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George Martin portrait - seated at piano. George Martin is one of more than 150 artists featured in the SOUNDBREAKING series airing on PBS in November 2016.

Airs Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Former Target CMO Jeff Jones was hired by Uber to help support the embattled company's reputation.

After Short-Lived Tenure, Uber President Quits Amid Company Turmoil

Jeff Jones cited conflicting leadership approaches upon leaving the company after just six months. Uber's CEO had recruited the marketing expert to bolster the ride-hailing giant's reputation.

A still from the POV film, "Last Men in Aleppo.” After five years of war in Syria, the remaining citizens of Aleppo are readying themselves for a siege. Through the volunteers known as the White Helmets, experience firsthand the daily struggle for sanity in a country at war.

POV: Last Men In Aleppo

Airs Monday, July 10, 2017 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Bet you think it's pulled pork! But in fact it's jackfruit baked with barbecue sauce and served up on Hawaiian rolls.

Whatever Happened To ... The Plan To Jazz Up Jackfruit?

In 2014, food researchers wanted to get more people eating jackfruit — a tree fruit chock-full of nutrients. How's that going?

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED launches season 17 with new hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison (pictured). Bridget and Julia have been fixtures on the show from the very beginning, sharing their cooking skills and deep knowledge of food with viewers over the hundreds of recipes they’ve prepared on air as test cooks.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Back To Basics

Airs Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai launched his net neutrality repeal campaign in a speech Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

FCC Chief Begins Rollback Of Net Neutrality Regulations

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a free market proponent, wants to repeal Obama-era regulations that treat Internet service providers like utilities. "Nothing about the Internet was broken in 2015," he said.

Laptops And Phones In The Classroom: Yea, Nay Or A Third Way?

We asked teachers, professors, a psychiatrist and a technologist for their thoughts, and we heard a range of opinions on one of the most "weirdly divisive" issues in education.

President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, following his short trip on Marine One from nearby Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

Official Says Trump Expected To Pull US From Paris Deal

President Donald Trump is expected to pull the United States from a landmark global climate agreement, a White House official said Wednesday.

Despite A Strong Start, 'Modern Gods' Falls Short Of Its Promise

Critic Maureen Corrigan says Nick Laird's latest novel begins as a tale of two Irish sisters, but ultimately turns into "a lot of wild blather" about political and religious orthodoxies.

'Seventh Function' Is A Postmodern Mashup Of Fact, Fiction And Philosophy

Laurent Binet's new novel starts with the death of French literary critic Roland Barthes and spins out a postmodern mystery packed with philosophical heavy hitters — and one bemused detective.

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