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Vidiots and the Bob Baker Marionette Theater teamed up to provide an escape from reality for families facing trauma and loss from the Los Angeles wildfires.

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Explore Costa Rica's beauty, starting at Mistico Park with its hanging bridges and wildlife. At Vida Campesina, she learns about organic farming before taking a safari cruise on the Rio Sarapiqui, spotting exotic birds and crocodiles. She visits the Organization for Tropical Studies and an organic pineapple farm. Meeting the indigenous Maleku people, she witnesses their cultural preservation.

The Trump administration has ended use of the border app called CBP One that allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States.

A new Biden administration effort to raise Head Start teacher wages could force the federally funded preschool program to serve fewer children.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., talks with NPR's Michel Martin about the impact President Trump's tariffs are having on the automotive industry in Michigan, which still drives the state's economy.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring how the choice of a vice presidential candidate can shape a presidential campaign and a presidency itself. The discussion is inspired in part by the new film "The American Vice President," streaming now on the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE YouTube channel and on the PBS app.In this conversation, panelists will discuss how and why a campaign picks a certain candidate for the bottom slot on a presidential ticket. They will examine how the media and the general public can interpret these selections differently, asking whether a VP pick can be a decisive factor in an election. Finally, the panelists will take a closer look at how the campaign role of a vice presidential candidate can reveal their role in a potential administration.Panelists:Michael Kazin is the author of seven books about U.S. politics and social movements and the editor of The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. He writes often for The New York Times, The Nation, The New Republic, and other periodicals and newspapers and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His most recent book is "What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party."Christopher J. Devine is an associate professor of political science at the University of Dayton. His books include "Do Running Mates Matter? The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections" (with Kyle C. Kopko) and "News Media Coverage of the Vice-Presidential Selection Process: What's Wrong with the Veepstakes?" He is also co-editor of the forthcoming book, "Second in Command: Reevaluating the Role of Vice Presidents and Running Mates in Modern American Politics" (with Karine Prémont).The discussion will be moderated by Adriane Lentz-Smith. Adriane is an Associate Professor of History at Duke University, where she teaches courses on the Civil Rights Movement, Black Lives, Modern America, and History in Fact and Fiction. A scholar of African American history as well as the histories of the twentieth-century United States and the U.S. & the World, Lentz Smith is the author of "Freedom Struggles: African Americans and World War I" (Harvard University Press, 2009), as well as numerous other scholarly articles and reviews.This event will be livestreamed on our YouTube and Facebook pages.

For Restaurant Week, we will offer the full rodizio experience (18 unlimited cuts of meat, gourmet salad bar with 45+ items, and side dishes served tableside) + complimentary signature dessert for $72 per person ($89 original value) Our menu is inspired by the Gaucho culture and the authentic dining tradition of the Brazilian cowboy – grilled meats and fresh salads. With 18 different cuts of meats, ranging from beef, pork, chicken, lamb, and seafood, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Hearts of palm, artichoke hearts, sweet beets, asparagus, imported cheeses, and cured meats are only some of almost 45 items that our gourmet salad bar offers. Cheese bread appetizer and side dishes like garlic mashed potatoes, caramelized bananas, traditional rice, and black beans, served tableside, are a perfect complement to the true Southern Brazilian menu. Dinner and Weekends only. Reservations required. When making reservations be sure to add the special note/request “Restaurant Week” on the notes slot. Visit https://galpaogauchousa.com/reservations/Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse on Facebook / Instagram

A small town in Germany turns its town hall into the "world's largest" Advent calendar each December. It started as a way to boost businesses in the winter, but it's grown to mean much more.

Co-host A Martinez and NPR gaming editor James Mastromarino discuss the nominees of this year's Game Awards and their significance in gaming culture

Justine Huang took as much food and drinks from spectators at the New York City Marathon as she could — and has no regrets.