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Retracing Lorine Niedecker’s 'Lake Superior'

WELCOME POETS

Nicholas Gulig embarks on a roadtrip that echoes Lorine Niedecker’s travels shaping her “Lake Superior” poem.

Retracing Lorine Niedecker’s 'Lake Superior'

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Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Family Recipes

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American Masters: Becoming Helen Keller

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Cook's Country: Pacific Northwest Supper

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Alma's Way: Alma's Nochebuena; Three Kings Day Do-Over

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A group of Stockbridge-Munsee children sit in a row on the edge of a wood deck, with one adjusting their hair and another eating a container of gelato while holding a microphone in their left hand, with an adult seated on a chair behind them in front of the windows of a building.

10/14/25

Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans reconnects youth with homeland

An line, shading and stipple illustration shows an elderly man sitting in wheelchair inside a prison cell with a bunk bed, desk with chair and barred window in the background.

10/13/25

Wisconsin rarely grants compassionate release as aging, ailing prisoners stress the state’s corrections system

Frederica Freyberg sits at a desk on the Here & Now set and faces a video monitor showing an image of Tammy Baldwin.

10/13/25

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Don Millis, McCoshen & Ross, Chelsea Chandler

A still image shows Tammy Baldwin seated in front of a large wooden desk with many shelves, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Washington, D.C.' 'U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin' and '(D) Wisconsin.'

10/10/25

US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on 2025 government shutdown politics

A still image shows Don Millis seated in front of a set of windows with the blinds closed, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Don Millis' and 'Wisconsin Elections Commission.'

10/10/25

Don Millis on the citizenship status of voters in Wisconsin

A still image shows Bill McCoshen and Scot Ross seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood panelling.

10/10/25

McCoshen & Ross on Wisconsin’s 2026 gubernatorial landscape

Chelsea Chandler on expanding renewable energy in Wisconsin

10/10/25

Chelsea Chandler on expanding renewable energy in Wisconsin

A row of corn plants stands under a partly cloudy sky.

10/09/25

A big corn crop in 2025 creates a tricky price situation for Wisconsin corn growers

A sandwich board sign with the words Famous Yeti's written in chalk on its surface stands next to a brick pillar and in front of the entrance to a building with an open glass door and a wall of glass windows, below a round sign with a graphic of a cryptid and the words Famous Yeti's Pizza.

10/08/25

Legal loopholes in Wisconsin laws regulating THC products leave consumers vulnerable

Doug Rebout on soybean farm uncertainty and forward planning

10/08/25

Doug Rebout on soybean farm uncertainty and forward planning

Andy Bensend on the math of growing and selling soybeans

10/07/25

Andy Bensend on the math of growing and selling soybeans

A rocket and its contrail arc from lower right to upper left across a dark nighttime sky.

10/07/25

Musk’s SpaceX contests Wisconsin’s rural broadband plans

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10/13/25

New season of ‘Wisconsin Life’ gets animated – read a Q&A with author Nancy Jorgensen

A brick downtown building with a restaurant sign reading “Scottie’s Eat-Mor.” Below it, a marquee says “WELCOME POETS.” An old-fashioned arrow sign above points to “CARRY OUTS.” A traffic light with a green left arrow is visible in the foreground.

10/10/25

Producer Colin Crowley discusses the making of ‘Welcome Poets’

A stern man in an 18th-century British military uniform with a tricorne hat and white wig stands in front of a group of people, some in colonial attire, outdoors on a cloudy day.

09/30/25

Coming in October: New ‘Masterpiece’ dramas, Revolutionary War series and ‘Kitchen Curious’

A group of individuals stands in front of a police jeep on a tropical island.

09/30/25

October welcomes new seasons of ‘Nature,’ ‘Austin City Limits’ and more

A group of children and adults play a game on a theater stage.

09/30/25

Finding joy and confidence in writing with new ‘Whoopensocker’ collection

Two people stand on large rocks surrounded by lush greenery and trees. One appears to be a park ranger. The scene conveys an educational tone.

09/29/25

Kick off fall with new ‘Wisconsin Life’ episodes

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09/29/25

8 recipes for apple picking season from PBS Food

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09/17/25

Celebrate Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month with PBS Wisconsin

Split-screen image with a black-and-white photo of a woman, Lorine Niedecker, in glasses and plaid dress on the left, and a color photo of a man, Nicholas Gulig, in a cap and plaid shirt typing on the right. Across the center is a red textured banner with the words “Welcome Poets” in white text.

09/12/25

New PBS Wisconsin digital series ‘Welcome Poets’ available now!

PBS Wisconsin archivist Clara Wolfe poses in front of a quaint cabin, with trees and nature in the background.

09/03/25

Archivist Clara Wolfe lends visual impact of Lorine Niedecker’s life in ‘Welcome Poets’

A group of lions sleep on the ground. One lion cub stares at the camera with its head resting on another lion.

09/01/25

What’s new on PBS Wisconsin this September?

An animated family of father, mother, two sisters and a brother wear winter clothing while standing in front of a weather map.

09/01/25

Al Roker and PBS KIDS launch ‘Weather Hunters,’ a new STEM series

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