Category Archives: Program Highlights

EXPEDITION

WITH STEVE BACKSHALL

EXPEDITION GRIZZLY RIVER

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 @ 11:00PM

Steve Backshall ventures deeper into the unknown, shining a light on unexplored corners of the planet. On a mission to discover fresh insights that could help to secure a future for the world’s wildlife, Backshall and his hand-picked team of experts dive with sharks in Mexico’s Eastern Pacific, search for apes in Africa’s unexplored jungles, paddle into the heart of brown bear territory, and more.


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MUSLIM AMERICAN ROAD TRIP

THE GREAT MUSLIM AMERICAN ROAD TRIP

LIFE IS A HIGHWAY

CHICAGO TO JOPLIN, MISSOURI

TUESDAY, JULY 5 @ 11:00PM

Follow a millennial Muslim American couple on a cross-country journey along historic Route 66. As they meet new friends and explore more than a dozen stops, Mona and Sebastian weave a colorful story about what it means to be Muslim in America today.


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AMERICA OUTDOORS

WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON

DEATH VALLEY: LIFE BLOOMS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 @ 6:00PM

AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON follows the bestselling author and podcaster as he explores the country’s diverse landscapes to see how they shape the way we work, play and interact with the outdoors. From coal miners turned beekeepers in Appalachia to Black surfers catching waves in L.A., uncover a deeper understanding of our passionate and complex relationship with the natural world.


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HOTEL PORTOFINO

INVITATIONS

SUNDAY, JULY 3 @ 10:00PM

Lucian and his friend, Nish, run into trouble with Danioni’s Blackshirts. Constance is encouraged to make more of her appearance by the hotel’s most worldly guest, Claudine Pascal, while Bella throws a tea party for the locals.


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AMERICAN ANTHEMS

 

POCKET CHANGE

TUESDAY, MAY 27 @ 11:30PM

Ashley Ruiz is a “hope dealer,” dedicating herself to paying for people’s laundry in low-income communities. This inspires Lee Brice to create a celebratory mid-tempo guitar jam that he debuts to a lively group of Ashley’s friends and family.


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HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

RESILIENCE

TUESDAY, JUNE 28 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

In Resilience, the second episode of Hiding in Plain Sight, our “heroes” speak about finding help and inpatient and/or outpatient treatment. It also explores the criminalization of mental illness, tragedy of youth suicide, and “double stigma” that occurs when mental illness is combined with racial or gender discrimination. Throughout, the interviewees demonstrate the power of resiliency and hope.


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