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Watch Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 + Tuesday, Dec. 16 + Friday, Dec. 26+ Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 11 a.m. on KPBS TV. Someplace Else is getting ready for New Year's Eve, and Donkey Hodie prepares for her special family tradition with Grampy and Cousin Hodie. After neighbors celebrate the countdown in their own ways, they come together for a new tradition! -
Watch Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 + Monday, Dec.15, Saturday, Dec. 20 + Tuesday, Dec. 23 + Monday, Dec. 29 + Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 8 a.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with YouTube. When family and friends want their own fancy pin, Lyla and Everett must figure out how to make the pins for everyone in time for the New Year’s Eve party. -
Watch Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Dec. 1 at 1:30 p.m. on PBS KIDS + Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 9:30 a.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 9:30 a.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Dec. 22 at 9:30 a.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Dec. 25 at 9:30 a.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Dec. 27 at 9:30 a.m. on KPBS TV. Rosie is thrilled to spend Christmas with Abuela in Mexico City, but in her excitement, she forgets Abuela's present, and now she has to find a new present before their Noche Buena celebration. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, Dec. 19 at 9 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Concordia University Irvine’s fifth annual made-for-TV Christmas special, Come and See: A Concordia Christmas, includes vocal and instrumental performances of contemporary and classic holiday songs, and features original works by Concordia alumni and students to celebrate the Christmas season. -
Premieres Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Enjoy this Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity from The Public Theater, captured at the reopened Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park, starring Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, and Daphne Rubin-Vega. -
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / A WWII transport ship equipped with non-functioning lifeboats and inadequate lifebelts was sunk by one of the first radio-guided missiles ever used in war. 1,015 U.S. soldiers were killed in the attack that remains the greatest loss of life at sea in the history of any U.S. war. -
Watch Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV. Against the backdrop of a world on the brink, the Montford Point Marines transcended enemy lines and formidable barriers of racial segregation. Beginning in rural Virginia, their journey to the front lines of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War is more than a testament to their bravery - it's a reflection of their indomitable spirit and unyielding resolve. -
KPBS FM Broadcast: Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. This Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most meaningful gifts: music. It's Every Good Thing — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving. -
KPBS FM Broadcast: Nov. 27, 2025 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. This year’s guests include: Samin Nosrat (author of "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat"), Yossy Arefi (author of "Snacking Bakes"), Vivian Howard (chef and host of PBS’ KITCHEN CURIOUS), and Evan Kleiman (host of KCRV’s GOOD FOOD) -
Premieres Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encores Monday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on CREATE / Friday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on CREATE / Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. on CREATE / Sunday, Nov. 23 at 10 p.m. on CREATE. Test cook Lan Lam makes a crowd-pleasing Stuffed Spatchcock Turkey. Equipment expert Adam Ried reveals our top pick for slicing knives. Test cook Erin McMurrer makes a crisp Shaved Celery Salad with Pomegranate-Honey Vinaigrette.
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