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GI Jews – Jewish Americans in World War II

Discover the story of these brave servicemen and women who fought for equality and tolerance around the world. Featuring new interviews with Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Henry Kissinger, the late Bea Cohen and others.

Airs on WXXI-TV April 11, 2018 at 10:00 pm

Airs on WXXI-World the following dates and times:

  • April 12, 2018 at 7:00 pm
  • April 13, 2018 at 12:00 am
  • April 13, 2018 at 8:00 am
  • April 13, 2018 at 2:00 pm

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Latino Americans: War and Peace

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.

Trace the World War II years and those that follow, as Latino Americans serve their new country by the hundreds of thousands – yet still face discrimination and a fight for civil rights in the United States.

Airs on WXXI-TV April 11, 2018 at 2:00 am (1 hour long)
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Is America in Retreat?

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 April 10, 2018 at 2:00 am (1 hour long)
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Museum Access #106

Join host Leslie Mueller in Medieval Europe at the Cloisters overlooking the majestic Hudson River in Northern Manhattan. Learn about fascination history, architecture, sculptures, paintings, manuscripts, stained glass and more. View the world famous Unicorn Tapestries and learn how skilled craftsman created them over 500 years ago. Tour the medieval gardens and join Leslie for a visit to the horticultural area to learn about nature’s remedies, dye process and medieval plant preservation.

Airs on WXXI-TV April 10, 2018 at 1:00 am (1/2 hour long)
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America Revealed: Electric Nation


Our modern electric power grid has been called the biggest and most complex machine in the world – delivering electricity over 200,000 miles of high-tension transmission lines. Travel around the country with host Yul Kwon to understand its intricacies, its vulnerabilities and the remarkable ingenuity required to keep the electricity on, every day of the year.

At New York State’s governing grid control room, learn how a massive blackout cut power to 40 million Americans; to understand how we can protect against this type of colossal failure, join a team who makes daring repairs from the side of a helicopter in flight. Visit the country’s largest coal mine, rappel down the side of a wind turbine, take a rare tour of a nuclear plant and travel on a massive tanker – as Kwon reflects on the challenges and opportunities to keep the power flowing.

Airs on WXXI-TV April 10, 2018 at 3:00 am (1 hour long)
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Yellow Stars of Tolerance

Documents a project to preserve yellow stars that were painted during the Holocaust on a synagogue exterior wall in Normandy, France. Intended to serve as a testament to that terrible chapter of history and a reminder of the dangers of intolerance, the recent, tragic increase in anti-Semitism in France gives this story current significance.

Airs on WXXI-TV April 9, 2018 at 1:00 am (1 hour long)
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Second Opinion “Overdose: Inside the Epidemic”

A panel of experts discuss the drug epidemic in the U.S., and offer solid, timely information about prevention and treatment. Just eight weeks after their son Patrick died of a heroin overdose, Mary and Joe Mullin courageously share their story in this one-hour special, Second Opinion—Overdose: Inside the Epidemic. They tell their very personal experience of Patrick’s decline from alcohol and marijuana use, into opioid and heroin addiction.

Airs on WXXI-TV April 9, 2018 at 9:00 pm (1 hour long)
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There and Back

In July 2015, retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot and ex-POW, Charlie Plumb returned to Vietnam with artist and writer John Mollison. Plumb spent nearly six years in the North Vietnamese prison system. “There. And Back” chronicles Charlie’s return to former enemies and places.

Airs on WXXI-TV April 9, 2018 at 2:30 am (1/2 hour long)
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In Their Words: Songwriting with Soldiers

Learn how creative experiences can help heal military with post-traumatic stress. The recovery process for active duty US soldiers and veterans can seem out of reach, at times leading to attempted suicide and death. Follow how one group of volunteers and professional songwriters work with soldiers to offer an immersive retreat for them to write songs about their military experience and even a chance at healing.

Airs on WXXI-TV April 9, 2018 at 2:00 am (1/2 hour long)
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Sweet Dillard

One of the most successful high school jazz bands in the country is right here in Broward, South Florida, just steps away from I-95. Sweet Dillard chronicles the 2014 school year of the Dillard Center for the Arts Jazz Ensemble, and their irrepressible band-leader, Christopher Dorsey.

From the first day of class to a national competition, Sweet Dillard provides an inside look at one of the nation’s best public high school jazz bands. Dorsey lays down the law from the first beat, calling out his students’ cliques—black and white kids automatically inhabit separate sides of the rehearsal room, something Dorsey won’t tolerate. “You don’t have to like each other, but you gonna respect each other,” Dorsey declares. As he later states, “If they can’t leave the program saying that they learned about life, about relationships… that’s the biggest thing, when you start dealing with race, to learn more about each other.”

Over the course of Sweet Dillard, we follow several individual students and their families, and learn of the often very serious pressures many of them face while still determinedly showing up at every rehearsal to take their seat in the band. At the end of the year, they travel to New York City for the national championships, determined to make South Florida proud. In our troubled America, these are youth that listen to their teacher—and come out with solutions for living that all of us learn from.

Airs on WXXI-World the following dates and times:

  • April 7, 2018 at 9:00 pm
  • April 8, 2018 at 1:00 am
  • April 12, 2018 at 5:00 am
  • April 12, 2018 at 9:00 am
  • April 12, 2018 at 11:00 am
  • April 12, 2018 at 3:00 pm
  • April 13, 2018 at 6:00 pm
  • April 14, 2018 at 10:00 am
  • April 14, 2018 at 4:00 pm

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