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Wednesdays, Feb. 1, 15 and 22, 2023 at 10 p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6 a.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with KPBS Passport! A four-part series hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today. -
Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. Examine the work of writers, poets, and lyricists who’ve translated their own experiences into powerful writing. Writing that broadens our views, and makes us care, including conversations with Brandi Carlile, Louise Erdrich, and Rissi Palmer. -
Encore Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Celebrate in style with THIS OLD HOUSE’s Master Carpenter Norm Abram before he hangs up his toolbelt one last time. This one-hour tribute special will highlight and chronicle 43 years of Norm’s incredible career. -
On demand now on YouTube or watch Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. A movie that journeys alongside leading insect scientists and Coyote Peterson to explore the most painful stings and the fascinating science of the unseen lives that surround you. -
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, Sept 30 at 10 a.m. on KPBS 2 / on demand now with PBS Video App. Colombia is Latin America's longest-standing democracy, but it's never elected a leftist president...until now. Gustavo Petro joins the show in an exclusive interview. -
Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Monday, Oct. 3 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video App. Celebrate the recipients of the 35th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The evening commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month includes performances and appearances by some of the country's most celebrated Hispanic artists and visionaries. -
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with the PBS Video App. Follow ecological crusaders protecting the island of Palawan, one of Asia's tourist hotspots. Their struggle is akin to a battlefield as they try to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying its valuable natural resources. -
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Rising seas and sinking land threaten to destroy Venice. Can the city's new hi-tech flood barrier save it? Discover the innovative projects and feats of engineering designed to stop this historic city from being lost to future generations. -
Premieres Wednesdays, Sept. 28 - Oct. 12, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Oct. 2 - 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sundays, Oct. 2-16 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. On the final episode: remote and wild, the Yukon is a river of extremes. In summer, a restless giant and in winter, it becomes a river of ice. Home to bears, moose and salmon, the Yukon’s riches have sustained North American people for centuries. -
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with the PBS Video App. Created by largely Puerto Rican, Cuban and African American youths living alongside each other in the 1960s, Boogaloo served as an authentic and vibrant cultural expression. this film explores a pivotal moment in '60s music history when blues, funk and traditional Caribbean rhythms were fused to define a new generation of urban Latinos.
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