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When a Navajo couple uncovers a hidden link between their children?s rare genetic disorder and the American government?s conquest of their tribe, their lives are changed forever.

Air date: 10/18/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2285654887/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false When a Navajo couple uncovers a hidden link between their children?s rare genetic disorder and the American government?s conquest of their tribe, their lives are changed forever. /episodes/get/5924 /episode/5924 POV: Mobile Exclusive: Sun Kissed /episode-player/5924

StoryCorps Shorts: To R.P. Salazar, with Love

In January 2007, Rachel P. Salazar and Ruben P. Salazar were living 9,000 miles apart and completely unaware of each other's existence. But when an email meant for Rachel accidentally went to Ruben, it wasn't long before an ordinary mistake began to look like an extraordinary stroke of luck.

Air date: 01/26/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2190347208/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false In January 2007, Rachel P. Salazar and Ruben P. Salazar were living 9,000 miles apart and completely unaware of each other's existence. But when an email meant for Rachel accidentally went to Ruben, it wasn't long before an ordinary mistake began to look like an extraordinary stroke of luck. /episodes/get/2831 /episode/2831 POV: StoryCorps Shorts: To R.P. Salazar, with Love /episode-player/2831

Biblioburro: The Donkey Library

A decade ago, Colombian teacher Luis Soriano was inspired to spend his weekends bringing a modest collection of precious books, via two donkeys, to the children of Magdalena Province's poor and violence-ridden interior. As Soriano braves armed bands, drug traffickers, snakes and heat, his library...

Air date: 07/19/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2061537618/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false A decade ago, Colombian teacher Luis Soriano was inspired to spend his weekends bringing a modest collection of precious books, via two donkeys, to the children of Magdalena Province's poor and violence-ridden interior. As Soriano braves armed bands, drug traffickers, snakes and heat, his library... /episodes/get/2761 /episode/2761 POV: Biblioburro: The Donkey Library /episode-player/2761

Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

Air date: 06/29/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2243408241/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false /episodes/get/2778 /episode/2778 POV: Granito: How to Nail a Dictator /episode-player/2778

Mobile Exclusive: The City Dark

Is darkness becoming extinct? Exploring the physical and psychological effects of light pollution, 'The City Dark' is a portrait of the world after dusk, and a meditation on the human relationship to the stars. Airs July 5, 2012.

Air date: 07/06/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2247652498/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Is darkness becoming extinct? Exploring the physical and psychological effects of light pollution, 'The City Dark' is a portrait of the world after dusk, and a meditation on the human relationship to the stars. Airs July 5, 2012. /episodes/get/2795 /episode/2795 POV: Mobile Exclusive: The City Dark /episode-player/2795

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This is the story of a man and his records. Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection.

Air date: 08/17/2010 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1567663328/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false This is the story of a man and his records. Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection. /episodes/get/2836 http://www.wgby.org/episode/2836 POV: The Archive /episode-player/2836

Nostalgia for the Light

Patricio GuzmÃ¡n's Nostalgia for the Light is a remarkable meditation on memory, history and eternity. Chileâ��s remote Atacama Desert, 10,000 feet above sea level, provides stunningly clear views of the heavens for astronomers. But it also holds secrets from the past: human remains, from pre-...

Air date: 10/25/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2293964890/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Patricio GuzmÃ¡n's Nostalgia for the Light is a remarkable meditation on memory, history and eternity. Chileâ��s remote Atacama Desert, 10,000 feet above sea level, provides stunningly clear views of the heavens for astronomers. But it also holds secrets from the past: human remains, from pre-... /episodes/get/6003 http://www.wgby.org/episode/6003 POV: Nostalgia for the Light /episode-player/6003

Butterfly

Can one person really make a difference? In December 1997, Julia Hill climbed a thousand-year-old redwood tree vowing to not come down until it was saved from being clear-cut. She lived 180 feet off the ground for more than two years, galvanizing an already intense dispute over the fate of Northern...

Air date: 06/30/2000 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1468939554/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Can one person really make a difference? In December 1997, Julia Hill climbed a thousand-year-old redwood tree vowing to not come down until it was saved from being clear-cut. She lived 180 feet off the ground for more than two years, galvanizing an already intense dispute over the fate of Northern... /episodes/get/2763 http://www.wgby.org/episode/2763 POV: Butterfly /episode-player/2763

I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful

Jonathan Demmeâ��s portrait of post-Katrina New Orleans tells the story of Carolyn Parker, a lifelong resident of the Lower Ninth Ward, who is fighting for the right to rebuild her home and community.

Air date: 09/21/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2280007413/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Jonathan Demmeâ��s portrait of post-Katrina New Orleans tells the story of Carolyn Parker, a lifelong resident of the Lower Ninth Ward, who is fighting for the right to rebuild her home and community. /episodes/get/2781 http://www.wgby.org/episode/2781 POV: I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful /episode-player/2781

My Perestroika

"My Perestroika" is an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children. Five classmates go from living sheltered childhoods to experiencing the hopes of Gorbachev's reforms and the confusion of the USSR's dissolution, to searching for their places in today's Moscow.

Air date: 06/28/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2030250854/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false "My Perestroika" is an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children. Five classmates go from living sheltered childhoods to experiencing the hopes of Gorbachev's reforms and the confusion of the USSR's dissolution, to searching for their places in today's Moscow. /episodes/get/2799 http://www.wgby.org/episode/2799 POV: My Perestroika /episode-player/2799

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