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Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of activist Angela Y. Davis and statesman Jeh Johnson, using DNA and long-lost records to redefine notions of the black experience-and challenge preconceptions of America's past. -
Monday, Feb. 20, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Visit Music City for astonishing finds including a Civil War Union soldier archive, Disneyland railroad hat badges, ca. 1957, and an art deco diamond, sapphire & pearl necklace, ca. 1925. One find is $75, 000 to $85,000! -
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Bryan Roof makes host Julia Collin Davison Gorditas. Equipment expert Adam Ried shares his top picks for tortilla presses. Christie Morrison makes host Bridget Lancaster New Mexico Biscochitos. -
Premieres Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App. Honor the best films and performances of 2022 that resonate with older viewers with these Awards that honor and encourage filmmaking a grownup state of mind. Iconic and beloved screen and stage performer Alan Cumming returns as host for this awards show in which two-time Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Jamie Lee Curtis receives the Career Achievement Award. -
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Discover the fascinating and unexpected history behind America's favorite board game. Part detective story and part pop culture commentary, the film explores what makes this game, a celebration of unbridled capitalism, such an enduring favorite. -
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Join an all-star cast performing songs from the hit musicals “Dreamgirls,” “Ain't Misbehavin,” “The Color Purple,” “Porgy and Bess” and so many more to celebrate the rich history and evolution of Black roles and voices on Broadway. The cast is led by Stephanie Mills, Norm Lewis, Corbin Bleu, Niki Renee Daniels, Peppermint, Tiffany Mann and Sydney James Harcourt. Special appearances include Clayton Cornelius, James Monroe Iglehart, Brittany Johnson and many more. -
Encore Tuesdays, Nov. 19 - Dec. 31, 2024 from 8 - 10 p.m. on KPBS 2! Ahead of the Season 14 "Call the Midwife Holiday Special" broadcast premiere on Dec. 25, 2024, there is catch-up streaming for the previous four holiday specials with KPBS Passport beginning on Nov. 25, 2024. It’s 1968, and the nuns and nurses from Nonnatus House return for more midwifery and family life. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, and tension in Poplar arises following the effects of Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” speech. -
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Recent discoveries in archaeology are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries, with populations numbering in the millions. -
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now with the PBS App. The film captures the transformational story of how idealistic cllege students and Black activist teachers came together at the height of the civil rights movement, in a small Midwestern town, for a two-week training session aimed at teaching Mississippi African Americans how to register to vote.
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