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Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. The guardrails that have largely kept global peace since the WWII may finally be coming off. It's not only because Donald Trump is coming back to the White House, but he will speed up the process. Francis Fukuyama from Stanford University joins the show to break it all down. -
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Mixing a fictional narrative with documentary interviews, explore the dramatic story of an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools we have available in the search for life beyond earth. -
Premieres Wednesdays, Jan. 22 and 29, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Sundays, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 and Thursdays, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS app. On the shores of Botswana’s Gomoti River, three big cats have made themselves a home. An aging lion has his hands full with new cubs; a cheetah mother races to get her five cubs to independence, and a male leopard embarks on a bumpy journey to fatherhood. To succeed, these cats must use their unique skills to avoid lethal encounters, outsmart rivals, and thrive in a crowded neighborhood. Narrated by David Oyelowo. -
Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Sunday, Jan. 26 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Unidentified Flying Objects have long captivated the imagination of the public, but for decades most scientists treated the subject as taboo. Now, these mysterious phenomena are moving out of the shadows and into the light, as NASA pledges to study them scientifically. -
Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of two award-winning writers: novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove—traveling across China and the American South to uncover long lost stories of the ancestors who inspired their work. -
Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + YouTube. Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. With insider interviews, tracing defining moments over Trump’s life and career, his 2020 election loss, felony convictions and historic comeback. -
Premieres Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2, Friday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and Sunday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. Head to bustling Bentonville for ROADSHOW finds at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art including an 1857 Queen’s Cup ascot race trophy, a 1956 Curta calculator type II and an Art Deco sapphire and platinum ring. Can you guess the top find? -
Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. For more than 17 years, TV host Samantha Brown has been exploring all four corners of the world, visiting more than 260 cities in 62 countries, sharing her adventures and introducing new cultures to viewers. -
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Christopher Kimball learns Sichuan cooking secrets from Fuchsia Dunlop, starting with Sichuan-Style Cold Poached Chicken with Double Sesame Sauce, a flavorful take on chicken salad. -
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 at 5 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream on YouTube. PBS News will provide live coverage of President Biden’s farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office. The live coverage, co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, will include Biden’s address, followed by analysis from the PBS News team.
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