Green valley, towering mountains, water and breezes gently flow -- paint along with Bob Ross and experience the joy!
THE LAURA FLANDERS SHOW is back with more award-winning interviews and investigative reporting on the people and movements driving positive systemic change in our world today. Hosted by multi-media reporter and author Laura Flanders, the series features smart, solutions-driven conversations with forward-thinking people, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Indian writer Arundhati Roy, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, and actress/activist Laverne Cox. Laura and her team also report from the field on cutting-edge innovations and topics such as collective ownership and ways that organizations across the country are addressing disparity in the housing market. Every month, contributors S. Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax, co-founders of the URL Media network, join Laura for "Meet the BIPOC Press," a monthly feature of the show highlighting reporters of color from minority-owned and operated media outlets from around the country. THE LAURA FLANDERS SHOW Season 5 is independently-produced and recorded in a small cabin in rural Sullivan County, New York.
Japan, a nation of science and technology, is conducting world-leading research in fields such as space, robotics, medicine, disaster preparedness, and energy. This research has the potential to change the world and significantly impact the daily lives of countless individuals. SCIENCE VIEW features 20 half-hour episodes that bring viewers the latest information on these and other advances in Japanese science and technology.
Yoga inspired exercises are woven throughout this gentle workout. Mary Ann focuses on exercises that emphasize extension, stretching and core strengthening. Dr. Emily shares a brain game exercise to help improve balance.
The state of Michigan may be known for cherries, but it also offers delicious wine! The hosts explore a wide range of wines and food at three different wine estates in downtown Traverse City. Will they succeed in finding the perfect samples to bring Chef Austin Minnich for his challenge to make delicious wine and food pairings?
Georgia visits a florist in Austin, Texas whose sculptural approach to flower arranging is unlike any other. He teaches her his techniques and shares how viewers can create conversation starting pieces. Georgia stops at a tea house to learn from an expert about the ancient and resurgent art of drinking tea, then heads back to the kitchen to make a delicious meal and integrate what she's learned.
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.
One of the oldest and most historic medieval towns along the Romantic Road. Highlights: Bavarian storybook architecture, Town Hall, the Meistertrunk legend, St. Jakob's Church and its Reimenschneider altar, medieval walls, Rothenburg monastery museum with caryatids of virtues and vices.
Arne, Frida, and Stig experience the outstanding food and hospitality on Norway's west coast. Frida meets up with a local chef in Alesund who prepares a beautiful fish dish in the middle of town. Meanwhile, Arne and Stig are served a tasting menu, complete with the region's traditional delicacies.
Journey down the mighty Guadalquivir, Spain's only major navigable river, from the ice cold waters of the high Sierras de Cazorlas down to the great plains of Andalusia. Passing through the great Muslim city's of Cordoba and Seville the boat follows in the footsteps of explorers such as Columbus and Magellan, who opened up the modern world.
Ronnie Young is always busy, always doing, always figuring things out. He has been awarded the highest honor in woodworking for his American furniture reproductions, including his work in the Federal Style adorned with Paterae Inlay.
One of the oldest food traditions in America is tapping trees for sap and boiling it down for the prized natural sweetener, maple syrup. Vermont has long been a mecca for the practice and is now innovating with maple syrup in incredibly fun and delicious ways. Capri learns how maple syrup is made with a family who use traditional methods to harvest sap and make syrup and gets a glimpse of how maple producers are experimenting with flavors.
The life expectancy in America is 79 years of age, 42nd in the world. I don't know about you, but that seems young to me. Life expectancy in Mediterranean countries is higher, with Italy ranking 12th and Spain 16th. Are we the worst? No. Could we do better? Yes. Let's live our healthiest lives, starting with gut health which is partly derived from enjoying delicious fermented foods. Recipes: Kimchi; Kimchi Stew (Jjigae)
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.
Host Lynn Elmhirst is cruising close to home, sailing aboard the Viking Octantis on an expedition cruise of the newest - and nearest - expedition cruising frontier. This cruise sails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and calls in Mackinac Island, Michigan, famous for its historic, summer resort and horse-drawn carriage lifestyle, en route to Canadian waters. Lynn explores North America's "Inland Seas" via zodiac and kayak tours of the forested and rocky shoreline. She discovers natural wonders, explores under the surface in one of the cruise ship's two submersibles, and delves into local indigenous and fur trader history in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to Sooke, British Columbia where she learns about seaweed from Amanda Swinimer at Dakini Tidal Wilds. Then she visits Sheringham Distillery where she tries gin made with seaweed. Brandy then goes to Alberta where she plows a field with horses and tries whisky at the Eau Claire Distillery in Turner Valley. In Calgary, Brandy learns how to cook a Metis stew at the Heritage Park Historical Village.
In this episode, we explore Norton, the smallest incorporated city in Virginia, and the neighboring community of Wise.
The final push is on at the Nashville house to finish the renovation on time. A composite deck is installed and landscape plans are revealed. A safe room is constructed in the basement and a FEMA official gives tips on how to stay safe in a tornado.
Jenn Nawada demonstrates two different solutions to solve a homeowner's gutter runoff problem by installing a dry well and a popup emitter; AskTOH spotlights lead carpenter Lasana Harper, who shares his journey into carpentry and how it has shaped his love for teaching; Heath Eastman helps a homeowner replace her 80's-tastic ceiling fan with a more modern option.
Ronnie Young is always busy, always doing, always figuring things out. He has been awarded the highest honor in woodworking for his American furniture reproductions, including his work in the Federal Style adorned with Paterae Inlay.
Isaac Weber, a multidisciplinary artist who is both Creole from the Cape Verde Islands (West African Atlantic Islands) and Anishnawbek from Inlet First Nations, has recently taken up tattooing as a means to reconnect with his family and his community.
In this episode Mary Ann focuses on the fun side of exercise through the use of novelty music and imaginative choreography.
"Recognize the warrior in you and harness your passions so that they work for you and not against you." This heart-opening flow will invigorate the whole body with extra emphasis on backbends and opening the heart. Backbends are so good for the spine and help balance the energy centers in the body, including the heart chakra. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant "to speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." This practice, filmed at the top of a hill, inspires viewers to face fears and be brave.
This slow gentle workout features simple but effective movements that positively impact every part of the body. Mary Ann adds functional choreography to the familiar song, "Ain't Misbehavin'".
Citizen Science is known as the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by members of the public. Those participating in citizen science projects and activities are not professional scientists; rather, this collaborative research is done by everyday people in a wide variety of settings around the world to help answer questions that scientists can't answer by themselves.
In this episode, we explore Norton, the smallest incorporated city in Virginia, and the neighboring community of Wise.
Canadian journalist Brandy Yanchyk travels to Sooke, British Columbia where she learns about seaweed from Amanda Swinimer at Dakini Tidal Wilds. Then she visits Sheringham Distillery where she tries gin made with seaweed. Brandy then goes to Alberta where she plows a field with horses and tries whisky at the Eau Claire Distillery in Turner Valley. In Calgary, Brandy learns how to cook a Metis stew at the Heritage Park Historical Village.
As bird populations diminish, discover how plants support them and pollinators across seasons.
Bask in the deep silence of a lush wooded paradise as we create more grace and fluidity in your body using a chair for support, beginning with stretches to open the shoulders and chest, a rejuvenating modified flow practice, ending with a spacious hips and hamstrings sequence.
A vigorous and playful vinyasa flow practice fusing together different yoga disciplines that will make you feel strong and in harmony with yourself and your surroundings. The connection between the fluidity of the breath and the fluidity of the body is emphasized in this class. The class begins slowly and gently eases its way into a more challenging sequence, working the upper body and building core strength, with modifications clearly explained. The magical soundscape energizes and feeds the fluid flow. Remember to use your yoga practice to heal and meet yourself where you are.
Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and writer Susan Orlean have relentlessly inquiring minds, resulting in works of stunning originality. Segment 1: An Inquiring Heart and Mind Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz pairs a devotion to music with an urge to understand the inner lives of others. Segment 2: Intensely Inquisitive Writer Susan Orlean is driven to objectively explore unfamiliar slices of life. Her discoveries are inevitably insightful, surprising, and delivered with wit.
Kath talks about what gouache is, how to use it and why it is difficult to use in the field with transparent watercolor when you want to work quickly.
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.