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Philly D.A.
Philly D.A. | Trailer
April 20, 2021
He sued police over 75 times. Now hes the D.A. Can his team make change from the inside?
Trailer 2 | Philly D.A. | Episode 2
April 20, 2021
Tuesday, April 20 at 9/8c on PBS and the PBS Video app
Full Epsiodes
Coded Bias
March 22, 2021
Exposing prejudices and threats to civil liberty in facial recognition algorithms and A.I....
Mr. SOUL!
February 22, 2021
Mr. SOUL! explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public TV.
A Day in the Life of America
January 11, 2021
July 4th, 2017: 92 film crews, 24 hours, a snapshot of a nation on the verge of upheaval.
Represent
November 23, 2020
Leading up to 2018 elections, three Midwestern women tackle politics on their own terms.
Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
November 16, 2020
The Property Brother journeys across the U.S. to explore the battle over solar energy.
Feels Good Man
October 19, 2020
Pepe the Frogs surreal journey from mellow cartoon character to registered hate symbol.
Pipe Dreams
June 22, 2020
Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
June 15, 2020
Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.
Rewind
May 11, 2020
Rewind paints a vivid but hopeful portrait of a family plagued by a cycle of abuse.
Jim Allison: Breakthrough
April 27, 2020
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn mans visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
The Hottest August
April 20, 2020
Ordinary New Yorkers share their anxieties about the future while bracing for record heat....
Always in Season
February 24, 2020
Always in Season is a haunting exploration of lynching and racial violence in America.
We Believe In Dinosaurs
February 17, 2020
The Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Kentucky creationism museum.
Leftover Women
February 10, 2020
Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood....
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
February 3, 2020
Were the 739 deaths from Chicago's 1995 heatwave a one-time tragedy or appalling trend?
The First Rainbow Coalition
January 27, 2020
Across lines of race and ethnicity, alliances formed among Chicago activists in the '60s.
Decade of Fire
November 4, 2019
Decade of Fire covers the shocking story of when the South Bronx was on fire in the '70s.
Clips and Previews
Down a Dark Stairwell | Trailer
April 12, 2021
Sometimes the quest for racial justice isnt black and white.
Coded Bias | Trailer
March 22, 2021
Exposing prejudices and threats to civil liberty in facial recognition algorithms and A.I....
My Country No More | Trailer
March 11, 2021
Explore the rise and fall of the recent North Dakota oil boom through the intimate lens of...
Mr. SOUL! | Trailer
February 22, 2021
Mr. SOUL! explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public TV.
Women in Blue | Trailer
February 8, 2021
Female officers in the Minneapolis Police Department fight for gender equity and police reform...
9to5: The Story of a Movement | Trailer
February 1, 2021
They couldnt kill their bosses, so they did the next best thing they organized.
A Day in the Life of America | Trailer
January 11, 2021
July 4th, 2017: 92 film crews, 24 hours, a snapshot of a nation on the verge of upheaval.
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World | Official Trailer
December 15, 2020
Explore the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music in North...
The Force | Trailer
December 14, 2020
The long-troubled Oakland Police Department confronts federal demands for reform.
Trailer | Belly of the Beast
November 23, 2020
Two women investigate a shocking pattern of illegal sterilizations in womens prisons.
Trailer | Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
November 16, 2020
The Property Brother journeys across the U.S. to explore the battle over solar energy.
Trailer | Represent
October 26, 2020
Leading up to 2018 elections, three Midwestern women tackle politics on their own terms.
Trailer | Feels Good Man
October 19, 2020
Pepe the Frogs surreal journey from mellow cartoon character to registered hate symbol.
Pipe Dreams | Trailer
June 22, 2020
Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | Trailer
June 15, 2020
Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.
Eating Up Easter | Trailer
May 11, 2020
The challenge to protect remote Rapa Nui culture and environment from modernization.
Rewind | Trailer
May 11, 2020
Rewind paints a vivid but hopeful portrait of a family plagued by a cycle of abuse.
Trailer | Jim Allison: Breakthrough
April 27, 2020
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn mans visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
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