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Why Loneliness Might Be Killing You | Full Documentary - June 1, 2026 - PBS
Scientists now link friendship to a remarkable range of benefits—both physical and mental: lower blood pressure, stronger immunity, reduced dementia risk, better sleep, and longer life. But technology and the pace of contemporary life threaten our ability to connect. Cutting-edge science reveals how isolation can harm us, while meaningful relationships can heal.
Wired for Connection | Full Documentary
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Wired for Connection
Examine the biological imperative for social bonding, contrasting our evolutionary need for connection with the rising paradox of modern isolation in the digital age. Featuring groundbreaking research, from primate field studies to advanced neuroscience, the film reveals the physiological toll of disconnection across the human lifespan, linking loneliness directly to conditions such as heart disease, immune dysfunction, and cognitive decline. It also showcases how meaningful relationships can heal.
A widely-circulated report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently revealed that chronic loneliness impacts our physical health as severely as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day, yet skepticism remains regarding the urgency of this public health threat.
Jamey Johnson sings "Lead Me Home" | National Memorial Day Concert 2026 - May 29, 2026 - PBS
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Country music singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson performs a moving version of his song "Lead Me Home" at the 2026 National Memorial Day Concert. The song originally appeared on his 2006 debut album "The Dollar".@jameyjohnsonofficial is also a veteran, having served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
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Crafting ancestors from cardboard | Warren King: King of Cardboard | In The Making - May 28, 2026 - PBS
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Follow Warren King as he transforms cardboard into intricate sculptural reflections of his Chinese-American family’s immigration and his path from engineer to artist. Preparing for a Wisconsin homecoming show, King explores belonging through art.
Warren King: King of Cardboard
Directed by Curtis Chin
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In the Making
What happens when an artist holds up a mirror to the world? "In the Making" is a documentary shorts series from @americanmasters and @FirelightMediaNYC that follows emerging cultural icons on their journeys to becoming masters of their artistic disciplines. The new season focuses on eight artists across a variety of disciplines whose work explores and influences American culture today.
China's Ancient Bronze Age Kingdom | Full Episode | Secrets of the Dead | PBS - May 27, 2026 - PBS
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A mysterious ancient city lies hidden in the mountains of Sichuan – remnants of a kingdom consigned to oblivion for thousands of years, until the chance discovery of a jade artifact in 1986. More than 10,000 unusual items have been found at the site which experts believe may be as archaeologically important as the Terracotta Army of Xi'an. Could this be the capital of the ancient Shu kingdom?
China's Bronze Kingdom | Secrets of the Dead
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Secrets of the Dead
Part detective story, part true-life drama, @secretsofthedead unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.
The Bats Saving Mexico's Mezcal Industry 🦇 | Shared Planet - May 26, 2026 - PBS
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Bats have long had a bad reputation. Dr. Rodrigo Medellín, one of the world's top bat experts, is working with mezcal producers in Mexico to prove that bats are essential pollinators of the agave plant. Without them, the entire industry is at risk so they might just be what saves your favorite drink.
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Shared Planet
See inspiring stories of people and wildlife flourishing together, celebrating the unique benefits of making room for nature. In an age of serious environmental challenges, this four-part global series offers a look at an alternative and more hopeful future. The series spans dozens of countries and features individuals from all walks of life interacting with nature in innovative ways. Each story explores how people and wildlife can thrive together in every ecosystem — from oceans to forests, from megacities to grasslands.
National Memorial Day Concert 2026 | PBS - May 24, 2026 - PBS
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Live from the U.S. Capitol, the National Memorial Day Concert features stories, tributes, and musical performances by world-renowned artists and the National Symphony Orchestra, with a special tribute of the country’s 250th anniversary.
Hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise with performances by Noah Wyle, Melissa Leo, Andy Grammer, Jonathan Banks, Mickey Guyton, Jamey Johnson, Alan Jackson, Mary McCormack, Laura Osnes, Blessing Offor and Maestro Jack Everly conducting the National Symphony Orchestra. Tune in to the 37th annual broadcast of the National Memorial Day Concert, airing live on Sunday May 24, 2026 at 8/7c. Watch on your PBS station, the PBS app, pbs.org, and here on YouTube.
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0:00 - Beginning of Program/Mickey Guyton Performs the National Anthem
2:47 - Opening Titles
5:34 - Hosts Gary Sinise & Mary McCormack Welcome
8:09 - Andy Grammer Performs "Don't Give Up on Me"
11:27 - "Why I Serve": Capt Jackson Perkins, U.S. Marine Corps
11:50 - America's 250th Anniversary: Revolutionary War Documentary
13:53 - Noah Wyle Shares Revolutionary War Soldier Joseph Plumb Martin's Story
19:36 - Laura Osnes Performs "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
22:12 - 85th Anniversary: Pearl Harbor Documentary
23:32 - Jonathan Banks Shares Pearl Harbor Survivor Chuck Kohler's Story
32:25 - Jamey Johnson Performs "In Color"
36:27 - Tribute to World War II's Greatest Generation
37:49 - Korean War Tribute & Medal of Honor Recipient Capt. (Ret) Royce Williams
39:27 - "Why I Serve": 1SG Matthew Mays, U.S. Army
39:58 - Vietnam Veteran Jim Mayer & Iraq War Veteran Erick Castro Conversation with Gary Sinise
43:16 - Blessing Offor Performs "Lift Me Up"
46:14 - "Why I Serve": A1C Mauricio Hidalgo, U.S. Air Force
46:53 - 25th Anniversary: 9/11 Documentary
51:17 - Alan Jackson Performs "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
56:13 - Melissa Leo Shares LTG (Ret) Patricia Horoho's 9/11 Pentagon Story
1:03:35 - Tribute to 9/11 Heroes
1:04:58 - Gold Star Families Remembrance
1:06:18 - Playing of "Taps"
1:07:40 - Jamey Johnson Performs "Lead Me Home"
1:11:40 - Mary McCormack "Reach Out" Moment
1:12:42 - "Why I Serve": Across the Service Branches
1:13:20 - The National Symphony Orchestra Performs "The Armed Forces Medley"
1:18:23 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine Address
1:22:36 - Mickey Guyton Leads the Full Cast in Performing "God Bless America"
What Was a Mountain Lion Doing in Hollywood? | Shared Planet - May 20, 2026 - PBS
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The mountain lion known as P-22 became one of the most beloved animals in America after crossing two ten-lane freeways to live in LA's Griffith Park. Meet Miguel Ordeñana, the biologist who discovered him, and explore how one wild cat inspired the construction of the world's largest wildlife overpass.
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The Spy Who Betrayed Benjamin Franklin | Lucy Worsley Investigates - May 19, 2026 - PBS
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By 1776, George Washington was losing the Revolution. Benjamin Franklin's secret mission to Paris was America's last hope...but a spy inside his inner circle was reporting everything back to King George III. Was Franklin's mission successful, or was it thwarted by the spy? Lucy Worsley uncovers the answer.
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More about: Lucy Worsley Investigates
Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. She uncovers forgotten witnesses, re-examines old evidence and follows new clues. For over two decades, Lucy Worsley OBE served as the Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces in the U.K. She's the author of popular books about Jane Austen and Queen Victoria as well as the Sunday Times no. 1 bestselling biography of Agatha Christie. She is the host of dozens of PBS specials and series including LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES, LUCY WORSLEY’S HOLMES VS. DOYLE, AGATHA CHRISTIE: LUCY WORSLEY ON THE MYSTERY QUEEN, LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL MYTHS AND SECRETS, and many others.
The Lost Art of Building Hale Structures in Hawaiʻi | Kūkulu | In The Making - May 14, 2026 - PBS
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Follow Aliah and Kēhau as they take on the male-dominated practice of building Hawaiian hale, traditional thatched structures — a personal and political effort as they reclaim cultural traditions nearly lost to colonial erasure.
Aliah Irvine & Kēhau Kapua’a: Kūkulu
Directed by Aukai Ligairi
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In the Making
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The Aftermath of The American Revolution | PBS - May 12, 2026 - PBS
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The American Revolution has ended, but the newly United States teeters on the brink of fracturing. Delegates, nearly half of whom own slaves, meet in Philadelphia to draft a new constitution. They create a system of government intended to preserve freedom and liberty, and prevent demagogues from plunging the nation into tyranny. The document is sent to the states to ratify.
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | A Film By Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt
An expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America, the film follows dozens of figures from a wide variety of backgrounds. Through their individual stories, viewers experience the war through the memories of the men and women who experienced it: the rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen (some of them teenagers), Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and various civilians living in North America, Loyalist as well as Patriot, including many made refugees by the war.
The Revolution began a movement for people around the world to imagine new and better futures for themselves, their nations, and for humanity. It declared American independence with promises that we continue to strive for. The American Revolution opened the door to advance civil liberties and human rights, and it asked questions that we are still trying to answer today.
The film, narrated by Peter Coyote, includes the first-person voices of nearly 200 individual historic figures, read by a cast of actors, including Adam Arkin, Jeremiah Bitsui, Corbin Bleu, Kenneth Branagh, Josh Brolin, Bill Camp, Tantoo Cardinal, Josh Charles, Hugh Dancy, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Keith David, Hope Davis, Marcus Davis-Orrom, Bruce Davison, Leon Dische Becker, Alden Ehrenreich, Craig Ferguson, Morgan Freeman, Christian Friedel, Paul Giamatti, Domhnall Gleeson, Amanda Gorman, Michael Greyeyes, Jonathan Groff, Charlotte Hacke, Tom Hanks, Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke, Lucas Hedges, Josh Hutcherson, Samuel L. Jackson, Gene Jones, Michael Keaton, Joe Keery, Joel Kinnaman, Tracy Letts, Damian Lewis, Laura Linney, Josh Lucas, Michael Mando, Carolyn McCormick, Lindsay Mendez, Tobias Menzies, Joe Morton, Edward Norton, David Oyelowo, Mandy Patinkin, Wendell Pierce, Jon Proudstar, Matthew Rhys, LaTanya Richardson, Liev Schreiber, Chaske Spencer, Dan Stevens, Meryl Streep, and Yul Vazquez, among others.
How the American Revolution Ended at the Battle of Yorktown | PBS - May 5, 2026 - PBS
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General Washington deceives the British into thinking he's moving north while his troops and the French navy move to surround General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown. The maneuver works, and the British are trapped. The combined American and French armies siege Yorktown, forcing Cornwallis to surrender. The Battle of Yorktown is over and the world will never be the same.
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | A Film By Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt
An expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America, the film follows dozens of figures from a wide variety of backgrounds. Through their individual stories, viewers experience the war through the memories of the men and women who experienced it: the rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen (some of them teenagers), Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and various civilians living in North America, Loyalist as well as Patriot, including many made refugees by the war.
The Revolution began a movement for people around the world to imagine new and better futures for themselves, their nations, and for humanity. It declared American independence with promises that we continue to strive for. The American Revolution opened the door to advance civil liberties and human rights, and it asked questions that we are still trying to answer today.
The film, narrated by Peter Coyote, includes the first-person voices of nearly 200 individual historic figures, read by a cast of actors, including Adam Arkin, Jeremiah Bitsui, Corbin Bleu, Kenneth Branagh, Josh Brolin, Bill Camp, Tantoo Cardinal, Josh Charles, Hugh Dancy, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Keith David, Hope Davis, Marcus Davis-Orrom, Bruce Davison, Leon Dische Becker, Alden Ehrenreich, Craig Ferguson, Morgan Freeman, Christian Friedel, Paul Giamatti, Domhnall Gleeson, Amanda Gorman, Michael Greyeyes, Jonathan Groff, Charlotte Hacke, Tom Hanks, Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke, Lucas Hedges, Josh Hutcherson, Samuel L. Jackson, Gene Jones, Michael Keaton, Joe Keery, Joel Kinnaman, Tracy Letts, Damian Lewis, Laura Linney, Josh Lucas, Michael Mando, Carolyn McCormick, Lindsay Mendez, Tobias Menzies, Joe Morton, Edward Norton, David Oyelowo, Mandy Patinkin, Wendell Pierce, Jon Proudstar, Matthew Rhys, LaTanya Richardson, Liev Schreiber, Chaske Spencer, Dan Stevens, Meryl Streep, and Yul Vazquez, among others.
How Worms, Beavers and Pigs Rebuilt a Dead Landscape - May 4, 2026 - PBS
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Scientists said it would take a hundred years. It took ten. See how three unlikely species — worms, beavers, and pigs — brought a depleted English landscape roaring back to life, including one behavior at Knepp that nobody saw coming.
"Wilding" tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their 400-year-old estate. The couple battles entrenched tradition, and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature.
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Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, WILDING tells the story of a young couple, Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree, who bets on nature for the future of their failing, 400-year-old estate.
The couple finds that their land and soil, once fruitful and full of life, has been decimated by decades of plowing and chemicals used in the modern farming industry. They discover the land needs a complete overhaul that can only be done by letting it go back to its ancient, natural processes and introducing ancient wildlife species that once roamed there freely. Ripping down the fences, they set the land back to the wild and entrust its recovery to a mix of animals both tame and wild, in the hopes that their beloved family estate can return once again to its former glory and more, showing the audience what the enchanting and ancient countryside of England should be. The film documents this grand experiment which became one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe.
Meet the Poet Who Found Her Voice on Yelp | Cindy Tran: From Here to Here | In The Making - April 30, 2026 - PBS
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Poet Cindy Tran creates works that bridge personal memories and shared experiences, reflecting on childhood, parental expectations, and societal stigmas around an Asian-American identity.
Cindy Tran: From Here to Here
Directed by Xinyan Yu
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In the Making
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Nathanael Greene, Daniel Morgan and The Battle of Cowpens | The American Revolution - April 28, 2026 - PBS
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Nathanael Greene is dispatched to the South to replace the disgraced Horatio Gates. Despite being outnumbered, Greene divides his army and gives Daniel Morgan command of a portion of his force. Morgan, a master tactician lures the British into a trap at the Battle of Cowpens, resulting in a decisive Patriot victory and forcing the British to retreat to Virginia.
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | A Film By Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt
An expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America, the film follows dozens of figures from a wide variety of backgrounds. Through their individual stories, viewers experience the war through the memories of the men and women who experienced it: the rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen (some of them teenagers), Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and various civilians living in North America, Loyalist as well as Patriot, including many made refugees by the war.
The Revolution began a movement for people around the world to imagine new and better futures for themselves, their nations, and for humanity. It declared American independence with promises that we continue to strive for. The American Revolution opened the door to advance civil liberties and human rights, and it asked questions that we are still trying to answer today.
The film, narrated by Peter Coyote, includes the first-person voices of nearly 200 individual historic figures, read by a cast of actors, including Adam Arkin, Jeremiah Bitsui, Corbin Bleu, Kenneth Branagh, Josh Brolin, Bill Camp, Tantoo Cardinal, Josh Charles, Hugh Dancy, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Keith David, Hope Davis, Marcus Davis-Orrom, Bruce Davison, Leon Dische Becker, Alden Ehrenreich, Craig Ferguson, Morgan Freeman, Christian Friedel, Paul Giamatti, Domhnall Gleeson, Amanda Gorman, Michael Greyeyes, Jonathan Groff, Charlotte Hacke, Tom Hanks, Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke, Lucas Hedges, Josh Hutcherson, Samuel L. Jackson, Gene Jones, Michael Keaton, Joe Keery, Joel Kinnaman, Tracy Letts, Damian Lewis, Laura Linney, Josh Lucas, Michael Mando, Carolyn McCormick, Lindsay Mendez, Tobias Menzies, Joe Morton, Edward Norton, David Oyelowo, Mandy Patinkin, Wendell Pierce, Jon Proudstar, Matthew Rhys, LaTanya Richardson, Liev Schreiber, Chaske Spencer, Dan Stevens, Meryl Streep, and Yul Vazquez, among others.