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  • Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. In August, the U.S. will take over the presidency of the UN Security Council. High on the agenda are food security, human rights, and Russia's war in Ukraine. GZERO WORLD travels to the UN for a special conversation with Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
  • Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Saturday, Dec. 14 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS 2, Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV, and Monday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. A mix of poignant and dramatic stories: One of the worst peacetime disasters in the history of the United States Navy happened in San Diego Bay more than a century ago. A huge fire in balboa Park in the 1920s. The day Chula Vista was suddenly flooded with Silver Dollars.
  • Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Improvisational pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is among the 20th century's most revered jazz luminaries. This film by Alain Gomis, features raw footage from an interview the artist gave to French state television in 1969. It shows Monk in the grip of a violent factory of stereotypes, offering an unfiltered glimpse at the racial indignities some artistic geniuses are asked to endure.
  • Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Tuesday, July 25 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. “Hidden Saudi Arabia” is hosted by Peter Greenberg, and explores the kingdom's hidden gems that few have ever seen, including Riyadh, Jedda, Red Sea, Al Ula, and the Red Dunes.
  • Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Thursday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Test cook Dan Souza makes the ultimate Blackened Chicken. Equipment expert Adam Ried reviews spice storage solutions, and tasting expert Jack Bishop talks all about corn products. Test cook Becky Hays and host Julia Collin Davison cook Roasted Okra with Spicy Red Pepper Mayonnaise.
  • Stream episodes on demand with the PBS App. Created by students and staff the the University of North Carolina Pembroke, COMIC CULTURE highlights various comic book artists and writers.
  • Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! The Golden Gate Bridge is an engineering marvel that symbolizes America's can-do spirit. Explore if America can continue to execute bold and ambitious infrastructure projects in the 21st century.
  • Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2. AND NOW WE RISE is a portrait of Samuel Johns, a young Athabaskan hip hop artist, founder of the Forget Me Not Facebook Group for displaced people in Alaska, and activist for a cultural renaissance as he heals from his own legacy of historical trauma.
  • Monday, July 31, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Kelly Corrigan speaks with Del Seymour, the founder of Code Tenderloin, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide underserved individuals with long-term employment and rehabilitative services. His work has transformed the lives of individuals suffering from addiction and homelessness in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, one of the toughest neighborhoods in America.
  • Monday, July 31, 2023 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Learn the story of Di, a 13-year-old Hmong girl living in rural Northwest Vietnam as she navigates the cultural and social challenges faced by young girls in her community while balancing inherited traditions and modernity.

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