Obreros Unidos: Roots and Legacy

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Special | 54m 49s | Jesus Salas describes his history as a migrant worker and the founding of Obreros Unidos. (54m 49s)

Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War

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Special | 52m 34s | Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American Civil War soldiers. (52m 34s)

Slices of Life from the Obit Beat

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Special | 55m 34s | George Hesselberg shares stories about the lives — and deaths — of Wisconsin residents. (55m 34s)

Life of Wisconsin Poet Lorine Niedecker

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Special | 58m 57s | Caryl Pagel discusses the life and work of 20th century Wisconsin poet Lorine Niedecker. (58m 57s)

New and Unique Plant Varieties

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Special | 45m 16s | Horticulture specialist Allen Pyle showcases standout plants from 2024 trial gardens. (45m 16s)

The Art of Food Forest Design

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Special | 45m 45s | Rachel Belida presents ideas for creating a seven-layer food forest in your yard. (45m 45s)

Yerkes Observatory: Past and Future

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Special | 56m 55s | Amanda Bauer discusses the observatory's 125 years of astronomical research and education. (56m 55s)

A Conversation with David Maraniss

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Special | 56m 38s | The famed journalist shares insights from his career profiling American figures. (56m 38s)

A history in Indigenous voices

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Special | 44m | Carol Cornelius presents research on Indigenous treaty negotiations. (44m)

How can we find other life in the universe?

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Special | 56m 28s | Thomas Beatty describes the search for life on other planets and the role of telescopes. (56m 28s)

UniverCity and Wisconsin Communities: Waunakee Case Study

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Special | 54m 38s | Learn about UniverCity Year, a collaboration between UW–Madison and local communities. (54m 38s)

How museums care for collections and carry stories

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Special | 57m 21s | Sarah Anne Carter explains how objects convey powerful stories about people and culture. (57m 21s)

The effects of video on early childhood development

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Special | 56m 23s | Heather Kirkorian describes positive and negative effects of video on young children. (56m 23s)

American Indians and the American Dream

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Special | 53m 27s | Kasey Keeler talks about federal Indian policy and American Indian suburbanization. (53m 27s)

Presidential Rhetoric

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Special | 55m 58s | Allison Prasch examines the use of rhetoric by 20th century U.S. presidents. (55m 58s)

Lub Cev Muaj Zog: Ua kom muaj zog mus ib sim neej

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Special | 1h 16m 23s | Phin Ter Thao coj ua ib qho raws qhov Lub Cev Muaj Zog pab kom muaj zog. (1h 16m 23s)

Can You Dig It? Paleontology and Eons

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Special | 54m 41s | Kallie Moore shares stories of her work as a science communicator on the PBS series Eons. (54m 41s)

A Sand County Almanac at 75: Stories About the Essays

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Special | 48m 45s | Stanley Temple explains the background behind Aldo Leopold's landmark book. (48m 45s)

Aztalan: A Place of Mystery

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Special | 54m 24s | Sissel Schroeder shares the history of the largest archeological site in Wisconsin. (54m 24s)

AI Safety and Ethics in a Time of Generative AI

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Special | 47m 11s | Yonatan Mintz explores the uncertainties around AI safety and ethics. (47m 11s)

Preserving the Harvest

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Special | 58m 35s | Becky Gutzman shows how to safely preserve your summer garden bounty for the rest of the year. (58m 35s)

Simple Steps to a Beautiful Rose Garden

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Special | 47m 50s | Diane Sommers shares suggestions on growing roses for the home gardener. (47m 50s)

Sharpening Garden Tools

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Special | 50m 25s | Alena Joling explains how to take care of your bladed garden tools. (50m 25s)

GenteFuerte: Entrenamiento de fuerza de por vida

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Special | 1h 17m 47s | Liliana Ramirez Gonzalez facilita el entrenamiento de fuerza de GenteFuerte. (1h 17m 47s)

Kente Quilts: My Journey

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Special | 33m 31s | TaMara Howard shares her quilting projects featuring Kente textile designs. (33m 31s)

Preventing Bird-Window Collisions at Your Home

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Special | 48m 47s | Brenna Marsicek explains why birds hit windows and how to make windows more bird-safe. (48m 47s)

Legacy Trees and the Prairie Savanna Project

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Special | 48m 14s | Matt Noone and Cindy Becker introduce two Dane County area community science projects. (48m 14s)

Container Gardening

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Special | 50m 16s | Lisa Johnson offers best practices and tips for successful container gardening. (50m 16s)

Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance

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Special | 54m 8s | Dan Egan talks about the life-sustaining, as well as the deadly, qualities of phosphorus. (54m 8s)

Human Stem Cells 25 Years Later: Where are We?

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Special | 56m 35s | Su-Chun Zhang reflects on the history and future of human embryonic stem cell research. (56m 35s)

Will Wisconsin Become a Climate Haven?

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Special | 45m 45s | Expert panel discussion on the possibility of climate-induced migration to Wisconsin. (45m 45s)

What Are Cells and Could They Be More?

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Special | 58m 16s | Scott Coyle shows how living cells can be technological tools, beyond just "biology." (58m 16s)

Chemical Glassware as Functional Sculpture

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Special | 53m 34s | Daniel Kelm explores the history of chemists and their glassware. (53m 34s)

Frederick Douglass: Freedom's Voice

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Special | 58m 14s | Greg Lampe explores the life of the great 19th-century orator and civil rights leader. (58m 14s)

Indigenous Representation in Literature for Children

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Special | 50m 7s | Author Angeline Boulley writes young adult fiction about her Ojibwe community in Michigan. (50m 7s)

The Case for Blueberry by Cranberry Hybridization

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Special | 55m | Fernando de la Torre describes a perfect blueberry by cranberry hybrid fruit. (55m)

Breeding Tree Crops to Fight Climate Change

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Special | 55m 53s | Scott Brainard describes his research improving tree genetics to mitigate climate change. (55m 53s)

StrongBodies: Strength Training for Life

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Special | 1h 13m 59s | Angela Flickinger leads a class through the StrongBodies strength-training program. (1h 13m 59s)

Investigating Glacial Lake Yahara

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Special | 36m 46s | Eric Carson shares research on the ancient lake which covered the Madison Four Lakes area. (36m 46s)

Ukraine and Russia: Prelude to War

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Special | 59m 26s | David McDonald describes the long and complex history between Ukraine and Russia. (59m 26s)

Wisconsin Weather Safety and You

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Special | 54m 30s | Kurt Kotenberg explains how to prepare for severe weather, and how to keep safe. (54m 30s)

Buttermaking in Wisconsin

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Special | 52m 34s | Ben Ullerup Mathers and Gina Mode share the history of butter and how it's made. (52m 34s)

Wisconsin’s Lost Coastal Communities

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Special | 47m 33s | Amy Rosebrough describes 19th century communities along the eastern shores of Wisconsin. (47m 33s)

Energy 101

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Special | 45m 14s | Andrea Strzelec gives a basic and practical description of what energy is. (45m 14s)

Race, Degeneracy and Eugenics: Then and Now

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Special | 49m 49s | Sander Gilman explores the modern impact of historical theories of eugenics. (49m 49s)

Giving Dairy Cows a Voice Through Science

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Special | 57m 17s | Jennifer Van Os discusses her lab's research aimed at improving the welfare of dairy cows. (57m 17s)

Dugout Canoes of Wisconsin

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Special | 51m 46s | Sissel Schroeder and Tamara Thomsen present their survey of Wisconsin dugout canoes. (51m 46s)

Can X-Rays Trace the Origins of Printing?

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Special | 52m 55s | Minhal Gardezi describes how X-rays are used to study early texts. (52m 55s)

The Legendary Foundations of Ancient Vietnam

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Special | 55m 52s | Nam C. Kim presents archaeological research on Vietnam, including the ancient city Co Loa. (55m 52s)

Pollutants, Parasites, and You

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Special | 56m 34s | Jessica Hua looks at how pollutants in the environment influence natural ecosystems. (56m 34s)