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Michael Trinklein. Mildly-amusing writer for The Wall Street Journal, PBS, Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, America's Test Kitchen, Quirk Books and many other outlets.
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Boston Globe story detailing the many political moves in New...
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Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and...
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Robin Williams Remembered Highly-rated PBS and Netflix...
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The Oregon Trail A pioneering site that was once listed by...
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Jan 16, 2022 · Producers Steve Boettcher and Mike Trinklein talk to The Hollywood Reporter about interviewing Betty White over the course of a decade, how the film will highlight her dynamic legacy and what...
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Feb 7, 2022 · Value driven: UW-Oshkosh grads succeed in Hollywood by staying close to their roots. By Mike Woods Wisconsin. PUBLISHED 7:03 AM ET Feb. 07, 2022. (Editor’s note: Third of a three-part series on Wisconsin natives Steve Boettcher and Mike Trinklein, an unlikely pair of University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh graduates who went on to chronicle the ...
I am a mildly-amusing writer for The Wall Street Journal, PBS, Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, America's Test Kitchen, Quirk Books and many other outlets. | Learn more about Michael...
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- Port Washington, Wisconsin, United States
- Milwaukee Churches Play Featured Role
- Lambeau Field and Other Sacred Spaces
- Power of Megachurch Design
- Having Faith in Levar Burton
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Although the filmmakers traveled all over the world for "Secrets of Sacred Architecture," southeast Wisconsin's houses of worship have a prominent role in the project. In addition to images of such local landmarks as Holy Hill, Gesu Church and St. Paul's Episcopal Church, it gives extended looks at two of Milwaukee's most notable churches. Designed...
For centuries, Boettcher said, houses of worship were designed to inspire awe. No wonder people find themselves whispering when they go into a church. "It's an amazing transformation that happens when you leave this world and enter that sacred building," he said. Examining religious buildings across denominations, Trinklein said, underscores the im...
"Secrets of Sacred Architecture" doesn't just dwell in the past. The program also looks at the designs of contemporary megachurches as a sign of the evolution of our relationship to religious spaces. Instead of trying to evoke awe, they echo more comforting and comfortable spaces — like shopping malls. More:Evolve Church is building a new space tha...
Making a connection with Burton proved a stroke of serendipity. Boettcher said that the "Roots" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" star and "Reading Rainbow" host has a longstanding tie to public television, but they were unaware of his connections to the subject of their program: Before he decided to study acting, Burton was studying for the pri...
"Secrets of Sacred Architecture" is showing at 8 p.m. April 11 on WMTV-TV (Channel 36), at 6 p.m. April 17 on PBS World (in Milwaukee, on Channel 36.2), and at 8 p.m. April 18 on WMVS-TV (Channel 10) and on Wisconsin Public Television stations across the state. Contact Chris Foran at chris.foran@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cforan12.
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Mike Trinklein is known for Pioneers of Television (2008), The Gold Rush (1998) and Come Follow Me (2013). Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro Contact info & Agent info. Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 3 nominations total. Known for: Pioneers of Television. 8.0. TV Series. Producer. 2008–2014 • 9 eps. The Gold Rush. TV Movie.
Apr 2, 2010 · In his book Lost States, Michael J. Trinklein reimagines the U.S. with the many states that never made it into the republic. Courtesy of the author. Almost smack in the middle of the country...
