The Big and the Small

Air Date: Fri, Feb 10, 2023 8:00 PM

“The Big & The Small” dramatizes the fact that humans are almost exactly the same distance—in terms of powers of ten—between an atom and a star. But where do we fit in the moral universe? Alan Lightman speaks with an advanced android and then a rabbi, a bio-ethicist, and the Dalai Lama about whether such a being could achieve consciousness and whether we could unplug her without asking permission.

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MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
Part 3 of 4

Air Date: Fri, Feb 10, 2023 9:00 PM

In hour 3, the Great Depression will devastate America’s economy and bring Black America to its knees. To survive, the Black community will use social networks to navigate the oppressive realities of Jim Crow. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores how social networks formed the cultural, economic and political foundation of the Civil Rights Movement which would transform America’s race relations.

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Outta the Muck

Air Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2023 9:00 PM

Wade into the rich soil of Pahokee, Florida, a town on the banks of Lake Okeechobee. Beyond its football legacy, including sending over a dozen players to the NFL (like Anquan Boldin, Fred Taylor, and Rickey Jackson), the fiercely self-determined community tells their stories of Black achievement and resilience in the face of tragic storms and personal trauma.

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Now Here This: Albéniz: Portraits of Spain

Air Date: Sat, Apr 4, 2026 10:00 PM

Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo along with musicians from Albéniz’s birthplace in the Pyrenees mountains as well as Sevilla, Mallorca and more.

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THE CREATION ROSE

Air Date: Sat, Apr 4, 2026 9:00 PM

The hour-long documentary THE CREATION ROSE explores the design, construction and cultural impact of Washington National Cathedral’s “third great eye” – the nearly 30-foot diameter stained-glass West Rose window.