Sunday, October 11th TV listings for PBS Plus (KISU-TV2) Pocatello, ID
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World The Smartphone
The history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse code to Apple's unveiling of the first-ever iPhone in 2007; how the next generation of smartphones may allow for communication just by thinking.
A statewide program focusing on the humanities and issues of importance to Idahoans; host Marcia Franklin.
The wildlife, people and places of Idaho, as well as environmental and resource issues facing the West.
The Desert Speaks Dying Traditions in a Mexican Pueblo
The pueblos of Sierra Madre, Mexico; a donkey-powered pinole grinder made of stone; a leather goods shop in Sahuaripa, Mexico.
Wild Nevada Living With Wildfire
The importance of being fire aware and how prevention, recovery and fire science work together to help us safely enjoy our unique landscapes.
Oregon Field Guide Cranberry Farming; Grebes Walk on Water; North Umpqua Geology
A longer growing season produces sweet cranberries on the south coast of the U.S.; grebes walk on top of water; Southern Oregon's North Umpqua River.
Weekends With Yankee The Joys of Winter
Breakfast at Pickering House Inn in New Hampshire; cross-country skiing; winter surfing in Maine; floral designer Hafsa Lewis' work includes the huge wreath adorning Brant Point Light at Christmas.
No Passport Required Philadelphia
The Italian food scene in Philadelphia features everything from pizza to cannoli and burrata to handmade pasta.
Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century Everyday Icons
Artists include Amy Sherald, Alex Da Corte, Daniel Lind-Ramos and Rose Simpson.
NEXT at the Kennedy Center Snarky Puppy and Friends: The Family We Make
The band Snarky Puppy perform a tribute to Susana Baca; guests include Silvana Estrada, Gaby Moreno, Silvia Pérez Cruz and Fuensanta.
Dialogue Author Rebecca Donner: Conversations From The Sun Valley Writers' Conference
Marcia Franklin talks with Rebecca Donner about "All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days," her book about the life of Mildred Harnack, her great-great-aunt. Harnack and her husband helped found one of the largest resistance groups against the Nazis.
Washington Week With The Atlantic New
A panel of journalists provides reporting and analysis of the major stories emanating from the United States capital.
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World The Smartphone
The history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse code to Apple's unveiling of the first-ever iPhone in 2007; how the next generation of smartphones may allow for communication just by thinking.
Author Angie Thomas, singer-songwriters Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, author Michael Twitty, country singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett and screenwriter Qui Nguyen reveal places that define their lives and work.
No Passport Required Philadelphia
The Italian food scene in Philadelphia features everything from pizza to cannoli and burrata to handmade pasta.
Archival footage, photos and home movies shot in Cuba tell the story of Neill Macaulay, one of the few non-Cubans involved in the Cuban Revolution, and his wife Nancy.
Leguizamo Does America Raleigh
John arrives in Raleigh to discover how the recent influx of Latinos from Mexico, Venezuela and beyond is changing the Old South to a Nuevo South.
Archaeologists have searched Ithaca for the home of King Odysseus for centuries; when politician Makis Metaxas discovers the king's tomb, experts are dumbfounded; the story of his discovery spreads quickly, but controversy surrounds the case.
Archival footage, photos and home movies shot in Cuba tell the story of Neill Macaulay, one of the few non-Cubans involved in the Cuban Revolution, and his wife Nancy.
Leguizamo Does America Raleigh
John arrives in Raleigh to discover how the recent influx of Latinos from Mexico, Venezuela and beyond is changing the Old South to a Nuevo South.
Archaeologists have searched Ithaca for the home of King Odysseus for centuries; when politician Makis Metaxas discovers the king's tomb, experts are dumbfounded; the story of his discovery spreads quickly, but controversy surrounds the case.
No Passport Required Philadelphia
The Italian food scene in Philadelphia features everything from pizza to cannoli and burrata to handmade pasta.
Outdoor Idaho Salmon Reckoning
Rep. Mike Simpson (R) proposes breaching the four lower Snake River dams in Washington in an attempt to save Idaho's salmon.
Dialogue Tayari Jones: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference
Novelist Tayari Jones describes the process of writing "An American Marriage," a novel that chronicles the trajectory of a marriage when one of the spouses is wrongfully convicted of a crime.
Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century Everyday Icons
Artists include Amy Sherald, Alex Da Corte, Daniel Lind-Ramos and Rose Simpson.
NEXT at the Kennedy Center Snarky Puppy and Friends: The Family We Make
The band Snarky Puppy perform a tribute to Susana Baca; guests include Silvana Estrada, Gaby Moreno, Silvia Pérez Cruz and Fuensanta.
NOVA Space Wars New
Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and satellites; how the satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling crowded orbits and what can be done to protect them.