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Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. When authorities deny filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes' request to document a young incarcerated immigrant, Sansón’s story is shared through dramatic reenactments. -
Tuesdays, July 8 - 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Explore the early life of Frida Kahlo as she discovers her genius for painting following a tragic, life-changing accident, leading her to encounter world-famous muralist Diego Rivera who she later marries, twice. -
Premieres Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know it will be the most difficult journey of their lives and reawaken an intense desire for a place to belong. Set between the rodeo arenas of North Carolina and the spellbinding Mexican town they yearn for, "Bulls and Saints" is a love story about reverse migration, rebellion, and redemption. -
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Ashley Moore makes host Julia Collin Davison Spaghetti Carbonara. Tasting expert Jack Bishop shares tips for buying eggs, and Lawman Johnson makes Fried Artichokes from the Recipe Box. Toni Tipton-Martin talks about ancient potato preserving techniques, and Julia makes host Bridget Lancaster Instant Mashed Potato Gnocchi al Forno. -
Encore Tuesdays, July 15 - Aug. 19, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream Seasons 1 - 3 now with KPBS Passport! Set in the breathtakingly beautiful Italian seaside town of Portofino during the Roaring 20s, Season 2 begins in the summer of 1927 as Bella Ainworth is still devoting all her energy into making Hotel Portofino a success. -
Premieres Wednesdays, Oct. 4 – Nov. 1, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. THIS WEEK: The story of Earth can only be told because now, 4.5 billion years into its existence, a technological and self-aware animal species roams its surface, able to study the very planet that gave rise to it. But how exactly did Earth give rise to humans? Through stunningly realistic animation, witness the cataclysmic asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, the tumultuous changing climates that allowed early primates to spread across the planet, and the geologic events that created the conditions for the evolution of an animal that walks upright on two legs. -
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Experience the political and personal journey of Jerry Brown, the longest serving governor in California history. First elected at 36 years old and again at 72, Brown has spent over five decades tackling climate change and inequality. -
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Is ChatGPT all it's cracked up to be? Will truth survive the evolution of artificial intelligence? AI researcher and cognitive scientist Gary Marcus breaks down the recent advances - and inherent risks - of generative AI. -
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV (no longer available in the PBS App). Four years after the historic enrollment of James Meredith, student activists at Ole Miss devise a plan to defy the campus' speaker-ban in 1966 by inviting Robert F. Kennedy, who reveals the truth about back-room politics, the belief-systems of those holding the highest power, and how campus-activism shapes the future of civil rights and all those who bear witness. -
Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970. Told through the remembrances of students, teachers and parents, the film shows how the town - and America - were transformed.
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