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WHAT’S HAPPENING:
Call the Midwife Returns! Catch up with Helen George (Trixie) before Season 10 premieres.
Guilt on Masterpiece
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Milwaukee PBS Passport Hundreds of additional hours of great programs are coming your way to stream this month! PAGE 4
American Dreams Milwaukee PBS explores what this concept means in our community. PAGE 5
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t’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up” goes the old saying. But that didn’t stop brothers Max and Jake from hiding their guilt after running into an elderly pedestrian during an inebriated drive home from a wedding. Mark Bonnar (Unforgotten) and Jamie Sives (To the Ends of the Earth) star as Max and Jake in a darkly absorbing tale of rascality and deceit in GUILT, airing in four parts with back-to-back episodes on MASTERPIECE. Hit-and-run perpetrators usually leave the body at the scene, but Max and Jake carry Walter’s corpse to his house nearby and set him up in an easy chair. There, they find a letter revealing that Walter had terminal cancer. “He was dying slowly. We just made it quick,” says Max with relief. “He’d probably thank us.”
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Although the brothers are no longer close, they are now co-conspirators in a crime that grows in severity as they dig a deeper and deeper pit of evasions and desperate stratagems.
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elcome to the second issue of INSIDE STORY! It’s been so nice hearing from many of you who are enjoying this new way Milwaukee PBS can keep you connected to your favorite shows and celebrate everyone who supports public television in our community.
MEMBERSHIP/STUDIO CIRCLE
As you’ve heard over the past year, this fall is a very exciting time for the station, because on Saturday, October 2 at 7:30pm, Milwaukee PBS and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will partner for a live broadcast as the MSO performs in their new home at the Bradley Symphony Center. Not only will this be a major celebration of the arts in Milwaukee, it will be shared nationally on PBS in early 2022! Your generous support of the station is what’s allowing this spotlight moment for our community to happen—Thank you and mark your calendars now for the live local broadcast!
Emmet Liston (414) 297-8004 • listone@matc.edu
Starting this month, new episodes of some of your favorite howto shows will premiere, including COOK’S COUNTRY and PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE! And new fall drama is coming your way with GUILT on MASTERPIECE and Season 10 of CALL THE MIDWIFE, plus the new fourpart Ken Burns documentary MUHAMMAD ALI. All of these shows, plus the local Milwaukee PBS programs you love, are made possible because of you. Thanks again for choosing to step up and keep public television strong in our community. We’re all better because of it. Sincerely,
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is proving to be a testing time for the midwives, but there’s excitement, too, as the women’s rights movement intensifies. Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House out of its financial quandary, while Dr. Turner is faced with an array of difficult cases. Sister Monica Joan experiences a crisis of faith, while Sister Frances realizes she needs to be a little less spiritual to connect with the local women.
Call the Midwife Season 10 is Coming! In advance of the new season, here’s a Q&A with Helen George (Trixie Franklin)! What changes have there been over the past few years? As time has progressed, there has been a change and shift in the confidence of the younger women at Nonnatus House. They have found their feet and are starting new classes for mothers and trying to advance things medically. We’re quite progressive and look at working mothers, exploring how women can have a baby and a career, which is still relevant today. How has the series embraced the ‘60s? The ‘60s were a really interesting time for Trixie. In terms of fashion, you see the silhouette of the woman change, it becomes less of the big skirts and the pointy bras, and it becomes a much more feminine, slim, fitted outline. And I love wearing things like that. The make-up also changes. You get a bit more eyeliner and the flick starts getting larger and I’m hoping that we get to 1967, so I can do the Twiggy thing at some point.
Season 10 of CALL THE MIDWIFE premieres Sunday, October 3 at 7 PM on Channel 10.1.
What are your favorite types of scenes to film? Even after all this time, I still get the most out of the birth scenes, because they are such a physical challenge. There are always so many props to deal with and you are really put through the wringer. I also like the scenes where we all get together — the dining room scenes are always fun. What makes Call the Midwife so successful? I think it’s the universal theme of birth. Everyone has been through it, so everyone can identify with it. There are storylines that hopefully make young people aware of issues and help them see how far we’ve come since the 1950s and 1960s. The characters are very well written, too, and are all very different. There really is something for everyone. They are strong women and it’s nice to see a TV show about strong women. Could you deliver a baby for real? I suppose I just wouldn’t be as surprised as some people as to what’s going on! And I would know how to cut a cord.
Plus, each episode of Season 10 will be available to stream with Milwaukee PBS Passport 30 days prior to its broadcast premiere.
Get caught up! Season 9 is available to stream right now with Milwaukee PBS Passport. milwaukeepbs.org
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Even More Programs Are Coming on Milwaukee PBS Passport! B
eginning this month, you’ll have even more shows ready to stream whenever and wherever you want with Milwaukee PBS Passport. Members can now look forward to 300-500 new episodes of favorite shows being made available every two to three months, so you’ll never run out of great content to keep you entertained, enlightened and informed!
You’ll see more military and history documentary films, selfhelp programs, content that reflects our collective diversity and experiences, favorite cooking shows (including AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN, COOK’S COUNTRY, NICK STELLINO: STORYTELLER IN THE KITCHEN, SIMPLY MING, PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE, CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION and LIDIA’S KITCHEN), and travel series (including REAL RAIL ADVENTURES, RICK STEVES BEST OF THE ALPS and RICK STEVES EUROPE AWAITS). And you can also check out the hit international drama, THE INDIAN DOCTOR, right now! Future releases will include home and gardening series, documentary specials, public affairs programming, concert performances and even more dramas. The benefits of Milwaukee PBS membership just keep growing—Thank you for your support!
Activate, access or become a Milwaukee PBS Passport member at milwaukeepbs.org/passport.
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American Dreams T
he American Dream is an idea that Milwaukee PBS will begin exploring in September and throughout the coming year. Through stories in each of our award-winning local shows– 10THIRTYSIX™, ADELANTE and BLACK NOUVEAU—the thoughts and definitions of the American Dream will be shared from the perspective of those in our community. You will see people living their dream, working for their dream or striving to improve the dreams of others. James Truslow Adams coined the term in the 1931 book The Epic of America, which came out two years after the start of the Great Depression, meaning he was writing during times of great national hardship. Of course, he was considering the words of our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
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People were lining up outside of soup kitchens and unemployment offices—more than just those living in chronic poverty. It was also educated and successful people who lost everything, not unlike the 2009 recession or the pandemic hardships of 2020. The book hit a nerve and became a best-seller. Adams established a link between the moment the nation was living and America’s core values, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence. He took an ideal— a vision—and gave it a name. A name that would encompass the allure, the charm and the mythology of the United States.
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As we continue living through the COVID-19 pandemic, as we navigate through the continued struggle of racial equity and justice, and as we debate who can best lead us through these times—on national, state and local levels—we feel it is time to see where our community stands on this idea/ideal, how we define it and how it defines us. The American Dream is one of the core themes in our collective narrative and while it may seem unifying, it actually means different things to different people. Watch for these stories to unfold across all Milwaukee PBS shows and online in the coming months!
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Members of the Legacy Society have generously decided to keep public television strong in our community for future generations by including Milwaukee PBS in their estate plans.
Meet Sunni Boehme Tell us a little about yourself. I am a master life coach with 35 years of experience. I’ve been life coaching since 1987, with over 2,000 private clients. I use positive thinking, intuition and the science of mind to transform people’s lives. I am an interfaith minister and published author who speaks at Spiritual Living of Greater Milwaukee and other churches throughout the city. How has the last year of your life been? Thanks to Milwaukee PBS, the past year was pretty fabulous. I would wake up and watch NATURE and it really helped me to be mindful and stress free. I am also an avid watcher of PBS NEWSHOUR and BBC WORLD NEWS. It’s important to know what is going on in the world and to have an accurate source of information. For many of us, the past year has been spending a lot of our life indoors. I have always been someone who’s enjoyed traveling; of course, the past year has made that difficult. When I wanted to experience some travel, I would pick a city…let’s say Vienna. Then I would put on the RICK STEVES’ EUROPE episode about Vienna on Milwaukee PBS Passport and enjoy an immersive experience, I might even order-in schnitzel. I never watched a lot of TV until this year, but this year I had some time to enjoy PBS.
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What motivated you to include Milwaukee PBS in your estate plans? Milwaukee PBS has given me some great leisure throughout my life. I am happy to support the station in my estate plans, so that future generations are able to enjoy it and it can be there for them as it has been there for me. When did you decide to include Milwaukee PBS in your estate plans? I decided in my 50s to include Milwaukee PBS in my estate plans. What are your favorite PBS programs? THIS OLD HOUSE is one of my favorite programs—I made a lot of money from flipping duplexes. I love the food prep programs, PBS NEWSHOUR, Rick Steves’ travel programs, all the nature programs and NOVA; it’s completely amazing. Thank you, Sunni, for your generous support as a Milwaukee PBS Legacy Society member!
The Milwaukee PBS Legacy Society recognizes those individuals who have chosen to create a lasting charitable legacy by including Milwaukee PBS in their will, trust or estate plan. For more information or to have your name added because
An Evening with Antiques and Valuables II
the station is already in your estate plans, please contact Emmet Liston at listone@matc.edu or (414) 297-8004. This list represents Legacy Society members as of July 31, 2021.
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Glenda Holm
Ralph Pietruszynski
Janine Arseneau
Melanie Holmes*
Catherine Regner
Dr. Donald Baccus
Carol Reich
Ann Bailey
Peter Hornburg and Marolyn Kutz
Leigh Barker-Cheesebro
Nancy Horwath
Jane E. Reilly and Jeffrey C. Glock
Betsy Barr*
Sedigheh Hosseini
Richard Resto
Alex Barry
Kathleen Hume
Terry Rindt
Mr. and Mrs. William Bestor
Balu Iyer
Daniel and Gloria Roark
Dean Johnson
Connie Sandell
Sue Boehme
Susan Johnston
Selena Serrano
Amy Tessmer Boening*
Ronald and Marcella Jones
Lawrence Smart
Chris Borchardt
Karen Jungbluth
Janet Soofi
Jane Borden
Clinton Karstaedt*
Bruce Bowen
Marie Keyser
Timothy B. Staats Irrevocable Trust
Cindy K. Brinkman
Vicki Kingsbury
Dorothy Brosin
Jan Koel
David Buckholdt Margaret Bureau
John Koeppen and Barb Corning
Gary Children
Mark Kollakowsky*
Helen Clarke
Donna Krischan
Margaret Cuccio
Casey Krolasik
Doris Cummins*
Debra and Christian Kunath
Rosanne Day Jerry J. and Linda M. Doran Patrick and Patti Doughman
Sandra Laedtke Thomas J. Landers Nancy Larson
David Drake
Heather Little
Geraldine Fechner
Linda Loke
William and Kathleen Frink
Lynn Manecke
John Gahan Calvin Gander G. Gray Gordon and Mary Guslick Carol Gustafson Geri Halaska Jackie Halverson Jean Hamann James Herrle Dr. Sidney and Suzanne Herszenson Jan Hill Janet and Robert Hill
Mary and Thomas McCormick
Alice Star and Mark Clausen
Items shared and evaluated during the event included: a Seth Thomas “Columbus” mantel clock; an Art Nouveau figural table lamp; a Louwelsa Weller vase; and a family collection of violins appraised by our guest appraiser, Roger Harrison.
Join us for An Evening with Antiques and Valuables III on October 26. Information will be available soon at milwaukeepbs.org/events.
Roland and Judith Strampe Mary Terselic Donald and Paula Theisen Mark Thompson Donna and Bruce Tronca Mary Ann Wasick Vernon and Delores Weber Ursula Weinandt Sue Wells Linda West Walter A. Wilde* Richard Winder Rev. Russell F. Witon
Kathleen McNamara-Olsen and Alan Olsen
Floyd Woldt
Gilbert Meisel
Thomas Wrona
Elaine Meyer
Sara Young*
Judy Mudlitz
Ronald J. Zdroik
Beth and Susan Hancock Nevala
William Zweifel and Nancy Frank
Jean Woodmansee
Don Neumann Joyce O’Brien*
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hank you to everyone who participated in June’s virtual event, An Evening with Antiques and Valuables II: Discussion, Valuation and Next Steps. Lead appraisers Cheri Riehle and Michael Boerschinger shared great information on the value and history of items submitted by attendees.
*deceased
A four-volume boxed set of Abraham Lincoln, The War Years, autographed by author Carl Sandburg
Scott Ohlman Karen E. Owens Mary Ann Padol*
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FOUNDATION PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
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ader Philanthropies, Inc. has been a longtime supporter of local programming and initiatives at Milwaukee PBS, including NEXT AVENUE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, NEXT AVENUE MOMENTS, 4TH STREET FORUM and Milwaukee PBS’s award-winning THE ARTS PAGE.
The Foundation is continuing that support as one of the generous sponsors of the Milwaukee PBS/ Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) live broadcast partnership celebrating the grand opening of the MSO’s new home, the Bradley Symphony Center. The Foundation’s generous investment supports both the concert event and a pre-concert special broadcast showcasing the MSO, its distinctive community history, and the renovation of the 1930s Warner Grand Theater into the Bradley Symphony Center. Milwaukee PBS viewers across southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois will have the opportunity to tune in for this landmark community event free of charge on Saturday, October 2. PBS will also broadcast the concert nationwide this November. Bader Philanthropies, Inc. has a longstanding commitment to bringing people of diverse perspectives together around
issues of social concern. In 1992, Daniel and David Bader, the sons of Alfred and Helen Bader, founded the Helen Bader Foundation in memory of their late mother. Throughout her life, Helen Bader was deeply devoted to the well-being of the greater Milwaukee community through her compassionate support of employment, Alzheimer’s and healthy aging, and arts programs. In the ensuing years, the Foundation has continued to invest in people and their communities in Milwaukee, across Wisconsin, and in locales around the world. Bader Philanthropies, Inc. continues the legacy of Helen Daniels Bader’s passion for people, while furthering Isabel and Alfred Bader’s shared interests. Milwaukee PBS is deeply appreciative of the ongoing visionary and generous support of Bader Philanthropies, Inc. and the community-building programming that support allows.
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