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Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Sunday, Jan. 26 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Unidentified Flying Objects have long captivated the imagination of the public, but for decades most scientists treated the subject as taboo. Now, these mysterious phenomena are moving out of the shadows and into the light, as NASA pledges to study them scientifically.

Pop culture critic Glen Weldon says he can't separate the art from the artist. But in light of the sexual abuse allegations against Gaiman, he will separate himself from the author's future work.

Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of two award-winning writers: novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove—traveling across China and the American South to uncover long lost stories of the ancestors who inspired their work.

Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + YouTube. Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. With insider interviews, tracing defining moments over Trump’s life and career, his 2020 election loss, felony convictions and historic comeback.

The Apple TV+ series emerged as an engrossing puzzle box of a show when it first debuted three years ago. And it just got even more surreal.

The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates.

This weekend in the arts: Digital Gym Cinema movie screenings, a Latino Film Festival mixer, live music performances and a Comic Savvy open house.

Premieres Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2, Friday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and Sunday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. Head to bustling Bentonville for ROADSHOW finds at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art including an 1857 Queen’s Cup ascot race trophy, a 1956 Curta calculator type II and an Art Deco sapphire and platinum ring. Can you guess the top find?

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. For more than 17 years, TV host Samantha Brown has been exploring all four corners of the world, visiting more than 260 cities in 62 countries, sharing her adventures and introducing new cultures to viewers.

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Christopher Kimball learns Sichuan cooking secrets from Fuchsia Dunlop, starting with Sichuan-Style Cold Poached Chicken with Double Sesame Sauce, a flavorful take on chicken salad.