Category Archives: Program Highlights

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RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

Louisiana residents south of New Orleans have faced many an environmental threat, from oil spills to devastating hurricanes. But a growing menace now lurks in the bayous and backwaters: hordes of monstrous 20-pound swamp rats known as nutria. The voracious appetite of this invasive species from South America is accelerating erosion of the state’s coastal wetlands, already one of the largest disappearing landmasses in the world. But the people who have lived there for generations are not the type of folks to give up without a fight.


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CRAFT IN AMERICA

HOLIDAY

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

HOLIDAY embraces familiar and new winter celebrations as part of our American experience with the handmade. Featuring ceramic artist Susan Garson, Garcia Art Glass, paper artist Kathleen Trenchard, ceramic artist Veronica Castillo, National Gingerbread House Competition at Grove Park Inn, Biltmore House, woodcarver Harley Refsal, John C. Campbell Folk School.


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KEEP TALKING

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27 @ 10:00PM

Follow four Alaska Native women fighting to save Kodiak Alutiiq, an endangered language spoken by fewer than 40 remaining fluent Native elders. On remote Afognak Island, they inspire young people to learn the language and dances of their ancestors.


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CALL THE MIDWIFE

SPECIAL DELIVERY – A LOOK BACK

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 @ 7:00PM

Take a celebratory look back at 10 years of Call the Midwife in this compilation full of births, deaths, love stories, faith and family. Go behind the scenes at Nonnatus House for interviews with the cast and crew in this thank you to the fans.


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FRONTLINE

SHOTS FIRED

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 @ 11:00PM

Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly force in the state. With local journalism partner The Salt Lake Tribune, FRONTLINE examines police training, tactics and accountability, as well as racial disparities in the way force is used.


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DUTY FREE

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 @ 11:00PM

75-year-old Rebecca loses the only job she’s even known. She has no savings, no 401K safety net, and no employment prospects. Rebecca teams up with son Sian-Pierre to take the trip of a lifetime, one bucket list adventure at a time. Her journey uncovers the economic insecurity faced by millions of Americans.


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