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Premieres Monday, May 19, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Meet Edwin Land, a pioneering tech disruptor and inventor of the midcentury icon, the Polaroid camera. Introduced in 1948, it revolutionized amateur photography, making it instant and accessible to all.

If government is “made for the people, made by the people and answerable to the people,” then some of the people, it appears, are turning away from the job.

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Monday, May 26 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Local Rap icon Mitchy Slick discusses the evolution and challenges of hip-hop, emphasizing storytelling as a key element. Parker Edison is a multifaceted artist and community activist.

Kitty lovers started a petition to reclassify cats as necessary to tackle rodents at New York City bodegas.

Indigenous people across North America are demanding sustained responses to violence in their communities. In San Diego County over the weekend, a summit was held to raise awareness about indigenous people missing and murdered in the region.

Tariffs are particularly tough on small business owners, and that describes almost all businesses in San Diego.

Snook, who played Shiv Roy on Succession, was just nominated for a Tony for playing all the characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway. "I don't know what comes after this," she says.

China is retaliating against U.S. tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth minerals. Minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran explains why these little-known-elements are so vital to defense and tech.

Premieres Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Monday, May 19 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. We are honored to welcome back to THEATER CORNER the esteemed Sheldon Epps. A visionary director and former Artistic Director of the Pasadena Playhouse, Mr. Epps has been a trailblazer in American theater. We also welcome Steve Breen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, who discusses his career and current work.

Apple isn't acknowledging wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a U.S. District judge. Lawyers in the case have proposed scheduling a Feb. 14 court hearing to review the terms.