support .Your dollars make
up ourmembership , our annual
programing budget
. And so weencourage you to
call the numberon your screen, b ecome a
member.You'll be really glad you dowhen
you do. We've got somegreat thank you
gifts, and forthose we're going to go
over toRegina. >> Hi, I'm Regina
Belotti, amember of the staff he re
at PBSWisconsin and we do have some
wonderful thank you gifts whenyou become a member tonight
, first
at the
$10 a month level,we have this
great, mysterious Chicago book that we
can offeryou as
a token of our gratitudefor your membership
. And at the $15 a month level,
you'll getthis Chicago from the
Air jigsaw puzzle again
, another reallygreat image of Chicago that
you'll see and at the
$20 a month level, will
bundle thosetwo things together
along with agreat water bottle
for you. Soif you're not a member
yet,tonight is a great time to do
it. Give us a call
at (800) 236-3636 or go to
ourwebsite at pbswisconsin.org
. >> Chicago is
a fascinating place, and Jeffrey Bear
isChicago's favorite
tour guide.If you're enjoying this
program,it's inspiring you
to want tosupport this and
programs like it think
about becoming a sustainer. There are so
manygreat ways to support
PBSWisconsin and all of the
programs that you love. So much.Lots of different givin
g levels .Some of the
levels Regina talkedabout this evening involve somethank
you gifts. And so let
us show our appreciation
for you.Showing your appreciation
for PBS Wisconsin
. You can join bygoing online
at pbswisconsin.org
.Or we have some fantastic
volunteers waiting for your
call. They'll help you through
the process, especially becoming a
sustainer is easy for you.It's ongoing through your creditcard
or through your checking
account each month. As
you giveat the level that's
comfortablefor you
. So please consider giving us a call
at one(800) 236-3636.
program we're enjoying tonight comes from our
sister station
, Wtw in
in Chicago . Wtw
call letters , windows to the
world and through
PBS Wisconsinand our sister stations
aroundthe country . We get to
bring youprograms that give you a window
of a world that maybe you knowsomething about,
but can learn.So much more
. Probably you'refamiliar with so many of
thegreat programs that we tellabout Wisconsin
history over theyears. That's pa rt of
why we'rehere to
share our stories.
Thehistory that makes us
a uniquepeople and public
television is a powerful
medium made powerfulby
the audience that watches usby the
programs we bring you
andby the financial support that
the communities bring to us andthe
communities are you? So
we're asking you as anindividual who
enjoys our program, give us
a call, make a pledge, become a
supporter ofPBS Wisconsin. And
if you'realready a supporter,
this wouldbe a great time to renew
yourannual support, because we havesome great
thank you gifts. Andonce again, to
go through those ,let's go back to
Regina.>> We do have some great
thankyou gifts. So again, at
that $10a month level,
we'll send youthis
great mysterious Chicagobook. The
author, Adam Selzer
.Actually, I just read aninterview with
him where he said he can walk down
any street inChicago and tell
you who wasmurdered there. Quite the
partytrick .
So for $10 a month, youcan get
that for $15 a month.You
will receive this .
This 500piece jigsaw
puzzle with a great image of the Chicago
skyline.And for $20 a month,
you'llreceive both of those items
,along with this
PBS WisconsinWater bottle. So you will
get all three of those
items for $20a month.
You can feel free togive us a
call at
(800) 236-3636. Become a membertoday
or visit us at pbswisconsin.org
.>> So not only are thosewonderful
thank you gifts available
to you, but the benefits that come with being a
member, not
only that greatfeeling of knowing that you're
supporting programing quality
,programing , interesting
educational , inspiring
,programing that you've
come toknow and love and rely upon
. Butthe benefits
of monthly
"Airwaves" program guide
. Planout your viewing with
the guideand there's lots of other really
good behind the scenes andinteresting articles
in thatmonthly guide.
And then ofcourse , Passport PBS Passport
issuch a fantastic library of
programing programs like whatyou're
seeing tonight and somany more
that you can
stream atyour leisure whenever
you feellike watching something, you log
in on your device, on your TVand
watch through Passport.That's just
one of many greatbenefits of being
a member of PBS Wisconsin
. Join us at pbswisconsin.org or
one(800) 236-3636. are a lot
of ways tolearn about
places. The people who live there
, the
demographics, the different
countries that are represented,the
food, the museums
. A greatway to learn about a
place isthe myths and mysteries that
arethat are captured by the people
who live there. These myths andmysteries
in Chicago are ones we're enjoying tonight
. But inWisconsin
we learn a whole lotmore about Wisconsin. When we
think maybe about the
hauntedgrand opera in Oshkosh
. Or maybeit's the
hodag up inRhinelander,
or one of my favorites back from when I
was astudent at this campus at the UWMadison
Tunnel. Bob , the guy who
lived in the steam tunnels underthe
campus , or so we
allthought. You can learn a lot
about a place by understandingthe myths that
intrigue andinspire people . And the best
way to learn about places and the
myths and inspiring
stories isby tuning in to
PBS Wisconsinand the best way to support
those programs is as a member
,by calling
one (800) 236-3636Regina, becomi ng
a member is a wonderful way to support
fantastic programs like the onewe're
watching now, and when youbecome a
member at $10 a month,we will send
you again.>> This fantastic, mysterious
Chicago book which is filled
with at least 40 fantasticmysteries
where you can learn more about what the
city has tooffer. We'll
also, at $15 amonth, send you this great
500piece jigsaw puzzle. Something
that's really nice to do on acold,
cozy evening. So
that'swhat you'll get at $15 a month.
And when you become a
member at
$20 a month, we'll send you notonly
this book and the jigsaw
puzzle, but a little PBS water
bottle as well . And don't forget
that you will also , at any level
,receive our monthly programguide
"Airwaves". So give us acall and
become a member
at (800) 236-3636.
see I have more tosee.
lighthouse, so I hopeyou're enjoying this
programhere at PBS Wisconsin.>> It's a
terrific example of how we take you
to places that you've been to. Maybe
, buthaven't seen in the same way
you've seen once you've seenthem here
on PBS Wisconsin, ourjob is
to scour the world forgreat
programing , to bring you
new insights and always new
entertainment , and give you
a new perspective
on the world you live
in and the world we alllove
this show tonight, telling
us a little bit somethingdifferent
about the city of Chicago
. Just a few miles
southand east of us here
in Wisconsin.It's
a city that's had so much
impact on the development of
theMidwest and
this view is a little bit different
. It througha different
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And .
Iowa and then briefly at Chicago's
Riverview Amusement
Park. But then what happens
toit after that? >> It
disappears by the end ofthat
season. At Riverview.
It just
goes away again . Itcompletely
blips off the radar and is never seen
again .[MUSIC]
[APPLAUSE] >> Baseball and hot
dogs are synonymous, so we've come
outhere to the ballpark to probethe
most perplexing Chicagomystery of
them all. Why don'twe
ever , ever
put ketchup on aChicago
hot dog ? Axios reporterand
food expert Monica Eng
saysit's because of all the other
ingredients on our
iconicChicago hot dog
. >> There are
seven importantingredients, and they reallytell the
story of
20th centuryimmigration to Chicago. So you
take the bun . That's EasternEuropean
poppy seed bun .
Okay,then the wiener. So Austria or
Germany. These were sold largelyby
Jewish Americans , sometimeskosher, sometimes
kosher style. Then you get
the mustard. That's very
German.>> Not bright yellow
mustard .>> Right? This
became a very Americanized sort
of milder version. Okay
. The piccalilli represents British
culture,especially sweet
piccalilli. >> Then Monica
says .
>> Well, how about that? Chicago
dog? We're also watching
in thestudio and thinking it'd b e a
great time to have a Chicago dogright
now and there's a greatway to learn
about a city. And one is through its
food. Anotherone is in Chicago. Anyway,
isthe great River tour.
GeoffreyBaer does the Chicago R ivertours
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Sit down in your livingroom and turn
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eons , because that's what
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ht we're enjoyingChicago
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.
The Humboldt Park Lagoon. Does anyone really
know? No
onetotally knows. For
sure. >> Did he escape
from a zoo?Swim up the
Mississippi ?[MUSIC]
someone flush him down the
toilet ?
>> One of the biggest
pieces of evidence
is he actually had abent
snout.>> In other words, it's likelypoor
chance was caged and had grown so big his
nose waspressed against the side of the
enclosure. prevailing theory
is thatthis gator was somebody's
petand they got tired of
it , andthey
dumped it in the lagoon
.[MUSIC] chance now
lives witha cadre of crocodilian
companions in a Florida
refuge called the
Saint .
[MUSIC]
>> Well, I always thoughtChicago was
the
Windy City, but I guess it's the
mystery City.Here on PBS Wisconsin, we'v
eseen some of the mysteries ofChicago
. Which ones of them willyou check
out next time you go?
Will you go looking for analligator?
I know one of the
mysteries. I'm going to be checking out again
is theChicago hot dog. Got to have
oneon every trip. It's a great way
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The number is
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PBS Wisconsin does
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And for $15 amonth,
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