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Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! + Encore Sunday, Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Join the Piano Man for his legendary 1990 concert recorded live at the historic stadium in the Bronx. Meticulously remixed and re-edited, the program includes interviews with Joel and behind-the-scenes footage from that iconic night. -
Premieres Mondays, June 19 - Aug. 7, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Fridays, June 23 - Aug. 11 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Stream Season 1 now with KPBS Passport! This week: See how the home cooks put it all on the plate in their last chance to impress before the finale. From carne asada tacos to corn chaat to chicken chapli, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by a close friend and recipes that changed their lives. -
Sunday, June 4 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Tuesday, June 6 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic title track from Denver’s 1972 album with a 1974 concert filmed at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater. The special features one of the world’s best-known and best-loved artists in his prime performing at this stunning outdoor venue. -
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. Texas has long been a place of contentious borders and cross-cultural exchange. Six national flags have flown over Texas since the 1500s, starting with European contests for the land that followed 10,000 years of Native American history there. From Spanish missions, to a French shipwreck, to a former sugarcane plantation, we visit to ask: How did Texas become Texas? -
Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. After 10 phenomenally successful years, the internationally renowned MASTERPIECE series to a close with Season 9. Many surprises are in store for the final three films, with the return of some familiar faces and new challenges for Endeavour and Thursday to face before the final goodbye. -
Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Monday, March 10 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. We meet chef Martin San Roman at the Original Pastel de Crepas (Original Crepe Cake) restaurant in Tijuana. He makes some amazing French desserts and cuisine, and we try all of it, even the snails. Next we discover Unika, a fascinating establishment in Tijuana. -
Premieres Monday, June 12 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Monday, June 19 at 5 p.m. on World Channel + Wednesday, June 14 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Established by Congress, the 14th Amendment promised citizenship in exchange for enlistment, prompting many African American men. They were denied due to Jim Crow laws but still served. The film examines the profound and often-contradictory roles played by Buffalo Soldiers in U.S. history, and how they fought on two sets of front lines: military conflicts abroad and civil rights struggles at home. -
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sunday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. on KPBS 2. Experience the meteoric rise and enduring legacy of Little Richard. This portrait of the “King and Queen of Rock and Roll” explores his far-reaching influence as well as his advocacy for the rights of Black artists in the music industry. -
Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. The world has a massive debt problem. Economic growth has slowed, but global debt is skyrocketing. Right now, 60% of low-income countries are in debt distress or dangerously close to it. In his final interview as President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass explains what this crisis means for the world and whether we can fix it before it’s too late. -
Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Traveling from big cities to small towns in rural America, Lidia Bastianich shares the inspiring stories of first, second, and third-generation Americans forging their own way and shaping the shifting definition of what it means to be an American.
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