Wisconsin Magazine for Apr. 5, 1989
Roger Reinhold and his life/death with AIDS, school choice, a shortage of medical techs (57m 46s)
Learn the multiple ways conflict resolution can occur, and how people respond. (26m 35s)
Weekend: Flooding, the state budget, baseball, and more are covered in this program. (57m 32s)
The Peninsula Players bring high-quality theater to Fish Creek, Wisconsin. (28m 51s)
Weekend: Report from Little Rock, rebuilding Milwaukee schools, and more on this program. (58m 15s)
Weekend: A gathering of Governors, gambling, a tenure struggle, and more in this program. (58m 18s)
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A look at the effects of Chrysler's plant closure in Kenosha. (26m 50s)
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An episode looking at the controversy behind animal testing (26m 5s)
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A profile on risk takers, and why do they what they do. (26m 50s)
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A look into how a person's private life may not be as secret as one thinks. (3m 37s)
Wisconsin Magazine for Nov. 8, 1989
Judge Daniel P. McDonald, murder of attorney James Klein (57m 52s)
Wisconsin Magazine for Mar. 22, 1989
Baldness treatments, autism family explains, Boris Notkin: Moscow to Madison, Alaska art (57m 46s)
Drunk-driving PSA developed by UW-Green Bay for transportation department. (27m 21s)
This 1988 documentary researches endangered cranes and the conservation of their habitats. (28m)
Wisconsin Magazine for Mar. 22, 1988
An examination of water: from acid rain research to the effects of droughts and fishing. (57m 46s)
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Navigating young motherhood in Madison, Wisconsin. (27m 21s)
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One segment of a nightly report on the day's events in the 1987 legislature. (26m 44s)
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One segment of a nightly report on the day's events in the 1987 legislature. (26m 47s)
Featuring: Optic fibers, investing, a game about nuclear war and cow microchips. (25m 19s)
Wisconsin Magazine for Nov. 29. 1985
This Thanksgiving special looks back on popular segments (56m 49s)
Featuring: Computer Literacy, video tapes, and technology for the blind. (25m 43s)
Wisconsin Magazine for Nov. 1, 1985
Legal victory by Chippewa, dictionary publication; pesticide in water, 1938 lost ship (57m 36s)
Featuring: Film recording, county jails, and the inventor of the video game and Walkmen. (26m 2s)
Wisconsin Magazine for Oct. 25, 1985
Apostle Islands National Shoreline, United Nations history, psychology in sports. (57m 47s)
Wisconsin Magazine for Oct. 11, 1985
On membership campgrounds in Wisconsin; Personality Theory professor's talk; UW's Birthday (58m 47s)
Weekend: Flooding, budget updates, the lottery, and more are covered on this program. (57m 46s)
Featuring: A police simulation, microchips for children, electric wheelchairs, and more! (25m 19s)
Featuring: Sillicon Valley, speakers, telecommunication, trains, and more (25m 46s)
Featuring: A telephone competition, heart disease technology, mind probing, and more. (25m 47s)
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A nightly report on the day's events in the 1985 legislature. (27m 45s)
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“Living a Fantasy” follows the Capitol City Ski Show, a water skiing club. (28m 51s)
Tryout TV: A Portrait of Ben Franklin
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Ben Franklin, portrayed by actor Alexis Lauren, recounts his life. (27m 7s)
Wisconsin Magazine for May 17, 1985
Interviews with AIDS patients, the Bird Man of Pakistan, and more. (58m 46s)
The Farm and Industry Short Course: Taking it Back Home
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UW Farm and Industry Short Course offers agricultural education that's quick and effective (16m 48s)
Featuring: Catching arsonists with the help of computers, electronic music, and more. (27m 49s)
Wisconsin Magazine for Apr. 26, 1985
Vietnam nurses talk legacy of Vietnam, Acid Rain talk, Madison nuclear org tracks shipment (57m 46s)
Wisconsin Magazine for Apr. 19, 1985
Lasso: EPA action on Alachlor, One Step at a Time: Parkinson's disease, Cocaine talk (57m 48s)
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