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Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Dec. 12 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with PBS Video App. Mini City is a place where kids can learn and play in a whole new way. This family attraction adapts real world experiences into play pretend scenarios, from grocery shopping to doctor appointments. After a full day of make believe, Jorge grabs some seafood at Cevicheria La Mas Nais, and later samples some sweets at Delisse Desserts. -
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sunday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. on KPBS and Monday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. We join Ken aboard a vintage train through the desert backcountry of San Diego County. We visit a railroad landmark in National City; a look back at what it was like at San Diego State College 60 years ago; and some great things 'About San Diego' sent in by viewers. -
Encore Wednesdays, May 15, May 22, 29, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 and Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. This five-part documentary series delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate personal stories, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played. -
Encore Thursdays, Feb. 17 - March 10, 2022 from 10 - 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Charlie Nelson investigate murder and mystery as pulp fiction and folk songs from beyond the grave stir up bitter resentments in the surprisingly lethal Season 17. -
Airs Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, May 5 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + PBS Video App -
Airs Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, May 9 at 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App -
Monday, March 21, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Superb San Antonio appraisals abound when ROADSHOW visits the McKay Art Museum and finds a Van Cleef & Arpels diamond ring, an 1897 San Antonio Folk Art carved cane and a Kathe Kollwitz print & drawing. Learn which is $80,000-$140,000. -
Airs Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Stream on YouTube
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Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. We remember when a 1930s exhibit at the San Diego Zoo created a sensation; visit a castle northeast of Poway; visit where first responders made some nationwide history, and see where turkeys were once raised in a San Diego neighborhood. -
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Dec. 5 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with the PBS Video App. Jorge gets his seafood fix at Tito's Tacos in Tijuana. This fish taco joint is known for its fresh catch and generous sized portions. Then, he heads down the coast to see what a group of expats are doing for Baja's stray felines.
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