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This weekend brings major star power to San Diego — from teen pop royalty to a Marvel hero singing Broadway show tunes. Plus Pride highlights and a look at "Miss Saigon."

Airs Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Friday, April 30, 2021 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Feb. 10 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand Now. On a hot day in 1919, an attack on African American teenagers near a Chicago beach stoked long-standing tensions between white and black residents. Host Ed Ayers visits Chicago during the 100th anniversary of what became known as “Red Summer.” He meets a poet, performance artist, museum educator, and young people who are creating living memorials to a long-ignored past.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Carpenter, who represents the U.S. at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, on the threat that the European continent could be plunged into war.

The number of U.S. troops in Europe has shrunk dramatically since the end of the Cold War — but tensions with Russia since 2014 have prompted U.S. leaders to beef up numbers and move troops eastward.

With no vendor, Imperial County will let nearly $900,000 in available state COVID funding to help farmworkers go unspent.

A new trove of documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union sheds light on years of alleged abuse of detained minors by Border Patrol agents. Plus, managing climate change when the ocean comes knocking, Del Mar is working on a blueprint that may be adopted by other coastal cities. Also on today’s podcast, California spends more than $12B per year on its prison system and lawmakers gathered in San Diego to discuss ways to reform it. And, San Diego Italian Film Festival kicks off its 13th year at the Museum of Photographic Arts with a madcap murder mystery and new leadership.

Airs Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

Sometimes similar themes pop up across media in interesting ways. Take the new film “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and Renee Westbrook’s San Diego International Fringe show “Shelter.” Both explore how we define home and shelter.