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The Tallest Dwarf

Season 27 Episode 8
1:25:55
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Keep Quiet and Forgive

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The Inquisitor

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The Librarians

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Life After

Life After

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Ratified

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Minted

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Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's

Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's

Season 26 Episode 17
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AAPI Voices

Who is Michael Jang?

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When I Close My Eyes

His ability to paint portraits of Saddam Hussein likely saved his life. Oil painter Samir Khurshid reflects on his own tumultuous life growing up surrounded by death and chaos in war-torn Iraq. His densely layered work is heavily influenced by both the cross-cultural chaos of life as a refugee in the U.S. as well as his past, modern religion, ancient mythology, politics, and daily emotional life.

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At San Francisco’s Lowell High School, stressed-out seniors chase college dreams.
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Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who led the fight for racial and labor justice.
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The rich culinary tradition of soul food and its relevance to black cultural identity.
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