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Chedino Martin was 23 years old when she realized she was a transgender woman. She was determined to follow her dream, but had no idea how much luck, patience and strength she would need to get there.

Premieres Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS Video App. Filmed at the world-famous Hotel del Coronado, the 2022 San Diego Film Awards will recognize excellence in over 20 categories for local narrative and documentary films made by independent and professional filmmakers.

NPR's Greg Myre has been covering both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas fighting. He looks at where both these wars stand and the prospect for a permanent solution.

Actor Laura Dern and her mother Diane Ladd have always shared a profession. But when Ladd was diagnosed with lung disease, the two started sharing so much more. Their new book is Honey, Baby, Mine.

Calling all live music fans! Veteran tour director Paul “Skip” Rickert will discuss all aspects of conceptualizing and creating a live music tour in the rock and roll industry. Skip has been a tour director for decades working with well-known bands and artists such as Santana, Barbara Streisand, Backstreet Boys, Guns N' Roses, Ice Cube, ZZ-Top, Korn, Paris Hilton and more. Skip will explain in detail what a typical day is like, from beginning to end, and will discuss the marketing and the “behind the scenes” strategies and knowledge he has practiced in his years of experience staging live music events. “My dear brother / friend (Skip) is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. A fellow road warrior who spent quality time co-managing Stevie Ray Vaughan. We are blessed to be sharing life and music with him with joy, grace and a whole lot of class. Ask him anything, he knows the answers. It gives me great joy to endorse his luminous radiant spirit in his quest to share his knowledge.” - Carlos Santana Co-Sponsored by: Sound Image

Bruce Heimbach was in the prime of his professional career as an architect/project manager for a large local construction firm when he unexpectedly suffered a massive stroke. After the stroke, he developed aphasia and was not able to communicate his basic needs and wants. Over time, Heimbach made a remarkable recovery and developed a new outlook on life: “Experience the world more visually and less verbally.” Aphasia is the loss or impairment of language. Faculty members from the Department of Speech-Language Pathology will provide a brief overview of what aphasia is and how it can impact a person. Heimbach will share his experience in recovery as well as his art and how it has guided him and shifted his values and priorities. From Heimbach: “This is a new life. All of my efforts now go toward attending speech therapy and to adapting and learning a ‘new’ language. My old (great) job and hobbies are gone; I now ‘enjoy life visually, not verbally.’ I have to use my camera, my pencils and my brushes to try to make diagrams, examples and communications. I want to encourage and inspire others – patients, students and teachers – to slow down and live simply.”

The strike is being held by the California Faculty Association. The union represents roughly 29,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers. The group is fighting for a 12% salary increase.

Meta offers more powerful graphics and "mixed reality" experiences with their new Quest 3 VR headset. But at $500, the device lacks many stand-out games to justify the price.

The agency says SpaceX often said in its marketing materials for open jobs they couldn't hire U.S. citizens because of export control laws. But asylees and refugees are protected under those laws.

Hospitals rely on scores of generic drugs given by injection. But these workhorses are often in short supply. Cheap prices have led to factory closures that leave the supply chain vulnerable.