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Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, May 2 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Test cook Antoinette Johnson makes host Bridget Lancaster Jamaican Stew Peas with Spinners. Gadget critics Hannah Crowley and Lisa McManus give tips on how to repair and maintain kitchen gear. Test cook Elle Simone Scott makes host Julia Collin Davison Jamaican Pepper Steak. -
Fridays at 8 p.m. and Encore Sundays at 10 a.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. This Week: Topics to be announced -
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Thursday, May 9 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Test cook Carmen Dongo makes host Julia Collin Davison Chraime. Tasting expert Jack Bishop talks about bitter herbs on the Passover seder plate and equipment expert Adam Ried reviews copper skillets. Test cook Keith Dresser makes Julia Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate Chips and Almonds. -
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Wednesday, May 8 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. The City of Roses proves true to its name after a visit to Portland's International Rose Test Garden. The city cultivates American-made crafts, as Samantha discovers at Steelport Knives, Freeland Distillery, and Orox Leather. An inspiring trip down the Tualatin River shows off the region's beautiful scenery, and the visit wraps up at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. -
Coming Soon! Premieres Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, May 2 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 Investigating deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less lethal" force. With The Associated Press, drawing on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage, the most expansive tally of such deaths nationwide. -
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Celebrate the American legend’s enthralling 1976 performance at the Sydney Sports Stadium. The culmination of his Australia and New Zealand tour, the concert marked his comeback to the stage after a four-year sabbatical from live performance. -
Premieres Friday, April 26, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Virtuosos eventually become maestros. Host Scott Yoo looks back on the unexpected careers of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Richard Kogan, and violinist Lynn Chang. Scott learns their guiding principles in life and friendship. -
Premieres Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2. This one-hour special features actor John Lithgow going back to school to demonstrate the transformative power of arts education. He immerses himself with teachers and students to explore four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble. The program celebrates how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages. -
Premieres Sundays, April 28 - May 19, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. The brothers are back together but enemies, old and new, cause them to seek ever more desperate solutions to their problems. Digging deep into their past, Max and Jake hope to finally find a future free of danger...and each other. This is the final season! -
Premieres Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 and Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. In the third year of this 7-year project examining the issues facing the planet’s most threatened ecosystems, Dr. M. Sanjayan visits the Maldives to take an in-depth look at coral reefs and the urgent efforts to help them survive climate change.
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