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Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with PBS Video App. The film traces the life and career of acclaimed guitarist and singer who rose to worldwide fame in the late ‘90s as an original member of the legendary international Cuban band, The Buena Vista Social Club. Over the decades, he has played with several folk groups and dedicated his life to celebrating and preserving the traditional folk roots of Cuban music. -
Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. Kelly Corrigan talks with activist and author, Anthony Ray Hinton. Hinton spent nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row for a crime he did not commit. -
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Meet the supergroup of Broadway stars who recreate and re-imagine some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history. Trace the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys singing tight harmonies to the biggest hits of today. -
Encore Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Chronicle the previously untold stories of Japanese Americans who self-evacuated from the West Coast in the wake of forced incarceration during World War II. -
Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with the PBS App. An undercover investigation into the Taliban's crackdown on women in Afghanistan. Correspondent Ramita Navai finds those being punished by the regime and confronts Taliban officials. -
Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video App. See how the new leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party Nelson Chamisa challenges the acting president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, in the 2018 general election. How will they interpret democracy in a post-Mugabe era - in discourse and practice? -
Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand. Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison make showstopping Yeasted Doughnuts. Testing expert Jack Bishop challenges Bridget and Julia to a vegan chocolate ice-cream tasting. Test cook Becky Hays makes Bridget Banana Muffins with Coconut and Macadamia. -
Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Saturday, Feb. 3 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. Meet the living legend from the 1950s Chicago blues scene who inspired The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan on the way to becoming a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and an eight-time GRAMMY winner. -
Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video App. A lot of people are intimidated by the prospect of grilling seafood, but by strategically picking the method, fire can make the bounty of the sea wondrous. Recipes: Swordfish Steaks with Gold Raisin Chimichurri; Mussels Smoked in Pine Needles; Shrimp Spiedini with Salmoriglio; Smoked Planked Trout with Caper Dill Sauce. -
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter can help drive positive change in society, but they've also helped fuel division, violence and even genocide. Ian Bremmer interviews Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen about whether social media can be fixed.
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