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Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 from 9:30 p.m. - Midnight (no longer in the PBS app). For every baby animal, the first days, weeks and months are the most challenging. The series follows biologist Patrick Aryee and an adorable cast of characters as they face their ultimate test. From their first steps, our tiny heroes overcome each new challenge, exploring the survival strategies and the devotion of animal parents determined to help their young reach adulthood. -
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Likened by Buddhists to the Vatican City, Ganden is considered the most influential monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. Monks lived in the monastery for more than 500 years before a brutal invasion drove them to India. The film is a look at the lives and remembrances of the remaining generation of monks to have studied at the monastery in Tibet where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began. -
Saturday, Aug.17, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. In Newport, history is found in every plot of ground. Samantha learns about the hidden history of a Colonial-era cemetery whose gravestones tell the story of the African American experience in Rhode Island. The famous Cliff Walk reveals spectacular views of windswept Atlantic and Gilded Age mansions. Then, it's out on the water so Samantha can try her hand at harvesting clams. -
Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with the PBS app. Explore the history, artistry and impact of personal adornment. Featuring jewelers Tom Herman, Harriete Estel Berman, Art Smith, Gabrielle Gould and Jesse Monongya. -
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. The nine-time Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee reflects on her career and songwriting inspiration in the American Wing of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Crow’s friend and collaborator Isbell (“Everything is Broken”) accompanies her on guitar on “Every Day is a Winding Road,” “My Favorite Mistake,” and “If It Makes You Happy,” and more. -
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.
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