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Stream now with KPBS Passport + YouTube. In this series we look at the past 40 years of Afghan history through the individual perspectives of men and women, who played a decisive role or had a unique point of view on these events, to understand the journey of this nation from paradise to hell. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport! Country superstar Maren Morris showcases gems from her Grammy-nominated album Humble Quest alongside chart-topping hits in a career-spanning hour. -
Monday, Aug. 7, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Thursday, Aug. 17 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. At 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, Shinji Mikamo, a teen in the center of Hiroshima City, was on the roof of his home when the atomic bomb exploded. This hybrid documentary - narrative film is narrated in English with Japanese subtitles and features never before seen audio and video recordings, evocative reenactments, and archival images - “bringing the past into the present.” -
Encore Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Inside the protests that have rocked Iran since the death of a young woman in police custody. With a trove of footage filmed by protestors, much of it previously unseen, the film sheds new light on a regime under unprecedented pressure. -
Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. In August, the U.S. will take over the presidency of the UN Security Council. High on the agenda are food security, human rights, and Russia's war in Ukraine. GZERO WORLD travels to the UN for a special conversation with Linda Thomas-Greenfield. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 at 8 p.m. KPBS TV. A mix of poignant and dramatic stories: One of the worst peacetime disasters in the history of the United States Navy happened in San Diego Bay more than a century ago. A huge fire in balboa Park in the 1920s. The day Chula Vista was suddenly flooded with silver dollars. -
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Improvisational pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is among the 20th century's most revered jazz luminaries. This film by Alain Gomis, features raw footage from an interview the artist gave to French state television in 1969. It shows Monk in the grip of a violent factory of stereotypes, offering an unfiltered glimpse at the racial indignities some artistic geniuses are asked to endure. -
Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Tuesday, July 25 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. “Hidden Saudi Arabia” is hosted by Peter Greenberg, and explores the kingdom's hidden gems that few have ever seen, including Riyadh, Jedda, Red Sea, Al Ula, and the Red Dunes. -
Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Thursday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Test cook Dan Souza makes the ultimate Blackened Chicken. Equipment expert Adam Ried reviews spice storage solutions, and tasting expert Jack Bishop talks all about corn products. Test cook Becky Hays and host Julia Collin Davison cook Roasted Okra with Spicy Red Pepper Mayonnaise. -
Stream episodes on demand with the PBS App. Created by students and staff the the University of North Carolina Pembroke, COMIC CULTURE highlights various comic book artists and writers.
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