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  • Premieres Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. This time-honored 44 year-tradition puts viewers front and center for America’s biggest birthday party with the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation lighting up the iconic D.C. skyline. Celebrate our country’s 248th birthday with musical performances by top stars from pop, country, R and B, classical, and Broadway, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of premier pops conductor Jack Everly.
  • Premieres Monday, July 1, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Meet Bordertown besties, Silvia and Beba, making magic of one last summer together as they face uncertain futures. This coming-of-age story celebrates the power of friendship and joy as tools of survival and resistance.
  • Premieres Friday, June 28 as an AfroPoP special, streaming on the WORLD YouTube channel, worldchannel.org and blackpublicmedia.org. AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange marks Black Music Month with the release of "Hargrove," Eliane Henri’s intimate portrait of an international superstar on what unexpectedly was his last world tour. Executive produced by Erykah Badu and Janine Sherman Barrois, the documentary follows Grammy Award-winning artist Roy Hargrove as he battles illness to charm audiences during a European summer tour.
  • Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream Season 3 - 12 now with KPBS Passport! Pati throws a neighborhood bash and cooks up the easiest and best Mexican-themed dishes that would be a huge hit at any party. And what better accessory to a Mexican fiesta than a giant piñata? Pati also gets the chance to visit a piñata maker in the central market of Morelia.
  • Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Test cook Lan Lam cooks host Julia Collin Davison easy Stir-Fried Cumin Beef. Equipment expert Adam Ried shares our recommended colanders, and tasting expert Jack Bishop talks all about cabbage. Test cook Dan Souza makes host Bridget Lancaster Tiger Salad.
  • Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Noon on KPBS TV. Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, resetting the classic story to the modern day that moves the focus to issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries.
  • Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Monday, Sept. 9 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Experience the soulful vibes of the San Felipe Blues & Arts Festival, featuring bands from distant places that captivate both locals and expats. Then, we step back in time to savor the world-famous Alfredo's pasta, an invention by the late chef at Alfredo's Restaurant in San Felipe. Pasta, tuna, and mouthwatering desserts await.
  • The broadcast will begin with a simulcast of The CNN Presidential Debate, followed immediately by PBS News special coverage co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, with reporting from White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López and Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins, and expert analysis from additional guests.
  • Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. 2024 is the year of elections, with some 4 billion people, nearly half the world's population, casting ballots around the globe. But is the West ready for the seismic political changes to come? Will they impact our ability to deal with conflict, the AI revolution, and climate change? Former Bank of Canada Governor and UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance Mark Carney joins Ian Bremmer.
  • Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, June 27 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, "King Coal" meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created. The film reshapes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking and transcends time and place, untangling the pain from the beauty, and illuminating the innately human capacity for imagination and change.

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