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Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

Season 37 Episode 6
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Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely

Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely

Season 37 Episode 7
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A Song for Cesar

A Song for Cesar

Season 37 Episode 8
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Season 37 Episode 9
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HOPPER: An American love story

HOPPER: An American love story

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Moynihan

Moynihan

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Thought Leaders

The Incomparable Mr. Buckley

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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

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Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined

Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined

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Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around

Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around

Season 38 Episode 6
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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Season 37 Episode 4

See the world through the eyes of Nam June Paik, the father of video art and coiner of the term “electronic superhighway.” Born in Japan-occupied Korea, Paik went on to become a pillar of the American avant-garde and transformed modern image-making with his sculptures, films and performances. Experience his creative evolution, as Academy Award nominee Steven Yeun reads from Paik's own writings.

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