Linda Rosa

The creation of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre and the modern attempt to recreate Shakespeare's Old Globe Playhouse.

Learn how Tijuana's economic transformation is creating new political challenges. The city has been caught up in the dramatic struggle for democracy that is sweeping the globe. A fiercely independent press has emerged, providing a voice for popular discontent with corruption and abuse of power. But independence has come at a high price.

Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. When three children die of leukemia in a rural Mexican community, two mother’ partner with a hydrogeologist to investigate their water supply. The discovery of dangerous radioactivity leads to community backlash and government denial.

Since he first floated the idea on a podcast this summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom has been the face of a plan to redraw California’s congressional lines to favor Democrats.

Interview with "The Age of Water" directors Isabel Alcántara Atalaya and Alfredo Alcántara.

Trailer for "The Age of Water" by directors Isabel Alcántara Atalaya and Alfredo Alcántara.