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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The cowboy is the quintessential American fiercely independent, brave, and laconic. Examine the myths and realities of this archetype, which remains as potent as ever in the 21st century. -
Premieres Wednesdays, May 17 and May 24, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Sundays May 21 and 28 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. How does your brain create your reality? Are you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Discover the surprising answers based on the latest research in this eye-opening journey into the human brain with neuroscientist Heather Berlin. -
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encores Wednesday, May 17 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, May 18 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. This is the story of an Afghan refugee who evacuated Kabul in August 2021 with her five children. The documentary details her harrowing escape from Afghanistan and the beginning of her new life with her family in Minneapolis. -
Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. No other city evokes the rich and complex history of Greek cuisine better than Thessaloniki, recently named a UNESCO Food City and Greece’s de facto culinary capital. Diane explores the many influences that have shaped the flavors of beautiful Thessaloniki, especially the confluence of so many different Greeks settled there from the Anatolian and Balkan environs. -
Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. We drop in for a visit to Wisteria Candy Cottage in San Diego's back country; see the North County home made famous by the Civil war hero who lived there, and hear a railroad love story "About San Diego." Lots more too! -
Friday, May 12, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Lidia is excited to start the day together and cook up something delicious. She begins with a one-skillet breakfast wonder. Lidia's granddaughter Julia calls asking for advice on asparagus, Lidia suggests a simple breakfast sandwich, her Asparagus, Onion & Egg Sandwich. Then she cooks up a make-ahead Spinach And Fontina Casserole, which boasts crispy edges with a cheesy custard center. -
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison bake perfectly spiced Kanelbullar (Swedish Cinnamon Buns). Gadget critic Lisa McManus reviews robot vacuums. Julia shows Bridget how to make Gravlax. -
Premieres Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. See the world through the eyes of Nam June Paik, the father of video art and coiner of the term "electronic superhighway." Experience the acclaimed artist's creative evolution, as Academy Award nominee Steven Yeun reads from Paik's own writings. -
Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, June 26 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Wren T. Brown’s career in theatre, film and television spans far and wide. Wren learned young how helping others is the key to making inclusion in the industry work. He and michael discuss his versatile career, his hometown theatre, the Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT) - the first African-American professional Equity theatre company in Los Angeles, and how staying relevant starts by staying aware. -
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV (not available to stream with the PBS app). Through on-camera interviews, compelling footage, and historical photographs, this film tells a positive immigration story and highlights the dynamic contributions Jewish Americans made to shaping the Western United States.
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