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Workin’ Man Blues
Season 19
Episode 2
Explore the dust bowl roots of country music in California through interviews with California music icons Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, and Dwight Yoakam. Grammy Award-winning musicians Michael Martin Murphey and Vince Gill also reflect on the importance of the Bakersfield sound on the country music scene.
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Discover how hard work and determination helped immigrants succeed as strawberry farmers.

26:52
Meet four artists using art to reshape narratives about their communities.

26:52
Discover the story of Japanese-Americans who protested internment during WWII.
Follow the first responders who worked the first night of the Napa wine country fires .

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Discover new ways baby boomers are sustaining their health and well-being.
Explore the legacy of the Hyers sisters, Civil War era African-American opera singers.

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Explore the rich history of California agriculture in the Sacramento region.

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Explore the return of rarely-seen waterfalls after an unusually wet winter in Yosemite.

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Explore the stories of non-military individuals who were impacted by the Vietnam War.

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Meet local service members who spent time fighting in the Vietnam War.

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Examine the risks of falling and discover measures seniors can take to improve balance.

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Baby boomers are facing ever-increasing challenges.