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University Place

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The Story of Country Music

Episode #1792

Sunday, Sep 15 at 3:55 am

What's Damaging My Woods?

Episode #1314

Sunday, Sep 15 at 6:00 am

The Big Picture: Astronomical Surveys

Episode #1780

Sunday, Sep 15 at 7:10 am

The Digital Mappa Project

Episode #1687

Monday, Sep 16 at 4:00 am

Disability in the Middle Ages

Episode #1748

Monday, Sep 16 at 6:00 am

Nero

Episode #1071

Monday, Sep 16 at 7:08 am

Reconstructing The Roman Religion of Mithras

Episode #1794

Monday, Sep 16 at 8:01 am

The Great Sphinx: From the Eocene to the Anthropocene

Episode #1621

Monday, Sep 16 at 2:00 pm

Faithful: Translating the Classics

Episode #1764

Monday, Sep 16 at 2:51 pm

Tut and Nero: Wild On Wheels

Episode #1787

Monday, Sep 16 at 3:57 pm

Structural Dynamics Challenges in Launch

Episode #1630

Monday, Sep 16 at 9:00 pm

The Global Climate Crisis and Human Health

Episode #1803

Tuesday, Sep 17 at 4:00 am

Hollywood Westerns and American Myth

Episode #1460

Tuesday, Sep 17 at 6:00 am

Edward Curtis's Native American Photographs

Episode #1731

Tuesday, Sep 17 at 6:59 am

The Art of Silent Film Music

Episode #1753

Tuesday, Sep 17 at 7:59 am

Mexican Corn Aerial Roots Reduce Need for Fertilizer

Episode #1738

Tuesday, Sep 17 at 2:00 pm

The Straight and Narrow of Plant Material

Episode #1760

Tuesday, Sep 17 at 2:57 pm

Precambrian Geology of the Baraboo Hills

Episode #1772

Tuesday, Sep 17 at 4:04 pm

Geology of Wisconsin's Penokee Range

Episode #1490

Tuesday, Sep 17 at 9:00 pm

Artist Talk: Nathaniel Mary Quinn

Episode #1745

Wednesday, Sep 18 at 3:58 am

Aging Well

Episode #1343

Wednesday, Sep 18 at 6:00 am

Strong Women, Strong Bones

Episode #1340

Wednesday, Sep 18 at 6:49 am

The Rule of Law and the Law In Action

Episode #1620

Wednesday, Sep 18 at 2:00 pm

Steenbock and the Patenting of University Science

Episode #1771

Wednesday, Sep 18 at 2:54 pm

Fueling Academic Entrepreneurship

Episode #1790

Wednesday, Sep 18 at 4:00 pm

Youth Development Is Community Development

Episode #1325

Wednesday, Sep 18 at 9:00 pm

Vilas by the Numbers

Episode #1348

Thursday, Sep 19 at 3:55 am

Fertile Soil: Between Geology and Biology

Episode #1759

Thursday, Sep 19 at 6:00 am

Mysteries of Glacier Slip and Landform Development

Episode #1754

Thursday, Sep 19 at 6:55 am

Private Wells and Water Quality Problems

Episode #1777

Thursday, Sep 19 at 7:53 am

WPR Midday Show in Buck Studio

Episode #1215

Thursday, Sep 19 at 2:00 pm

American Astronomers In 1919 Belgium

Episode #1768

Thursday, Sep 19 at 2:38 pm

Is The World's Oldest Map A Map?

Episode #1774

Thursday, Sep 19 at 3:28 pm

The Science of Dairy Milk Harvesting

Episode #1503

Friday, Sep 20 at 4:00 am

The Midwestern Meshugas of Mickey Katz

Episode #1698

Friday, Sep 20 at 6:00 am

Jews and the 1960s American Folk Revival

Episode #1699

Friday, Sep 20 at 6:43 am

Repackaging Shakespeare's Sonnets

Episode #1486

Friday, Sep 20 at 7:23 am

The Village of Cooksville: 1842-2017

Episode #1539

Friday, Sep 20 at 2:00 pm

In Search of the Darkest Skies

Episode #1775

Friday, Sep 20 at 2:55 pm

Can Small Towns Be Cool?

Episode #1781

Friday, Sep 20 at 3:47 pm

Speech Changes in Early Alzheimer's

Episode #1592

Saturday, Sep 21 at 4:00 am

Science and Art of Prions and Other Pathogens

Episode #1663

Sunday, Sep 22 at 3:47 am

Becoming a Reader

Episode #1776

Sunday, Sep 22 at 7:53 am

Energy Systems of the Future

Episode #1679

Monday, Sep 23 at 2:00 pm

Agriculture and Whole Health Wellness for Veterans

Episode #1756

Monday, Sep 23 at 2:54 pm

The Making of Pioneer Wisconsin

Episode #1751

Monday, Sep 23 at 3:40 pm

Wisconsin Rural Partners Employer Workforce Panel

Episode #1784

Monday, Sep 23 at 4:14 pm

Solar Activity and its Influence on Us

Episode #1648

Monday, Sep 23 at 9:00 pm

Sleep and Aging

Episode #1504

Tuesday, Sep 24 at 4:00 am

Consciousness, Reflexivity and Subjectivity

Episode #1286

Tuesday, Sep 24 at 2:00 pm

Impact of the Niagara Escarpment On Wisconsin

Episode #1762

Tuesday, Sep 24 at 2:41 pm

Social Implications of the Genomics Revolution

Episode #1755

Tuesday, Sep 24 at 3:28 pm

Light Microscopy Across The Disciplines

Episode #1791

Tuesday, Sep 24 at 4:15 pm

Scandinavian Art and Literature

Episode #1739

Wednesday, Sep 25 at 4:00 am

Preparing for the Upcoming Bumpy Ride In Ag

Episode #1417

Wednesday, Sep 25 at 2:00 pm

History of School Lunch In Wisconsin Rural Schools

Episode #1767

Wednesday, Sep 25 at 3:00 pm

Regionalism

Episode #1786

Wednesday, Sep 25 at 3:26 pm

Wisconsin Rural Partners Community Panel

Episode #1785

Wednesday, Sep 25 at 4:01 pm

The Story of Alice's Garden

Episode #1758

Thursday, Sep 26 at 2:00 pm

More Potential Return with Less Potential Risk

Episode #1773

Thursday, Sep 26 at 2:42 pm

If You Want to Be a Band Director

Episode #1761

Thursday, Sep 26 at 3:29 pm

How (Not) to Think About Artificial Intelligence

Episode #1765

Thursday, Sep 26 at 4:26 pm

Organic Agriculture In Wisconsin

Episode #1452

Thursday, Sep 26 at 9:00 pm

Remaining Positive During Adversity

Episode #1207

Friday, Sep 27 at 2:00 pm

Artist Talk: Sonya Clark

Episode #1778

Friday, Sep 27 at 3:48 pm

Improving Digestive Health

Episode #1719

Sunday, Sep 29 at 6:00 am

New Perspective on Wisconsin's Monumental Earthworks

Episode #1796

Sunday, Sep 29 at 8:15 am

The State of Wisconsin's Forests

Episode #1292

Monday, Sep 30 at 4:00 am

The Well-Being of the Caregiver

Episode #1447

Monday, Sep 30 at 2:00 pm

Discovering The Origins of Asthma

Episode #1769

Monday, Sep 30 at 2:53 pm

Visualizing Science

Episode #1788

Monday, Sep 30 at 3:28 pm

Illuminating Better Cancer Treatments with Light

Episode #1797

Monday, Sep 30 at 4:15 pm

Space Junk From the Moon to the Midwest

Episode #1694

Monday, Sep 30 at 9:00 pm

America's Forgotten Black Pioneers

Episode #1706

Tuesday, Oct 1 at 4:30 am

The Politics of Resentment

Episode #1413

Tuesday, Oct 1 at 2:00 pm

The Transition to Democracy In Mexico

Episode #1201

Tuesday, Oct 1 at 2:51 pm

Rebuilding U.S. - Cuba Relations

Episode #1574

Tuesday, Oct 1 at 3:36 pm

Centro Hispano and Latino Flavors

Episode #1715

Tuesday, Oct 1 at 4:25 pm

Africans in the Americas

Episode #1713

Wednesday, Oct 2 at 4:00 am

Long Term Care Planning

Episode #1525

Wednesday, Oct 2 at 2:00 pm

Personalized Medicine

Episode #1766

Wednesday, Oct 2 at 2:32 pm

Transforming Cancer Treatment with Precision Medicine

Episode #1793

Wednesday, Oct 2 at 4:05 pm

Project Budburst

Episode #1443

Wednesday, Oct 2 at 9:35 pm

Milwaukee's First Mexican Community

Episode #1495

Thursday, Oct 3 at 2:58 pm

Mexican Migrant Workers In Mid-Century Wisconsin

Episode #1612

Thursday, Oct 3 at 3:37 pm

The Immigrant Experience: An Evening of Dreaming

Episode #1484

Thursday, Oct 3 at 4:07 pm

Women Smugglers In Early America, 1701-1754

Episode #1400

Friday, Oct 4 at 2:00 pm

Women Who Dare

Episode #1446

Friday, Oct 4 at 2:46 pm

Generosity Matters

Episode #1668

Friday, Oct 4 at 3:36 pm

How The Battle for Woman Suffrage Was Won

Episode #1810

Friday, Oct 4 at 4:13 pm

Wisconsin Agriculture: A History

Episode #1302

Sunday, Oct 6 at 3:50 am

The Bionic Ear

Episode #1342

Monday, Oct 7 at 4:06 am

What Is Normal Memory Loss?

Episode #1146

Monday, Oct 7 at 2:00 pm

Understanding The Art of Vision

Episode #1676

Monday, Oct 7 at 2:45 pm

The Aging Eye

Episode #1465

Monday, Oct 7 at 3:33 pm

Eliminating Avoidable Blindness Worldwide

Episode #1763

Monday, Oct 7 at 4:05 pm

Udder Anatomy and Physiology

Episode #1475

Tuesday, Oct 8 at 2:53 pm

Dairy Cattle Dehorning Practices

Episode #1351

Tuesday, Oct 8 at 3:44 pm

Milking Machines: The First 100 Years

Episode #1705

Tuesday, Oct 8 at 4:01 pm

Science and the Founders of Jewish Studies

Episode #1585

Wednesday, Oct 9 at 4:00 am

The Battle for Prairie Du Chien

Episode #1497

Wednesday, Oct 9 at 2:00 pm

Indigenous Critique of Whiteness in Children's Books

Episode #1779

Wednesday, Oct 9 at 2:35 pm

There There: A Reading By Tommy Orange

Episode #1724

Wednesday, Oct 9 at 3:35 pm

Designing the Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors

Episode #1692

Thursday, Oct 10 at 4:00 am

Making Literature Come Alive for Children

Episode #1312

Thursday, Oct 10 at 2:00 pm

Addressing Cyberbullying

Episode #1428

Thursday, Oct 10 at 2:56 pm

Herbicide-Resistant Weeds, Crop Rotation & Alfalfa

Episode #1356

Thursday, Oct 10 at 9:38 pm

Breakfast in a Victorian Kitchen

Episode #1536

Friday, Oct 11 at 2:00 pm

Vaudeville's 'Hebrew' Hits

Episode #1697

Friday, Oct 11 at 2:34 pm

A History of the American Circus Poster

Episode #1770

Friday, Oct 11 at 4:23 pm

Previous Broadcasts

Steenbock and the Patenting of University Science

Episode #1771

Saturday, Sep 14 2019 at 7:52 am

Visualizing Science

Episode #1788

Saturday, Sep 14 2019 at 7:05 am

The Wisconsin Idea: How Do We Define The Concept?

Episode #1599

Saturday, Sep 14 2019 at 6:00 am

You Can Be A Hero: Paired Kidney Exchange

Episode #1638

Saturday, Sep 14 2019 at 4:00 am

The Story of Country Music

Episode #1792

Friday, Sep 13 2019 at 3:56 pm

Repackaging Shakespeare's Sonnets

Episode #1486

Friday, Sep 13 2019 at 3:23 pm

Jews and the 1960s American Folk Revival

Episode #1699

Friday, Sep 13 2019 at 2:43 pm

The Midwestern Meshugas of Mickey Katz

Episode #1698

Friday, Sep 13 2019 at 2:00 pm

Becoming a Reader

Episode #1776

Friday, Sep 13 2019 at 7:55 am

Making Literature Come Alive for Children

Episode #1312

Friday, Sep 13 2019 at 6:59 am

Scandinavian Art and Literature

Episode #1739

Friday, Sep 13 2019 at 6:00 am

Wisconsin's Geoheritage

Episode #1521

Friday, Sep 13 2019 at 4:00 am

Private Wells and Water Quality Problems

Episode #1777

Thursday, Sep 12 2019 at 3:53 pm

Mysteries of Glacier Slip and Landform Development

Episode #1754

Thursday, Sep 12 2019 at 2:55 pm

Fertile Soil: Between Geology and Biology

Episode #1759

Thursday, Sep 12 2019 at 2:00 pm

There There: A Reading By Tommy Orange

Episode #1724

Thursday, Sep 12 2019 at 8:20 am

Indigenous Critique of Whiteness in Children's Books

Episode #1779

Thursday, Sep 12 2019 at 7:19 am

The Story of Act 31

Episode #1735

Thursday, Sep 12 2019 at 6:38 am

Our Brain's Addiction to Stories

Episode #1448

Thursday, Sep 12 2019 at 6:00 am

The Wisconsin Insect Research Collection

Episode #1709

Thursday, Sep 12 2019 at 4:00 am

If You Want to Be a Band Director

Episode #1761

Wednesday, Sep 11 2019 at 9:00 pm

The Global Climate Crisis and Human Health

Episode #1803

Wednesday, Sep 11 2019 at 3:59 pm

Strong Women, Strong Bones

Episode #1340

Wednesday, Sep 11 2019 at 2:49 pm

Aging Well

Episode #1343

Wednesday, Sep 11 2019 at 2:00 pm

New Perspective on Wisconsin's Monumental Earthworks

Episode #1796

Wednesday, Sep 11 2019 at 8:16 am

Frenchtown Chronicles of Prairie Du Chien

Episode #1573

Wednesday, Sep 11 2019 at 7:37 am

The Life and Times of Indian Agent John Kinzie

Episode #1492

Wednesday, Sep 11 2019 at 6:45 am

How Wisconsin Indian Tribes Got Their Casinos

Episode #1311

Wednesday, Sep 11 2019 at 6:00 am

Research Ethics and Challenges Facing Science

Episode #1721

Wednesday, Sep 11 2019 at 4:00 am

Hurricanes: Advancements In Our Understanding

Episode #1696

Tuesday, Sep 10 2019 at 8:59 pm

The Art of Silent Film Music

Episode #1753

Tuesday, Sep 10 2019 at 3:59 pm

Edward Curtis's Native American Photographs

Episode #1731

Tuesday, Sep 10 2019 at 2:59 pm

Hollywood Westerns and American Myth

Episode #1460

Tuesday, Sep 10 2019 at 2:00 pm

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

Episode #1741

Tuesday, Sep 10 2019 at 8:08 am

The Great Lakes to Great Lakes Initiative

Episode #1722

Tuesday, Sep 10 2019 at 7:20 am

The Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene, 1906-1916

Episode #1707

Tuesday, Sep 10 2019 at 6:48 am

Charles Van Hise's Field Notebooks

Episode #1398

Tuesday, Sep 10 2019 at 6:00 am

Sanitation In Developing Countries

Episode #1188

Tuesday, Sep 10 2019 at 4:00 am

Exploring Caves on the Moon With Laser Imaging

Episode #1321

Monday, Sep 9 2019 at 9:00 pm

Reconstructing The Roman Religion of Mithras

Episode #1794

Monday, Sep 9 2019 at 4:01 pm

Nero

Episode #1071

Monday, Sep 9 2019 at 3:08 pm

Disability in the Middle Ages

Episode #1748

Monday, Sep 9 2019 at 2:00 pm

Vaudeville's 'Hebrew' Hits

Episode #1697

Monday, Sep 9 2019 at 7:04 am

Pioneer Spirit and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Family

Episode #1658

Monday, Sep 9 2019 at 6:39 am

Paramount Records: Beyond the Blues

Episode #1185

Monday, Sep 9 2019 at 6:00 am

Analyzing Stains In Medieval Manuscripts

Episode #1681

Monday, Sep 9 2019 at 4:00 am