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The ultraviolent scenario is made up, but there are economic themes in the hit Netflix survival drama that are all too real in South Korea.

NPR's Scott Simon contemplates the growing dining options for astronauts aboard the space station, including tacos, chile and even lobster.

All 200 of SDSU’s in-person classes — mostly lab work classes — would move online after 64 students tested positive for COVID-19. Students who live in campus housing may move out if they want. Plus, UC San Diego Health is recruiting participants for a national clinical trial as part of an effort to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 by the end of the year. And as Mayor Kevin Faulconer gets close to signing a new deal with a private company, activists push for “municipalization,” which means the city takes over the power grid. Also, the number of people dying at home from complications of COVID-19 are climbing in San Diego County and some victims did not get the medical care they needed or received false negative test results. Finally, San Diego songwriter Al Howard has teamed up with his mother, the artist Marian Howard to create a multimedia project: He’s writing 100 songs each accompanied by her original watercolor painting.

Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Hear more striking accounts behind standout treasures that illuminate Americans' varied experiences including a Navajo collection, a WWI peach can label letter, and James McNeill Whistler artwork in Part 2 of this special episode.

Stream or tune in Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

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Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream this episode now with KPBS Passport! Celebrate the collective history of our country through personal accounts behind standout treasures like a Navajo belt, bracelet & basket, a WWI peach can label letter, and James McNeill Whistler artwork. Which is now valued at $165,000-$250,000?

Academia has a problem. Underrepresented minorities fall off at every step along the path to becoming a STEM professor. In a new episode of KPBS Explore podcast "Rad Scientist," producer and host Margot Wohl dives into what's known about this issue, from undergraduate through postdoctoral fellowships. Experts talk about their research into what promotes persistence in students, and on the flipside, what promotes retention of students so that the environment of STEM education is more equitable for all.

As the real world feels scarier each day with a pandemic in full swing, police brutality and people just behaving badly filling social media, and a president fanning the flames of hate and unrest, the horror genre has had to adjust. This year's Horrible Imaginings Film Festival has had to move online for its annual showcase of horror, sci-fi and fantasy. Festival founder and executive director Miguel Rodriguez says that the films this year serve up less gore and tales of physical harm and instead focus on horror relating to undefined dread, to not being able to distinguish what's real from what's not, and to stories where you just can't figure out what it is that is trying to hurt you. We discuss the diverse array of shorts, features and documentaries available through Sept. 7 as well as discuss the role horror can play in a world that makes us increasingly anxious.