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Story in the Pub. Square

Newsroom Tokyo/ Direct Talk/Short Program Newsroom Tokyo/ Direct Talk/Short Program

POV: The Taste of Mango Asian Americans: Breaking Ground

Independent Lens: Free for All: The Public Library

Chasing the Tide

Chasing the Tide Stories From the Stage

THU 1 BBC News

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack To the Contrary Whitney Reynolds

Pacific Heartbeat: James & Isey

Reel South: Small Town Universe

FRI 2 BBC News

Local, USA

SAT 3 Whitney Reynolds

To the Contrary

Washington Week

Historic Buildings of Iowa: Iowa City

Market to Market

Pati Jinich … Panamericana: Alaska—Wild Harvest

Consuelo Mack The Chavis Chronicles

Whitney Reynolds Laura Flanders

Iowa Press

Washington Week

The Open Mind

DW Focus on Europe

DW Global Us

Asian Americans: Breaking Ground Finding Your Roots: Forever Young

Pacific Heartbeat: James & Isey

SUN 4 On Story

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Nature: Niagara Falls

Doc World: And Still I Sing

MON 5 BBC News

POV Shorts

North Korea: A Filmmaker Walks the Tightrope

Stories From the Stage

Greening of the Bronx: An Urban Garden Tale

TUE 6 BBC News Asia Insight

The Vow From Hiroshima

Who She Is

GZero World With Ian Story in the Pub. Square

NOVA: Critical Condition: Health in Black America

First Peoples: Americas

WED 7 BBC News

Cowboy and Preacher

Independent Lens: Matter of Mind: My ALS Asian Americans: A Question of Loyalty

Independent Lens: Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s

Play Like a Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar

THU 8 BBC News

Frontline

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack To the Contrary Whitney Reynolds

Reel South: Called to the Mountains Pati Jinich … Panamericana: Juneau & Whitehorse

Stories From the Stage

FRI 9 BBC News

American Delivery

Who She Is

SAT 10 Whitney Reynolds

Washington Week

Market to Market

Consuelo Mack The Chavis Chronicles

Whitney Reynolds Laura Flanders

Mango House

Iowa Press

DW Focus on Europe

DW Global Us

Asian Americans: A Question of Loyalty Finding Your Roots: Children of Exile

SUN 11 On Story

American Delivery

Nature: Hummingbirds of Hollywood We Said No! No!: A Story of Civil Disobedience NOVA: Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown

Doc World: Flying Hands

POV: Tokyo Uber Blues

MON 12 BBC News

POV: Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law? Bugs That Rule the World: Insect Apocalypse

Stories From the Stage

First Peoples: Americas

TUE 13 BBC News Asia Insight

GZero World With Ian Story in the Pub. Square

First Peoples: Africa

North Korea: A Filmmaker Walks the Tightrope

WED 14 BBC News

Independent Lens: Free Chol Soo Lee Asian Americans: Good Americans

Independent Lens: And So It Begins

The Class: Senior Year

THU 15 BBC News

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack To the Contrary Whitney Reynolds

Pacific Heartbeat: Loimata, The Sweetest Tears

Reel South: South by South Korea

Stories From the Stage

FRI 16 BBC News

Amache

SAT 17 Whitney Reynolds

Washington Week

Historic Buildings of Iowa: Dubuque

Market to Market

Pati Jinich … Panamericana: Alberta Pacific Heartbeat: Loimata, The Sweetest Tears

Consuelo Mack The Chavis Chronicles

Whitney Reynolds Laura Flanders

Iowa Press

DW Focus on Europe

DW Global Us

Asian Americans: Good Americans Finding Your Roots: Far from Home

SUN 18 On Story

Nature: My Garden of a Thousand Bees

Doc World: Someone Lives Here

American Masters: Hopper: An American Love Story

MON 19 BBC News

POV: Against the Tide

Stories From the Stage

First Peoples: Africa

TUE 20 BBC News Asia Insight

Snapshots of Confinement

GZero World With Ian Story in the Pub. Square

NOVA: Ultimate Crash Test: Impact

Bugs That Rule the World: Lifegivers Independent Lens: Who Is Michael Jang? Pacific Heartbeat: Healer Stones of Kapaemahu

First Peoples: Asia

We Said No! No!: A Story of Civil Disobedience

WED 21 BBC News

The Class: System Failure

THU 22 BBC News

Deadlock

Frontline

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack To the Contrary Whitney Reynolds

Asian Americans: Generation Rising

Dreams of Glory Consuelo Mack The Chavis Chronicles

Stories From the Stage

FRI 23 BBC News

Come Back Anytime

SAT 24 Whitney Reynolds

Washington Week

Sominsai: The End of a 1000-Year-Old Festival

Market to Market

Historic Buildings of Iowa: Mason City & Clear Lake Pacific Heartbeat: Healer Stones of Kapaemahu Doc World: The Ants & The Grasshopper

Whitney Reynolds Laura Flanders

Iowa Press

DW Focus on Europe

DW Global Us

Asian Americans: Generation Rising Finding Your Roots: Larger Than Life POV: Children of the Mist

SUN 25 On Story

Nature: The Bat Man of Mexico

MON 26 BBC News

Groundworks

Stories From the Stage

First Peoples: Asia

TUE 27 BBC News Asia Insight

Tending Clouds

GZero World With Ian Story in the Pub. Square

NOVA: Decoding the Universe: Cosmos

Bugs That Rule the World: Eat or Be Eaten

First Peoples: Australia

WED 28 BBC News

Come Back Anytime

Independent Lens: Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

Independent Lens: Home Court

The Class: Personal Statement

THU 29 BBC News

Closer to Truth Consuelo Mack

Asian Americans: Breaking Through

Stories From the Stage

FRI 30 BBC News

Skydiving Over Sixty

Ink & Linda

POV Shorts

SAT 31 Whitney Reynolds

To the Contrary

Washington Week

Market to Market

Consuelo Mack

Whitney Reynolds

Before They Take Us Away

Iowa Press 80 Years Later

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