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  • Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Is the world still at risk of recession or have we shaken off the post-Covid blues? Ian Bremmer looks at the health of the global economy amid ongoing wars in the Middle East and Europe with economist and author Dambisa Moyo. Then, the everyday people filling a crucial gap amid New York’s migrant crisis.
  • Premieres Monday, March 18, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. As a blind, undocumented immigrant, Pedro faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree, become a social worker, and support his family. Through experimental cinematography and sound, unseen reimagines the accessibility of cinema, while exploring the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health. A Co-Presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting.
  • Premieres Monday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Thursdays, March 21 and 28 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. The two-part, four-hour film explores the life, work and legacy of the great 14th century Florentine poet Dante Alighieri, and the epic masterpiece he left behind, “The Divine Comedy.”
  • Premieres Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera in its Met premiere. With a libretto by Terrence McNally, Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen based on the real-life memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer.
  • Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Enjoy five captivating young singers from around the world in a concert taped in Vienna in June 2023. Juliana Grigoryan from Armenia, Lily Kerhoas from France, Larisa Martinez from Puerto Rico, Serena Sáenz from Spain and Sheléa from the U.S. perform classical, jazz, pop, opera and musical theatre selections as solo and group pieces.
  • Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Why do bad things happen to good people? Because of the stories we tell ourselves, says bestselling author and historian Yuval Noah Harari. He joins Ian in front of a live audience at the 92nd Street Y in New York City to talk about AI, the Ukraine war, and his home country, Israel.
  • Coming soon! Premieres Monday, April 15, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. The film profiles six organizations bringing people together whose beliefs, experiences and opinions may differ but who are united in their desire to find a common bond. The film asks pertinent questions about diversity and community, seeking ways to bridge the issues and ideas that divide us. Through these different stories, the film highlights how polarized groups can develop a greater understanding and respect for each other.
  • Premieres Sundays, April 7 – 28, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. When money started to seemingly disappear from its local branches, the government-owned Post Office wrongly blamed their own managers for its apparent loss. For more than a decade, hundreds were accused of theft and fraud, and many were even sent to prison - leaving lives, marriages, and reputations in ruins. But the issue was actually caused by errors in the Post Office’s own computer system - something it denied for years. Revealing a shocking David vs Goliath fight for justice.
  • Premieres Monday, March 11, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Head to Louisiana's capital for captivating finds including a 1995 Muhammad Ali-signed tablecloth; a Panerai Radiomir watch with Rolex movement and a Frederick Douglass letter & Free Will Baptist Church archive. One is worth up to $110,000!
  • Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encores Sunday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and KPBS 2. Enjoy performances by some of the world’s best young classically trained musicians as they participate in this international competition. Spotlighting talented youth, the competition offers the opportunity to win worldwide recognition.

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