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Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Saturday, April 18 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV. Join Host Elsa Sevilla as she interviews a Canadian historian who discovered Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's true origin, who appeared to be Portuguese but in fact is Spanish, and how Cabrillo's 1542 voyage to Alta California laid the groundwork for the Sacred Spanish Expedition to San Diego in 1769. -
Premieres Monday, April 20, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. ROADSHOW discoveries reflecting 250 years of American art, artifacts, crafts and collectibles. One valuable treasure reaches $300K! -
Premieres Friday, April 17, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Discover the king of ragtime, Scott Joplin, with host Scott Yoo as he uncovers his lasting impact on today's orchestras and witnesses a restaging of Joplin's magnum opus, "Treemonisha," for the 21st century. -
Watch Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV (not available in KPBS+) / Stream with YouTube. Tariffs, a U.S. - Europe rupture, and now an oil shock from the war in Iran. Ian Bremmer heads to Harvard to interview Gita Gopinath, formerly chief IMF economist, on the "structural damage" to the economy from the last two years. -
Watch Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. For centuries human beings have been visiting this inspirational place. In 1915 it was given the name, Rocky Mountain National Park. Native Americans came here for spiritual renewal. Mountain men came dreaming of furs and gold-they found something else. Dreams have been made, lost, and made again in this extraordinary landscape. -
Premieres Wednesday, April 22, 2026 / Stream with KPBS+. As she grinds pigments, sifts through references, and applies gestural strokes across multiple canvases in succession, artist Camille Henrot embraces speed and openness in her painting practice, leaving room for possibility. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Thursdays, April 16 and 23, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Sunday, April 19 and 26 at Noon on KPBS TV. Gently and Bacchus are thrown into the new world of pop and media celebrity when the body of a missing schoolgirl is discovered in a shallow grave in Pinnock Woods. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Sunday, April 19 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, April 20 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. We remember an iconic North Park eatery and its owner who became a legend in the community; visit the Pumpkin Patch, a strange geologic phenomenon near Ocotillo Wells; investigate a ghost story in Encinitas; consider life in a fire lookout tower near the border; see things sent in by viewers, and more! -
Premieres Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Kate Burton and media mogul Barry Diller—telling stories of sacrifice and exploring a profound question: what do we inherit from ancestors whose lives were far more challenging than our own? -
Premieres Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Test cook Morgan Bolling grills up some Lamb Burgers for host Bridget Lancaster. Equipment expert Hannah Crowley and host Julia Collin Davison talk about grill cookware. And test cook Christie Morrison makes Sweet Potato Fritters with Feta, Dill, and Cilantro for Julia.
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