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Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now with KPBS Passport! Host Bridget Lancaster makes host Julia Collin Davison Banana Pudding Pie. Tasting expert Jack Bishop explains different vanilla products. Toni Tipton-Martin shares the story of Augustus Jackson's eggless ice cream, and Morgan Bolling makes Bridget No-Churn Ice Cream. -
Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Watch charming appraisals from Cheekwood Estate & Gardens including an 1880 Celia Thaxter hand-painted vase, a 1964 Presidential Rolex with the box and papers, and a Mary Elizabeth Price painted screen, ca. 1925. Guess the top find! -
Premieres Friday, Feb.10, 2023 at 10 p.m. and encore Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2 (not available on demand). The acclaimed fiddle group Childsplay is known for the collective sound that emanates from the unique instruments each member of the string section plays, all created by violinmaker Bob Childs. The group – consisting of over two dozen musicians – has performed before hundreds of thousands of fiddle-music lovers over the years, recorded seven albums, and inspired musicians around the world with their signature sound. After 33 years of touring together, this program captures their stirring farewell concert. -
Premieres Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. As fentanyl overdose deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors — a renegade safe injection site that employs current or former drug users. -
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now with the PBS App. From the latest on the D.C. debt ceiling crisis to Ukraine support fatigue to pondering war with China, Ian Bremmer sits down with Senator Romney in his office to discuss an array of pressing issues, both foreign and domestic. And classified documents. -
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + encore Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. Don Lewis, an African American musician/inventor/engineer battles technical barriers and institutional racism in his quest to change the world's musical landscape. His pioneering spirit, technological vision and musical mastery would go on to shape the sounds of electronic music. -
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve family mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez-uncovering close relatives whose names they've never heard and compelling each man to rethink his own identity. -
Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 from 8 -11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Dec. 29 from 1-4 p.m. on KPBS TV. Travel the globe and uncover the secrets of the most successful carnivores on the planet: wild dogs. From recognizable foxes and wolves to the lesser-known ones like the Japanese raccoon dog, canids have conquered every continent except Antarctica. -
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch the livestream. PBS NEWSHOUR will provide live coverage of President Biden’s State of the Union address. The live coverage will include the president’s speech, the Republican response, and analysis from the PBS NEWSHOUR team. KPBS will also offer NPR coverage in both English and Spanish. -
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport. A visionary astronomer in West Africa attempts a high-stakes observation of a distant asteroid vital to a NASA mission. From prehistoric ruins to Islamic skywatchers, explore the heritage and future of African astronomy.
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