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Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Guest: Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist. After 12 days of war—first with Israel, and then the U.S.—Iran emerged as the clear loser. But even before rockets flew, Iran was already the least capable and most vulnerable of the three belligerents. So, what happens now?
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Premieres Tuesdays, July 8 - 22, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Experience Michelangelo and Leonardo clash and compete in the fierce world of Renaissance Italy, as they navigate a deadly world of powerful patrons, violent warfare and artistic rivalry.
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Stream Seasons 1 - 2 now with KPBS Passport! Antiques dealer Jean White (Sally Lindsay, Coronation Street) has embraced her new life and new friends in France. As she begins setting up shop in scenic Sainte Victoire, she continues to be drawn into mysteries, from minor offenses to murder investigations, with admirer Dom (Steve Edge) by her side. Meanwhile, her late husband's killer remains at large, preparing to exact her revenge.
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Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app and KPBS Passport. WISDOM KEEPERS explores the timeless questions of who we are and where we’re going. Featuring profound thinkers, mystics, and scientists, the series offers deep insights and introspection into life’s fundamental mysteries in our complex world.
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Premieres Monday, July 7, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Black activist Francia Márquez rises from rural Colombia to launch a historic presidential campaign that defies the political establishment. By espousing a different way of doing politics and championing equality, she inspires a nationwide movement that challenges centuries of exclusion.
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Stream Season 6 now with KPBS Passport! David Rubenstein’s skillful questioning of acclaimed writers like Robert A. Caro, Ron Chernow, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and many others effectively takes us behind the scenes, enabling a rare insight into the American story and a real sense of how history gets made.
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Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Guest: Viet Thanh Nguyen (author of "The Sympathizer") and Mai Elliott (author of "The Sacred Willow"). It's been fifty years since the last U.S. military helicopters left Saigon, signaling the fall of the country or its liberation, depending on whom you ask. Two Vietnamese Americans with personal ties to the war reflect on the milestone anniversary.
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Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. A visit to the Steam and Gas Engine Museum at Vista. Remembering the Clermont Hotel and the days when a part of San Diego was known as "The Harlem of the West." Things viewers have sent in.
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Premieres Monday, June 30, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Thursday, July 3 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, July 7 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 . Take an unforgettable journey through the restoration of the Hotel del Coronado's iconic Victorian Building, filled with remarkable discoveries and behind-the-scenes moments captured exclusively by their cameras.
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Premieres Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Syria's uncertain future under Jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Correspondent Martin Smith travels the country tracing al-Sharaa's rise to power, and the emerging threats to the country's stability.
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