Sunday, April 28th TV listings for PBS (WKNO2) Memphis, TN
On Story Joanna Calo
Joanna Calo delves into her experience sharing showrunning duties on "The Bear" with creator Christopher Storer, and crafting lovable characters that keep an audience invested.
To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé
Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross; Republican strategist Ann Stone; columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher; retired judge Debra Carnahan.
Washington Week With The Atlantic
Peter Baker, The New York Times; Laura Barrón-López, PBS NewsHour; David Drucker, The Dispatch; Mara Liasson, NPR.
The Open Mind A Multiplicity of Generational Crises
Elder justice expert and lawyer M.T. Connolly talks about her book, "The Measure of Our Age: Navigating Care, Safety, Money, and Meaning Later in Life."
France prepares for terrorist threats; Spain's farmers worry about their crops and livestock; carbonara.
China builds itself a port in Peru; globalization; Ghana drowns in fast fashion waste; Mexico teen dreams of a film career.
America ReFramed A Decent Home
Addressing urgent issues of class and economic mobility through the lives of mobile home park residents who can't afford housing anywhere else.
POV Shorts Boom and Bust
Tensions rise as news organizations and residents witness a volatile situation unfold on a busy California street; a filmmaker returns to her hometown to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry in West Texas.
The Chavis Chronicles A Self-Made Billionaire
Soohyung Kim, a managing partner of Standard General L.P., discusses his personal path to financial success.
Laura Flanders & Friends Ai Weiwei: How Do We Save Our Humanity?
Conceptual artist, filmmaker and human rights activist Ai Weiwei.
Ask This Old House Closet Door; Bathroom Paint
Tom replaces a bi-fold closet door; Jenn discusses alternatives to flower bouquets for gift giving; Mauro paints a bathroom using a mold resistant paint.
Ask This Old House Vertical Garden; Toilet Factory
Jenn installs a vertical garden to maximize space; Tom explains the uses for different drill bits; Richard travels to a plumbing facility to learn about advances in toilet engineering.
Ask This Old House Stucco Repair; Gas Dryer
Mark travels to San Diego to repair a crack in a concrete retaining wall with a stucco finish; Tom explains how air compressors work; Richard helps an expecting couple select and install a gas dryer.
Ask This Old House Paint Metal Railing; Wine Rack
Mauro helps clean up and repaint a rusty, metal railing; Richard discusses some innovations that can make clearing a clogged sink easier; Tom and Kevin build a wine rack out of a reclaimed beam.
NPT's Becky Magura discovers what people would do differently or try if they were given a clean slate.
Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South
Horticulture expert Dr. Chris Cooper and other experts share their garden wisdom and answer e-mails and letters about lawn and gardens.
Scholars' Bowl Hardin Valley vs. Cedar Springs Homeschool
Ray Stevens CabaRay Nashville Special Moments With Don McLean, Lari White & Rex Allen, Jr.
Songs include "The Cat Song," "Priceless," "Hit the Road Jack," "Can't You Hear Those Pioneers," "That's How You Know" and "Cryin'."
The Caverns Sessions Darin & Brooke Aldridge
Award-winning Americana/country/bluegrass duo and Grand Ole Opry regulars Darin & Brooke Aldridge.
Song of the Mountains Appalachian Road Show; Andrew Farriss; Special Consensus
Performances by Appalachian Road Show, Andrew Farriss and Special Consensus.
Classic Gospel Gospel Pioneer Reunion
Performances by gospel musicians, including Richard Smallwood, Jennifer Holiday, Walter Hawkins, Albertina Walker and more.
A concert featuring three of Georgia's most well-known musicians -- Mike Mills, Chuck Leavell and Robert McDuffie -- includes songs from Otis Redding, Ray Charles and the Allman Brothers Band; recorded at the Grand Opera House in Macon, Ga.
Reel South Veritas
Cuban Americans recall the story of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.
Independent Lens One With the Whale
An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists.
Return: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health & Spirit
The food sovereignty movement across the U.S., including the Pueblo Food Experience project that has transformed the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico.
Changing Planet Coral Special
A visit to the Maldives focuses on coral reefs and the urgent efforts to help them survive climate change.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Forever Young
Actors Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser explore their family histories.
Reel South In Exile; It's in the Voices; Fallout; Finding Us
A Pacific Islander community commemorates the loss of its land; Delta historians uncover memories; Appalachian communities bear the impact of industrial waste; descendants of slaves retrace their ancestry.
Mysteries of Mental Illness Rise and Fall of the Asylum
The rise and fall of mental asylums in the U.S.; the largest de-facto mental health facility in the U.S., its detainees and the realities of care both inside and outside.
Poetry in America Phillis Wheatley: To the University
Two poems by Phillis Wheatley.
Poetry in America Six Years Later, Epitaph for a Centaur
Two poems by exiled Russian poet Joseph Brodsky.
H2O: The Molecule That Made Us Civilizations
How water may have driven the evolution of man and created the earliest civilizations; whether the Earth's water supplies can guarantee the future of humans.