Jennifer Robinson

Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encores Saturday, Dec. 16 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV and 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and Sunday, Dec. 17 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Grab a front-row seat at the first-ever reunion concert of both incarnations of the multi-platinum-selling band in a celebration of the 40th anniversary of their Double Vision album. Featuring their greatest hits, including “Cold as Ice,” “Jukebox Hero,“ ”I Want To Know What Love Is,” and a smokin’ hot rendition of “Hot Blooded.”

Premieres Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Not available in the PBS app. Dorothy Black invites you to join her and her family for Christmas Eve at 1222 Oceanfront. The festive evening features all of the Black family’s traditions including an abundance of delicious food, dancing, skits, and the singing of new, original holiday songs mixed with re-imagined carols. And lots of love, because it’s family.

Stream now with KPBS Passport, a member benefit that unlocks exclusive shows and extra content on the PBS App. This documentary from inside North Korea, is produced and directed by filmmaker and professor Savanna Washington, who visited the isolated country under a tourist visa. Through interviews with North Korean refugees, long-time aid workers, scholars, and experts, the film provides both a historical overview of the country and an authentic, on-the-ground perspective of the lives, struggles, and humanity of the people of North Korea. The film also underscores how everyday human moments – such as a simple game between visitors and locals – can contribute to greater understanding and inspire change.

Encore Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. CEO of Thrive Global, Arianna Huffington, gives her take on making it in America: behavioral changes through microsteps. She believes that for humans, downtime is a feature—not a bug. She urges us not to buy into the collective delusion that in order to succeed, we have to be “on” 24/7. Instead, invest in our physical and mental wellbeing as a pathway to healthier and happier lives.

Premieres Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, Dec. 7 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The real-time accounts of the response, missteps and trauma in the Uvalde school shooting. Using official body cam and audio, with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, a reconstruction of the chaotic response at Robb Elementary and the lessons learned.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Lucy Worsley turns detective to uncover how Agatha Christie developed her ingenious talent for murder. She delves into Agatha’s haunted childhood, knowledge of poisons, and wartime trauma. And she discovers that Christie kept much hidden from view.

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Wednesday, April 21 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. We sit down with two powerhouses of talent in the theatre, television, and film scene. Dedrick Weathersby and Tisha Campbell join us to chat about their trials and tribulations in our industry.