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Sundays, Sept. 3 - Oct. 22, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! This powerful Swedish thriller features nail-biting action and a unique, compelling twist about a tough police officer, Hanna Svensson, whose highly developed sense of right and wrong is more powerful than any family tie. -
Encore Thursdays, Oct. 10 - Nov. 21, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream Seasons 1-2 now with KPBS Passport! In Season 2, the best-selling writer, podcaster and comedian travels the country to uncover our complex relationship with the outdoors. From biologists saving snapping turtles to BIPOC mountain bikers, Baratunde meets a fascinating cast of characters with one thing in common: a passion for being outside. -
Thursday, Aug.31, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Trust in journalism is rapidly eroding, and at the same time, partisanship is skyrocketing. Ahead of the 2024 US election, GZERO World takes a look at the media’s role in politics and democracy itself. What lessons has the press learned from 2020 and how will the first election in the age of generative AI play out? -
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Thursday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. On Jan. 17, 1991, the UN Security Council passed resolution 678, giving Iraq an ultimatum to leave Kuwait following their invasion a year before. During these 100 days, the largest international coalition since World War II was formed to force Iraq out. Operation Desert Shield would become Desert Storm and a war costing US $61 billion dollars would be over in a matter of weeks, but the consequences are still felt today. -
Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! On Nov. 9, 1989 the most solid symbol of the Cold War, The Berlin Wall which had divided the city for almost thirty years, was knocked down. The Soviet Union begins to come apart. The 100 days that surrounded this symbolic event changed our world; to some it seemed to have come out of a clear blue sky. But had it? -
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Sept. 3 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Cha Wa blends infectious groove with pure joy. They're a critically acclaimed, two-time GRAMMY-nominated Funk band, all-reverent of long-standing tradition, and inspired by today’s social environment. Deeply rooted in the cultural phenomenon that is the music of New Orleans, lead singer "Honey" Banister is renowned for his traditional and intricately designed Mardi Gras Indian headdress and regalia. -
Premieres Sundays, Sept. 3 - Oct. 8, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Stream Seasons 1 and 2 now with KPBS Passport! Murder, mystery and secrets aplenty are in store in the all-new Season 3 of VAN DER VALK ON MASTERPIECE. For Piet Van der Valk, it’s a new day and a new dawn as he welcomes two new Sergeants to the team, the hotshot but impulsive Eddie Suleman and the technical whiz Citra Li. -
Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Sunday, Jan. 5 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m on KPBS 2. The true story of the remarkable Lilac Road Bridge; meet a San Diego County man who wants to change the way we sing the most popular song in America; and see where women struck a blow for gender equality 50 years ago. -
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Thursday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, prompting a response from Israel, Great Britain and France. By the end of the crisis Britain and France had assembled impressive invasion fleets in the Mediterranean, issued an ultimatum and by the 100th day military action was engaged from Sinai to the Canal. The incident remains one of the great follies of modern history from which the British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw, their posture as global powers diminished. -
Premieres Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. In 2022, the ADL recorded the highest number of antisemitic attacks or instances of harassment in 43 years of its tracking. What explains the uptick? And then, a first look at a new film that reframes the controversial Israeli leader, Golda Meir. Guest: Noa Tishby, Israeli-American actor, producer, author, and activist.
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