Jennifer Robinson

Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Likened by Buddhists to the Vatican City, Ganden is considered the most influential monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. Monks lived in the monastery for more than 500 years before a brutal invasion drove them to India. The film is a look at the lives and remembrances of the remaining generation of monks to have studied at the monastery in Tibet where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began.

Saturday, Aug.17, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. In Newport, history is found in every plot of ground. Samantha learns about the hidden history of a Colonial-era cemetery whose gravestones tell the story of the African American experience in Rhode Island. The famous Cliff Walk reveals spectacular views of windswept Atlantic and Gilded Age mansions. Then, it's out on the water so Samantha can try her hand at harvesting clams.

Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with the PBS app. Explore the history, artistry and impact of personal adornment. Featuring jewelers Tom Herman, Harriete Estel Berman, Art Smith, Gabrielle Gould and Jesse Monongya.

Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. The nine-time Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee reflects on her career and songwriting inspiration in the American Wing of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Crow’s friend and collaborator Isbell (“Everything is Broken”) accompanies her on guitar on “Every Day is a Winding Road,” “My Favorite Mistake,” and “If It Makes You Happy,” and more.

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. It turns out, some people in Alaska can see Russia from their homes (though not from the mainland). This week, Alaska's governor, Mike Dunleavy, on its geopolitical importance amidst a global race to claim a melting arctic.

Premieres Tuesday, Aug.13, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Examine a racially complicated American city as it confronts both its past and future. Boston’s acting mayor, a black woman once bussed as a child to hostile neighborhoods, breaks 200 years of white male mayors and ushers in the historic 2021 mayoral race.

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.