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A fire engine douses the spent fuel pool of Reactor 3 at Fukushima Dai-ichi.

FRONTLINE: Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

Airs Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

'I Am The Cheese': A Nightmarish Nail-Biter

Something about Robert Cormier's I Am the Cheese, made author Ben Marcus worry. It was the first time he had encountered an unreliable narrator — and he found it disconcerting. Do you have a favorite narrator who doesn't quite tell the truth? Tell us who in the comments.

Paul Singer (right) speaks with Mitt Romney during a forum of the Foreign Policy Initiative in Washington in 2009. Hedge fund manager Singer of Elliott Management has donated $1 million to Mitt Romney's superPAC.

Gay Donors Open Wallets On Both Sides Of The Aisle

In politics, money talks. And money from gay and lesbian donors is talking louder than ever in this election cycle. That's partly a result of President Obama endorsing same-sex marriage, and partly because Republicans are starting to see contributions as well — a huge change from a few decades ago.

The fluke of sperm whale before it dives.

NATURE: Ocean Giants: Voices Of The Sea

Airs Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

A bottlenose dolphin, one of the largest-brained animals on the planet.

NATURE: Ocean Giants: Deep Thinkers

Airs Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Christopher J. Scolese, Director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, left, congratulates, MSL Entry, Descent and Landing Engineer Adam Steltzner as they look at the first images of Mars to come from the Curiosity rover, shortly after it landed on Mars, inside the Spaceflight Operations Facility for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory on August 5, 2012 in Pasadena, California.

Touchdown: NASA Rover Curiosity Lands On Mars

In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet into the red planet's past.

Virgin's Richard Branson Bares His Business 'Secrets'

Branson dropped out of school at 15, but by 16 he had his own magazine, and by 21 he had opened his first business — Virgin Records. Today, he's the head of a global business empire. In Like a Virgin, Branson shares the story of his success.

A still from the new PBS documentary series "Broadway or Bust," which tracks the real life stories of America’s top high school musical performers, vying in the ultimate competition to find the nation’s best young theater stars.

PBS Show About Broadway Features San Diegans

A new PBS documentary series charts the journey of 60 young students as they attempt to live their Broadway dreams. And two of the rising stars featured in the series have San Diego connections.

Gabrielle Giffords A Military Spouse and "Strong Advocate" for Veterans

A storm rolls in over the Huachuca Mountains in Cochise County, Ariz. The county shares 83.5 miles of the border with Mexico.

Arizona Ranchers, Lawmen React To Court's SB 1070 Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning key parts of SB 1070 was no surprise to some Arizona border residents. But the question remains: How will the U.S. enforce the law at the border?

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