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Clip: Season 3 Episode 2 | 10m 58s Video has closed captioning.
Profile of Milwaukee industrial designer Brooks Stevens. He designed home furnishings, appliances, automobiles and motorcycles. Of note were his designs for the Jeep Wagoneer, Oscar Mayer's Wienermobile, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and the Miller Brewing Company logo. He popularized the phrase "planned obsolescence."
Aired: 08/17/15
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School bus driver Ted Chaudoir provides students with books to read on their bus ride.
A livestock vet connects his West African cultural heritage to Dairyland traditions.
Built in 1939 in Fox Point, Wisc., the Brooks Stevens House is a unique two-story home.
Meet go-getter “Dr. Miss Wisconsin” and hit the ice to watch winter ice drag racing.
Meet the man who tends the Green Bay Packers’ turf and hit the ice for pond hockey.
Meet a weight and hammer thrower with Olympic dreams and see cheerleading get competitive.
Forage for native plants and see snow sculptures crafted by the “Starvin’ Carvists.”
Visit an exotic animal sanctuary and learn the ins and outs, ups and downs, of cyclocross
Meet a talented carver, a family of harness racers and a couple who raises butterflies.
Join a charter captain for a fishing trip and learn about prairie and savannah conservatio
Board a ferry, meet Wisconsin’s first female brewmaster and learn about “boonducks.”
