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  • Premieres Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Samantha gets a taste of the best San Antonio, Texas has to offer, from authentic Mexican carnitas to river adventures to live Tejano music, and so much more!
  • Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. "Big Dreams In Umatilla" is a story about a robotics team and how it united a town and taught its young residents they could reach for the stars. The hour-long documentary follows the team through the 2016 robotics season, highlighting how rewarding it can be to overcome obstacles and chase your dreams.
  • Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Feb. 27 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. An inventor of bionic limbs teams up with an injured climber and a leading surgeon to test a new amputation technique that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel like the real thing.
  • Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch now with KPBS Passport! American horses are icons. Mustang. Appaloosa. Morgan. Quarter Horse. Follow the history of the uniquely American horse breeds that helped shape our nation and meet the people who are continuing in the long tradition of caring for them.
  • Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Christopher Kimball travels to Crete to cook with chef Marianna Leivaditaki and heads out to sea with her father, a small-boat fisherman. Back in the kitchen, we prepare Braised Beef with Dried Figs and Quick-Pickled Cabbage and Shrimp, Orzo and Zucchini with Ouzo and Mint.
  • Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. accompanies Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane as they meet a cast of inspiring ancestors hidden in the branches of their family trees.
  • Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 at Noon on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Discover an international singer who captivated royalty in Europe and defied the conscience of 1939 America. Watch rare archival footage and hear audio recordings exploring her life and career from the Metropolitan Opera to the State Department.
  • Premieres Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Feb 23 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Discover New Hampshire treasures at Omni Mount Washington Resort, including a 1775 Stephen Easterman-carved powder horn, a Rolex Zenith Patrizzi dial Daytona watch, and a 1928-1934 baseball autographs collection. Which is $50,000-$60,000?
  • Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encores Sunday, June 25 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. The story of South Africa's annual sardine migration is brought vividly to life on camera. Each summer, the sardine run sees billions of sardines spawning and traveling up the coast, providing a feast for an array of marine predators.
  • Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Colorado Springs is branding itself “Olympic City USA”. Kicking off her visit, Samantha explores the interactive U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum with Paralympian and Silver-Medal Winner John Register. At the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, she interacts with grey wolves. Other destinations include the Garden of the Gods and Manitou Springs, plus a ride on the Cog Railway to the summit of Pikes Peak.

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