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,and we have free on demand
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a nytime
. 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
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, yourfamily and your community
. Sojoin with a gift at any
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join an even more adventures with
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>> 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
policy that affects your lifeand
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
screen or feelfree to make your gift online
. >> Hi, I'm
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
programs you love ? Become a
sustainer. If you're already asustainer. We
thank you. Ifyou're considering becoming a
sustainer now, it's
a wonderfulway. It's an
easy way toautomatically give
each monththrough your checking account orthrough
your credit card untilyou
say stop. So it's a
wonderful way to justautomatically
keep supportingthe programs you love
. 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
.>> You know, public
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
membership support of the programs that
areimportant to you and
you'rewatching tonight . Obviously, theNewsHour
is important to you . If
you're looking for a programthat's
going to affirm what youthink
the NewsHour is not foryou.
If you're looking for a to
program inflame how you feel
,the NewsHour is not for you. But
if you're looking for solid,fundamental
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NewsHour is doing this ,providing this service
for you,we ask you to support
the mostimportant hour
on televisionwith your membership support
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relationship that the NewsHourhas with
PBS, with PBS Wisconsinand
with you, the audience and
hopefully you, the supporters.So please
make that gift today and keep the NewsHour
strong andkeep it going long into the
future .>> And when
you do that, we
havesome great ways
of saying thankyou
for your support tonight. Remember, for a gift of
just $10 a month, you'll
receive the PBSNewsHour mug
. You're able to get
all four fingers in there. It'sreally
a wonderful mug. Yours for a
gift of $10. If you'reable
to make a gift of
$15 amonth to the station, you'l l
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 v
olunteers 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 .>> Not only
do 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 every month at any
level ,whatever gift
feels right to you ,you'll receive
"Airwaves" in themail . It's our
program guide.You can plan
ahead for theprograms you want to watch
allmonth long, and
there's lotsmore in here too. There's a
lotof behind the 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 levels, as
asustainer , 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
c all 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
w hen 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 y
ou'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
a bout 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
t o makea gift of $15 a month, not
only will you receive those
flashcards, you'll also receivea great
PBS Wisconsin
C ap 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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a momentto thank our members of the
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gifts really make
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tous at PBS Wisconsin
, if you feel
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to make a gift at
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, whether
that's $1,000
per yearor $100 per month to you, if
you're inspired to give a bitmore, we
are e
ver 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 k
ids, 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
l ittle 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
i nChicago 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
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and this view is a
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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
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ht we're enjoyingChicago
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e'll send you this greatbook about Chicago
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.Tonight we're talking
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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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city that may be familiar
to you. Or maybe you'd like to be
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ell,through the magic of PBSWisconsin
, you were able to
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This is
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Why don't you call right now
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