NHPBS Passport Update - October 10, 2023

Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board
Christina Pirello shares healthy, fresh Italian and Mediterranean recipes as well as her brassy, insightful approach to liver, kidney and heart health and diabetes prevention. Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1983, Christina turned to a macrobiotic diet of whole grains and vegetables to aid in her recovery, launching the 20-plus year run of her Emmy Award-winning series Christina Cooks.
Available: Friday, November 3, 2023

Taco Mafia
A new generation of taqueros is showing how to achieve success in a post-pandemic world, while expanding the impact that a business can have in its own community. The self-proclaimed ‘Taco Mafia’ is forging a new path through friendship, sustainability, tradition, authenticity and a commitment to give back, while addressing issues such as sustainability, immigration, gentrification, and beyond.
Available: Monday, October 30, 2023

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan
Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan is a series that inspires, educates and entertains. Hosted by four-time New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, the show features insightful conversations with notable guests, reflecting on their lives and the impact they can have on their worlds.
Available: Monday, October 30, 2023

Welcome to My Farm
Join Lisa Steele, a 5th generation chicken keeper, Master Gardener and author, as she welcomes viewers to her family farm in the woods of Maine. Each week Lisa shares a glimpse into her country lifestyle - cooking and DIYing her way from the coop and garden to the kitchen, and visiting nearby locales to gather fresh, seasonal ingredients for delicious recipes
Available: Saturday, October 28, 2023

Life In The Heart Land
Dives deep into the heart of America to meet the neighbors and organizations that are creating unique solutions to rural America's toughest challenges. These collaborators are breaking down divides and roadblocks to build new pathways to meaningful, positive outcomes that have the power to inspire empathy and action and to transform other communities across the nation.
Available: Friday, October 20, 2023

The Caverns Sessions
Formerly known as Bluegrass Underground, this magical, "musical adventure" series is taped deep within the subterranean amphitheater of The Caverns in Tennessee's majestic Cumberland Mountains. Now in it's eleventh year and re-branded as The Caverns Sessions, this series features both long-established and emerging artists within a broad spectrum of genres.
Available: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Next at the Kennedy Center
A dynamic mix of artists across hip hop, jazz, modern dance, and more perform at the Kennedy Center. Each episode weaves together performances filmed live at the Center with intimate off-stage moments contextualizing each artist's cultural impact.
Available: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.
Available: Thursday, October 12, 2023

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
AMERICA OUTDOORS with BARATUNDE THURSTON returns with a brand-new season as the best-selling writer, podcaster and comedian travels the country to uncover our complex relationship with the outdoors. From biologists saving snapping turtles to BIPOC mountain bikers, Baratunde meets a fascinating cast of characters with one thing in common: a passion for being outside.
Available: Thursday, October 12, 2023

Austin City Limits
Great music. No limits. Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre. In addition to being honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as a rock and roll landmark, ACL is the only television program to ever receive the National Medal of Arts, the nation's highest award for artistic excellence.
Available: Sunday, October 8, 2023

VOCES
Produced by Latino Public Broadcasting, the acclaimed PBS documentary series VOCES features the best of Latino arts, culture and history and shines a light on current issues that impact Latino Americans. Devoted to exploring the rich diversity of the Latino experience, VOCES presents new and established filmmakers and brings their powerful and illuminating stories to a national audience.
Available: Saturday, October 7, 2023

Carmen Curlers
What began as two employees working out of a basement in 1963 grew into a worldwide phenomenon with a staff of thousands operating around the clock in a huge factory--complete with a helipad, a private kindergarten, and even its own fire station. From Walter Presents, in Danish with English subtitles.
Available: Friday, October 6, 2023

Power Trip: The Story of Energy
A 12-part, 12-hour-long documentary series directed by Mat Hames, based on Michael E. Webber's book. Season One explores energy in WATER, FOOD, CITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WEALTH and WAR. Season Two reveals energy as the underlying force that carries us to SPACE, causes large-scale DISASTERS, transforms WORK, CULTURE, and ENTERTAINMENT, and drives GLOBALIZATION.
Available: Friday, October 6, 2023

POV
Since 1988, POV has been the home for the world’s boldest contemporary filmmakers, celebrating intriguing personal stories that spark conversation and inspire action.
Available: Thursday, October 5, 2023

Evolution Earth
Traveling to the far corners of the world, we discover the extraordinary ways animals are adapting to our rapidly changing planet. We witness nature's remarkable resilience, as our perception of evolution and its potential is forever transformed.
Available: Thursday, October 5, 2023

Salute to Service: A Veterans Day Celebration
Salute to Service, hosted by Jon Stewart and featuring the United States Army Field Band, is a heartfelt Veterans Day celebration honoring heroes past and present, uniting us in gratitude as we reflect on their service, sacrifice, and the enduring spirit of America.
Available: Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Albie's Elevator
Step inside a fantastical elevator where self-appointed elevator operator, Albie, explores the ups and downs of preschool problem solving and discovers the arts with the help of her neighbors. Along with intercom robot Tibitz, her fuzzy friend Huggy Pepper, and real performers, visual artists, musicians, creators, and arts educators, Albie works through her big feelings and has fun along the way.
Available: Wednesday, October 4, 2023

The Infinite Art Hunt
Twelve-year-old Freddie is on a mission: to see as many AMAZING art spaces and meet as many AMAZING artists as possible this summer. With the help of her cousin Ty, a few tips from her eccentric Grandma Tilly, and a ride from Hildegard or Uncle Mars, Freddie goes on amazing art missions and documents what she learns in The Infinite Art Hunt.
Available: Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Becoming Frida Kahlo
Explore the life of celebrated artist Frida Kahlo in a three-part docuseries. See the major personal and political events of her life, including her stormy and devoted relationship with artist Diego Rivera, whom she married not once but twice.
Available: Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Repairing the World: Stories From the Tree of Life
This program documents Pittsburgh's powerful community response to hate in the aftermath of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Through the voices of survivors, family members, diverse Pittsburgh residents and leaders, the film shows unity in a moment of crisis, the resilience of a vibrant city, and a community working together to understand what it means to be "stronger than hate."
Available: Monday, October 2, 2023

Code Name: Ayalon
Code Name: Ayalon is the tale of 45 teenagers who toiled underground secretly manufacturing and smuggling the bullets used by freedom fighters on the front lines during Israel's War of Independence. The factory hidden beneath a laundry facility was surrounded by enemies and discovery meant death. The courage of these young people changed the course of history.
Available: Sunday, October 1, 2023

Birthright
Birthright follows Cuban American electro-funk musicians on their first trip to Cuba. In desperate straits, sixty years prior, their parents had left the island as political exiles. In 2016, the dynamic Miami-based duo, known as Afrobeta, were invited to perform in Havana.
Available: Sunday, October 1, 2023

Free to Speak
What is free speech? Is it an outdated idea? What about hate speech? The three-part series Free To Speak underscores how free speech is necessary for human survival as it presents thought-provoking, ironic, and often heartbreaking stories. Host Nadine Strossen is joined by journalists, scholars, and activists to examine the power and controversy of free speech historically and today.
Available: Sunday, October 1, 2023