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Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with PBS Video App. Wagyu, “Japanese cow” literally, was once an obscure cattle breed from Japan. Today, it’s on restaurant menus and in butcher shops around the world. Get ready for a sumptuous Japanese A5 Rib-Eye with sesame salt and grilled rice cakes, followed by wagyu steak tomahawks with fire-roasted marrow. Then feast your eyes on wagyu smash burgers with parmesan crisps. -
Encore Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Enjoy an all-star tribute to Lionel Richie, the 2022 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, with performances by Lionel Richie, Garth Brooks, Gloria Estefan, Miguel, Boyz II Men, Luke Bryan, Andra Day, Chris Stapleton and Yolanda Adams. Hosted by Anthony Anderson. -
Encore Sundays, Nov. 10 - 24 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 24, 2024 from 8-10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. She uncovers forgotten witnesses, re-examines old evidence and follows new clues. This week: How did the Black Death change Britain? Lucy Worsley examines the latest science and explores how the vast death toll affected religious beliefs, class structure, work and women. -
Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. Enjoy this London production of Cole Porter’s classic musical led by Tony winner Sutton Foster who reprises her Tony-winning role as Reno Sweeney directed by Kathleen Marshall with favorite songs like “I Get A Kick Out of You” and “You’re the Top.” -
Friday, May 2, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Jake Shimabukuro takes us up and down his ukulele's fretboard with Hawaiian, rock, classical and flamenco songs. Featuring songs, "Ukulele 5-0," "Piano Forte," "Eleanor Rigby," "Kawika" and more. -
Sundays, May 15 - June 26, 2022 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with KPBS Passport. Season 4 delivers a slate of new adventures as the ladies of Drake Private Detectives take on more challenging cases, and face off against some impressive foes. -
Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Saturday, Jan. 4 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS and Monday, Jan. 6 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Today we meet possibly the most interesting man in the world, Canon, and his operation is called "Mud and Lotus." Next, we head to La Cienega restaurant where we have a light ceviche meal with Jorge Emilio, a former city council member of Ensenada who explains his amazing efforts to help protect the environment. -
Premieres Wednesday, May 11, 2022 from 9-11 p.m. and Sunday, May 15 from 2-4 p.m. on KPBS TV + May 15 from 9-11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with PBS Video App. A new two-part special, NOVA explores how a wealth of newly uncovered fossils may provide a never-before-seen glimpse of events on the day an asteroid struck Earth, ending the age of the dinosaurs. -
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, May 12 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. On Honolulu's famous Waikiki Beach stand four large stones that represent a Hawaiian tradition of healing and gender diversity that is all but unknown to the millions of locals and tourists passing by. According to legend, the stones are a tribute to four mahu - people of dual male and female spirit - who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and used their spiritual power to cure disease. -
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. Narrated by Jason Momoa, discover the inspiring story and considerable impact of five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku. He shattered swimming records and globalized surfing while overcoming racism in a lifetime of personal challenges.
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