Jennifer Robinson

Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, June 19 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Sharrell D. Luckett, PhD is an award-winning director, best-selling author and highly sought out acting coach who believes her Black Acting Methods help Black actors bring their true selves to their roles. Kathryn Smith-McGlynn is an accomplished actor, writer, director and scholar. Both women discuss how acting is a continual learning process and how cultural identity is important to embrace in every role because it is what brings a character to life.

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now withe the PBS App + Encore Thursday, June 29 at 9 on KPBS 2. As modern humans, we crave both connection to others and our own solitude. Artists, scholars, and other great creative thinkers explore these contrasting impulses.

Special programming begins Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV - Sunday May 7 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2. PBS presents BBC coverage of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla as well as some additional programming to mark the occasion!

Premieres Friday, May 5, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App. Through conversations with artists, scholars, and other great creative thinkers, the series explores our complex world through a lens of arts, culture, and science. Memory is the amazing ability of our brains to store and access skills, information, and emotions. On the premiere episode, artists and scholars discuss the reliability of our recall and the surprising ways our memories fuel creativity.

Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Aug. 18 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Check out a factory where they make amphibious airplanes! It's called Icon Aircraft, and they are making these amazing flying Ferraris made out of carbon fiber. Watch as we learn about the laminating process, and all the parts and pieces that are put together in this factory of toys for big boys.

Stream now with the PBS App! Join award-winning singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé as she discovers her grandparents’ remarkable stories of wartime courage, spanning World War II, the Mau Mau insurgency in Kenya, and the fight for independence in Zambia.

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.