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  • Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Scientists investigate colossal explosions in Siberia and other evidence that rapidly melting soil in the Arctic is releasing vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. What are the implications for our climate future?
  • Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villasenor look at the Mexican American experience as seen through the lens of two families.
  • Encore Monday, Feb. 20, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Not available to stream on demand. Migrants go missing in rural South Texas more than anywhere else in the U.S. For many families whose loved ones have disappeared after crossing the Mexico border, one activist detective is their last hope.
  • Premieres Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Ukrainian chef Olia Hercules invites us into her kitchen to learn two recipes inspired by the cooking traditions of Ukraine's summer kitchens. Recipes include: Chicken Roasted with Garlic-Herb Creme Fraiche and Ricotta-Semolina Cake with Caramelized Apples.
  • Premieres Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. See spectacular finds at Sands Point Preserve, including a fancy yellow diamond ring, ca 1950, an 1880 Hughes & Woodward football rule book, and a WWI James Montgomery Flagg Uncle Sam poster. Can you guess which is $120,000?
  • Premieres Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. The observations and experiences of poet Paul Muldoon and multidisciplinary artist Daniel Arsham are powerfully rendered in their work.
  • New Season Premiere Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Andrew Zimmern the man known for tracking the world's most bizarre foods joins Ming in his loft kitchen.
  • Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Host Bridget Lancaster makes Slow Roasted Salmon, and Toni Tipton-Martin discusses indigenous Alaskan fishing practices. Ashley Moore makes a show-stopping Clementine Cake.
  • Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 at Noon and 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Mary Berry visits Ireland, where humble comfort food is at the heart of the local cuisine. As Mary discovers at Cork’s local food market, which is jam-packed with culinary delights. Then she sets off in a sidecar to explore Cork’s famous butter roads before going in search of a traditional Irish cake that is said to tell your fortune.
  • Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Friday, March 28 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Interesting interstates! Host Ken Kramer shares some curiosities about San Diego freeways. Also, a quiz to see how much you know 'About San Diego.'

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