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The middle class has shrunk faster in Midland, Texas, than nearly anywhere else in the U.S. Overall, more people are getting rich than falling behind. But extreme booms and busts make life precarious.

Airs Sundays, April 3 - May 22, 2016 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Journalist Asne Seierstad's book chronicles the 2011 shooting massacre in her country. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls the work "engrossing, important and undeniably difficult to read."

One reporter outside Prince's Paisley Park compound near Minneapolis said "even the journalists are hugging each other" after learning that Prince had died.

The annual prize, in its inaugural year, will be awarded to one work of fiction. For the next few months, 20 books remain in contention — including works by Jesmyn Ward, Roxane Gay and Lisa Ko.

Airs Friday, April 4, 2014 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Encore Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is in The Big Apple for the first time in 13 years, where host Mark L. Walberg heads to an iconic venue, The Apollo Theater, for a ROADSHOW’s Most Wanted segment. (2015)

Airs Friday, June 13, 2014 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Chris Stein's photos in Me, Blondie and the Advent of Punk Rock document a city that is barely recognizable today.

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, July 15 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The Drowning Men hit the stage with special guest Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly. The band formed out of childhood friendships and together create a raw pop sound mingled with mandolin, theremin, and accordion melodies. Then next up: the sultry, swinging blues of the late Candye Kane.