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  • Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Discover how tiny hummingbirds influence their many flowering kingdoms and their ripple effects on macaws, quetzals, monkeys, tapirs and more. Set in the exotic landscapes of Costa Rica.
  • Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport and YouTube. Christopher Kimball travels to Turkey with Boston-based chef Ana Sortun. Back at Milk Street, Chris demonstrates how to make Ana’s Lahmajoun, a thicker and more substantial version of the typically thin flatbread. Then, Milk Street Cook Lynn Clark prepares Red Lentil Soup with Potato and Lemon and Milk Street Cook Josh Mamaclay makes Turkish Poached Eggs with Garlicky Yogurt.
  • Premieres Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9 p.m on KPBS TV + PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 16 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. It’s hard not to notice: our weather is changing. From longer, hotter heat waves, to more intense rainstorms, to megafires and multi-year droughts, the U.S. is experiencing the full range of impacts from a changing global climate. At the same time, many on the front lines are fighting back – innovating solutions, marshaling ancient wisdom, and developing visionary ideas.
  • Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. Dr. King's youngest child and King Center CEO Bernice King joins Killer Mike for a look at her father's life and legacy and her continued work on behalf of civil rights.
  • Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Test cook Dan Souza makes host Julia Collin Davison Cılbır (Turkish Poached Eggs with Yogurt and Spiced Butter). Equipment expert Adam Ried reviews sponge holders. Test cook Becky Hays makes host Bridget Lancaster Xihongshi Chao Jidan (Chinese Stir-Fried Tomatoes and Eggs). Test cook Keith Dresser and Julia cook Matzo Brei.
  • Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Christie Morrison makes host Julia Collin Davison Roast Pork Loin with 40 Cloves of Garlic, and Toni Tipton-Martin talks about the original 40 cloves of garlic recipe. Equipment expert Adam Ried shares his top picks for hand mixers. Lawman Johnson makes host Bridget Lancaster a show-stopping Orange Upside-Down Cake.
  • Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Watch breathtaking appraisals at Idaho Botanical Garden, including Idaho State gems and gold nuggets, ca. 1905, 1935 Gum Inc. Mickey Mouse cards, and 1826 portraits attributed to the Guilford County Limner. Which is a $20,000 to $40,000 find?
  • Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo and flutist Alice Dade to explore the evolution of composer Astor Piazzolla’s work and the music genre itself as it becomes fused with jazz across time and numerous instruments.
  • Premieres Sundays, April 30 – May 21, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with the PBS App. The entire season will be available to stream on the night of broadcast premiere, starting April 30 with KPBS Passport! Will Lady Bellaston's scheming keep Tom and Sophia apart? Will Sophia accept Tom despite his mistakes? Will love conquer all? Find out in the season finale this Sunday, May 21 at 9 p.m. on MASTERPIECE on PBS.
  • Premieres Friday, April 7, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 and the PBS App + Encore Tuesday, April 11 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. Four contemporary artists breathe new life into some of humanity’s oldest artforms, icons and monuments, creating paintings, sculptures, and films out of everyday objects and popular culture. Includes Michelle Obama portrait painter Amy Sherald.

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