Jennifer Robinson

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. He performed under Sousa and Toscanini. He scored films for the likes of Chaplin and wrote popular songs performed by Sinatra and The Beatles. And when the River City boys band marched on Broadway, Meredith Willson caught the whole world’s ear.

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at Noon. Sam the Cooking joins Midday Edition. We'll also have Jackie Bryant with San Diego Magazine on to talk about last minute places to get Thanksgiving dinner.

Premieres Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Saturday, Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 30 at 7 a.m. on KPBS TV. An all-star cast will honor 55 remarkable years of public television, including Music Director Rickey Minor, Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ken Burns, Ziggy Marley, Lily Tomlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Marlee Matlin, Nicholas Ralph, Noel Paul Stookey, Rick Steves, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Adam Arkin, Courtney B. Vance, Martha Plimpton, Bill Nye, Joe Bonamassa, Sheléa, and many more.

Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Ken Burns, Jeffrey Rosen and others discuss essential themes of liberty, equality, democracy and separation of powers. The ideas and values articulated 250 years ago during America's founding remain relevant to conversations about governance today.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Journey into the heart of America's majestic redwood forests and explore the secrets of the tallest and some of the oldest living beings on Earth.

Stream early beginning Dec. 7 with KPBS Passport / Premieres Sundays, Jan. 11 - Feb. 15, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Miss Eliza Scarlet is doing her best to have it all. Her business is thriving, but her personal life enters new territory as she attempts to follow her heart and develop a relationship with Inspector Alexander Blake. Eliza may be an expert solving crimes, but she’s very much a novice when it comes to love. Can Eliza juggle the twin demands of her personal and professional life?

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Encore Wednesday, April 21 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. We sit down with two powerhouses of talent in the theatre, television, and film scene. Dedrick Weathersby and Tisha Campbell join us to chat about their trials and tribulations in our industry.