Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

More than 20% of material sent to the landfill in Chicago by weight is food waste, which decomposes and releases the harmful greenhouse gas methane. Instead, that food waste could benefit the earth by being composted. 

After a difficult last year, audiences will be receiving a welcome Christmas gift this year: another Downton Abbey movie.

As Märtha and her children reach safety in America, they grow closer to President FDR. Back in London, Olav and Haakon debate the path forward for the Norwegian government-in-exile while Germany turns its sights on Britain. 

Hear from the filmmaker of the new Independent Lens series Philly D.A., which follows reformer Larry Krasner as he attempts to change the culture of the district attorney's office and reduce mass incarceration in the country's most incarcerated city with progressive policies.

Women and people of color are severely underrepresented in STEM fields and face additional challenges. Last year, a DePaul University environmental scientist co-wrote a paper with suggestions on how to broaden participation in STEM amongst underrepresented groups. 

As Norway struggles to repel the German invasion, Olav and Haakon debate the best course of action for the country while Märtha seeks a reunion with Olav and safety for her children.

Atlantic Crossing focuses on a possible relationship between Norway's Crown Princess Märtha and President Franklin D. Roosevelt when Märtha was staying in the United States during World War II. How much is pulled straight from history?

Less than a year after Norway's Crown Prince and Princess visit the United States and meet President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, they prepare for a possible German invasion of the neutral Norway.

Bill Veeck was behind the ivy at Wrigley Field plus Harry Caray singing during the seventh inning stretch, names on uniforms, and the exploding scoreboard with the White Sox. He brought the Sox and Cleveland to the World Series, and always boosted the attendance of lagging teams. 

Spotlights on great books, theater, art, music, and dance are all coming this spring, whether as filmed performances or tours or profiles of creators. Look back on World War II and dark periods of American history, plus test your knowledge of Chicago with Geoffrey Baer.

Havana, Paris, Spain: the soundtrack of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new Hemingway documentary helps set the places and moods of the writer's life, via the creative music produced by Johnny Gandelsman of Brooklyn Rider and the Silk Road Ensemble.

What's better than a dessert that requires almost no effort? The biggest thing this recipe for a bright buttermilk vanilla panna cotta from America's Test Kitchen asks is some extra space in the fridge and a few hours. 

Spring is a good time to cover science and nature, with Earth Day a chance to follow Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough, plus Nature and NOVA on bias in science, leopards, and more. Plus, an in-depth series on a reforming District Attorney and an investigation into the rise of extremism in America.

Try America's Test Kitchen's take on the Greek casserole, which consists of pasta in a béchamel along with a tomatoey meat sauce.

There's going to be another Downton Abbey movie, according to reports. Sources say that filming will begin once COVID-19 restrictions permit, probably this summer, with a planned Christmas release.