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Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. It turns out, some people in Alaska can see Russia from their homes (though not from the mainland). This week, Alaska's governor, Mike Dunleavy, on its geopolitical importance amidst a global race to claim a melting arctic. -
Premieres Tuesday, Aug.13, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Examine a racially complicated American city as it confronts both its past and future. Boston’s acting mayor, a black woman once bussed as a child to hostile neighborhoods, breaks 200 years of white male mayors and ushers in the historic 2021 mayoral race. -
Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + YouTube. On this episode, we make three noodle dishes that might become your new favorite weeknight dinner. Lynn Clark starts us off with Singapore Curry Noodles. Then, Sam Fore makes Korean Spicy Chilled Noodles with bold contrasting flavors and textures. To finish, Rayna Jhaveri prepares light and aromatic Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Scallions. -
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This award-winning documentary features STAR TREK legend, marriage equality advocate, and spokesperson for racial justice; superstar George Takei. Best known for his groundbreaking role of Hikaru Sulu on a certain epic starship and its multi-ethnic crew, Takei is one of the most visible Asian American actors of all time, inspiring generations of fans. -
Monday, Aug.12, 2024 on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! With a career spanning nine decades, EGOT winner Mel Brooks is the master of parody and comedy. From Brooklyn, live TV (with Sid Caesar) and Broadway, to going all the way to Hollywood, Mel Brooks tells us with his unflinching Jewish humor about his prolific career and becoming a world-famous entertainer. -
Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Aug. 11 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Meet the match made in pop heaven, when the singer-songwriter and the 1960s hitmaking composer collaborated on the 1998 album "Painted From Memory," featuring the GRAMMY Award-winning song “I Still Have That Other Girl.” Their magical sessions were captured in this special episode of Sessions at West 54th, hosted by David Byrne. -
Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Drawing on the energy of a rock band infused with the Laurel Canyon creativity of the ‘70s, The Lil Smokies are invigorating a new approach to roots music, turning their a lively “Grassicana” sound into music that beckons the mainstream. Formed in Montana, this group has found the means to pay heed to tradition, while defining an utterly fresh and contemporary credence. -
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Friday, May 9 at 10:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 11 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV. History Mysteries at Snapdragon Stadium explained; a walk through the Ramona Grasslands County Preserve; a quiz “About San Diego” and much more! -
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now on the free PBS app. Sure, Argentina's president Javier Milei cloned his dogs and called the Pope names, but his unique personality is just the tip of the iceberg. Milei lays out an economic plan that's truly radical. And it just might work. Milei discusses his vision to rescue Argentina's struggling economy and end what he calls "100 years of decadence."
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Thursdays, April 3 - 24, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream Seasons 1 - 5 now with KPBS Passport! The award-winning British mystery series stars Michael Kitchen as DCI Christopher Foyle, a man of few words and rock-solid convictions. Set in a quiet English coastal town during WWII and in London during the Cold War's early days, rich in moral complexity and period details, the upright, laconic detective is tasked with investigating cases on the home front of his coastal community.
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