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  • Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Christopher Kimball goes off the beaten path to learn new twists on Italian classics. He starts with Fresh Egg Pasta with Brown Butter and Hazelnuts. Then, Rosemary Gill shows that Roman-Style Chicken Cacciatore is not always a chunky, tomato-heavy braise. Rose Hattabaugh prepares Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings in Tomato Sauce, and we investigate how to tame the acidity of tomato sauce.
  • Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Samantha starts her trip with a view of the St. Louis Arch and visits Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. She meets author Michael Wallis, who shares insights on Route 66. Exploring Cuba, Missouri, she admires colorful murals. She reflects on the Tulsa massacre at a memorial before learning why Tulsa is known as the Route 66 capital.
  • Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Kelly speaks with sleep expert Dr. Matthew Walker on the profound importance of getting a good night’s sleep. Cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar and comedian W. Kamau Bell add their perspectives and ask questions about applying Matt’s advice to everyday life with kids, phones, work and stress.
  • Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Join the band that defined the smooth sound of Philadelphia soul for a concert of their classic hits, including "I’ll Be Around,” “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love,” “Then Came You,” “The Rubberband Man,” and many more.
  • Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Introduced and narrated by grammy-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the film tells the story Jacqueline du Pré and her enigmatic genius, one of the greatest cellists of all time.
  • Wednesdays, March 26 - April 16, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Sundays, March 30 - April 20 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Follow a growing number of inspiring people, fighting to save nature. Understand the impact of carbon on our planet and how nature is helping to mitigate its effects.
  • Wednesdays, March 26 - April 9, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Physicist and best-selling author Alan Lightman investigates how key findings of modern science help us find our bearings in the cosmos. What do these new discoveries tell us about ourselves, and how do we find meaning in them? Travel from the infinity of the small to the infinity of the large, meeting with the co-discoverer of one of the most distant galaxies yet known.
  • Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / The film is available to stream now with the PBS app + Encore Saturday, March 29 at Noon on KPBS 2. It was the most notorious scandal in pro sports history: eight Chicago White Sox players threw the 1919 World Series for a payout. Learn why these athletes betrayed their teammates and fans, and explore the lingering effects on the game today.
  • Premieres Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. How an online network known as Terrorgram spread extremism and violence. With ProPublica, tracing the rise of a global community of white supremacists and the anonymous, loosely moderated platforms used to spread hate and promote terror attacks.
  • Premieres Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Explore the dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The film focuses on the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to pass the legislation that changed the lives of all Americans.

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