Surprisingly little is known about the behavior of cars and drivers in uncontrolled, real-world accidents, despite rigorous testing in laboratory-controlled crashes. Now, a first-of-its-kind experiment aims to discover what really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup and how cars and driving could be made safer. In the second episode of this two-part special, forensic analysis is put to the test. Real-life crash scene investigations have very little data to work with, so are they accurate? And what can we learn about car safety when there is actual data to show exactly what happened?
A wildlife cameraman spends his time during the pandemic lockdown filming the bees in his urban garden and discovers the many diverse species and personalities that exist in this insect family..
Dive into the colorful world of Earth's essential pollinators - bees, moths, and butterflies. Scientists and enthusiasts discuss life without these resilient creatures, whose impact goes far beyond their delicate appearance.
A historic presidential race in the Philippines, between the son of Ferdinand Marcos and the incumbent woman VP, is seen through the eyes of Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa who cuts through the rhetoric despite the risks.
Join award-winning journalists every Friday night in a robust roundtable discussion of the week's major national news stories.
Sir David Attenborough explores the hostile world of the desert, where plants can spend decades waiting for rain or travel to find it. Survival tactics include using weapons, camouflage and forming surprising alliances with animals.
Will helping the vulnerable remain a priority for the next Pope? How did my family experience World War II? It's becoming increasingly difficult to find answers.
"Our roots ground us and bring us nourishment." Bring extra awareness to your feet and legs, which are your roots, so each yoga posture can build from a strong foundation. Nestled under towering trees, this practice includes postures to strengthen and stretch the lower and upper body. It also consists of different balancing postures to improve focus and balance and bring extra awareness to improve how we use our legs and feet. With solid roots we can face our world with more strength and resilience.
While Koki and Jimmy work on the family farm of Wild Kratt kid Scarlett, harvesting crops, Aviva, Martin and Chris go on an adventure in the amazon rainforest where they discover a hidden community of farmers - Leafcutter Ants! Science Concept: Agriculture.
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!
A wildlife cameraman spends his time during the pandemic lockdown filming the bees in his urban garden and discovers the many diverse species and personalities that exist in this insect family..
Surprisingly little is known about the behavior of cars and drivers in uncontrolled, real-world accidents, despite rigorous testing in laboratory-controlled crashes. Now, a first-of-its-kind experiment aims to discover what really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup and how cars and driving could be made safer. In the second episode of this two-part special, forensic analysis is put to the test. Real-life crash scene investigations have very little data to work with, so are they accurate? And what can we learn about car safety when there is actual data to show exactly what happened?
Dive into the colorful world of Earth's essential pollinators - bees, moths, and butterflies. Scientists and enthusiasts discuss life without these resilient creatures, whose impact goes far beyond their delicate appearance.
Chris and Paul spend time exploring Stowe and the Green Mountains of Vermont during autumn. While photographing quintessential New England scenery, they learn about conservation efforts that are preserving this land for future generations to enjoy.
The first episode in this three-part mini-series distills Rick Steves' 30 years of travel experience into 30 minutes of practical advice on how to have a fun, affordable, and culturally broadening trip to Europe. Shot on location in Amsterdam, Germany's Rhineland, Venice, Siena, the Italian Riviera, the Swiss Alps, Paris, and London, these episodes cover Rick's favorite 3,000-mile European loop while providing viewers with essential travel skills. We cover tips on planning an itinerary, hurdling the language barrier, driving and catching the train, avoiding scams, eating well, sleeping smart, staying safe, and everything you need to enjoy the best possible experience.
Rick island-hops through the Aegean, sampling three classic Greek getaways - Santorini, Mykonos, and Rhodes - and basking in their dramatic beauty. He tours ancient ruins, traces the vestiges of the Crusaders, samples rustic cuisine, savors classic Greek-island views, and compares beaches - from the ultimate party beach to idyllic quiet hideaways. And he shows how a cruise ship can be an efficient way to link up great island stopovers.
Made of very special 6/4 walnut with lots of figure. This commission will go to one of the world's best chocolate companies. Learn how to use a special joint called the Castle Joint. Head to Hartzell Hardwoods to see wood kilns in action.
Mauro gives the homeowners guidance on painting one of their rooms. Tile installer Mike O'Neil retiles the fireplace on the second floor while repairing cracks. Kevin heads to Williamson College of the Trades to hear how some graduates are doing.
Ross explains common ductwork noises and offers some solutions; Lee helps a homeowner fix her dead lawn by teaching aerating and overseeding; Mark travels to Austin, Texas to repair cracked stucco over concrete foundation.
When troop withdrawals begin, soldiers left in Vietnam ask what they are fighting for. News breaks of a shocking massacre at My Lai, and questions grow about the war's rectitude. The Cambodia invasion sparks large protests, with tragic consequences.
Learn how Asian Americans are simultaneously heralded as a model minority and targeted as the perpetual foreigner during the Cold War. It is also a time of bold ambition, as Asian Americans aspire to national political office.
In the season premiere, host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso travels to Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, for the annual Patriots' Day festivities, including a reenactment of the Battle of Lexington, where the American Revolution began. Host Richard Wiese is in Rockland, Maine, for the Great Schooner Race, where he joins captain Becky Sigwright aboard the windjammer Lewis R. French.
Guest: Niall Ferguson. Historian Sir Niall Ferguson assesses the first 100 days of President Trump's second term. He discusses the economic impact of Trump's tariffs, efforts to end the war in Ukraine, and the current and future challenges posed by China.
Hear a summary of the day's international and national news. Each weekend broadcast contains original in-depth reporting on topics including education, energy, politics, science, technology, religion, finance and the arts. John Yang anchors.
Details the art scandal of the forged masterpieces in King Charles' Dumfries House, and the 1986 Charles and Diana vacation to Marivent Palace in Spain an effort to not only improve relations between the two countries but also the frosty marriage. The episode also recounts a failed 2023 assassination attempt on Elizabeth II in Windsor Castle, and a 2021 theft of valuable items from Buckingham Palace by a member of staff.
The challenges of midwifery hit close to home when a Mother and Baby Home is evacuated. Meanwhile, Nancy's wedding plans take a surprising turn, and Sister Catherine takes her First Vows.
Through her feverish delirium, Cassandra guards Jane's letters from Mary Austen. As she drifts in and out of consciousness, she relives the dramatic events of her youth. Once better, Cassandra takes drastic action to secure Isabella's future.
Cassandra uncovers the truth about Isabella and Lidderdale's past. Dinah makes a reckless decision. Upon arriving back at Chawton, Cassandra takes a final step to protect Jane's legacy.
The entire team is attending Hyppolite's wedding, when a dramatic turn of events turns the ceremony into yet another bloodbath.
Many of today's "who's who" in Malaysia grew up in small, humble towns such as Sitiawan. Martin spends a day with a network of old friends in their hometown, visiting with a local baker and a noodle maker discussing their strong community spirit, then Martin gets an invite to the famous fish head banquet.
Hosted by Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison, Cook's Country features the best regional home cooking in the country and relies on the same practical, no-nonsense food approach that has made Cook's Country magazine so successful. Cook's Country is where family-friendly recipes from every corner of America are reimagined for home cooks everywhere.
This week Alamelu will prepare a flavorful and innovative dish called "Tuna Masala" along with a tasty high fiber snack called "Chickpea and Mango Soondal". She'll also prepare a popular lentil based South Indian saucy dish called "Carrot Sambhar". Join Alamelu as she visits a local Indian grocery store to select lentils for use in the kitchen.
Celebrated vegan chef Laura Theodore prepares a fiesta menu. Menu features Easy Burrito Bake, the perfect recipe for a casual weeknight supper. On the side, Lively Lime Tortilla Chips provide crunch and jazzy pizazz. For a sweet note, Chocolate Rice Pudding makes a satisfying plant-based dessert to round out this colorful menu. Special guests: Ed Begley Jr. and Chef Del Sroufe.
Come visit the coast with Bob Ross and paint a glorious seascape! Enjoy the solitude and gentle rhythm of the waves as they gently caress the shoreline.
This beautiful valley lake will leave you fully rested and at peace with the world! Bob Ross creates a masterpiece so tranquil you'll want to paint along.
Visit Boston with Chef Marcus Samuelsson to learn about the Portuguese, Brazilian and Cape Verdean diasporas, united by one language in the bustling port city they call home. Meet the chefs who are continuing and transforming culinary traditions.
In the 1600s and 1700s, the art of "divine" kings and popes-and of revolutionaries and Reformers-tells the story of a Europe in transition. In the Catholic south, Baroque bubbled over with fanciful decoration and exuberant emotion. In the Protestant north, art was more sober and austere. And in France, the excesses of godlike kings gave way to revolution, Napoleon, and cerebral Neoclassicism.
Celebrated vegan chef Laura Theodore prepares a fiesta menu. Menu features Easy Burrito Bake, the perfect recipe for a casual weeknight supper. On the side, Lively Lime Tortilla Chips provide crunch and jazzy pizazz. For a sweet note, Chocolate Rice Pudding makes a satisfying plant-based dessert to round out this colorful menu. Special guests: Ed Begley Jr. and Chef Del Sroufe.
Some of the longest lived people attribute their longevity to their healthy diet, a purpose in their lives, family and...friends. I don't know about you, but life without my friends, would be a grim affair indeed. Friends love us, keep us honest, call us out when we need it and are always in our corners, giving unconditional love and support. Recipes: Eggplant Mushroom Style; Pasta Puttanesca; Tagliatelle with Porcini Mushrooms.
Our feet are the foundation of our bodies and keeping them strong and flexible is a major factor in having strong and flexible legs & hips! In this all-standing beginner workout Miranda will work the musculature and joints of your feet, ankles, knees, and hips to keep your entire body pain free and healthy.
Allow the beauty of the inspiring waterfall energy to recharge your body as we focus on standing postures designed to improve balance while creating more flexibility in the legs and hips using a chair for support.
Mark celebrates the holidays and shares his project ideas for do-it-yourself cardboard ornaments and wreaths, snow globes, wrapping and a standing plywood tree. Projects: Cardboard Ornaments and Wreath; Snow Globes; Holiday Shoe Clips; Standing Plywood Tree (Peter); Easy Wrapping Ideas.
Follow the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee to Natchez Mississippi where Roger paints a view of the winding river from high on a bluff. Sarah takes a look at a famous Blues street, explores the Vicksburg National Military Park, and tastes barbecue in Natchez.
In this episode of Classical Stretch, Miranda Esmonde-White will guide you through gentle, full body exercises that will help you lose weight and gain strength and flexibility in your muscles and joints. Enjoy this gentle, all-standing workout, filmed at a gorgeous, quaint chapel in Mexico.
Our feet are the foundation of our bodies and keeping them strong and flexible is a major factor in having strong and flexible legs & hips! In this all-standing beginner workout Miranda will work the musculature and joints of your feet, ankles, knees, and hips to keep your entire body pain free and healthy.
Celebrated vegan chef Laura Theodore prepares a plant-based luncheon meal for her girlfriends. Menu features Vegan Mock Tuna Sandwiches, served open faced with cherry tomatoes and sprouts. Spinach and Apple Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing blends baby spinach and crisp apples, while mouthwatering Strawberry Tartlets make the ideal warm weather dessert. To wet your whistle, Maple-Mint Lemonade. Special guest: Chef Del Sroufe.
I know what you're thinking. Here's where she lectures us about eating for heart health yet again. Hang on. Don't touch that remote. What if I told you that there's more to heart health than kale? Our emotional connections to what and how we eat help determine how our hearts feel day to day. Life is short so let's live well and thrive. Recipes: Brown Rice Risotto with Vegan Sausage; and Fennel; Pasta Ortolana; Artichoke, Carrot and Zucchini Salad; With Lime Vinaigrette.
TRAILS TO OISHII TOKYO (formerly called Trails to Tsukiji) takes an in-depth look at Japanese food available at Tokyo's iconic market, where every kind of fresh food, from seafood to produce, is gathered from around the country. The program traces unique Japanese foods from the market back to their original source. Past episodes included: "Abalone," called "the treasure of the sea" in Japan; "Oysters," which the Japanese have been eating for 4,000 years; and "Green Tea," the country's popular beverage of choice.
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 J Schwanke explores connections between coffee, tea and flowers - including recycled grounds, blooming teas, and themed arrangements. Plus: learn about the creator of a popular, vintage dinnerware pattern.
Seasonal weekly series with tips for the backyard gardener and homeowner, including lawn care, tree care, houseplants and flowers. Host and University of Tennessee Extension Agent Chris Cooper provides advice and tips for gardening success with the help of plant experts, Master Gardeners and other guests.
This episode visits New York and Los Angeles - home to the two largest Korean populations in the United States - to explore what distinguishes each. Both are 24-hour hubs of food and drinking culture. However, New York City's Koreatown covers just one block, whereas Los Angeles' Koreatown seems like a city unto itself. At dinner with Lisa Ling and her husband Paul Song, chef Sang Yoon breaks down the basics of Korean cooking. Back in New York, at Saveur Magazine'stest kitchen, Top Chefwinner Kristen Kish, a Seoul-born Korean adoptee, receives her first-ever Korean cooking lesson, a kimchi tutorial, from Korean homemaker and YouTube sensation, Maangchi. The episode ends with a night out at Pocha 32, an export of Korea's popular "tent" restaurants.
Track the evolution of Chinese food in America through the lens of two third-generation Chinese-American restaurateurs. Wilson Tang preserves the legacy of his family's dim sum parlor (America's oldest) while opening a fine-dining Chinese restaurant on Chinatown's expanding Lower East Side. Ed Schoenfeld, a self-proclaimed Chinese food expert and owner of one of the most critically acclaimed Chinese restaurants in New York, provides a tutorial on Peking duck preparation. The episode concludes at Hakkasan, a global Chinese brand that includes nightclubs and restaurants from Beverly Hills to Dubai to Shanghai.
This episode introduces Olivia Wu, designer of the original Asian restaurant concepts on Google's "campus." Go behind-the-scenes at Google's first sit-down restaurant, as the assembly line churns out 2, 000 servings of the Indian fried rice dish, biryani. A visit to Google's purveyors showcases the ethos of the Bay Area food culture - local, seasonable and sustainable. After a career in Silicon Valley, two retired Japanese executives returned to their ancestral farming roots and constructed an indoor vertical farm which services some of the top restaurants in the Bay Area. The episode ends at a now-mainstream tofu factory.
This episode explores how cultures collide when trends meet traditions. Mister Softee taken over by the Chinese government; Brooklyn Brewery is using Japanese hops from Jeju Island; the Fung Bros visits a New Yorker who is reinventing the Shanghainese soup dumpling.
It isn't just recipes that get imported and exported between the East and West, but also food practices. The farm to table movement is not at all uniquely American. We travel around China's Hangzhou region with Dai Jianjun of Dragon's Well Manor and to Sang Lee Farms in New York's North Fork to see how widespread this movement to keep things local really is.
A fourth-generation Japanese-American farm (Chino Farms). America's oldest tofu shop in the hands of a surprising new owner (Ota Tofu). A mother-son relationship built on a passion for food and a love of heritage (Liv Wu and Erling Wu-Bower) . A historic Hollywood cafe that is part culinary hotspot, part Asians-in-Hollywood history exhibit. A former commander in the South Vietnamese army and CIA collaborator who now owns a James Beard award-winning restaurant (William Vuong). These are the incredible stories of immigrant hope, strength, perseverance, and courage that define American greatness and illustrate the richness of the Asian experience.
Comfort food is nostalgic, hearty, soothing, and has never been more indispensable. Whether it's Chinese food made at home with an assist from cooking blogs like The Woks of Life or Taiwanese and Indonesian classics reimagined by young chefs like Eric Sze (886), Trigg Brown (Win Son), or Cedric Vongerichten (Wayan), fresh takes on familiar flavors are finding a new generation of hungry fans.
We meet leaders of the grassroots food community advocating for change while preserving the soul of Chinatown. Writer Grace Young takes us on a tour of the oldest restaurants in Manhattan's changing Chinatown, where Mei Lum (Wing on Wo) evolves her family's heritage business, and chefs Helen Nguyen (Saigon Social) and Winston Chiu (Feed Forward) are feeding local residents in need.
On a trip to Oahu, we harvest fruit with the Matsuda family of Kahuka Farms; chef Mark Noguchi prepares an epic potluck dinner; and chefs Michelle and Wade Ueoki get personal when it comes to Hawaiian food while their mentor, chef Alan Wong, creates a tuna poke. We also meet Brooks Takenaka who runs a fish auction that helps regulate, market, and preserve Honolulu's fishing industry.
Moms feed us, but who feeds the moms? We join a 12-year-old Food Network star as he cooks for his family, visit the shop where a renown chef prepares a dizzying array of the Korean staples known as banchan and learn about a meal-delivery service that provides a classic Asian pregnancy and post-partum diet.
Fairlight de Michele fondly remembers her Grandma Erna's noodle kugel on her childhood holiday tables. With no recipe, she experimented on her own, but with no success. So she turns to Milk Street to help her out!
Argentina. The very name summons visions of rustic gaucho asados and sophisticated grill restaurants. In this show, you'll learn to prepare it from a genuine asador, Argentinean grill master. From a whole wood-grilled rib roast. To a surprising "pizza" made with a flank steak "crust." With two classic Argentinean sauces. Plus something unexpected: an Argentinean meatless mixed grill. Wood-Grilled Rib Roast with Chimichurri and Salsa Criolla; Meat Crust Pizza; Meatless Mixed Grill.
Reflecting its commitment to the Treme neighborhood in which it is located, this episode traces changes to the Dooky Chase Restaurant, including an expansion for the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans and a challenging rebuild following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The events are recalled through preparation of Pompano with Crabmeat Imperial Sauce, Steak au Poivre, and Crawfish Etouffee by Chefs Dook and Zoe Chase.
I teach you that serving up pasta can open a world of possibilities. And share my recipes for two very different flavor-packed pasta dishes - Penne with Cauliflower & Green Olive Pesto and Fusilli with Salami & Roasted Peppers. I catch up with old friends, the Sofgline sisters, from Bologna, to talk all things fresh pasta. From the pasta shape to the sauce you can serve up pasta any way you like.
Kavita holds four patents for a world changing invention that does one simple thing: extend the life of produce. After a trip to visit her grandmother in her native India, she developed a recipe for a paper that would stop the spoilage of food. Her work is revolutionizing the world's food supply especially in the poorest pockets of the globe. Kavita takes us to Great Sage restaurant in Clarksville, Maryland just minutes from where she grew up in Maryland. The perfectly seasoned Spinach curry is a reminder of who she is and where she came from. We feast on her favorite dishes and talk about how this invention is just the beginning of growing a world changing empire.
Morgan Bolling makes host Julia Collin Davison Smoked Prime Rib and a surprise sandwich with leftovers. Toni Tipton-Martin talks about iconic foods that started as leftovers, and equipment expert Adam Ried shares our recommended grill gloves. Christie Morrison makes Torn Potato Salad with Toasted Garlic and Herb Dressing.
In CONFUCIUS WAS A FOODIE, celebrity chef and former Food Network host Christine Cushing takes viewers on a voyage of discovery, uncovering the fascinating traditions, philosophies and history of Chinese culinary culture and its surprising influence on food around the world. Christine's motivation to embark on this journey is her discovery that 2,500-year-old Chinese philosopher Confucius was actually-a foodie. From exploring Chinese cuisines in North America to the culinary politics of Taiwan, the tasty richness of Hong Kong, and the blended flavors of South East Asia, Christine finds connections to the gastronomic precepts of the great Chinese philosopher both ancient and modern. Each episode features Christine as a culinary adventurer, fearlessly leading viewers to a deeper appreciation of our world through a gourmand filter. In Italy Christine questions the origins of pizza, in Greece she uncovers the beginnings of her beloved baklava, and in Paris she discovers that crepes have Chinese roots. Featuring celebrity guests such as Anna Olson, chef Wan, Ming Tsai, Alvin Leung, and Janet Hsieh, CONFUCIUS WAS A FOODIE shakes up foodie myths, and takes a delicious look at the historical and contemporary landscape of Chinese cuisine.
This episode visits New York and Los Angeles - home to the two largest Korean populations in the United States - to explore what distinguishes each. Both are 24-hour hubs of food and drinking culture. However, New York City's Koreatown covers just one block, whereas Los Angeles' Koreatown seems like a city unto itself. At dinner with Lisa Ling and her husband Paul Song, chef Sang Yoon breaks down the basics of Korean cooking. Back in New York, at Saveur Magazine'stest kitchen, Top Chefwinner Kristen Kish, a Seoul-born Korean adoptee, receives her first-ever Korean cooking lesson, a kimchi tutorial, from Korean homemaker and YouTube sensation, Maangchi. The episode ends with a night out at Pocha 32, an export of Korea's popular "tent" restaurants.
Track the evolution of Chinese food in America through the lens of two third-generation Chinese-American restaurateurs. Wilson Tang preserves the legacy of his family's dim sum parlor (America's oldest) while opening a fine-dining Chinese restaurant on Chinatown's expanding Lower East Side. Ed Schoenfeld, a self-proclaimed Chinese food expert and owner of one of the most critically acclaimed Chinese restaurants in New York, provides a tutorial on Peking duck preparation. The episode concludes at Hakkasan, a global Chinese brand that includes nightclubs and restaurants from Beverly Hills to Dubai to Shanghai.
In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution spawned new artistic styles: idealized Romanticism, light-chasing Impressionism, sensuous Art Nouveau. Then Europe's tumultuous 20th century inspired rule-breaking art as exciting as the times: from Expressionism and Cubism to Surrealism to Abstract. The genius of artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalà express the complexity of our modern world.
In this episode, Andreas travels north across the Arctic Circle on the train from Trondheim to Bodo. He goes fishing in the Queen of Rivers, Namsen and grills the salmon on a riverbank. On the highlands of the north Andreas makes reindeer meatballs and in Bodo where the landscape becomes lusher and greener again, Andreas fries a piece of Arctic beef - fit for a feast.
Even with strong sales, competitors are undercutting the grocery business. Carrie finally finds the perfect new bakery space, but will she choose to move? A former employee opens a new cafe, and daughter Caroline has finally found her college home.
Ravi Patel is almost 30 and still single, and his tradition-minded Hindu family is not happy. After he breaks up with his white girlfriend, he enters the semi-arranged marriage system in America. Meet the Patels explores the influences of culture and identity on the most intense, personal, and important part of one's life - love.
DREAMS OF GLORY: THE WORLD OF WOMEN'S SUMO is a half-hour documentary that follows three female sumo wrestlers as they compete at the highest level at the Women Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. The film tracks each athlete's individual journey, from strength and technique training to their final competitive fights. It also explores the untold stories behind the growing prominence of women in the traditionally male-dominated world of sumo.
Featuring the redemptive tale of waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope's final years, "Loimata, The Sweetest Tears" is a chronicle of journeys - journeys of migration, spirituality, voyaging, healing and coming home. Confronting intergenerational trauma head on, the Siope family returns to their homeland of Samoa.
Learn how Asian Americans are simultaneously heralded as a model minority and targeted as the perpetual foreigner during the Cold War. It is also a time of bold ambition, as Asian Americans aspire to national political office.
At 21, he was a leader of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution. By 23, he became Hong Kong's youngest elected lawmaker. At 26, he was Most Wanted under the National Security Law. Who's Afraid of Nathan Law? offers a close look at the city's most famous dissident to uncover what happens to freedom when an authoritarian power goes unchecked.
We carry our histories, hopes, and humor into the search for belonging. When life falls apart, Annie learns that being the rock doesn't mean carrying everything alone; Tae's trumpet dreams collide with the budget, teaching him that love sometimes sounds like compromise; and Shweta confronts beauty standards, reclaiming her reflection. Three storytellers, three interpretations of Being Asian.
This week on ON STORY, screenwriter-producer Clint Bentley and producer Monique Walton join us to discuss the making of the independent, prison-drama feature, SING SING and their process developing a script inspired by a real-life rehabilitation through the arts program and their mission to depict an authentic incarcerated experience.
This weekly news analysis program is the only woman-centered national news/talk show on television. Dedicated to the premise that women of all ethnic backgrounds and political persuasions are an important part of the national dialogues, the series provides a platform for the multifaceted views of involved, informed women journalists and commentators. Topics range from women's health to family issues to women in the workplace, the environment, women in finance and education.
Join award-winning journalists every Friday night in a robust roundtable discussion of the week's major national news stories.
New York Times bestselling author Leigh Ann Henion discusses her book "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark."
Will helping the vulnerable remain a priority for the next Pope? How did my family experience World War II? It's becoming increasingly difficult to find answers.
Drug cartels in Ecuador are gaining influence, in part due to the widespread poverty in the country that makes it easy to recruit dealers. Also: Could forest dieback be an opportunity for more diverse forests to grow?
Learn how Asian Americans are simultaneously heralded as a model minority and targeted as the perpetual foreigner during the Cold War. It is also a time of bold ambition, as Asian Americans aspire to national political office.
Featuring the redemptive tale of waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope's final years, "Loimata, The Sweetest Tears" is a chronicle of journeys - journeys of migration, spirituality, voyaging, healing and coming home. Confronting intergenerational trauma head on, the Siope family returns to their homeland of Samoa.
Dr. Chavis talks to Dominique D. Calhoun, 81st President of the National Bar Association. Attorney Calhoun talks about how the Black experience has evolved and where there is still a need for drastic change regarding major issues such as civil rights, social justice and protecting voting rights.
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.
In this episode of Great Lakes Now, investigating the complicated policy and impacts of coal ash in the Great Lakes through the student reporting initiative, "Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash." Coal ash threats on Lake Michigan, ideas for beneficial reuse and more in this special collaboration with Northwestern University?s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
Mandarin farmers explain why this tiny, easy-to-peel fruit is exploding in popularity. Visit a lettuce and herb farm that grows just about "everything in a salad." We'll show you how to make a popular Greek recipe, Spanakopita with Tzatziki sauce. Meet a multi-generational family in Iowa growing soybeans.
In DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES acclaimed "Beatle-ologist" Scott Freiman guides you, step by step, on an educational journey through several of The Beatles' milestone albums and the fascinating stories that accompanied them. No matter how much you know about the Beatles, there's something new here for you. Episodes include "The Beatles Come to America," "Deconstructing Rubber Soul," "A Trip Through Strawberry Fields."
The All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop Full-length performances include: Johnny Maestro, The Duprees, Jay Back, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Ronnie Spector, Frankie Valli, Jerry Butler and many more artists from the 50s and 60s.
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark series in September 2015 with this in-depth overview of the iconic documentary. See video clips and interviews with Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires and others.
In this one-hour special, Rick Steves travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe - taking millions of people with it. He traces fascism's history from its roots in the turbulent aftermath of World War I, when masses of angry people rose up, to the rise of charismatic leaders who manipulated that anger, and the totalitarian societies they built. In addition, Rick chronicles the brutal measures the leaders used to enforce their ideologies, and discusses the horrific consequences of genocide and total war. And yet despite all this, inspiration can be found by those who resisted. Along the way, Rick visits poignant sights throughout Europe relating to fascism, and talks with Europeans whose families lived through those times. The goal of the RICK STEVES SPECIAL: THE STORY OF FASCISM IN EUROPE is to learn from the hard lessons of 20th-century Europe, and to recognize that ideology in the 21st century.
We've all heard of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but most people have no idea how widespread and prevalent Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism was. Instead, it's widely believed "Jews went to their deaths like sheep to the slaughter." Filmed in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Israel, and the U.S., Resistance - They Fought Back provides a much-needed corrective to this myth of Jewish passivity. There were uprisings in ghettos large and small, rebellions in death camps, and thousands of Jews fought Nazis in the forests. Everywhere in Eastern Europe, Jews waged campaigns of non-violent resistance against the Nazis.
Someone Lives Here follows a Toronto carpenter Khaleel Seivwright, who builds tiny shelters for unhoused people during the pandemic. As his work gains global attention, city officials push back, sparking a heated battle over compassion, safety, and the right to shelter.
Hopper's work is the most recognizable art in America - popular, praised, and mysterious. Countless painters, photographers, filmmakers and musicians have been influenced by his art - but who was he, and how did a struggling illustrator create such a bounty of notable work? This new film takes a deep look into Hopper's art, his life, and his relationships. From his early career as an illustrator; his wife giving up her own promising art career to be his manager; his critical and commercial acclaim; and in his own words - this film explores the enigmatic personality behind the brush. Combined with expert interviews, diaries and a startling visual reflection of American life, Hopper: An American love story brings to life America's arguably most influential artist.
When the neighborhood garbage truck malfunctions, Lyla and Stu step in to save the day. / Lyla and Louisa take a ride on the city bus and accidentally lose Stu in the process!
The Chronicles of Buster - Buster is obsessed with the extended DVD version of the epic film "The Chronicles of Ahmayzzia," with 1001 hours of behind-the-scenes footage! In fact, he's so engrossed that he neglects his training for a class rock-climbing trip. After jeopardizing his relationship with best friend and climbing partner, Arthur, Buster finally learns that special effects can't take the place of hard work when conquering real mountains.On this Spot - Arthur is thrilled to learn that Sitting Bull once passed through Elwood City! He rallies the residents to mark the spot of the legend's visit with a monument - but is dismayed when his friends care more about celebrity sightings than local history. Can Arthur get them to see the specialness of their city's spots?
Robert Plant - Olive and Otto must find a way to stop Obfusco's plant from taking over headquarters. Curriculum: Geometry and spatial sense; understand that maps provide information about direction and distance.Game Time - When Otto gets trapped inside a video game it's up to Olive to rescue him. Curriculum: Measurement; identify value of coins and combinations to make a dollar.
As a Sound Effects Artist, Dev learns that he will need to think differently to make all the sounds he needs for a movie. / Cora becomes a City Planner to create a new area of Skillsville for everyone to enjoy.
When the Wild Kratts gets marooned and lost a world away from the Tortuga, they must embark on a long journey home. The gang finds inspiration in several owls that they encounter along the way. As owls live on every continent except Antarctica, Aviva thinks it must be a sign. She has enough supplies and power to make one creature power suit and one only and ultimately it's up to owl power whether or not they ever get back home.
Mindy's mom has gradually been giving Mindy permission to go a little bit farther in the neighborhood on her own, and Mindy is trying to map out exactly what her boundaries are. Sean compares her "Mindyspere" to the helisophere-the boundaries of the Sun's influence. The kids get Celery to fly them out past the heliosphere into true interstellar space. Back on Earth, they make their own Voyager 1 (out of a wagon) and take Mindy to the outermost edges of the Mindysphere! / Sydney knows a lot about Boxwood Terrace's early history, and she tells Jet stories about a local pioneer who went by the nickname "Lone Star." He got that name because he was an early astronomer who liked the hills of Boxwood Terrace for their excellent views of the night sky, and built the first Observatory on the hill that now sits at the center of the Deep Space Array. As Jet imagines Sydney's story of Lone Star, the kids turn the story into a Western-flavored musical.
Aviva announces she's one step closer to fixing the Time Trampoline with the invention of a Time Thruster. But before they can check it out, it goes overboard and attaches onto a Sockeye salmon who is in the middle of the "Salmon Run". The Wild Kratt team is led on a wild chase, as they follow the salmon on this incredible and difficult journey - both battling the odds to reach their goals. Science Concept: Life cycles and ecosystems.
In the shadows of the night, something is making a mess of the Dingerville ballfield. Can the CyberSquad help to stop it? On earth, Inez is forced to start sharing her room with younger sister, Camila.
"Lost and Found" Senor Fabuloso has lost his creativity and must find it in his hometown of Barcelona. "Time of Goodbye" In Barcelona, Carmen makes a new friend and Senor Fabuloso reunites with his own childhood friend at the book fair.
When Sally accidentally destroys Nick's model of a mountain, the Cat takes them to meet Sara of Serendip, an inventor who helps them understand that you can make new discoveries through your mistakes.Nick discovers that Sally can't hear him when he yells from his bedroom window if their bedroom windows are closed. The Cat takes them to the Soundy Sea and they learn that sound travels in waves.
"Crystal and King Benefit Concert: Part One" - When Crystal and the King go for a trip to the Big Pond, they learn that it's being recklessly overfished! They enlist the help of the Pteranodon Family to try to spread the word that if the dinosaurs and pterosaurs aren't more careful, the Big Pond will run out of fish to eat. But when Crystal realizes that nothing they're doing is actually raising awareness of the issue, she decides to organize a HUGE benefit concert, and everyone agrees to pitch in and help (as long as the King doesn't have to perform)!"Crystal and King Benefit Concert: Part Two" - The "Don't Overfish the Big Pond" Benefit Concert is underway, and it's a HUGE success! But because there's so much to organize, Crystal never finds the time to rehearse her big finale - so when it's time for her to go onstage, she experiences something she's never experienced before - stage fright! Can the kids help Crystal get over her stage fright and get her back onstage, or will the King have to come out of "performance retirement" to help her out?Educational Objectives: Overfishing generally results in a dramatic depletion in the total amount of fish (i.e., biomass). Also, overfishing often causes smaller fish (the prey species of larger fish) to increase in number as the larger predators are removed. If aquatic ecosystems are given a chance to rebound, they often will, as long as the numbers of fish have not been depleted too far.
Pinkalicious imagines creative possibilities everywhere she looks. Aimed at kids 3-5, PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC encourages viewers to engage in the creative arts and self-expression, including music, dance, theater and visual arts. Get creative with Pinkalicious, Peter and all their friends in Pinkville!
The Mermaid in the Mall Problem - The Mega Mall. When a furniture store becomes a magical forest, Peg and Cat must become Knights of the Round Table - if only they can find a round table! Primary Content: Working with flat shapes. Secondary Content: Solid shapes.The Painting Problem - Paris. To get purple paint for their masterpiece, famous painters Peg Casso and Vincent Van Goo (Cat) need a whole new kind of addition. Primary Content: Adding on to find sums to 5, identifying addition and equal signs. Secondary Content: Working with two dimensional shapes.
It's Opposite Day on Sesame Street! Everyone's celebrating by doing things that are as different as they can be. Alan whispers quietly and shouts very loudly while Elmo runs very fast and very slow. Slimey opens and closes the lid of Oscar's can and Grover stands near and far. Bert and Ernie notice they like opposite things like the stripes on their shirts, talking loudly or whispering, and having a messy or clean apartment. They may be different and do the opposite, and they're still friends.
When a muddy Farmer Tilly visits Scrubby's, Milo, Lofty and Lark think it would be amazing to be down on the farm with the animals. But left in charge, their fun time soon turns to chaos! Will they remember the Country Code in time to restore order?
While Super hunts high and low for a favorite lost sticker, the Wombats collaborate on a new ending for an old Sticker Monster story. Then the Wombats travel in and around the Treeborhood, teaching Zeke how to count in order from 1 to 10.
Zadie creates a Treeborhood photo album to trace the growth of their beloved Tree from little, to big, to VERY big. / When Mr. E accidentally polka-dances a sculpture to smithereens, he and Louisa hold a contest to replace it.
Daniel is frustrated when Juan Carlos doesn't pretend the same way he does. Dad shows them they can pretend in different ways./Chrissie gets upset when O plays horse differently than her. X shows them that there are so many ways to pretend.
Nighttime in the Neighborhood Tonight is a special night in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. In this half hour episode, Daniel and his friends are going to a pajama party at the library! As Daniel and his family walk through the moonlit neighborhood, Daniel learns about all of the things that look and sound different at night. Strategy: Let's find out what's special at night
Carl stretches the limits of honesty when he gets a universal screwdriver for his birthday. / When a storm creates a hole in the walkway to his house, Carl wants it fixed, until he discovers his friends have turned it into something magical.
George and The Man with the Yellow Hat spend the day at the Renaissance Faire to experience what it was like to live a long time ago. The Man with the Yellow Hat dresses as a court jester, and George explores the grounds, learning how clothes were washed and how spoons and bowls were made in olden times. George is excited when he spots a Knight, one just like his favorite book character and hero, Fearless Freddy. After some Ren-Faire adventures, George finds himself wearing a suit of armor and riding a pony - just like Freddy - and saves his friend to become the hero of the Faire!
Donkey's cousin comes to visit, but they don't like doing the same things anymore. Can they still have fun together?/When Purple Panda wonders if he likes being different from other pandas, Donkey helps him realize his differences make him special.
Donkey and Panda can't wait for Gameshow Gator's new game. To pass the time, they make up their own game: Acornball!/Donkey and Panda disagree on which toys from the Super Duper Magic Fun Box are fun. Does this mean they can't be friends anymore?
Elinor is friends with a chickadee bird she names Chicky, but when snow covers the yard, she starts to worry about how Chicky will find food in the winter. She and her friends then observe that birds all have a unique way of finding food during the winter months, called foraging. This new knowledge inspires Elinor, Olive and Ari to build bird feeders to make food easier to find for their feathery friends!
Ready...steady...splat! Whyatt and his puppy want to win the porridge race, but the bowl of breakfast cereal keeps falling off the puppy's back. This is a super MESSY problem! The reading friends visit The Great Robot Race and encounter a boy named Bradbury who is determined to help his robo-doggie to win a race too! Both Bradbury and the super readers will have to use a little creative problem solving to help robo-doggie zoom to the head of the pack!Educational Objectives: To learn about innovation, experiment with the alphabet and rhyme with ING words. Preschoolers will also learn what the word "fins" means and use the power to read to change the story.
106A When Papa says they'll have to wait until tomorrow to go to the Dino Park, Rosie tries to make tomorrow come faster.106B Rosie tries to remember where she left her walkie talkie so she, Javi and Jun can play a game.
Inspired by the best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson when they were kids. Each adventure will help young viewers make the connection between the skills that made these historical figures heroes and those same qualities within themselves, helping them discover that they, too, can change the world.
When Alma, Harper, and Rafia see a quick-change video Safina made, Harper wants to make a video for her dad of her changing into her robot costume that's just like it. The only problem is, they can't figure out how she changed her clothes so fast! They'll need a little help to make a video of their own. Alma is supposed to help Eddie record a rap, but starts a rap circle with Junior, Andre, and Becka instead.
King Run It's salmon season! First order of business at fish camp: help Grandpa Nat fix the broken fish wheel. But when the fish wheel goes missing, Molly and Tooey have a bigger problem to solve. The Native Youth Olympics Did you know that Molly's Dad used to compete in the Native Youth Olympics? Neither did she! But now she's determined to put together a team and bring a gold medal to Qyah, if she can master an event.
Lyla and Louis train Stu to help at the diner. / Lyla and Luke teach Stu how to ride a scooter so he can join the Loops Family for the Roll N' Scoot community event.
For the Birds - Brain dreams of being the first to spot a rare bird species called the green-tailed grebe. When Mr. Ratburn starts a bird-watching club at school, Brain is panicked! What if someone finds the grebe first and ruins his chances at fame and fortune? Or, can Brain learn that nature is a gift meant for everyone to share?Ungifted - Buster's always asking Arthur for favors. One day he worries at the thought of having to repay them all at once, so Buster goes on a favor-repaying frenzy, helping everyone whom Arthur owes a favor to in hopes of getting himself out of this "favor debt." But is Buster forgetting the real meaning of friendship? Educational Objective: Buster learns a lesson about debt, and that true friendship means doing favors without expecting anything in return.
Trading Places - A villain uses one of Oscar's gadgets to cause destruction around town, which eventually leads to Olive getting kicked off the squad. Curriculum: Numbers and counting; understanding place value.Bad Lemonade - Olive and Otto are called in to help when Polly Graph mysteriously quits her lemonade stand. Curriculum: Data collection and analysis; creating and interpreting bar graphs and pictographs
Entrepreneur Cora opens a lemonade stand and makes a plan with Dev and Rae to grow her business. / As a Hairstylist, Rae focuses on giving her customers the haircuts and colors they want.
The Tortuga is parked in the Great North and some strange noises have Koki thinking it's time for a diagnostic overhaul. As they are near Little Howler's pack territory, the bros decide to try to find the wolf pack. Unexpectedly, a raven joins Martin and Chris on their adventure and the brothers soon learn about the incredible intelligence and ingenuity of the raven.
Sydney shows Jet and Sean a cool experiment - dropping different items from the same height to see which reaches the ground first. That reminds Sean of a video he watched of an astronaut on the Moon dropping a hammer and a feather from the same height. They reach the ground at the same time. And the reason is atmosphere - or lack of it - on the Moon. Jet laughs - really? Wait, what's atmosphere? Well, the kids know the best way to find out - into the wagon/saucer! Our kids and Celery fly to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere to learn what it does... and then go to the Moon. Is the atmosphere around the Moon the same as the Earth's? And what happens when our kids do the hammer-feather drop on the lunar surface? / Sydney brings Jet and Sean to the DSA to visit her mom, DR. AMY SKELLEY, and check out her work. Dr. Skelley is a robotics engineer who makes outer space robotic and gadget dreams a reality.
Aviva announces she's one step closer to fixing the Time Trampoline with the invention of a Time Thruster. But before they can check it out, it goes overboard and attaches onto a Sockeye salmon who is in the middle of the "Salmon Run". The Wild Kratt team is led on a wild chase, as they follow the salmon on this incredible and difficult journey - both battling the odds to reach their goals. Science Concept: Life cycles and ecosystems.
Buzz sets out to throw the best birthday ever for Hacker. Nothing but the finest food, decorations, and music will do! There's just one problem - Buzz's plans will cause way too much pollution! Delete brings in the CyberSquad to help.
Follow the adventures of three friends - Leo, a wombat from Australia; Carmen, a butterfly from Mexico; and Andy, a frog from the U.S. - as they traverse the globe with their parents' traveling performance troupe, "Circo Fabuloso." At each of the Circo's stops, Luna the Moon, voiced by Judy Greer, guides the trio as they get to know the local region and its people. The gang's adventures take them through cities around the globe - from London to Cairo to Beijing - where they explore the food, music, art, architecture and other features that make each place distinctive.
106A When Papa says they'll have to wait until tomorrow to go to the Dino Park, Rosie tries to make tomorrow come faster.106B Rosie tries to remember where she left her walkie talkie so she, Javi and Jun can play a game.
Inspired by the best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson when they were kids. Each adventure will help young viewers make the connection between the skills that made these historical figures heroes and those same qualities within themselves, helping them discover that they, too, can change the world.
When Alma, Harper, and Rafia see a quick-change video Safina made, Harper wants to make a video for her dad of her changing into her robot costume that's just like it. The only problem is, they can't figure out how she changed her clothes so fast! They'll need a little help to make a video of their own. Alma is supposed to help Eddie record a rap, but starts a rap circle with Junior, Andre, and Becka instead.
King Run It's salmon season! First order of business at fish camp: help Grandpa Nat fix the broken fish wheel. But when the fish wheel goes missing, Molly and Tooey have a bigger problem to solve. The Native Youth Olympics Did you know that Molly's Dad used to compete in the Native Youth Olympics? Neither did she! But now she's determined to put together a team and bring a gold medal to Qyah, if she can master an event.