PBS Previews: Week of June 15

Fri, June 13, 2008
Posted in Schedule Updates

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Here are PBS Previews for June 15- 21, 2008 with local air dates for KAKM:

ARTS AND LITERATURE
HISTORY and SOCIETY
SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
PBS PARENTS
PBS BLOG

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ARTS and LITERATURE
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AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: Jack Johnson and Rilo Kiley
Sunday, June 15, 10 - 11:00 pm
Former surfer Jack Johnson performs songs from his CD In Between Dreams . Rilo Kiley fuse indie-pop and alt-country for a sound that emphasizes their emotional, playful lyrics. Highlights include songs from the band’s CD More Adventurous.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Eleanor Roosevelt
Monday, June 16, 8 - 10:30 pm; Saturday, June 21, 7:30 - 10:00 pm
She was a woman who influenced American social policies for decades and pushed through the first international charter on human rights. Surviving a painful childhood and a difficult marriage Eleanor Roosevelt become one of the most admired women in America.

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: Gretchen Wilson and Miranda Lambert
Saturday, June 21, 10 - 11:00 pm
Country’s leading ladies take the stage to perform their hit songs. Gretchen Wilson sings songs from her recently released second album, All Jacked Up . “Nashville Star,” Miranda Lambert has made a big impression during her short music career. Featured songs come from her debut CD, Kerosene.

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HISTORY and SOCIETY
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INDEPENDENT LENS: Deep Water
Sunday, June 15, 8 - 9:30 pm
This is the true story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who enters the most daring nautical challenge — the very first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race. Terrence Howard hosts. (CC, Stereo)

NOVA: Mystery of the Megavolcano
Tuesday, June 17, 7 - 8:00 pm
A remote lake in Southeast Asia conceals evidence of Earth’s greatest volcanic cataclysm of the last 100,000 years. The Toba eruption may have helped kick the climate into an unprecedented freeze and perhaps even pushed ancestral human populations to the brink of extinction.

FRONTLINE: Young and Restless in China
Tuesday, June 17, 8 - 10:00 pm
Frontline follows a group of nine young Chinese as they scramble to keep pace with a society changing faster than any in history. (CC, Stereo)

ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
Wednesday , June 18, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Five-thousand people live onboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz; they all share the same mission: maintain, arm and fly jets to deliver bombs to the “big game” — the war in Iraq. Follow the lives of a fighter pilot, ordnance seaman and Marine onboard the USS Nimitz, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. (CC, Stereo, HD)

INDEPENDENT LENS: Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story
Thursday, June 19, 9 - 10:30 pm
This is the true story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean spies in 1977 and her parents’ 30-year battle to bring her home. Terrence Howard hosts. (CC, Stereo)

WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL
Friday, June 20, 7 - 7:30pm
“Washington Week,” the longest-running news and public affairs program on public television, has forged an editorial partnership with “National Journal,” the nonpartisan publication that for 36 years has been dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of the politics and policy of the federal government. (CC, Stereo)

Be our fifth panelist. Write in for the “Webcast Extra.” Answers to your questions will be available online Friday night.

NOW ON PBS
Friday, June 20, 7:30 - 8:00pm
Through documentary segments and interviews with original thinkers, “NOW” goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle and gives you the context to explore your relationship with the larger world. (CC, Stereo)

BILL MOYERS JOURNAL
Friday, June 20, 8 - 9:00 pm
This weekly public affairs series features interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy. (CC, Stereo)

ANCHORAGE EDITION
Friday, June 20, 9 - 9:30 pm; Repeats Saturday, June 21, 5 - 5:30 pm
Host Michael Carey gathers journalists to discuss the week’s news in Anchorage and Alaska.

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PBS PARENTS
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PBS PARENTS
Keep Kids Fit and Healthy
What do kids know about eating the right foods? It’s up to parents to make good nutrition and regular physical activity part of their daily lives. Learn how to motivate your children to make their own healthy choices and build good habits to last a lifetime.

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PBS BLOGS
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I, CRINGELY
It’s the Platform, Stupid: Baby steps are the way to energy independence.
Robert Cringely looks at the past 20 years of energy and gives a few predictions for the near future.

MEDIASHIFT
MediaShift Looking for Embeds at Newspaper, Radio, TV
Mark Glaser is looking for a few good embargoed bloggers

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Code Key
(CC) Indicates programs with closed captions
(Stereo) Indicates programs in stereo
(DVI) Indicates programs with descriptive video
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