Jennifer Robinson

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The film explores both the landmark 1952 film starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges and Katy Jurado, and the gripping story behind its troubled production. The documentary reveals how many of the studios passed on the project and major Hollywood actors turned it down before Gary Cooper accepted the lead role. When it was ultimately released, "High Noon" was seen by some as an attack on the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. In Casas Grandes, Pati rides in style with local art curator Mayte Lujan in her 1960s Cadillac. Mayte owns a bed and breakfast, Las Guacamayas, where she invites Pati into the kitchen to make chile con queso in impossibly soft flour tortillas. Later, Pati learns about another tasty export from Chihuahua, pecans, at Gustavo Vazquez's farm, where his family has been growing them for generations.

Premieres Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. On the eve of the upcoming presidential election, acclaimed filmmaker Hector Galan takes viewers inside the largest Latino voter registration mobilization in Texas history, led by a new generation on the frontlines of one of the most crucial battleground states that neither political party can ignore.

Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. The film showcases a diverse range of vibrant, unique and memorable 80 year olds still finding meaning in their lives through long lived career choices, contradicting the stereotype that their minds and bodies are obsolete in a world where only younger generations can make the world work.

Premieres Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Wednesday, October 30 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2, Friday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and Sunday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. Sinatra-signed letter, an Apollo 11 astronaut-inscribed book and letter, and 1930 - 1938 Wood & Curry oil paintings with sketch. Guess the top $77,000 to $123,000 treasure!

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Milk Street explores the art of baking cakes that all share one technique: using a blender to make the batter! Christopher Kimball will have you rethinking cornbread as he prepares Mexican Sweet Corn Cake. Then, Rosemary Gill purees carrots in a blender to make Brazilian-Style Chocolate Glazed Carrot Cake. Finally, Rose Hattabaugh bakes a Yellow Blender Cake with a simple 1-2-3 Vanilla Frosting.

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.