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Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. In just a few weeks, President Trump has unleashed a barrage of tariffs that could reshape global trade. And by his own admission, he's just getting started. Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes gives the economic view from London. -
Premieres Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Thursday, April 24 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Sunday, April 27 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore the planet’s most threatened ecosystems. Follow Dr. M. Sanjayan on a visit to northern California where the largest river restoration project in U.S. history is aiming to bring life back to a sacred river. -
Premieres Friday, April 25, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Follow Rachmaninoff’s journey from a Russian aristocrat to an American artist after the Bolshevik revolution. Forced to rebuild at 44, he embraced modern technology, toured extensively and reinvented his career while longing for his lost homeland. -
Premieres Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Celebrate International Jazz Day with host Jeremy Irons in a concert featuring Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater and more. Enjoy powerful jazz, blues, and Afrobeat collaborations, plus timeless classics, in this unforgettable musical event. -
Start streaming new episodes before the broadcast with KPBS Passport! Season 14 premieres Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Saturday, April 26 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, April 28 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover Bahia Gonzaga, an off-the-grid paradise offering water adventures, stargazing, and more. -
Coming Soon! Premieres Sundays, May 4 – May 18, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Notoriously known for burning Jane’s letters, did Cassandra Austen truly protect her famous sister’s reputation? Immerse in this literary mystery, reimagined as a fascinating, witty, and heart-breaking tale of sisterly love. -
Premieres Wednesday, April 23, 205 at 11 p.m on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, April 27 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 and Monday, April 28 at 7 a.m. on KPBS 2. The film tells the dramatic story of three community leaders in Latin America who resisted government and corporate plans to divert critical local water resources to mining and hydroelectric projects. -
Premieres Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Amid rising antisemitism around the world and 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Simon Schama traces the historical road of horror that culminated in the death camps. From Lithuania to Poland, the Netherlands and, finally, Auschwitz, Schama confronts the enormity of the Holocaust as both historian and 80-year-old Jew, to understand how it happened and in the hopes of never again. -
Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport / YouTube! Christopher Kimball searches Paris for new spins on bistro classics, starting with a surprising take on French Onion Soup. Back at Milk Street, Rose Hattabaugh makes Oven-Baked Three-Layer Croque Monsieur Sandwiches, a fuss-free recipe that's doable on any night of the week. Finally, Rosemary Gill prepares a modern twist on garlic bread: Garlic Toasts with Goat Cheese and Herb Salad. -
Premieres Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change. With the Howard Center at ASU, why communities are relocating, and struggling to preserve their traditions. Also: an investigation into Russian atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine.
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