ONE DAY IN MARCH
SATURDAY, MAY 31 @ 6:00PM
Explore the fight against anti-Asian American hate following the March 2021 mass shootings in Atlanta. Examine how this critical moment of racial reckoning sheds light on the struggles and triumphs of AAPI communities. Narrated by Sandra Oh.
KISS ME, KATE
FRIDAY, MAY 30 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM
The original Broadway production of Cole Porter’s 1948 classic Kiss Me, Kate ran for over 1,000 performances and went on to become one of the all-time classics of Broadway’s “Golden Age” of musicals. A love letter to the theater blending Shakespeare with backstage romance, the show was the crowning achievement of Porter’s celebrated career and featured a score brimming with enduring hits.
STRANGER THAN FICTION
TUESDAY, MAY 27 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of two award-winning writers: novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove – traveling across China and the American South to uncover long lost stories of the ancestors who inspired their work.
MAKE PEACE OR DIE: HONOR THE FALLEN
SATURDAY, MAY 31 @ 10:00PM
Riddled with survivor’s guilt after his unit lost 17 men during “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan, Marine veteran Anthony Marquez makes it his mission to reconnect with the Gold Star families of the fallen. By carving and hand-delivering a battlefield cross for each of the families affected by loss, Anthony finds the path to heal himself.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2025
SUNDAY, MAY 25 @ 6:00PM, 7:30PM, 10:00PM & 11:30PM
America’s national night of remembrance live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol brings us together as one family of Americans to honor the service of generations of our men and women in uniform, our military families, and to pay tribute to all those who have given their lives for our country. The 2025 concert features personal stories and tributes interwoven with musical performances by world-renowned artists and the National Symphony Orchestra to commemorate the real meaning of the holiday.
BUGS THAT RULE THE WORLD
EAT OR BE EATEN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 @ 11:00PM
Uncover the ruthless world of some of the stealthiest and cleverest insects in the animal kingdom.
EQUUS: STORY OF THE HORSE
ORIGINS
WEDNESDAY, MAY21 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM
The relationship between man and his noble steed is almost as old as civilization itself. Ever since the mysterious beginning of our extraordinary partnership, horses helped shape the human world. At the speed of a horse, our ancestors conquered distances and built empires. Together, humans and horses flourished side by side. What makes us so perfect for each other?
LARGER THAN LIFE
TUESDAY, MAY 20 @ 9:00PM
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried to ancestors who are every bit as dramatic as the characters they’ve played on stage and screen, telling stories of relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.
HURRICANE HELENE’S DEADLY WARNING
TUESDAY, MAY 20 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Over the past decade, the PBS investigative documentary series FRONTLINE has collaborated with NPR on groundbreaking investigations into disasters in the U.S. and their aftermath — from Superstorm Sandy’s destruction in New York and New Jersey, to Hurricane Maria that plunged Puerto Rico into darkness, to Irma that tore through Florida, and Harvey that left much of Houston underwater.
WHO IS MICHAEL JANG?
MONDAY, MAY 19 @ 11:00PM
After a long career as a commercial and portrait photographer, mischievous San Francisco artist Michael Jang sat for decades on a hidden treasure of pictures taken in his 20’s both candid celebrity shots and a down-to-earth cross-section of Chinese American family life rarely captured so playfully. Then, during the pandemic, Jang set out to share his work with the world, street guerilla-style.