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  • Stream Seasons 1 and 2 now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sundays, Dec. 17 from 11 p.m. - 1 a.m., Dec. 24 from 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. and Dec. 31 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2. Monty Moran travels to six communities to find people with unique and often unheard perspectives on life, culture, the environment, politics, and immigration. CONNECTED looks at the world through a different lens, and explores a vision for the country where a culture of empathy and understanding can flourish.
  • Friday, July 1, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Saturday, July 2 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS Video App. A San Diego playwright reveals her writing process. A renaissance painter's little known darker side. A sprawling landscape from across the globe. And hear a song from a San Diego folk band with a punk rock edge.
  • Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand. Test cook Lan Lam makes host Julia Collin Davison Egg, Kimchi, and Avocado Sandwiches.Equipment expert Adam Ried shares with host Bridget Lancaster his top picks for Electric Gooseneck Kettles, and gadget critic Lisa McManus reviews gadgets that keep coffee hot. Testcook Elle Simone Scott makes Bridget Spanish Migas with Fried Eggs.
  • Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand now with PBS Video App. The remarkable story of positive environmental change in California. Two hundred years of human development obliterated the natural wetlands that once were abundant. But recent efforts have created vast proxy wetlands restoring robust bird populations and salmon runs.
  • Thursdays, Aug. 10 - 24, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Follow a millennial Muslim American couple on a cross-country journey along historic Route 66. As they meet new friends and explore more than a dozen stops, Mona and Sebastian weave a colorful story about what it means to be Muslim in America today.
  • Season 1 was sent in the TV Highlights newsletter today instead of Season 2! I apologize for the mistake! Stream now with KPBS Passport! A six-part travel and adventure series hosted by New York Times bestselling author ("How to Be Black"), podcaster ("How to Citizen with Baratunde"), and outdoor enthusiast Baratunde Thurston, follows him on an adventure-filled journey to explore the diverse array of regions across the U.S. and how those landscapes shape the way Americans work, play and interact with the outdoors
  • Premieres Monday, July 4, 2022 at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand on PBS Video App. Celebrate our country's 246th birthday with the 42nd anniversary broadcast of America's Independence Day celebration for our entire nation. Joining country music star and four-time Grammy-nominee Mickey Guyton, who will be hosting and performing during the celebration, will be top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical and Broadway with the National Symphony Orchestra.
  • Monday, June 27, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, June 29 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. One in five Americans take psychiatric drugs daily, often for a lifetime. the film follows five high-functioning people whose doctors prescribed pills to help with common problems- stress, insomnia, anxiety and grief- with devastating impact on their lives.
  • Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS / On demand with KPBS Passport + YouTube. This episode takes a look at the cooking of Portugal for a gooey egg cake, a hearty braise and a fragrant soup.
  • Friday, June 24, 2022 at 8 p.m., encores Saturday, June 25 at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Livestream. PBS NEWSHOUR will present a timely special to cover today's ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade.

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