Inside Thirteen blogger: Bob Morris, Producer
Our president, Neal Shapiro, calls Thirteen.org “a house of ideas.” It’s a very apt phrase...
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July 23rd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
For the Public Television benefit concert taking place on August 7 at Madison Square Garden, front-row seats and meet-and-greet packages were made available through ebay’s benefit auctions. See the list of all ticket packages up for bid; the auctions end on July 24.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:45 am
New York has long boasted about the quality of its drinking water. However, plans to drill for natural gas near the watersheds that supply New York City may change that.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:43 am
From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the mean streets of Seattle, this documentary reveals the intimate stories behind Cambodian American families and their struggles in the face of ongoing deportations and unforgiving immigration laws. This 2006 doc aired again recently on Thirteen; you can now watch it online.
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:29 am
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Candidates Debate Iraq Policy at Home, Abroad
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen Discusses Iraq
Arizona Breaks Ground in Reforming Prison System
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
R & E tells a personal story about what happened to a man when, at the height of his powers, he discovered that he was sick — what happened to his work, his faith, and his town’s faith in him. Originally aired: July 18, 2008.
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
History Detectives explores the years after Lincoln’s death to illuminate the true origins of a bound volume of 19th-century sheet music. Originally aired: Season 6, Episode 4. Watch segment.
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
After 33 years, Roger Ebert will be leaving his syndicated program “At the Movies”, and Richard Roeper, his co-host since Gene Siskel died in 1999, is also leaving the …
July 21st, 2008 at 3:53 pm
A roundup of all streaming video online from PBS and Thirteen programs that aired last week. See the list of all full episodes and full segments.
July 21st, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Endangered species protections were removed from the Yellowstone grizzly bear population in April 2007. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and other conservation organizations immediately filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Idaho challenging this decision.
July 21st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
“Birth of a Surgeon” travels to Mozambique where, for the first time, midwives are being trained in advanced life-saving surgery. Suffering from an acute shortage of doctors, Mozambique has launched …
The Waterfalls and New York City
Home Delivery: The Cases of Japan and Scandinavia
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, surveys the past, present and future of the...
Randi Weingarten Elected AFT President
Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in Chicago on July 14, 2008. The following is...
