Grid failures due to extreme weather events are causing deadly situations around the country. The electric grid caused the deadliest fire in California history. Now the grid is preemptively turned off during hot, dry wind events. Chloe Goshay explores how the grid was designed to work over a hundred years ago and the new challenges it faces today. A microgrid in the South Side of Chicago keeps the lights and the heat on during the worst winter storm. Batteries and fuel cells replace backup generators and help the grid balance the supply and demand.
The Day provides viewers with the background and analysis they need to understand the top stories of the last 24 hours. Join our Chief News Anchor Brent Goff as he puts the day's events into context and discusses them with experts and correspondents in the field.
Visual artist Paula Hayes is known for her sculptures, installation art and landscape design, but she is perhaps best known for her living terrariums of organically shaped, handblown glass. These large and small-scale ecosystems explore relationships between plants and people's connection to nature. Paula learns self-massage to loosen hand muscles and build forearm strength to protect her wrists.
Being human can be a messy and complicated journey. It is our light that makes our shadows, our sorrows that give meaning to our joys, making us who we are. What if yoga as a practice of living fully is inviting us to engage the messiness of our life and not to run from it? Are we able to want the life we are currently living right now? Consider this idea as we move though our practice together.
Take a "spin" and explore Cycling science! From stability and steering to gears and wheels, learn the physics behind bicycles, including those one-wheeled wonders, unicycles! Stem Challenge: Spoke Decorations Curious About Careers: Bike Fitter, Laura Harris.
A Piece of Home (Clay): Freddie is in a tangle of emotions - her best friend is moving, and while she's excited for Sable to have new adventures, she's sad to see her go. On an art mission to a clay studio, Freddie decides to make Sable a going away gift but finds that throwing clay on a wheel is another thing she can't control - but with guidance from a pottery instructor she learns to get through both messy situations.
Posie Patience/Gabe: Albie plants seeds expecting her flowers to immediately grow, but with the help of gardening friends she learns things she can do while she waits and how to focus on things we can control; Albie is excited to play charades with her friend Gabe, but when she doesn't seem interested, a visit with some actor friends explains how your body and face can gives clues about what you're feeling.
Last Chance Ranch, solar eclipse watchers at state parks, Port O'Connor paddling trail.
Donegal town is home to Donegal Castle, the O Donnell fortress. Damien McGeehan and his singing wife Shauna Mullin perform an haunting slow air in the keep of the castle. Across the road is Hanna Hats where Michael gets fitted for a handmade cap having worn their stylish hats for many years, on and off the stage. Donegal is also home to its famous tweed so Michael explores the looms of Studio Donegal before a well deserved tipple of sherry infused gin at Ardara Distillery. The Henry Girls combine jazz and traditional Irish music at well known eaterie, The Red Door at Fahan.
Host Jeremy Maupin spends the holiday season exploring Northern California's, Fall River Valley. Jeremy travels to the nearby towns and visits with the townspeople who know the secrets of this special area. Come snow, ice, or freezing temperatures, Jeremy sets out into the middle of winter to celebrate this sacred wonderland.
Maryland is synonymous with crabs and has been dating back to the 17th century. Crabs of many varieties are plentiful in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and people from all walks of life catch and eat this popular crustacean. Capri harvests crabs off Maryland's Eastern Shore with an all-female crabbing crew and gets out her mallet and apron to enjoy a crab feast with two sisters who started a crab business in Baltimore.
That extra step is often the one that makes all the difference, it catapults our yards and gardens from good to great. And what are those "little things," be sure to tune in as GardenSMART answers those questions and shares what we've learned along the way.
You don't need any real reason to dress up, but we show you how it can be so much fun to have a dress up party with your friends, and feel fantastic, like you should.
Let your vegetables take center stage! Christopher Kimball makes Skillet Spanakopita, a new weeknight favorite with more creamy spinach and feta filling, prepared in less time. Next, Rosemary Gill makes Roasted Whole Cauliflower with Feta and Wes Martin whips up Oaxacan-Style Vegetables in Chili-Garlic Sauce. Plus, learn our "meat cheats" to add instant savoriness to your favorite vegetables!
When Marie Griffin was growing up, Marie's grandmother, and later her mother, prepared gorton, a rich spiced pork spread. After losing the recipe during a move, she contacted Milk Street for help.
THE SCHOOL OF GREATNESS WITH LEWIS HOWES shares inspiring stories through interviews with the most influential minds and leaders of today, covering topics from health and money to relationships and self-help. Episodes are drawn from the popular, top 100 iTunes-ranked podcast The School of Greatness, which has had more than 300 million downloads since it launched in 2013. In each half-hour episode, host Lewis Howes draws out engaging and actionable steps from his guests to teach viewers new skills and inspire them with incredible stories of everyday success. Pulled from more than 900 podcasts, the series includes interviews with top business leaders, athletes, film actors and inspirational speakers, such as Sara Blakely, Chris Hogan, Dave Ramsey, Robert Kiyosaki, Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty, who all have learned and prospered by having a growth mindset. Lewis is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and has appeared on Ellen, The Today Show, and ESPN, and has been featured in The New York Times, People, Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, Sports Illustrated, Men's Health, and other major media outlets.
In times of crisis and challenge, we ask ourselves: What is the true value of travel? Is it just hedonism...or something more powerful? After a lifetime of exploring Europe - and inspiring Americans to see Europe as the springboard for world exploration - Rick Steves shares his reasons why. This special episode is a sonnet to travel - an introspective love story, set in Europe, that vividly celebrates the rewards of exploring our world and the joy that awaits those who travel.
While visiting ports in the great lake region, Haylie travels to Sandusky, Ohio for the Festival of Sail. This tall ship festival offer visitors an opportunity to experience historical replicas, tour the U.S. Brig Niagara, discover the process of creating a new ice cream flavor, learn the history of carousel horses and meet the world's largest rubber duck.
Test cook Erin McMurrer makes host Julia Collin Davison Caramelized Onion, Pear, and Bacon Tart in a cast iron pan. Equipment expert Adam Ried shares our recommended dustpans and brushes, and test cook Joe Gitter makes Julia Rigatoni with Tomatoes, Bacon, and Fennel.
An early spring hunt captures the end of pheasant season.
Through sustainable aquaculture, Marshallberg Farm is raising thousands of Russian sturgeon, producing environmentally-responsible osetra caviar and smoked sturgeon in North Carolina. Simply cured with salt, this osetra caviar is a buttery, briny indulgence. The fish is critically endangered in the wild, and farmed sturgeon is categorized as a "Best Choice" on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch.
Christie Morrison makes host Julia Collin Davison Trout Amandine, and Toni Tipton-Martin discusses how Julia Child made French cuisine accessible in the US. Tasting expert Jack Bishop takes a deep dive into freshwater fish, and Equipment expert Adam Ried shares his top picks for bench scrapers. Ashley Moore makes host Bridget Lancaster elegant Lentilles du Puy with Spinach and Creme Fraiche.
A daughter needs Matt's help organizing her parent's suburban New York home filled with thousands of pieces of art. Her father is a prolific illustrator and artist, but health issues have kept him from fully curating his collection. Matt and the team roll up their sleeves and help the family separate the treasure from the trash.
Two-time National Flatpick Guitar champion Scott Fore join host Brandon Lee Adams to discuss what life is like as a national champ, and the ins and outs of being a guitar slinger and dad of three.
From the Tennessee-Virginia State Line, Farm and Fun Time brings you a high-energy, fun-filled performance that puts a modern spin on classic live radio, featuring contemporary roots music artists & segments that celebrate Appalachian Culture. Host Kris Truelsen and house band Bill and the Belles tie it all together for an entertaining experience you won't soon forget! This week's show features thoughtful alt-country singer-songwriter Caleb Caudle, and the rip-roaring country blues rock of Indiana based group, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band. We also take a visit to Rain Crow Farm in Johnson City, TN to learn more about urban no-till farming, and how a lot of food can be cultivated in a small amount of urban space.
FNX is proud to present our music performance series STUDIO 49, featuring in-studio showcases by Native and World Indigenous artists!
Composer and intermedia artist Lyn Goeringer humanizes an often forgotten segment of our society by shedding light on the murders of transgender women of color in Detroit through the lens of the streetlights meant to keep them safe. Jazz bassist and composer Rodney Whitaker play his tune "First Love, Only Love" which began as a love song to his wife and evolved into a message of love for humanity.
TIM O'BRIEN is one of the icons of bluegrass and roots music. As the founding member of HOT RIZE, he has recorded with everyone from Garth Brooks to Jerry Douglas. He is a master of Bluegrass, American folk, Irish and Scottish music. Tim performs new music from his album 'Cup of Sugar.' WOOD BOX HEROES is a new bluegrass group made up of some major bluegrass heavy hitters. The band is based around the songs and singing of guitarist Josh Martin, with Seth Taylor on mandolin, Matt Menefee on banjo, Jenee Fleenor on fiddle, and Barry Bales (Alison Krauss and Union Station) on bass. WoodSongs Kid: Arizona Wildflowers is a band comprised of brothers and sisters from Southern Arizona.
The Classical Tahoe Orchestra performs Finlandia, op. 26 by Jean Sibelius, Lake Tahoe Symphonic Reflections by Jake Heggie and Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin.
Riders in the Sky.