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Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Test cook Dan Souza bakes host Bridget Lancaster classic Choux au Craquelin. Gadget critic Lisa McManus reviews piping sets. Hosts Bridget and Julia Collin Davison make savory Gnocchi à la Parisienne with Arugula, Tomatoes, and Olives. -
Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Encore Friday, July 5 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This episode surveys the evolving meaning the Statue of Liberty has for a “nation of immigrants” and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women’s suffrage to the treatment of refugees. -
Monday, July 3, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Best-selling author Michael Lewis looks back at the characters of his most successful stories. He shares what draws him to people, how he writes them into stories and how openness and vulnerability are key elements to finding a strong character. Michael highlights the importance of embracing life’s uncertainty and talks about coping with the loss of his daughter Dixie Lewis. -
Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 5 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Georgia Senator and Atlanta pastor Raphael Warnock joins Killer Mike for a conversation about his first two years in the U.S. Senate and plans for the future. -
Premieres Wednesdays, July 5 - Aug. 9, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. In an episode that hits close to home, Shane explores the history and science of cotton. A prehistoric coastline from North Carolina to Texas laid the foundation for a crop that re-shaped our history, our culture, and even our DNA. -
Monday, July 3, 2023 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. As Chief Environmental Officer for St. Helena’s troubled airport project, Annina van Neel learns about an unmarked mass burial ground of an estimated 9,000 formerly enslaved Africans. Haunted by this historical injustice, she and African American preservationist Peggy King Jorde fight for the proper memorialization of these forgotten victims, exposing the UK’s disturbing colonial past and present. -
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Saturday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, April 7 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. We visit a restaurant in Ensenada wine country to meet chef David Castro, the innovator of the Valle, and get to tour his amazing restaurant. -
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Federal Judge Douglas Ginsburg explores the promise and enduring influence of America’s Declaration of Independence, both at home and around the world. This promissory note for liberty inspired over 100 nations seeking their independence. In the United States, it influenced the abolitionist movement, the Women’s Suffrage movement, and iconic civil rights figures. -
Sunday, June 25, 2023 on KPBS 2 / Stream on demand. Kodo Nishimura is a Buddhist monk, makeup artist and LGBTQ activist. At first glance, these three facets of his identity may seem entirely separate. The common thread running through them, however, is a desire to live life as the person he most wants to be. Current law is not sensitive to LGBTQ issues in Japan, a nation where same-sex marriage is not formally recognized, and awareness of related matters is not well-developed at the individual or societal level. -
Friday, June 30, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Sunday, July 2 at Noon on KPBS TV and Monday, July 3 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 (The June 24 broadcast was interrupted by technical issues and we apologize for the delay!). Filmed at the newly renovated Adams Avenue Theater, the 2023 San Diego Film Awards will recognize excellence in 25 categories for local narrative and documentary films. This year's awards show will focus on the many organizations, venues and resources available to local filmmakers, actors and crew and will premiere a "Top Gun: Maverick" parody. Hosted by actor, writer and comedian Dallas McLaughlin.
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