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Wild NevadacastEP 023 - Sue Norman, Author, RISK: A Life Saved By The RiverSue Norman’s relationship with the outdoors began at age 2 and it continued through a life on the river, where she learned the resilience to eventually win World Championships in Kayaking and Whitewater Rafting. Sue settled in Lake Tahoe, where she wrote her memoir, RISK: A Life Saved By The River, which releases June 24. 2025-06-2332 min
PBS Reno ARTSTim Young, Executive Director, Arts For All NevadaTim Young is just beginning his time as the Executive Director of Arts For All Nevada. As he settles into the job at the historic Lake Mansion, he introduces us to the many services the organization provides and invites us all to participate in the exploration of arts and culture. 2025-06-0221 min
Wild NevadacastEP 021 - Peter Stanton, CEO, Walker Basin ConservancyWild Nevada has visited Walker Lake a few times over the years, and we’ve seen the water diminishing to alarming effect. Peter Stanton leads the charge to return the water to Walker Lake. We talk about how that is happening and what effect it will have on recreational opportunities. 2025-05-2631 min
Milwaukee PBS DigitalThe Making of Milwaukee - Chapter 2: New FrontiersSend us a textChapter 2: New FrontiersLake Michigan brings Settlers. Agricultural Plenty. Milwaukee’s Three Founders Struggle for Supremacy. Milwaukee becomes a City, 1846.Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream2025-05-1617 min
Milwaukee PBS DigitalMaking of Milwaukee - IntroductionSend us a textThe Making of Milwaukee is a five hour, high definition video series that explores the intriguing people who came to live beside Lake Michigan: their politics, their triumphs, and tragedies, their work, and play. From civic saints to scoundrels, industrialists to Socialists, Potawatomi to Hmong, The Making of Milwaukee tells the story of our city.Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream2025-05-1500 min
KLRNWoodlawn Lake receives largest-ever federal grantThis week On The Record, host Randy Beamer talks with
District 7 Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito about the infusion of federal dollars for improvements around Woodlawn Lake, as well as her request for City Council to consider a ban on celebratory gunfire.
Then, we revisit an interview with SAGE CEO James Nortey about his plans for invigorating the east side.
And on Reporter’s Roundtable, Express-News Editor and
columnist Greg Jefferson shares more details about the city’s hush-hush plans for building a new Spurs arena downtown – including the cost.
On The Record airs 7 p.m. Thur...2024-10-0426 min
PBS Reno ARTSMichelle Aguilar-Ficara, Lake Tahoe Documentary Film FestivalMichelle Aguilar-Ficara, Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival. The first annual Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival arrives this year at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. Film Producer and Festival Director Michelle Aguilar-Ficara introduces listeners to this new event as well as her own entry into the festival, Momentum, which is currently available for viewing on the PBS App. 2024-08-2629 min
PBS Reno ARTSJoe Atack, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare FestivalExecutive Director Joe Atack introduces the 2024 Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival season along with the exciting variety of musical performers who will appear on the Sand Harbor stage this summer and fall.2024-07-1534 min
Here & NowHere & Now for June 21, 2024On "Here & Now," Rich Barnhouse discusses the impact more closures to 2-year UW campuses will have on students, hundreds attend groundbreaking for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture in Madison, Chris Larson on why Milwaukee Public Schools experienced financial reporting issues, the town of Lac du Flambeau votes to stop paying the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to access roads, and John Blakeman discusses former President Trump's messages resonating with rural Wisconsin voters. Plus, reporter Murv Seymour talks with Courtney Bell about classroom innovations, challenges and inequities. Listen to the entire episode of "Here & Now" for...2024-06-2126 min
WNIT's Economic OutlookSouth Shore Double Track CompletionLast year, the South Shore line of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District embarked on the largest projects they’ve undertaken in more than a century. The West Lake Corridor and the Double Track projects are complete. Jeff sits down with South Shore leadership, and George is out at the train station for some important updates. 2024-06-0526 min
MossbackThe Greatest Camo Job in HistoryBoeing's Plant 2 was so crucial that the military asked Hollywood to hide it from the enemy. Knute Berger shares the story.
From the moment the United States entered World War II, Seattle was vital to the war effort. Boeing’s Plant 2 was a key manufacturing hub for thousands of B-17 bombers, one of the Allies’ most important tools in Europe.
Fearing the consequences of a military attack on the facility, the U.S. Army hired a Hollywood set designer to help make its roof look – at least from the air – like just another suburban neighborhood.
Cascad...2024-04-1232 minMossbackHow Mount Mazama Became a LakeCrater Lake wasn’t always a lake. Knute Berger tells the story of when a blast 50 times the size of Mt St. Helens' blanketed the PNW in ash.
Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon is known for its crown jewel: a brilliantly blue and very deep alpine lake. But some 8,000 years ago, this lake was a mountain.
Then the mountain erupted, blowing its top and layering ash so far afield that it impacted wildlife in Canada. Indigenous people carry oral traditions that share what it was like to witness the blast.
Crosscut’s resi...2023-11-2429 min
The Arthur PodcastArthur's New Old VacationArthur’s family goes on the same summer vacation every year to Codpocket Lake. But this year, Arthur wants to go to the pirate-themed amusement park: Dead Man’s Cove. Can he convince his family to change up their usual vacation destination?2023-11-2314 min
The Hinckley ReportSaving the Great Salt LakeFollowing years of decline, the Great Salt Lake is now at historically low levels. If the situation doesn't change, experts warn the shrinking lake poses a real threat to our way of life. Our panel examines how efforts to improve conditions are working, and what still needs to be done. Joel Ferry, Kim Shelley, and Brian Steed join host Jason Perry on this special episode of The Hinckley Report.2023-01-0725 min
Creative GutsRebecca RuleIn this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with storyteller and author, Rebecca (Becky) Rule! This episode is an incredibly special one because it is the first that Creative Guts has recorded in front of a live audience! Creative Guts interviewed Becky in front of the students and teachers at Exeter High School. Rebecca Rule has published 14 books — some for children, others for adults, and many set right here in New Hampshire! Becky writes a column for New Hampshire Magazine, she hosted the NH Authors Series for ten years on NH PBS...2023-01-0443 minCreative GutsGemma SoldatiIn this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with performing artist, teacher, and clown Gemma Soldati! Born in Somersworth, Gemma has recently returned to the Granite State and she brought with her incredible talent, drive, and a great sense of humor. Gemma is a literal clown, but it’s probably not what you’re picturing. Her clown-inspired work is developed in front of live audiences as she explores the themes of grief, ritual, sleep, dreams, and more. Don’t be fooled — Gemma is fueled by nerves. She finds it helps to remember...2022-04-2756 min
New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)Legal Recreational Cannabis Sales Begin April 1, NM’s New State Engineer & Sustaining Local Journalism | 3.28.22Legal sales of recreational cannabis are set to begin April 1 in New Mexico. Our Line Opinion Panelists react to recent concerns from retailers concerned about supply. Plus, why the failure of recent legislation could mean more headaches on water rights and usage.
New Mexico has a new water boss under Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. State Engineer Mike Hamman spoke with correspondent Laura Paskus about the state’s current water challenges, climate change, and infrastructure funding. They also talked about the cannabis industry and the demands it may place on water supplies and why New Mexico’s top wate...2022-03-281h 20MossbackWhere Did All the Sea Monsters Go?Headlines about sea creatures were once a regular occurrence around the Salish Sea. We take a deep dive into local lore.
When it comes to cryptids, there is one creature that puts the Pacific Northwest on the map: Sasquatch. But Bigfoot hasn’t always had a monopoly on mysterious sightings in the area. Sea monsters long inspired horror and fascination around the Salish Sea and on the Pacific Coast.
Large creatures in the waters of the Northwest are depicted in Indigenous artworks from precolonial times, and frontier newspapers regularly carried tales of frightening sea creatures. The...2022-02-0131 min
WNIT's Economic OutlookEconomic Outlook - Season 17 PreviewWhether you’re on the shores of Lake Michigan or the Lakes of Kosciusko County, or anywhere in between, you’re seeing signs of economic growth that is changing and improving the community you live in. Each week we like to take a deeper dive into those projects and stories, and we bring them right into you home. My partner in crime for this effort has been George Lepeniotis, an attorney here regionally with Krieg DeVault and my Co-Host, at WNIT Economic Outlook. Please join me in welcoming George to our show today for a look ahead at the new...2021-10-0626 min
New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)Congressional Candidate Chris Manning and Our Land: Return of the Blue-Green Algae | 5.16.21In this episode, Libertarian congressional candidate Chris Manning speaks with producer Matt Grubs. The Libertarian Party selected the military veteran as their candidate in the June 1 special election to replace Deb Haaland.
And, Our Land is back. This is our monthly environmental series with correspondent Laura Paskus. This month, we look back to a 2019 episode about blue-green algae. Blooms of that toxic cyanobacteria are harmful to people and pets. Unfortunately, they’re becoming more of a reality in New Mexico’s lakes and reservoirs, even in northern New Mexico. As the climate continues to warm, it’s more imp...2021-05-1633 min
New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)Haaland Hearing Reaction, Housing Crunch and School Decisions | 2.26.21This week, New Mexico in Focus features reaction to confirmation hearings for Interior Secretary-designate Deb Haaland. The New Mexico congresswoman spent parts of two days this week in front of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources defending her stance on fossil fuel production and parrying thrusts from conservative senators, some of whom called her environmental stance “radical.” Correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks to a group of prominent Native women about the hearings, then The Line opinion panel offers its thoughts.
The combination of a limited housing supply and a high demand for rental properties in Albuquerque is causing a surge i...2021-02-271h 27
Minnesota PortraitsMiles LordMiles Lord – Prosecutor turned federal judge, Miles Lord was called an activist judge by his critics. The discussion includes growing up poor with an innate sense of justice, the dangers of Republicans on the Supreme Court, and the important cases in his career and the impact they made; including the Dalkon shield case against the A. H. Robins Company, and the environmental case against Reserve Mining Company, where Lord forced Reserve to stop dumping pollutants into Lake Superior.
This story is made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (https://www.legacy.mn.gov/arts-cultural-heritage-fund) and the citizens of Minne2020-08-0525 min
New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)Tribal Response to COVID-19, Southern NM Check-in & Hunting Changes at Bosque del ApacheThis week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Laura Paskus continues with her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities. Algernon D’Ammassa, a reporter with the Las Cruces Sun-News who lives in Deming, has been covering the pandemic crisis in Southern New Mexico.
Correspondent Antonia Gonzales talks with New Mexico’s Indian Affairs secretary and two tribal leaders about COVID-19 and Native communities. Tribes are working to slow the disease’s spread as state, national and congressional leaders are raising concerns about the devastating impact COVID-19 can have on tri...2020-04-2459 min
The Hinckley ReportInterviews With Salt Lake City Mayoral CandidatesThe race for Salt Lake City's mayor is one of the biggest stories of the summer. After Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced she would not seek a second term, candidates lined up to fill the city's top spot. As Salt Lake City's mayoral primary nears, we are taking a closer look at the candidates vying to run Utah's capital city.2019-08-2939 min
Molly of DenaliCo-Pilot MollyMolly sets out to discover where Suki came from and who she might belong to. Following a series of clues, Molly flies to Khaali Lake with her mom in the bush plane and learns surprising news about Suki.
The Molly of Denali Podcast is made by the folks behind some of your all-time favorite PBS KIDS television shows: Arthur, Curious George, Pinkalicious & Peterrific and more! Be sure to tune in for Molly of Denali, the animated series premiering on your local PBS station July 15, 2019!2019-06-0600 min