Jennifer Robinson

Fridays, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sundays, Feb. 9 and 16 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2. Ken Burns presents a two-part portrait of our enigmatic and brilliant third president. Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history.

Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Trump 2.0 could mean big changes for Big Tech, affecting everything from AI development to what social media users see online. What's in store for 2025? Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson discusses the intersection of technology, media and politics.

Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Sunday, Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. In New York City, a team of elite engineers and construction workers are on a mission to build the ultimate airport. Follow their ups and downs as they race to build a new, world-class LaGuardia on the site of one of America’s busiest aviation hubs.

Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Through dynamic archival footage and compelling interviews, this film is the first documentary to profile the youth-led movement of nonviolent civil disobedience against the Vietnam War, a critical part of the antiwar movement that eventually forced an end to both the war and draft conscription.

Premieres Tuesdays, Jan. 28 - Feb. 18, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Wednesdays, Feb. 5 - 26 at 8 a.m. on KPBS 2. The series explores how a series of Black migrations have shaped the U.S. From waves of Black Americans to the North—and back South—to immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.

Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. The Holocaust began with words – hateful words aimed at Jews, and others. Words can encourage and compliment, but words can also startle and wound people personally and in public ways. Words matter. Can the Holocaust provide a template for understanding and confronting extremism today?

Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, March 10 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with the PBS App. Season 3 premieres Thursday, April 6! We sit down with two powerhouses of talent in the theatre, television, and film scene. Dedrick Weathersby and Tisha Campbell join us to chat about their trials and tribulations in our industry.