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Encore Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! The life, works and beliefs of the late writer and civil rights activist are recounted: what it is to be born black, impoverished, gifted, and gay in a world that has yet to understand that “all men are brothers.” James Baldwin tells his own story in this emotional portrait. -
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Sunday, Nov. 6 at 9:30 a.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with PBS Video App. Explore the history of Zion National Park from the early explorers and artists whose works inspired the park's initial establishment, to its current status as a worldwide destination that draws more than 4 million visitors per year. -
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! A review of how ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were first translated 200 years ago and a look at the archaeological work being done in Egypt right now to understand one of the most important scribes. -
Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Nov. 6 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. Who created the Nazca lines, one of archaeology's greatest enigmas, and why? Recent finds of long-hidden lines and figures etched into the Peruvian desert offer new clues to the origins and purpose behind these giant desert symbols. -
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Get an intimate look at what makes woodpeckers so special. With over 240 species of woodpeckers identified, explore their unique evolutionary journey and the powerful role they play in every ecosystem except Antarctica and Australia. -
Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday,Nov. 3 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. Defiant Russians push back against Putin's crackdown on critics of the war in Ukraine. Facing arrest and imprisonment, the inside stories of activists and journalists refusing to stay silent and protesting the Kremlin's war effort. -
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Pati meets with local author and Cantina historian David Canales who takes Pati to two very different style Cantinas in Monterrey and has a taste of the stories, and food they offer. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 at 8 p.m. + Saturday, Sept. 13 at Noon on KPBS TV. A wonderful chronicle of the life and career of renowned photographer and author Harry Crosby that lets the viewer experience Harry's travels in Baja California through a rich assortment of his photographs and beautiful contemporary footage of the magic peninsula. -
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS Video App. Steven prepares an astonishing array of grilled poultry from brandy brined rotisserie chicken to duck legs flame roasted Peking-style. And with a special guest a PROJECT FIRE first: turkey "ribs"-found in St. Louis, and virtually nowhere else. -
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Christie Morrison makes Woodman's-Style Clam Chowder. Tasting expert Jack Bishop explains how to eat oysters and Adam reviews blenders. Toni Tipton-Martin talks about how to humanely cook lobster, and Ashley Moore cooks Hot Buttered Lobster Rolls.
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