Examines the hard questions American foreign policy leaders face in dealing with a rapidly changing world order. A militarily aggressive Russia and China, along with deteriorating conditions in the Middle East, are forcing the greatest foreign policy debate of our decade.
Airs on WXXI-TV May 1, 2018 at 2:00 am (1 hour program)
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Explore Mother Nature with host Leslie Mueller in a living museum of plants, the New York Botanical Garden. Home to over 1 million plants, 50 gardens and the stunning Haupt Conservatory. Learn about what this 250 acre National Historical Landmark offers it’s visitors year round.Experience fine art in a botanical setting at the special exhibition featuring the work of world renowned glass artist, Dale Chihuly. Get a ‘behind the scenes’ peek at his creative process and the herculean task of installing these massive yet delicate glass sculptures throughout the gardens, ponds and conservatory.
Airs on WXXI-TV May 1, 2018 at 1:00 am (1/2 hour long)
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FLORY’S FLAME weaves the life story of 90-year old Sephardic US National Heritage Fellow musician Flory Jagoda with her 2013 Celebration Concert at the US Library of Congress.
Raised in a musical household in Bosnia, her family roots go back centuries before the Jewish expulsion from Spain in 1492. As the sole surviving family member after World War II, Flory’s mission has been to continue her family’s cultural legacy through their music. Her strength of spirit shines through her challenging but ultimately triumphant story.
Airs on WXXI-TV April 30, 2018 at 1:00 am (1 hour long)
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HARD PROBLEMS follows the six exceptional high school students who represented the United States in 2006 at the world’s toughest math competition – the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Each year, the grueling and exhilarating contest pits the top teams from 90 countries against one another. In their quest to solve some of the most challenging problems, these dedicated and talented young men and women – some immigrants, others U.S.-born – shatter many stereotypes and cliches about the mathematically gifted.
HARD PROBLEMS provides an insightful and thoughtful look at the process that produces and nurtures successful Olympiad teams, and ultimately, the great mathematicians of the future.
Airs on WXXI-TV April 30, 2018 at 2:00 am (1 hour long)
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A combat veteran starts a farm to help cultivate a healthier life outside the Army. While the sense of duty he once felt as a soldier returns, his crippling PTSD remains as he and his wife nervously anticipate the birth of their first child.
Airs on WXXI-TV April 29, 2018 at 4:00 am
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In an age of texting and tweeting, how do we connect with the tangible? When issues like food equity, climate change, and drought reach the headlines, how can we be good stewards of the land? Singer-songwriter Susan Werner tackles the challenges of rural life in America with powerful lyrics and melodies on her Hayseed album, a song cycle about “farms, farmers, and the people who love them.”
Recorded at performance venues in small towns across Nebraska, The Land Will Outlive Us All features Susan’s special brand of insightful Americana music that communicates beyond farm country to audiences seeking an authentic voice about what is still real and tangible in America. outlive us.
Airs on WXXI-TV April 27, 2018 at 4:00 am (1 hour long)
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This series tells the story of early settlement, conquest and immigration; of tradition and reinvention; of anguish and celebration;and of the gradual construction of a new American identity from diverse sources that connects and empowers millions of people today. The series covers the 1500s to the present day.
Witness the creation of the proud “Chicano” identity as labor leaders organize farm workers in California, and as activists push for better education opportunities for Latinos, the inclusion of Latino studies and empowerment in the political process.
Airs on WXXI-TV April 25, 2018 at 2:00 am (1 hour long)
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Chronicles the Chinese experience in America around the year 1885. That was the year the Chinese residents of Tacoma were forcefully expelled from the city against the backdrop of increasingly alarming and even violent tensions between American citizens caught in an economic downturn and Chinese immigrants seeking opportunity in “Gum San,” or the Land of the Golden Mountains they had heard about in America.
Of Race and Reconciliation producer Forrest Burger traveled through six states to take an unflinching look at this period in time, but also document how the tensions between American citizens and immigrant populations provide relevant lessons in today’s political climate, and in Tacoma’s case, how far efforts toward reconciliation have come.
Airs on WXXI-TV April 24, 2018 at 2:00 am (1 hour long)
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Over April break, we updated to SAFARI Montage v7.1.27. You’ll notice that it has a new clean and streamlined design that can be immediately seen when logging into the dashboard. The Search interface is much cleaner with filtering options available at the top of the page.
The functionality is the same, except for some new additions. Download our documentation to learn about all of the new Safari enhancements.
Travel back to ancient China with host, Leslie Mueller as she visits the “Terra Cotta Warriors” exhibition at the Field Museum in Chicago. Learn how the powerful First Emporer of China commissioned a 30 year project, creating more than 8,000 figures to be buried around him. These figures silently guared his tomb for 2,000 years before being discovered. Enjoy a “Behind the Scenes” look at the Field Musum Team Members working on this very special exhibition and see why it has been described as the 8th Wonder of the World!
Airs on WXXI-TV April 24, 2018 at 1:00 am (1/2 hour long)
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