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Find your compass with stories that reveal different facets of the Southern California you thought you knew. Unearth powerful histories that only this city’s unassuming street corners could tell. Explore beyond your borders and savor the complex flavors of Southern California.

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Art by Mawhyah Milton
Los Angeles was the west's fastest growing city, but its insatiable thirst came at a high cost.
The Great Thirst: William Mulholland
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The complex history of California through the lens of its relationship with water.
Behind the Scenes
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53:40
Follow the adventures of the filmmakers behind Big Pacific.
Folk Music Center
27:56
Filled with instruments from all over the world and staffed by wonderful people who really know their music, Claremont's Folk Music Center is a wonderful place to lose yourself.
Augmented
1:25:02
An ingenious new technology allows prosthetic legs to move and feel like the real thing.
Great Mammoth Mystery
53:16
Sir David Attenborough explores a site with traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals.
Secrets in the Scat
53:32
Join biologists on an ingenious hunt for the clues hidden in animal poop.
Arctic Sinkholes
53:30
In the Arctic, long-frozen permafrost melts and releases vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and threaten the climate.
Sierra Inspirations
26:47
Discover how landscapes inspire one local photographer who lives near Yosemite.
Ancient Maya Metropolis
53:31
Explore great ancient Maya cities and why their inhabitants abandoned them.
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