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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Michael Douglas and writer-director Lena Dunham. Both are the children of famous artists, but their family trees contain a cast of fascinating characters whose lives were forgotten until now. -
Premieres Tuesdays, April 2 - 16, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. The dramatic story of how nearly five centuries of ancient Roman democracy was overthrown in just 16 years… by one man. This is the story of a brazen, ambitious power-grab that saw Julius Caesar consolidate the vast power of Rome in his own hands. -
Premieres Monday, April 1, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. ROADSHOW heads to Raleigh in search of treasures, including 1994 Maya Angelou Spingarn Awards, a 1939 autographed Baseball Hall of Fame program and a Le Pho La Cueillette des Pommes Cannelle oil, ca. 1950. One is $60,000 to $100,000! -
Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Morgan Bolling makes host Julia Collin Davison Smoked Citrus Chicken, and Toni Tipton-Martin shares the origins of Key Lime Pie. Christie Morrison makes host Bridget Lancaster Really Good Key Lime Pie. -
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. This episode is about meals and recipes that have been handed down through generations. In this episode we visit a Japanese, Puerto Rican - Cuban, Mexican restaurants and a European bakery to learn about their traditional cuisine. Most of these family owned restaurants have been in business since the 1970s. They have a wonderful story about their delicious, traditional meals. -
Premieres Monday, April 1, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Over the course of a grueling eight months, a crew of Oaxacan guest workers plant trees throughout the United States. This intimate portrait shows how hard it is to balance the physical demands of reforestation and extreme isolation while staying connected to the family back home. -
Coming Soon! Premieres Monday, April 1, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Wednesday, April 3 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover the life and legacy of U.S. Senator and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan. A bipartisan intellectual, he served under four presidents — both Democrat and Republican — and served four terms in the Senate. President Joe Biden, Senator Charles Schumer, Ta-Nehisi Coates and others reflect on his career, including the “Moynihan Report” and his efforts to combat national poverty. -
Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encores Sunday, March 31 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, April 1 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Remembering Ted Williams, and some "sweet" days of the minor league San Diego Padres. We hear about the San Diego community that was named for the handsomest man in town. An update on stories we've covered; a look at things you've sent in...and more! -
Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Few former presidents have run again after leaving office. Donald Trump is one of them. And based on his first term, says today's guest, his foreign policy approach after 2024 would differ from Biden's less than you might think. Guest Stephen Walt is a a professor of international affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School. -
Premieres Tuesday, March 26 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encores Wednesday, March 27 at 9 p.m. and Friday, March 29 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. In the early 1980s, the steel industry collapsed, leaving families without any healthcare coverage for their children. As displaced steelworkers banded with church leaders in the hardest hit sections of Pittsburgh, a grassroots program expanded into one of the most important federal children's healthcare programs ever enacted – the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
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