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A New Kind of Wilderness

A New Kind of Wilderness

Season 38 Episode 7
52:53
The Age of Water

The Age of Water

Season 38 Episode 9
1:14:47
Black Snow

Black Snow

Season 38 Episode 10
1:22:58
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The Bitter Pill

Season 38 Episode 11
1:22:48
Porcelain War

Porcelain War

Season 38 Episode 12
1:22:41
A Mother Apart

A Mother Apart

Season 38 Episode 13
1:23:05
Between Goodbyes

Between Goodbyes

Season 38 Episode 14
1:22:58
Earth Month

POV Shorts: Chasing Time

Season 38 Episode 801
25:05
POV Shorts

POV Shorts: The People Could Fly

Season 38 Episode 802
21:48
POV Shorts: This is America

POV Shorts: This is America

Season 38 Episode 803
25:05
POV Shorts

POV Shorts: Songs of Black Folk

Season 38 Episode 804
26:55
Hispanic Heritage Month

POV Shorts: La Orquesta

Season 38 Episode 805
22:05
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Emergent City

Season 38 Episode 6

Residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn face rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases a massive industrial complex on the waterfront and lays plans for an “innovation district,” a battle erupts over the future of the neighborhood and of New York City itself.

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Asian American Pacific Islander Month
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Follow the journey of Maya Lin behind the controversial Vietnam Veterans Memorial in DC.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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Leading Black musicians in the Pacific Northwest create new traditions on Juneteenth.
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From big city to small town, two stories reflecting contemporary America.
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A poetic look at roller rinks as sanctuaries for Black culture, joy, and resistance.
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