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Premieres Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video app. The vibrant, complicated life of Ernest Withers African American photographer of the Civil Rights movement, and paid FBI informant was anything but black and white. -
Wednesdays Jan. 8 - 15, 2025 from 8-10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Chuck D of Public Enemy explores Hip Hop’s political awakening over the last 50 years. With a host of rap stars and cultural commentators he tracks Hip Hop’s socially conscious roots. From The Message to Fight The Power 2020, he examines how Hip Hop has become "the Black CNN." -
Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Take a deep breath and experience the complex world of ocean waters. NATURE shows a never-before-seen look at how life underwater co-exists in a marriage of necessity. -
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now with the PBS Video app. MILK STREET travels to Mexico City to learn Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Chipotle Chilies, brimming with texture, colors and layers of delicious flavors. Then, Bianca Borges makes Chicken Soup with Ricotta Dumplings hailing from Calabria in southern Italy. To finish, Sam Fore prepares comforting and aromatic Chicken and Rice Noodles in Ginger Hoisin Broth. -
Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates maps the family trees of pop icon Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo, exploring records in Italy, Korea, and Mexico to uncover ancestors whose stories were lost when their families immigrated to America. -
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. The Garza family invites Pati to a once-a-year tradition at their vineyard when they open the doors to the whole community to help make Piloncillo, the traditional way. Then we're off to the oasis of Nuevo Leon, the lush Bustamante magic town, where we meet three sisters who own a famous panaderia and make us bread in adobe ovens. Oh, and pizza too! -
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Test cook Lan Lam and host Julia Collin Davison make Omelets with Cheddar and Chives. Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Julia and Bridget Lancaster to a head-to-head tasting of bottled cold brew. Test cook Erin McMurrer makes Bridget Breakfast Sausage Patties. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport! From DIY underground comix scene to mainstream acceptance, meet five queer comics artists whose uncensored commentary on LGBTQ+ life left no topic untouched and explored art as a tool for social change. -
Premieres Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video app. Visit the "Land of Enchantment" on the hunt for hidden treasures in Santa Fe, like a 1929 New York Yankees partial team-signed ball, a New Mexico mining league trophy & photos and a Plains Indian child's beaded shirt. One is up to $200,000! -
Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Christie Morrison makes Chocolate Babka, and Toni Tipton- Martin shares the history of babka. Tasting expert Jack Bishop reveals his top pick for espresso powder. Ashley Moore makes fail-proof Chocolate Fudge.
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