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Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+. Mexican scholar Viri Rios discusses Mexico's unrest after the killing of a cartel boss. Correspondent Max Foster updates us with the latest around the Epstein file fallout in the U.K. Finance professor Natasha Sarin unpacks the U.S. Supreme Court's tariff ruling. Iran expert Vali Nasr discusses the latest tensions. Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis discusses his tenure leading Jazz at Lincoln Center. -
Stream with KPBS+ / Encore Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Surprising evidence at the world’s oldest temple overturns our understanding of human history. The latest excavations at the 12,000 year-old Göbekli Tepe in Turkey are making archaeologists rethink the roots of civilization. Watch a preview > -
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. The film showcases the remarkable journeys of Venus and Serena Williams, two of the greatest athletes in the history of tennis. Growing up in Compton, California, they shattered the sport's "country club" stereotype, becoming the top-ranked players in the world. -
Watch coverage from 6-8 p.m. The PBS News team plans to carry coverage and analysis that we will simulcast on KPBS and KPBS 2 / NPR will provide live, anchored special coverage on KPBS FM / Stream with Youtube. -
Premieres Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of director Spike Lee and actor Kristin Chenoweth. Moving across Europe and the American South, Gates introduces his guests to ancestors who used their creativity to build a future for their families. -
Stream now with KPBS+. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham reflects on 250 years of American triumphs and tragedies, the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, and the challenges to democracy in the Trump era, through his new book, "American Struggle." -
Premieres Monday, Feb. 23, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Explore the life and legacy of Barbara Jordan. She was a groundbreaking Texas congresswoman whose sharp intellect and moral clarity transformed U.S. politics. -
Premiers Monday, Feb. 23, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Surprising treasures are in bloom, including a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles archive, ca. 1984, a 1920 James Joyce-signed book and a diamond and natural pearl pin, ca. 1920. One stuns with a value reaching $70K! -
Premieres Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Iconic and beloved screen and stage performer Alan Cumming returns as host for this awards show in which Adam Sandler receives the Career Achievement Award. -
Premieres Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. These are some of the best cakes you've probably never heard of. First, it's Hot Milk Sponge Cake. Then, we make Broken Phyllo Baklava Cake. Finally, it's Invisible Apple Cake (Gateau Invisible).
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