Sunday, May 12th TV listings for OPB Plus (KEPB-TV2) Eugene, OR
On Story American Fiction
Cord Jefferson discusses writing and directing his debut feature, "American Fiction."
To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé
Linda Chavez, Center for Equal Opportunity; reporter Jessica Washington; Debra Carnahan, former judge and federal prosecutor; Ying Ma, founder and president of the American Ideals PAC.
Washington Week With The Atlantic
Journalists Peter Baker, Jonathan Karl, Elaina Plott Calabro and Vivian Salama.
The Open Mind American Amnesia
Documentarian David France talks about "How to Survive a Pandemic."
Climate change threatens villages in the French Alps; vioence among Greek soccer fans leads to matches without audiences; underground Rome.
A young boxer fights poverty in Pakisan; homeless people in LA; Grenada's Spice Island in danger; the ocean as a limitless source of renewable energy.
America ReFramed In Search of Bengali Harlem
A playwright sets out to tell the story of his parents, embarking on a quest from mid-20th century Harlem to Bangladesh.
POV Shorts The Calling
Two films exploring creed and conviction include "Redneck Muslim" and "The Masses."
The Chavis Chronicles The Rich Legacy of Black Mayors
Phyllis Dickerson, CEO of the African American Mayors Assoc., talks about challenges for city mayors.
Laura Flanders & Friends Stephanie Flanders on a Trump Economy & What to Watch in the Ultimate Election Year
Journalist and economist Stephanie Flanders, head of Economics and Government at Bloomberg, talks about economics and elections.
10 Days in Watts We Are Taught to Survive
Many challenges are faced before opening the farm.
A family grows oranges for the long haul in California's Central Valley; cantaloupes; lemon cous cous chicken; Farm to School brings K-12 students more local foods.
This American Land Oregon's Rivers; Wyoming Public Lands; Solar Power for Farms
Management plans for public lands in southwestern Wyoming; protecting Oregon's rivers with legislation that would designate them as wild and scenic; farmers in the Midwest adopt solar power.
Start Up Essex Squeeze: Lower East Side, Manhattan NYC
Essex Squeeze, a juice bar offering a healthy taste of New York.
To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé
Linda Chavez, Center for Equal Opportunity; reporter Jessica Washington; Debra Carnahan, former judge and federal prosecutor; Ying Ma, founder and president of the American Ideals PAC.
Firing Line With Margaret Hoover
Journalist Fareed Zakaria talks about his book, "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present."
The Open Mind American Amnesia
Documentarian David France talks about "How to Survive a Pandemic."
A young boxer fights poverty in Pakisan; homeless people in LA; Grenada's Spice Island in danger; the ocean as a limitless source of renewable energy.
On Story American Fiction
Cord Jefferson discusses writing and directing his debut feature, "American Fiction."
America ReFramed In Search of Bengali Harlem
A playwright sets out to tell the story of his parents, embarking on a quest from mid-20th century Harlem to Bangladesh.
POV Shorts The Calling
Two films exploring creed and conviction include "Redneck Muslim" and "The Masses."
The untold stories of Japanese Americans who fled the West Coast during World War II as the U.S. government prepared to incarcerate them.
Nature Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons
Grizzly 399 attempts to raise an unusually large litter in Grand Teton National Park, becoming a hopeful symbol of the survival and preservation of wildlife.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Buried Secrets
Singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O'Neill uncover their roots and discover deep family secrets.
Reel South For the Record; I'm the Girl
A newspaper publisher in a small Texas Panhandle town strives to keep its paper of record alive; an iconic photo of a girl is inspected by the women who claim to know the truth.
The Mindfulness Movement (2020)
Filmmaker Rob Beemer examines how mindfulness -- the state of focusing on the present moment without judgment -- is the key to creating a healthier and happier world.
Nature Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons
Grizzly 399 attempts to raise an unusually large litter in Grand Teton National Park, becoming a hopeful symbol of the survival and preservation of wildlife.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Buried Secrets
Singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O'Neill uncover their roots and discover deep family secrets.
Reel South For the Record; I'm the Girl
A newspaper publisher in a small Texas Panhandle town strives to keep its paper of record alive; an iconic photo of a girl is inspected by the women who claim to know the truth.
The Mindfulness Movement (2020)
Filmmaker Rob Beemer examines how mindfulness -- the state of focusing on the present moment without judgment -- is the key to creating a healthier and happier world.
Poetry in America Hill Country
Tracy K. Smith's vision of Texas Hill Country.
Poetry in America Emperor of Ice Cream, Motive for Metaphor
Works by modernist poet Wallace Stevens.
The untold stories of Japanese Americans who fled the West Coast during World War II as the U.S. government prepared to incarcerate them.