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New film offers fictionalized portrait of Chris Hansen, the former host of Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator."
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Rewriting the quest: How tabletop role-playing games took on a life of their own south of the borderThe Port of Entry team takes a deep dive into the world of tabletop role-playing games and discovers how they were transformed to include more voices and narratives -
KPBS Midday EditionHispanic Heritage Month celebrates the diversity and lived experiences of Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States. But which groups were left out of the conversation? On KPBS Midday Edition, we bring you a conversation from our archives about identity. Plus, an episode of "The Finest" featuring singer-songwriter Nicole Hernandez. And, we preview the San Diego Italian Film Festival.
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MacLachlan was 23 when he auditioned for Lynch's adaptation of Dune. The two would go on to work together on the cult classics Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. MacLachlan's new memoir is Fictional Selves. -
Primetime dramatizes the story behind the series To Catch a Predator. It's full of big swings from the director and the actors — but doesn't engage with the most complicated questions the series raised.
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The Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE OUT album features contributions from over 30 artists, including Kathleen Hanna, Fred Armisen and Tom Morello to create a historical and artistic record of this moment. -
A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a time.
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Playwright Mat Smart goes from DNA New Works to world premiere with "A Black-Billed Cuckoo," which explores grief and birding. -
Comedian Alfred Robles turned part of his stand-up shows into a space where audience members open up about their personal struggles.
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Min Jin Lee's new novel is the third in a planned four-novel series about the Korean diaspora. Nearly 10 years in the making, this sweeping-but-intimate 600+ page book is overwhelming — in a good way. -
Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify supremacists that have, despite ideological differences, converged around the conviction that they are part of an elite destined to survive an apocalypse.
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Remember Us The Holocaust (RUTH) opens Sep. 29 for a two-year run, while planning proceeds for a permanent museum. -
The Protect College Sports Act is on the brink of passing in the Senate, where a handful of former college athletes who are now senators on both sides of the aisle have an extra say in the debate. -
Thousands of San Diego homeowners may have been overcharged for trash services. Plus, the Padres are back in the playoffs. And, we sit down with the voice behind the KPBS surf report — Scott Bass. -
Marlon James' new novel chronicles the events surrounding a vicious anti-gay attack in Jamaica in the late 1980s. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Disappearers churns with passion and ideas. -
The San Diego Padres are back in the postseason for a franchise-record third consecutive year
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