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Weekly Daytime Education Schedules
May 24-28

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NHPBS WORLD SCHEDULE GRADES 6-12

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MONDAY - May 17

INDEPENDENT LENS - Eating Up Easter
Monday, 5/17 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
See how climate change and a booming tourism trade threaten the fragile economy of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, and meet the local artists, ecologists and developers balancing their strong cultural heritage with modern-day challenges. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

AMERICAN EXPEERIENCE - Billy Graham
Monday, 5/17 from 9-11 pm NHPBS
Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential Christian leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty. AMERICN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

TUESDAY - May 18

EXTRA LIFE: A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER - Medical Drugs
Tuesday, 5/18 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Track the importance of data mapping and analysis in the quest to improve public health. The painstaking work of past data detectives made us aware of epidemic "curves" as well as the extent of health inequalities among different U.S. communities. EXTRA LIFE Streaming Video

AMERICA REFRAMED - First Vote
Tuesday, 5/18 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Asian American voter experiences in battle ground states from the presidential election of 2016 to the 2018 midterms explore the intersections between immigration, voting rights and racial justice. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Videos

NORMAN MINETA AND HIS LEGACY: AN AMERICN STORY
Tuesday, 5/18 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Meet the statesman who served as cabinet secretary for Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. Imprisoned by the U.S. during World War II for his Japanese ancestry, Mineta rose to become the first Asian American to serve in a presidential cabinet.ANORMAN MINETA AND HIS LEGACY: AN AMERICAN STORY Streaming Videos

FRONTLINE - The Healthcare Divide
Tuesday, 5/18 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
An investigation with NPR into growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. How pressure for profit and uneven government support is widening the divide between rich and poor hospitals and endangering care for the most needy. FRONTLINE Streaming Video

WEDNESDAY - May 19

ITO SISTERS: AN AMERICN STORY
Wednesday, 5/19 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Explore the lives of three Nisei sisters from the Sacramento Delta, from their childhood on a farm in the Delta to their internment during WWII and beyond. ITO SISTERS: AN AMERICAN STORY Streaming Videos

LIFE AT THE WATERHOLE - Episode One
Wednesday, 5/19 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Meet the first animal visitors to a new manmade waterhole in the African savannah. Using state-of-the-art cameras, scientists watch as warthogs and elephants discover the new oasis. But things become dangerous when leopards and lions close in. LIFE AT THE WATERHOLE Streaming Video

NOVA - Hindenburg: The New Evidence
Wednesday, 5/19 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
The cause of the infamous Hindenburg crash has baffled experts for over 80 years, with theories about the airship’s fire ranging from deliberate sabotage to a spark generated by the stormy conditions in which it landed. But new, never-before-seen amateur footage of the crash has surfaced, showing the airship’s final seconds from a fresh angle and in unrivaled clarity. Taking clues from the footage and other sources, NOVA leads a fresh investigation at a leading scientific lab with eye-opening experiments that point to a final solution of the mystery.  NOVA Streaming Video

HUMAN: THE WORLD WITHIN - Defend
Wednesday, 5/19 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Look at a nature survivalist, rancher twins, a doctor who survived Ebola and the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy to uncover the wildly advanced biology that keeps us alive against all odds. HUMAN; THE WORLD WITHIN Streaming Video

THURSDAY - May 20

PEOPLE'S FOREST: THE STORY OF THE WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST
Thursday, 5/20 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
The story of the creation of the White Mountain National Forest following its near destruction from logging, forest fires and erosion in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

SECRETS OF THE DEAD - The Woman in the Iron Coffin
Thursday, 5/20 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Follow a team of forensic experts as they investigate the preserved remains of a young African American woman from 19th century New York and reveal the little-known story of early America's free black communities. SECRETS OF THE DEAD Streaming Video

ASIAN AMERICANS - Good Americans
Thursday, 5/20 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Learn how Asian Americans are simultaneously heralded as a model minority and targeted as the perpetual foreigner during the Cold War. It is also a time of bold ambition, as Asian Americans aspire to national political office. ASIAN AMERICANS Streaming Video

ASIAN AMERICANS - Generation Rising
Thursday, 5/20 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
During a time of war and social tumult, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture, and claim a new identity. ASIAN AMERICANS Streaming Video

FRIDAY - May 21

INSIDE THE MET - The Birthday Surprise
Friday, 5/21 from 9-10 pm NHBPS
Watch as the Metropolitan Museum of Art's 150th birthday is upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the art institution to close its doors for the first time in history, while facing financial losses and a battle to protect artistic treasures. INSIDE THE MET Streaming Video

NSIDE THE MET - All things to All People
Friday, 5/21 from 10-11 pm NHBPS
Watch as the Metropolitan Museum of Art is forced to confront its historical record on inclusion, exclusion and diversity in art and staffing, following urgent demands for social justice across the country. INSIDE THE MET Streaming Video

SATURDAY - May 22

BASEBALL - Home
Saturday, 5/15 from 3-5 pm NH WORLD
The ninth and final inning covers the most recent history of baseball and explores the future of the game. Game Six of the 1975 World Series - thought by many to be the greatest game ever played - miraculously reawakens the whole country's love for the game. But in the 1980's, the rising influence of television and the coming of free agency, with its enormous salaries and dislocations, threatens that affection. BASEBALL Streaming Video

GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE
Saturday, 5/22 from 6-6:30 pm NHPBS
Salem High meets Stevens High in Round One. GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Streaming Video

SUNDAY - May 23

SCIGIRLS - Star Power
Sunday, 5/23 from 9-9:30 am NHPBS
SciGirls Avianna and Miranda help cut light pollution in their neighborhood. SciGirls Streaming Video

AMERICAN EXPEERIENCE - Chinese Exclusion Act
Sunday, 5/23 from 6-8 pm NHPBS
Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. It remained in force for more than 60 years. AMERICN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

P.O.V. - About Love
Sunday, 5/23 from 9-10:30 pm NH WORLD
Three generations of the Phadke family live in their home in Mumbai. When the youngest daughter turns the camera toward her family, the personal becomes political as power structures within the family become visible -- and eventually unravel. P.O.V. Streaming Video

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This weekly 15-minute current events program from KET includes news segments, a current events quiz, opinion letters, and an Extra Credit report.


Granite State Challenge
Weekly quizzes for elementary, middle and high school students from the NHPBS high school quiz show.