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Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Guest: Viet Thanh Nguyen (author of "The Sympathizer") and Mai Elliott (author of "The Sacred Willow"). It's been fifty years since the last U.S. military helicopters left Saigon, signaling the fall of the country or its liberation, depending on whom you ask. Two Vietnamese Americans with personal ties to the war reflect on the milestone anniversary. -
Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. A visit to the Steam and Gas Engine Museum at Vista. Remembering the Clermont Hotel and the days when a part of San Diego was known as "The Harlem of the West." Things viewers have sent in. -
Premieres Monday, June 30, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Thursday, July 3 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, July 7 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 . Take an unforgettable journey through the restoration of the Hotel del Coronado's iconic Victorian Building, filled with remarkable discoveries and behind-the-scenes moments captured exclusively by their cameras. -
Premieres Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Syria's uncertain future under Jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Correspondent Martin Smith travels the country tracing al-Sharaa's rise to power, and the emerging threats to the country's stability. -
Premieres Monday, June 30, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream it early in the PBS app beginning Sunday, June 29 at 9 p.m. Directed by Rich Varville and produced by the Film Consortium San Diego, this year’s ceremony takes audiences “Behind the Scenes” for an inspiring and educational look at the passion and dedication driving our region’s vibrant film industry. -
Premieres Monday, June 30, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. After coming out as a trans woman, world-record-holding gamer, Narcissa Wright loses her massive fanbase. To win them back, she attempts to set a new record in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, live-streaming every minute of her quest. -
Premieres Friday, June 27, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Steam 4 new episodes now with the PBS app. On this episode, The Fabulous Thunderbirds take the stage. Their energetic performances and unique fusion of Texas blues and rock make them a key figure in the American Blues genre. -
Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with the PBS app. Talk may be cheap, as the saying goes, but is it still free? It depends on what your politics are. On this week's show, we tackle the woke backlash, campus protests, and detained foreign students. It's free speech in Trump's America. Guest: Jeremy Peters, New York Times and Ilya Shapiro, Manhattan Institute.
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Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Pati explores the vibrant streets of Yucatan's capital, Merida, in search of its flavors. She tries "the best tacos in Merida" at Wayan'e. The aroma of freshly made cookies lures her to Donde Fabric, where their globitos and bizcochitos are an important part of Merida's mornings. -
Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. We explore what appears to be shipyard in Alpine. The story of a downtown shootout in 1965 that changed history. The landmark Fisher's Opera House civil rights case and more!
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