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Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / KPBS+. Deep in the Arabian Desert lie thousands of enigmatic stone megastructures whose true form is visible only from the sky. Follow archaeologists as they decipher the mysterious remnants of a Stone Age culture and discover their true purpose. -
Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encores Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. on KPBs 2 and Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. The walrus is one of the Arctic’s most enigmatic and social animals, relying on sea ice to live. Follow a paleontologist who embarks on an Arctic adventure to see how these mammals are coping in a warming world. -
Premieres Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encore Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. How well will values of vintage desert discoveries from ROADSHOW's 2015 Phoenix stop hold up today? Highlights include a 1956 David Klein TWA poster, a 1921 Lyonel Feininger watercolor and an enamel and rock crystal pendant watch, ca. 1910. -
Premieres Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Test cook Morgan Bolling makes Indoor Barbecued Ribs for host Julia Collin Davison. Equipment expert Hannah Crowley reviews panini presses. Toni Tipton-Martin shares the origins of jalapeño poppers, and test cook Lawman Johnson shows host Bridget Lancaster how to make them in the air fryer. -
Premieres Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Test cook Keith Dresser prepares host Bridget Lancaster a hearty German Farmer’s Breakfast (Bauernfrühstück). Equipment expert Adam Ried reviews cookie sheets. And Bridget makes host Julia Collin Davison a delicious Appeltaart (Dutch Apple Pie). -
Premieres Saturday, Oct.18, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Christopher Kimball travels to Salzburg to uncover the secrets of great Strudel and Schnitzel. He learns how to stretch dough to near-transparency and demonstrates the art of rolling up Austrian Apple Strudel. Then, he goes to a restaurant that makes over 700 servings of Schnitzel per day to find out how to make Austrian Pork Schnitzel. Plus, we show you how to make homemade Spatzle. -
Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encores Sunday, Oct. 26 at 11 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 a.m. on KPBS 2. Facing a gripping hypothetical dilemma—disinformation about a controversial school board decision spreading rapidly on social media—a panel of experts grapples with what is true, and what truth even means today. -
Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. The dramatic and controversial rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. How the scion of a storied dynasty endured tragedy and scandal, broke with the Democratic Party and his family, stoked conspiracy theories, and is reshaping government and public health. -
Premieres Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream with KPBS+. As they create paintings, beadwork, photographs, and films, four international artists reveal the complex ties between the communities and cultures they move between. Discover how art can foster unity amid a world that often feels divided. -
Premieres Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream with KPBS+. Weaving together stories of artists featured in the Getty’s 2024-25 Southern California art event Pacific Standard Time, the documentary showcases a sampling of the participating arts organizations and scientific institutions throughout the region.
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