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Minted

Season 26 Episode 8
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Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's

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AAPI Voices

Who is Michael Jang?

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Changemakers

And So It Begins

Season 26 Episode 18
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African American and Proud

WE WANT THE FUNK!

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Inside Our Legal System

The Strike

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Home Court

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Bike Vessel

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Skin of Glass

Skin of Glass

Season 26 Episode 12
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The In Between

The In Between

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Free For All: The Public Library

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Dallas, 2019 | Episode 5

Dallas, 2019 | Episode 5

Season 26 Episode 7
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I Really Want to Make It

Sharon Montano of Oakland decides to go back to school at age 20 after several years of substance abuse and other struggles. When she discovers Civicorps Academy, she finally gets another shot at a high school diploma — and a future.

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Dallas, 2019 | Episode 5
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The final episode of Dallas, 2019 poses the question: What does it mean to be alive?
Dallas, 2019 | Episode 4
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A judge and a D.A. both aim to bring reform and empathy to a complex and disparate justice system.
Dallas, 2019 | Episode 3
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Three diverse spirits with longstanding Texas roots struggle with their place in the world.
Dallas, 2019 | Episode 2
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A graduating high school student, superintendent, and county sheriff all strive for a better future.
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Episode 1 of Dallas, 2019 shows workers navigating a city in crisis after a tornado.
Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen
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A veteran uses hand-carved battlefield crosses to reconnect with families of fallen, fellow Marines.
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Unravel the complexities of the Electoral College through four 2020 presidential electors.
If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis
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With rural hospitals closing, meet the people trying to get help in healthcare deserts.
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Independent Lens Season 25
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The central mystery of this unconventional documentary is the nature of sound itself.
Women's Stories
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NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a Mars mission.
One With the Whale
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For Native Alaskans living on a tiny Bering Sea island, if you don’t hunt, you die.
Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s
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Three people navigate their lives with determination in the face of Parkinson’s disease.
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