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WPT Be more Tuned In Podcasts

11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 14 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

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WPT Be more Tuned In podcast -- Badger Hockey Coach Mike Eaves

October 21, 2009 15:14

We head behind-the-scenes at the Kohl Center to talk to University of Wisconsin Hockey Coach Mike Eaves as the Badger Hockey season approaches. The Badgers first game of the season airs at 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 on The Wisconsin Channel. It will repeat at 6 p.m. the following day. In this video, Coach Eaves talks about his outlook on the 2009-2010 Badger Hockey season, why an experienced team is a benefit in college hockey and what Badger Hockey fans mean to the players and coaches. Watch...

WPT Be more Tuned In podcast -- composer Tim Janis

October 21, 2009 14:50

Tim Janis is an internationally acclaimed composer who has appeared in a number of public television specials and has worked with world-renowned artists, including Paul McCartney and Billy Joel. Our mp3 podcast conversation can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 player for on-the-go listening. You can also subscribe to our podcasts via iTunes by clicking here. He visited WPT's Madison studios this week, inviting 14 high school cho...

WPT Be more Tuned In Podcast -- David Newell a.k.a. Mr. McFeely...

March 06, 2008 04:22

We spoke with David Newell, better known as Mr. McFeely, the friendly "Speedy Delivery" man on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The mp3 podcast conversation can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 player for on-the-go listening. You can also subscribe to our monthly podcasts via iTunes by clicking here. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood has been a hallmark of educational public television for 40 years. The program still airs on WPT at 12:30 ...

WPT Be more Tuned In Podcast -- UW Women's Hockey Coach Mark Johnson...

October 03, 2007 03:17

We spoke with Mark Johnson, the head coach of the University of Wisconsin women's hockey team, via telephone from his office in Madison. The mp3 podcast conversation can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 player for on-the-go listening. You can also subscribe to our monthly podcasts via iTunes by clicking here. Johnson has a long history with Wisconsin hockey. He played for the Badgers under the coaching of his dad, the legendary ...

WPT Be more Tuned In Podcast -- Filmmaker Rick Sebak

July 30, 2007 14:30

We spoke with Rick Sebak, a producer of favorite public television documentaries, via telephone from the Pittsburgh studios of WQED-TV. The mp3 podcast conversation can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 player for on-the-go listening. You can also subscribe to our monthly podcasts via iTunes by clicking here. Sebak has produced and narrated a series of documentaries including A Hot Dog Program, Sandwiches We Like To Eat, An Ice C...

WPT Be more Tuned In Podcast -- Architectural Historian Jim Draeger

July 09, 2007 14:28

In anticipation of the new WPT documentary, Fill 'Er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations, we spoke with Jim Draeger, an architectural historian with WPT's producing partner -- the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS). The mp3 podcast conversation can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 player for on-the-go listening. You can also subscribe to our regular podcasts via iTunes by clicking here. Draeger is an important part of t...

WPT Be more Tuned In Podcast -- Former Beatle Pete Best

June 02, 2007 14:27

We spoke with Pete Best, one of only three people alive that can claim to be former members of The Beatles, via telephone from the Casbah Coffee House in Liverpool, U.K. The mp3 podcast conversation can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 player for on-the-go listening. You can also subscribe to our monthly podcasts via iTunes by clicking here. For more than 1,000 shows until 1962, Best was the drummer for The Beatles. Along with J...

WPT Be more Tuned In Podcast -- UW Band Director Michael Leckrone

April 30, 2007 14:26

We spoke with Michael Leckrone, the University of Wisconsin Director of Bands, via telephone from his office at UW-Madison. Since 1969, Leckrone's energy and enthusiasm has been synonymous with the UW Marching and Varsity Bands. The mp3 podcast conversation can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 player for on-the-go listening. You can also subscribe to our monthly podcasts via iTunes by clicking here. For nearly 40 years, Leckrone...

WPT Be more Tuned In Podcast -- Filmmaker Ken Burns

March 31, 2007 14:25

We spoke with Ken Burns via telephone at the offices of his New Hampshire-based Florentine Films production company. Since the public television debut of his film, Brooklyn Bridge, in 1981, Ken Burns has been PBS' most revered documentary film maker. The mp3 podcast conversation can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 player for on-the-go listening. With a passion for history, Burns has used archival photographs, rare footage and r...

WPT Be more Tuned In Podcast -- Kevin Clash (Elmo)

February 20, 2007 15:22

We spoke with Kevin Clash via telephone at his New York City office for the February edition of the monthly Be more Tuned In podcast. While you might not instantly recognize Clash's name, or even his deep voice, you probably know his work. To most of the world, Clash is the Emmy-award winning Muppeteer of Elmo, the lovable furry red monster from Sesame Street. The mp3 podcast conversation can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 play...

WPT Be more Tuned In Podcast -- Chef Rick Bayless

January 08, 2007 15:19

We caught up with award-winning chef and public television personality Rick Bayless via telephone at his restaurants in Chicago for our inaugural Be more Tuned In podcast. The mp3 podcast can be downloaded here and can be enjoyed on your personal computer or loaded onto your personal mp3 player for on-the-go listening. Bayless is an interesting guy. An Oklahoma native, he has gone on to become one of the country's premiere Mexican chefs. Through his years of culinary exploration, Bayless has...