Jennifer Robinson

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard—a married couple who whose ancestors had some remarkable similarities. Telling stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals, Gates compels the pair to reimagine their family trees.

Premieres Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. A filmmaker discovers her architect father's renowned building in Sao Paulo-a 24-story tall modernist icon known as "Pele de Vidro" (Skin of Glass) is inhabited by unhoused people, setting her on a journey to reckon with Brazil's harsh inequality.

Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. ROADSHOW visits Living History Farms for treasures including a 1977 Kenner Darth Vader figure, a Tippco toy motorcycle with a sidecar, and a Ty Cobb professional model bat, ca. 1925. Can you guess the top $75,000 to $125,000 treasure?

Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Mainz unfolds like a delightful Riesling. Samantha explores the ruins of a Roman amphitheater and visits Eva Vollmer Winery. She enjoys German wine at Weinhaus Loesch, then travels to Wiesbaden to taste hot chocolate at Kunder Chocolateria. At the Wiesbaden Museum, she admires the largest Art Nouveau collection. Finally, she tours the fairy-tale town of Rothenburg.

Premieres Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Investigating China's rule over Tibet. With footage from inside the region, how the Communist regime controls Tibet's Buddhist population, and the battle over the succession of its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. At the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Ian Bremmer talks to Finland's president Alexander Stubb about how Europe must adapt to U.S. President Donald Trump's return to power. Then, the changing politics of fashion.

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.