Viola Hippert grew up a child of Serbian immigrants in the shadow of the Bethlehem Steel plant in Lackawanna, New York. Her family's strong work ethic laid the groundwork for "Vi" to become a Rosie the Riveter at Bell Aircraft Corporation during WWII. Now in her late 90s, Vi reflects on her life and has no plan to slow down.
Violinist Yvonne Lam and composer/bassist Jordyn Davis share their personal journeys toward finding their voice in the world. Through Lam's moving performance of "Memory" by composer Chen Yi, and Davis' expression through her own composition inspired by a song by Nina Simone, they paint a clear picture of the self-reflection required by people who are often "othered" by society.
Host Roberto Mighty interviews Baby Boomers and invites viewer participation. Boomer Quiz: Celia Cruz. In our Boomer Passion segment, Michelle does Bridge tournaments. Ellen works hard to forgive her Mother. Patricia writes a book with her grandchild. Glen writes obituaries...and uses guile to hold his own on the basketball court with younger guys! Viewers share revealing answers to our survey.
Amanda and Frida arrive at the hotel and begin renovating after four years of war.
Hispanic and Latinx communities span the entire city! From the historic and artistic "Loisaida" (Lower East Side) neighborhood, to dancing Dominican bachata in Central Park, to dancing tango at the Astoria Tango House in Queens, to drumming the powerful samba reggae rhythms with Batalá, Mickela travels through the boroughs to get a taste of these Latinx flavors!
Lord and Lady Carnarvon and their staff put on a Christmas to remember for visitors and family alike. As the castle and grounds are transformed into a winter wonderland, the team wrestle with their biggest ever tree - destined for the famous grand saloon - while butler Luis has a very merry time hosting a festive cocktail master class. Away from the public, Lady Carnarvon carves out some much-needed family time as she gathers loved ones round the Christmas tree for a private get-together. With unique access to the castle, family and the estate, this is Highclere at its holiday best.
A whirlwind walking tour of Dublin starting in Trinity College founded in 1592 before meeting his friend Chloe Agnew of Celtic Woman fame to talk about her love of Ireland's capital. We then get a performance of Dublin songs from Niall O Sullivan in Kilmainham Gaol and Brian Kennedy on the banks of the Royal Canal.
As evening draws nigh at home on the river, a silence begins to settle under a full moon; Bob Ross paints this beauty in an oval shape.
This graceful balancing pose is a study in concentration, poise, and beauty. After backbends and a twist, end the session with musical meditation.
Host Roberto Mighty intimately interviews Baby Boomers and invites viewer participation. Boomer Quiz: Roberto Clemente. In our Boomer Passion segment, Mario uses shop tools to make fine art. Lee survives a hit and run on his bicycle. David's younger brother has MS. John grows up Catholic, moves down south, and becomes born again. Viewers share revealing answers to our survey.
In just 23 minutes, experience the exhilaration that comes from freedom of movement, better posture, increased stamina, and a renewed sense of vitality! Zero impact means you always have one foot firmly rooted to the ground, allowing you to enjoy the benefits of a heart-pumping workout without pressure on your joints. Join Miranda as she guides you through a series of dynamic sequential exercises designed to refine your alignment and build your core, giving you the power to move through your day with ease. A final cool down will leave you feeling like you are floating on air.
Chris and Martin, off to explore mountain bio-zones of Goat Mountain, bump into Paisley Paver. Paisley reveals her hideous plans for a development dubbed "Asphalt Ascent". The brothers are horrified. Thinking fast, Chris challenges her to a race to the top of Goat Mountain. Whoever gets to the peak first decides the future of the mountain ecosystem. Is there any creature in these steep slopes and dizzying heights who can help Chris to victory? Enter the mountain goat!
Ever wish you could pause life long enough to figure out the answers to all your problems? Alma can! Follow her adventures in Alma's Way, as she learns to think for herself-making mistakes and decisions and finding solutions along the way!
Luke is determined to have the best weekend ever with his class hamster. / When Stu mysteriously starts beeping, the Loops embark on a fun and inquisitive journey to figure out the meaning of the beeps and how to make them stop.
When Nico teases Carl about bikes being for babies, he sets out to prove Nico wrong. Bikes aren't for babies - bikes are for everyone! / Carl and his Fuzzytown friends can't wait to build a tree fort, but Carl has a hard time working as a team.
Daniels Grr-ific Grandpere - Daniel Tiger is excited to spend the whole day with his grandpa - Grandpere! Whether they're riding on Grandpere's boat, sorting through Grandpere's treasures, or even just relaxing on the sandy shore, they love the special time they have together. Making Mozies with Nana - Daniel Tiger spends the whole day with Jodi and her Nana. Jodi and Nana love the special things they do together, like baking sweet treats and coloring.
Pro kayakers Nick Troutman and Emily Jackson continue their road tripping adventures in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Find out how the issues of the day - the state budget, health care, education, the environment, transportation, and more - impact citizens and communities throughout Washington. The Impact features interviews and profiles with the policy experts who make the decisions in Olympia and the people who are impacted back home.
The legends of 60's and 70's soul music return to perform their biggest hits. Featuring The Temptations, James Brown, Patti LaBelle, The Chi-Lites, The Spinners, Sam Moore and more in this first-time-ever classic R&B and soul compilation from 30 years of the TJL archive.
Learn how to make potato knish at Zylberstein's deli and bakery. Travel to the Skagit Valley and visit a pristine potato farm.
Host Roberto Mighty intimately interviews Baby Boomers and invites viewer participation. Boomer Quiz: Roberto Clemente. In our Boomer Passion segment, Mario uses shop tools to make fine art. Lee survives a hit and run on his bicycle. David's younger brother has MS. John grows up Catholic, moves down south, and becomes born again. Viewers share revealing answers to our survey.
Can our ancestral past help us as we move into the future? Our ancestors evolved to ensure survival, creating settlements, becoming agrarian, growing food, processing food and preserving food. They revered, respected and feared nature for its power over humanity. Today we cook to honor our past as we visit mystical Matera and learn how ancient foods still inform how we eat in our modern world. Recipes Balsamic Roasted Eggplant Steaks; Ciaudedda
Chef Maria Loi is back on the Greek island of Corfu exploring the many cultures that have influenced the unique Corfiot cuisine. Maria meets with chefs Tasos Andriotis and Aristotelis Megoulas to prepare a Bitter Orange Salad and a Multigrain Soup. Back in New York, Maria takes inspiration from these Corfiot dishes and shares some recipes that are easy to create at home.
PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND features a summary of the day's national and international news, using renowned experts to offer analysis.
At his 30th high school reunion filmmaker Pablo Miralles questions what has happened to his once integrated public high school in Pasadena, CA. Interviewing past and present teachers and students, Miralles begins to understand how perceptions and policies have created almost insurmountable challenges to maintaining well-funded and diverse public schools. (The school is known for having famous alum such as Jackie Robinson, David Lee Roth, Octavia Butler and Rodney King.)
Set in the challenging environment of a rust belt metropolis, Let's Have Some Church Detroit Style introduces 25 men an women singing in an all-star community choir. In this film filled with glorious music, The Hallelujah Singers and their charismatic director, Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver, show us that in a city recovering from bankruptcy, wealth is not always counted in dollars and cents. The film's narrative portraits of seven choir members, young and old, reveal that their community, convictions, and music sustain and enrich them.
Narrated by political commentator Tara Setmayer, the three-part series DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY examines democratic structures in the United States and around the world. Interviews offer powerful perspectives as the series depicts factors behind the gradual deterioration of the effectiveness of a democratic form of government. Looking at the history and current state of democracies, preserving democracy is a feat no less significant than its establishment. Key contributors include: Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Tim Kaine (D-VA); University of Virginia Center for Politics' Larry Sabato; Steven Levitsky, co-author of "How Democracies Die"; actor Anne Dowd ("The Handmaid's Tale"); and GZERO WORLD host Ian Bremmer.
At a time when German nationals are being interned in British camps, the beautiful Austrian wife of a local magistrate is resented by locals. When she is found murdered, a swastika painted on a nearby tree, Foyle realizes the seemingly peaceful Sussex town harbors any number of suspects.
A woman whose stage name is Julie Garland is found dead at the back of a jazz club. Chloe must find her true identity in order to solve her murder.
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers. INDEPENDENT LENS features unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history. The series is supported by interactive companion Web sites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns.
Eddie Durham heard music differently, and he played it differently, too. Carrying rural southwestern blues influences with him from his hometown of San Marcos, Texas, Eddie became a leading architect of the Kansas City swing jazz sound in the 1920s and '30s. As a trombonist, guitarist, writer and arranger, he helped to author the signature sounds of Count Basie, Benny Moten, Jimmie Lunceford and Glenn Miller, while his pioneering work with amplified and electric guitars paved the way for today's rock 'n roll. Through interviews with family, friends and devoted fellow musicians of all ages, WHAM RE-BOP-BOOM-BAM: THE SWING JAZZ OF EDDIE DURHAM follows the musical journey of this often overlooked, but totally unique, musical genius.
Discover some of Austin's most defining murals and the national and local changemakers bringing these impactful public artworks to life. Get a glimpse into what inspired these unique murals, the stories behind them, and the artists who created them.
"Artists in NYC" is a documentary film that looks at the importance of art and culture through the lives of visual artists living and working in New York City. The artists have traveled from across the country and around the world to make New York City their home. They have exhibited in more than 30 countries, are in museum collections, and have been in prestigious art fairs and biennials.
Join award-winning journalists every Friday night in a robust roundtable discussion of the week's major national news stories.
Join author, activist and political commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas among the brightest minds and freshest voices from across the political spectrum.
Energy flows through all of nature and through you. Described by the ancients as the "vital essence", energy, or "Qi", is what creates health, harmony and well being. Lee Holden guides you through gentle warm-ups, stretches and flowing movements to help release chronically-held tension and stress, free up healing energy through the body, and ignite the power and vitality of your life force energy.
ARTHUR is based on the best-selling children's books by Marc Brown. The series revolves around an eight year-old aardvark, his four year-old sister DW, and their family and friends. ARTHUR is a show about being a kid, exploring the world, and finding your place in it. It's about kids finding inner strengths, learning to make choices for themselves, taking responsibility for them and of course, having fun. In each episode, Arthur and his gang guide us through stories that deal with real "kid issues" -- timeless difficulties and joys that all kids experience. The series also models the joys and rewards of literacy by presenting the many ways kids and adults incorporate reading and writing into their lives. Above all, ARTHUR is a comedy that tells its stories from a kids' point of view, never moralizing or talking down to them.
Chris and Martin, off to explore mountain bio-zones of Goat Mountain, bump into Paisley Paver. Paisley reveals her hideous plans for a development dubbed "Asphalt Ascent". The brothers are horrified. Thinking fast, Chris challenges her to a race to the top of Goat Mountain. Whoever gets to the peak first decides the future of the mountain ecosystem. Is there any creature in these steep slopes and dizzying heights who can help Chris to victory? Enter the mountain goat!
Ever wish you could pause life long enough to figure out the answers to all your problems? Alma can! Follow her adventures in Alma's Way, as she learns to think for herself-making mistakes and decisions and finding solutions along the way!
Luke is determined to have the best weekend ever with his class hamster. / When Stu mysteriously starts beeping, the Loops embark on a fun and inquisitive journey to figure out the meaning of the beeps and how to make them stop.
When Nico teases Carl about bikes being for babies, he sets out to prove Nico wrong. Bikes aren't for babies - bikes are for everyone! / Carl and his Fuzzytown friends can't wait to build a tree fort, but Carl has a hard time working as a team.
Daniels Grr-ific Grandpere - Daniel Tiger is excited to spend the whole day with his grandpa - Grandpere! Whether they're riding on Grandpere's boat, sorting through Grandpere's treasures, or even just relaxing on the sandy shore, they love the special time they have together. Making Mozies with Nana - Daniel Tiger spends the whole day with Jodi and her Nana. Jodi and Nana love the special things they do together, like baking sweet treats and coloring.
It's Neighborhood Market Day and Rosie searches for something to sell, but nothing seems quite right. / Rosie and Javi open a slime store, but realize they don't have enough slime, so they have to make more.
Find out how the issues of the day - the state budget, health care, education, the environment, transportation, and more - impact citizens and communities throughout Washington. The Impact features interviews and profiles with the policy experts who make the decisions in Olympia and the people who are impacted back home.
Every community has streets that are dividers. In the late 1970s, the New York State Department of Transportation demolished nine blocks of commercial property and hundreds of residential housing units to build the Hoosick Street Bridge in Troy, NY. This project displaced countless families, individuals and businesses and disrupted the development of an entire community. Today, the Hoosick Street Bridge is a monument to division. The documentary BRIDGING THE DIVIDE explores whether art can help this community heal. The program follows local artist Jade Warrick as she installs murals throughout the bridge's surface area to transform and beautify the space and help unify a city.
You'd never know it but the sleepy hamlet of Canfield in Southern Ontario has an interesting history, one that's been hidden from view for years. Bill Douglas lived in Canfield most of his life and even he's surprised when local historians begin to reveal his family's role in Canfield's rich history of Black ancestry.
As Bill Douglas visits the BME Church Salem Chapel in St. Catharines to learn more about freedom seekers in Ontario his sister Betty Ann confronts her memories of Canfield. Outside the village an abandoned family cemetery containing the grave site of Harriet Tubman's niece attracts the attention of local historians.
The 12-part series POETRY IN AMERICA draws students of all ages into conversations about poetry. Hosted by Harvard University professor Elisa New, each half-hour episode highlights the work of one distinguished poet (Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks) with a reading by an individual well known for accomplishments outside the humanities (actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, Grammy-Award winner Herbie Hancock; former vice president Joe Biden, and rapper/poet Nas), as well as a chorus of others, including: a chorus of pick-up basketball players, young naturalists at the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and students at the Parsons School of Design. The fast-moving, beautifully shot series offers viewers a fully immersive experience in hearing, reading, and interpreting a single American poem. Scholar Elisa New opens a conversation about poetry and encourages viewers at home to extend the discussion past the episode's end.
Parents worried about eviction from their apartment in Columbus, Ohio, a second marriage and blended family in Seattle, WA, and cancer survivor in New Orleans all share one goal. They need immediate help beating the system to turn their financial lives around. Finally help arrives when Jean Chatzky, Louis Barajas and Patrice Washington visit their homes. Is it too late?
A coffee house by day and lounge by night, Ampersand is taking the Dallas/Fort Worth area by storm with a fresh and youthful approach to hospitality. Beating Starbucks for a spot at the DFW airport, Toan and the team at Ampersand are making big waves and they're just getting started.
Exercising your cooking skills is something you should do everyday. Butternut Squash and Cannellini Beans is an easy one pot wonder. I am a huge fan of freezing soup for easy weeknight meals. Let me share my tips on how to Revive Your Soup. You may be surprised, but a Roast Chicken is one of the easiest things to make for a quick, impressive meal. Nurture yourself, don't forget to cook everyday.
Chet eats at the legendary City Market BBQ joint with famed pit boss Ms. Tootsie. He explores the Wendish history of the area including their delectable noodles. He samples whiskey at a distillery inside an old train depot, mountain bikes on the nationally-famous WARDA trails, and finishes the day at a local brewpub serving German-inspired pizza.
Consuelo Mack WealthTrack is a weekly half hour series devoted to providing trustworthy, understandable advice about how to build and protect wealth over the long-term. One of the most experienced business journalists in television, Consuelo Mack consistently attracts experts at the highest levels, bringing the best minds in the business to explore building and protecting long-term wealth. Wide-ranging topics -- including green investing, alternative energy, and insurance -- cover all the investments viewers care about: stocks, bonds real estate, art and collectibles. Every episode ends with a personal finance Action Point to help viewers manage their financial lives.
PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND features a summary of the day's national and international news, using renowned experts to offer analysis.
Arne, Frida, and Stig explore Lofoten, an archipelago in the North Atlantic that's famous for its Cod. The team visits the Holmen Culinary Resort, where Frida, Stig, and Chef Valentine Warner create dishes and cocktails that are inspired by the flavors of the sea.
In JOURNEYS IN JAPAN, English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan exploring the culture, meeting local people, visiting historic sites, and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks. The series provides an eye-opening look at the many unique places to visit in Japan.
Violinist Yvonne Lam and composer/bassist Jordyn Davis share their personal journeys toward finding their voice in the world. Through Lam's moving performance of "Memory" by composer Chen Yi, and Davis' expression through her own composition inspired by a song by Nina Simone, they paint a clear picture of the self-reflection required by people who are often "othered" by society.
This series presents interviews between David Rubenstein and some of the nation's most renowned scholars and public figures, including Ron Chernow, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Walter Isaacson, Annette Gordon-Reed, and others. In these in-depth conversations, Rubenstein illuminates the work of these influential historians and thinkers as well as the subjects of their scholarship.
Find out why Marie Antoinette is often blamed for causing the French Revolution by saying "let them eat cake" to her starving subjects. Lucy Worsley uncovers the myths and secrets that led the doomed queen to the guillotine.
James tries to get home for Christmas and Skeldale House prepares for a new arrival.
Vienna, 1909. Oskar needs Max's help to identify a high-powered traitor who threatens the very existence of the Austro-Hungarian empire and goes by the code name Mephisto.
Paris is shaken when a sniper opens fire on crowds of people. The killer is identified as an army veteran, but this deluded man proves hard to find.