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Meerkats. On SOUNDS OF NATURE, viewers join world experts as they seek out the sounds of life from underwater animals, birds and other animals or insects living across five continents, from the forests of Borneo to the Alps.

Airs Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 8 - 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, July 11 from 8-10 p.m. on KPBS 2

Anishka Lee-Skorepa wants to break cultural barriers surrounding both the border and opera music. The San Diego opera singer is part of Artistas Fronterizas, a group that works to paint a clearer picture of border life through performances in places where opera doesn't normally go. Our series of episodes focused on border art continues with a story about an opera singer who’s painting a clearer picture of border culture through song.

Baritone David Pershall sings the role of Figaro in San Diego Opera's drive-in "The Barber of Seville."

San Diego Opera Brings 'Barber Of Seville' To Drive-In

Rossini's comic opera will be performed live at Pechanga Sports Arena parking lot

Edgar Wright (center) works with actor Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith on the set of <em>Last Night in Soho. </em>

Edgar Wright tells a different kind of ghost story in 'Last Night in Soho'

Wright's new movie centers on a young woman who is transported in her dreams into the swinging '60s of London: "The film is sort of about having nostalgia for a decade that you never lived in."

The Shell, San Diego Symphony's new state of the art waterfront venue, is shown on April 7, 2021.

San Diego Symphony Prepares To Open 'The Shell'

It was supposed to open last year, but then the pandemic hit. Now, the San Diego Symphony is preparing to open its spectacular new waterfront venue, The Shell.

Currency

In this episode, we look at a currency worth more than money and Dr. Tayari Howard tells us how Black radio pioneers had to cross the border to get access to the San Diego airwaves. Music credits: •Cee Knowledge - Seguir en Frente by •Tres ‘Sojourn’ Hodgens - Money Sign •King Dice - MMSM theme song Guests: •Dr William Tayari Howard linkedin.com/in/tayarihoward •King Dice (rap artist) KingDiceSays.com •Cee Knowledge ( aka Doodlebug of Digable Planets ) ceeknowledgepresents.bandcamp.com Show credits: Parker Edison (Host), Kurt Kohnen (Co-creator), Chris Reyes (Head Editor) and Tres ”Sojourn” Hodgens (Music Supervisor)

Denis Metrevelyi, 36, holds one of the projectiles that was fired through the window of his apartment in Bucha, a town on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital of Kyiv. Metrevelyi, 36, has returned to the apartment building despite its destroyed roof and lack of running water.

Some war-ravaged parts of Ukraine try to rebuild as fighting rages elsewhere

Since the war has mainly shifted to the east of Ukraine, residents and business owners have been returning to parts of the Kyiv region, including hard-hit Bucha.

Indigenous painter Rember Yahuarcani pursues a successful career in Lima, but when he finds himself in a creative rut, he returns home to his Amazonian community and discovers why his ancestors' stories cannot be forgotten.

POV: The Song Of The Butterflies

Premieres Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand

Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?

The NY Times did an exhaustive survey of the Fox News host's broadcasts. Reporter Nicholas Confessore says Carlson's show is based on ideas that were once "caged in a dark corner of American life."

Juen Lee, 88, poses for a portrait on a patio in her home in Queens, New York

'If Hate Is A Virus, There Is No Vaccine': Asian Photographers Speak Out

Nearly two months since shootings at three Atlanta-area spas left eight people dead — including six women of Asian descent — a group of photographers reflect on what it means to be Asian American.

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