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  • Premieres Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Guest: Emily Bazelon, lecturer, Yale Law School. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue decisions on cases impacting everything from reproductive rights to Donald Trump's legal woes. But public approval for the Court is at a record low. What does that mean for the health of our democracy?
  • Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Join Kristin Chenoweth, Patti LaBelle, Sandi Patty for a night of uplifting music. The concert features performances across classical, contemporary, Motown, and country genres. Bringing together renowned solo vocalists, a 25-piece ensemble of The American Pops Orchestra, and a robust combined choir from community groups and churches, this concert represents the vast fellowship that is united through sacred pieces.
  • Fridays, May 10 - July 12, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Lucy Lawless (XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, PARKS AND RECREATION) stars in this contemporary Australian detective drama as retired cop Alexa Crowe. With her old boss regularly asking for her insight on cold cases and a young police data-analyst eager to be mentored--whether Alexa wants to or not--Alexa can't seem to stop solving crime.
  • Premieres Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Grizzly 399, the most famous bear in Grand Teton National Park, has an exceptional litter of four cubs to raise. Every day, the family must contend with threats to their survival, including a warming climate and human encroachment in bear country. Now the stakes are higher than ever as Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana seek to remove grizzlies from the endangered species list—which would make it legal to hunt them.
  • Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Boswell’s latest conversation with leading experts examines why groups of women disproportionately experience higher mortality rates related to pregnancy and childbirth in the country.
  • Stream the film before the broadcast with KPBS Passport! Premieres Monday, May 6, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. NASA's goal to send astronauts to Mars would require a three-year absence from Earth, during which communication in real time would be impossible due to the immense distance. Meet the psychologists whose job is to keep astronauts mentally stable in outer space, as they are caught between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home.
  • Premieres Mondays, May 6 - June 3, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Told in present tense and full of unexpected bombshells, this is the story of a family that has lived under intense public scrutiny their entire lives. Prince Harry recently described it as akin to living in "The Truman Show." Like most families, the royal family has had to deal with crises – feuds, heartbreak, sibling rivalries, affairs, divorces and deaths. But they also have had to face assassination attempts, kidnappings, tabloid scandals and terrorist bombs. This Week: The Royal Family come face to face with danger while Prince Charles searches for a bride.
  • Monday, May 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Get wowed by treasures at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, including a 1953 Marilyn Monroe pin-up poster, a diamond and platinum ring, ca.1960 and a 1910 - 1911 Philadelphia Athletics trophy, card & pin. One has a value of $65,300 to $125,000!
  • Premieres Friday, May 3, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. For the first time in his life, Scott Yoo has agreed to compose a piece of music, and he has no idea how to begin. Follow Yoo's surprising journey of discovery, allowing viewers to experience the challenges and rewards of creating his Opus 1.
  • Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS / Stream now with the PBS App. "In today's world," says GZERO World guest and Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times Correspondent David Sanger, "the next Cold War would look nothing like the last one (assuming it stays cold). It might not even be just one war. America now faces two great adversaries, China and Russia, and it's by no means clear who will win out."

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