PEER TO PEER CONVERSATIONS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 @ 7:30PM

Don’t miss Rubenstein’s interview with General Petraeus, who discusses his survival after being shot, what to say when the president asks you to do something, his amazement at the breadth of the CIA’s secrets and his time with two presidents. Part 2

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 @ 9:00PM

As Hurricane Harvey dissipates, the recovery effort in Texas is just beginning.  The Category 4 storm dropped more than 50 inches of rain near Houston and killed dozens of people. Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes as the city begins to dry out.

Early estimates put the cleanup costs as high as $200 billion.  How is the federal government responding to what may be the costliest natural disaster in American history?

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AMERICAN MASTERS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Slacker. Indie filmmaker. Oscar nominee. Writer, director, producer, actor Richard Linklater (b. July 30, 1960) is all these things and more. Boasting a trove of never-before-seen archival footage, American Masters: Richard Linklater – dream is destiny provides an unconventional look at the fiercely independent style of filmmaking that emerged out of Austin, Texas in the late 1980s and 1990s with Linklater as its poster boy. The new documentary premieres nationwide Friday, September 1 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). The film will be available to stream the following day via pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS OTT apps.

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RAISING BERTIE

MONDAY, AUGUST 28 @ 8:00PM

Raising Bertie is an intimate portrait of three African American boys as they face a precarious coming of age in rural Bertie County, North Carolina. Like many rural areas, Bertie County struggles with a dwindling economy, a declining population, and a high school graduation rate below the state average. This powerful vérité film weaves the young men’s narratives together as they work to define their identities and grow into adulthood while navigating complex relationships, institutional racism, violence, poverty, and educational inequity.

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ON MASTERPIECE

SEASON 4, EPISODE 2 – CANTICLE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

When moral crusader Joy Pettybon receives a death threat, Endeavour must protect her at all costs. But the arrival of a rebellious band quickly drags Endeavour into a bloody war of social attitudes that just had its first fatality.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 @ 9:00PM

President Donald Trump debriefed the country this week on his plan to expand the U.S. role in the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan.  

The president offered few specifics in terms of a timeline or how many additional troops will be deployed. The strategy is a sharp reversal from Mr. Trump’s campaign promise to pull out of Afghanistan.    

The president’s week continued with a campaign-style rally in Arizona, where he railed against the political establishment including Republicans in Congress, reiterated his remarks on recent violence in Charlottesville, and threatened to shut down the government if he does not get funding for a border war.

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AT THE MET

LA TRAVIATA

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Hear Sonya Yoncheva sing the tragic courtesan Violetta in Verdi’s classic, with Michael Fabiano as her ardent lover Alfredo and Thomas Hampson as his disapproving father Germont, in a revival of Willy Decker’s staging conducted by Nicola Luisotti.

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