Jennifer Robinson

Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. + Saturday, Aug. 30 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Sept. 1 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Did you know arm wrestling is a sport? Neither did we. But we meet a group of professionals, and they give us tips on how it is done. We take a visit to “Gastro Cinema” which combines amazing food with a drive-in movie theater.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The cowboy is the quintessential American fiercely independent, brave, and laconic. Examine the myths and realities of this archetype, which remains as potent as ever in the 21st century.

Premieres Wednesdays, May 17 and May 24, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Sundays May 21 and 28 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. How does your brain create your reality? Are you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Discover the surprising answers based on the latest research in this eye-opening journey into the human brain with neuroscientist Heather Berlin.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encores Wednesday, May 17 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, May 18 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. This is the story of an Afghan refugee who evacuated Kabul in August 2021 with her five children. The documentary details her harrowing escape from Afghanistan and the beginning of her new life with her family in Minneapolis.

Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. No other city evokes the rich and complex history of Greek cuisine better than Thessaloniki, recently named a UNESCO Food City and Greece’s de facto culinary capital. Diane explores the many influences that have shaped the flavors of beautiful Thessaloniki, especially the confluence of so many different Greeks settled there from the Anatolian and Balkan environs.

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Friday, May 23 at 10:30 p.m. TV and Sunday, May 25 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV. We drop in for a visit to Wisteria Candy Cottage in San Diego's back country; see the North County home made famous by the Civil war hero who lived there, and hear a railroad love story "About San Diego."

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / 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.