Nature filmmaker Allison Argo responds to the government’s recent State of the Birds report, which warns that one-third of U.S. bird species are in trouble. Argo’s film, Crash: A Tale of Two Species, sounded the alarm over a year ago. Read what she has to say, or watch the full episode now.
Bill Moyers sits down with socialist historian Mike Davis for his critique of the government’s response to the economic crisis and how he thinks it compares to Roosevelt’s New Deal. Watch now. (originally aired: March 20, 2009)
Richardson, part of an acting dynasty that went back generations, recently passed away. She is survived by her husband, actor Liam Neeson, and two children. She was a frequent guest on Charlie Rose (who will do a tribute on his show March 20) and appeared on other PBS programs. Read more.
From whooper swans to monarch butterflies, many species perform epic migrations to ancient feeding, mating, and breeding grounds, sometimes covering 1000s of miles and employing ingenious methods to reach their destinations. Watch the full episode now.
Nina Paley’s critically-acclaimed film, Sita Sings the Blues (watch it online) recently plunged her into the tangled web of copyright law. Her travails in getting the film out to the world inspired her next project, a series of short films about copyright law. Watch an interview and hear her copyright song.
Philippe de Montebello interviews Metropolitan Opera director Peter Gelb for SundayArts: Learn about the Young Opera Initiative to engage new singers with the classic medium, and what the Met has in store for opera-goers in the future.
Sculpted millions of years ago by the advance and retreat of vast shields of ice, the Emerald Isle harbors a wealth of wildlife among its craggy mountains, fog-shrouded coastlines, steep gorges, and vast networks of inland waterways. Watch now…
The City Concealed visits Weeksville, a part of Bed-Stuy that, in the 1800s, was part a thriving community of free African Americans for decades. When the large apartment complexes came in and the neighborhood changed, only 3 houses from the era remained. Watch now.
The title for this 1975 video, containing an interview conducted by Studs Terkel, is “Texas Maverick”. Farenthold, a Texas lawyer and legislator, was the first woman to be seriously considered as a VP candidate, in 1972. Though she didn’t win, she’s been an outspoken critic of government on the local and national level for decades. See vintage video and read a recent interview.
Read about the woman who was instrumental in shaping women’s (and basic human) rights in postwar Japan–even as an outsider/expatriate, and at age 22.
