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Premieres Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the ancestry of celebrity chefs Jose Andres and Sean Sherman, traveling from small-town Spain to Native American lands in the Dakotas to reveal his guests' hidden connections to history and to food. -
Premieres Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Samantha visits an East Coast gem where locals take pride in protecting and preserving all that makes their home beautiful. Across 85 miles of pristine coastline, this is a destination where you’ll find hand-carved traditions, starry skies, delicious seafood, and so much more. -
Premieres Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. How California's Pelican Bay prison ignited a statewide hunger strike as a feat of unity by 30,000 incarcerated people. -
Premieres Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Head to desert oasis Springs Preserve for treasures that are sure to heat up the market, including a Harry Kellar illusion head, a Dinh Van-designed Cartier gold ring and Tiffany glass mosaics. Which treasure is the episode's top find? -
Encore Tuesdays, March 4 - 25, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream Seasons 1 and 2 now with KPBS Passport! Season 2 promises more laughs and heartwarming connections as we see Gemma Arterton return as Sophie Straw, the nation’s favorite TV comedy star, navigating her newfound fame and career, a group of good friends, while her romance with Dennis, played by Arsher Ali, is full of promise. -
Fridays, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sundays, Feb. 9 and 16 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2. Ken Burns presents a two-part portrait of our enigmatic and brilliant third president. Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history. -
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Trump 2.0 could mean big changes for Big Tech, affecting everything from AI development to what social media users see online. What's in store for 2025? Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson discusses the intersection of technology, media and politics. -
Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Sunday, Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. In New York City, a team of elite engineers and construction workers are on a mission to build the ultimate airport. Follow their ups and downs as they race to build a new, world-class LaGuardia on the site of one of America’s busiest aviation hubs. -
Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Through dynamic archival footage and compelling interviews, this film is the first documentary to profile the youth-led movement of nonviolent civil disobedience against the Vietnam War, a critical part of the antiwar movement that eventually forced an end to both the war and draft conscription. -
Premieres Tuesdays, Jan. 28 - Feb. 18, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Wednesdays, Feb. 5 - 26 at 8 a.m. on KPBS 2. The series explores how a series of Black migrations have shaped the U.S. From waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—to immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.
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