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Pearl Jam on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: “Riding high amongst the waves…”

On Saturday, November 21, Pearl Jam will make its first appearance on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. (Check local listings.) “After 18 years of playing as a group, there are still things out there that give us an elevated sense of experience and this was certainly one of them,” said front man Eddie Vedder in an interview with ACL. “I sometimes wonder how many more ‘firsts’ can there be,” said Terry Lickona, ACL producer, “this will go down as one of our all-time classic shows . . . there are some musical and emotional highs that gave me goose bumps.” The PBS.org Video portal features a concert preview with Vedder’s ballad, “Just Breathe” from the new album, “Backspacer.”more

November 20, 2009 | Read Comments (2) | Add a New Comment

The Hot Sheet: November 22-28

Music has a way of hitting that particular emotion that you just can’t put your finger on sometimes. A song can set a mood, create a memory, define a moment. This week on PBS, we honor three musical masters who are not only responsible for tunes that make up the soundtrack to life, but have been instrumental as political activists and supporters throughout their careers.

Pearl Jam rolls in to Austin City Limits on Saturday, November 21^nd. Tune in at 10 pm (check local listings) to see the band’s debut performance on the show in celebration of their 9^th studio album, Backspacer. Pearl Jam has produced stripped down rock and roll for more than two decades and has focused on social and political issues from environmental concerns to voter registration.
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November 20, 2009 | Add a New Comment

Aron Gaudet Answers Your Questions

P.O.V.’s The Way We Get By shares the story of three tireless volunteers who have greeted troops returning from combat over seas for over 5 years. The film is touching, honest and emotional.

Last week, we asked you to leave your questions for filmmaker Aron Gaudet. The comments and questions poured in, as well as kudos for the filmmakers and the volunteers who greet soldiers day and night. Read his responses to your questions:

“How can we support the troops in our own town?” Adine Viscusimore

November 19, 2009 | Add a New Comment

Art21 Answers Your Questions

The 5^th season of Art21 presented inspiring shows on compassion, fantasy, transformation and systems. The series explores the ways artists create masterful works that add passion and creativity to the world. Last week, we collected questions about the inner workings of the show. Associate curator Wesley Miller and series producer Eve Moros Ortega are busy at work on the next season, but took some time to answer your questions:more

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Ask Bonnie Erbé

To the Contrary has been bringing the female perspective to PBS for 18 years. The news analysis series serves as a forum for women to discuss national and international news, politics and political agendas.

This week, we welcome To the Contrary host Bonnie Erbé to the Inside PBS blog to answer your questions. Erbé is an award-winning journalist with decades of experience covering issues relating to women, families and minority communities. A contributing writer to Scripps Howard Newspapers and USNews.com, Erbé also has a novel in the works focused on Washington, DC based religious symbolism. more

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The Hot Sheet: November 15-21

Take a look at the world around you and you just might find things you never knew before. That’s what we try to do at PBS. This week, we bring you three stories that can be viewed from multiple angles – a shocking crime caught on camera, an accident that intertwines the lives of 10 strangers and two filmmaker friends making movies that defined a genre.more

November 13, 2009 | Read Comments (2) | Add a New Comment

Ask Aron Gaudet, Filmmaker of The Way We Get By

Welcome to Bangor, Maine, the primary entry point for U.S. military service men and women returning from duty oversees. In a tiny airport, three senior citizens welcome troops home around the clock with hugs, congratulations and cellular telephones to call loved ones.

P.O.V. presents “The Way We Get By,” the story of Bill Knight, Jerry Mundy and Joan Gaudet, three volunteers who have greeted over 900,000 returning troops over the last 5 years. Despite personal battles with aging, the volunteers welcome the soldiers no matter the time of day or night. The documentary airs on November 11^th at 9pm (check local listings) and will be online in the PBS Video Portal on November 12^th. Watch a preview:more

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The Hot Sheet: November 8-14

PBS honors its veterans this week in remembrance and tribute of their service to the nation. We celebrate Veterans Day (Wednesday, November 11th)with two new shows highlighting servicemen and women and those that support them. The PBS Video Portal also features several archived shows that honor the United States’ military members.more

November 6, 2009 | Read Comments (2) | Add a New Comment

Botany of Desire Producer Michael Schwarz Answers Your Questions

When "The Botany of Desire" aired last week on PBS you, the viewers, had a lot to say about it. We had a hunch that would happen so we asked producer Michael Schwarz to answer your questions about the film here.

Read his responses below and let us know what you think. You can also watch the entire program again online and learn more about each of the four plants featured in the film.
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November 5, 2009 | Add a New Comment

Introducing the Public Media Economy Widget

It has been a little over a year since the financial meltdown plunged our nation into the current recession. And even though things are beginning to look up a little, there are still signs that the recovery is going to be long and slow.

Public Media has been following this story from the very beginning and remains committed to helping you understand what has happened and when things are going to improve.

To help you access important information about the economy, we are bringing all of the great coverage on PBS to one place with the PBS Economy Feed Widget. The widget is a powerful new tool that allows you to select video from a playlist and watch it right inside the widget’s window. You can watch high-quality streaming video from all your favorite PBS shows including Frontline, The NewsHour, Bill Moyers Journal, NOW on PBS, American Experience, Tavis Smiley, Nightly Business Report and many more.more

November 4, 2009 | Read Comments (1) | Add a New Comment

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