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PBS: Music to My Ears

You might not think of PBS when ticking off your online music options, but believe it or not, we have a lot to offer -- from hip-hop to opera to bluegrass, streaming audio to musician biographies, genre histories and interviews with bands from around the world.
Here are my 5 picks for music-related sites on PBS:

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July 27, 2009 | Add a New Comment

The Hot Sheet: July 27-August 3

Hollywood has been glamorizing the work of spies and detectives for decades. This week, get a look at real-life intrigue and investigations, from the animal kingdom to outer space.

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July 24, 2009 | Add a New Comment

“The Reckoning” Filmmakers Pamela Yates and Paco de Onis Answer Your Questions

Last week, independent film series P.O.V. featured “The Reckoning,” a documentary about the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) efforts to try the perpetrators of genocide. In case you missed it, you can watch the entire film online (through August 15th). Filmmakers Pamela Yates and Paco de Onis answered your questions about the film and the international justice movement here and on the P.O.V. site where you raised questions about Darfur. The conversation has been lively and passionate.

Extremely clear and interesting to present the ICC. The majority of the people are not aware of the ICC. More must be done to make people aware of it. What can I do to help? Francomore

July 23, 2009 | Add a New Comment

Where Are They Now?: Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter, a mystery-style kids show that taught reading and writing skills, ran on PBS from 1992 to 1995. The show was wildly popular (it was even rebroadcast in 24 countries), but was cancelled due to a lack of funding after its third season. Here’s the show’s opening:more

July 22, 2009 | Read Comments (4) | Add a New Comment

Ask Time Team America Host Colin Campbell

Artist Colin Campbell was hired to work on Time Team America as a sketch artist, but when the producers saw the kinds of probing questions he was asking, they decided to make him the host of the show instead.

Time Team America is a new series here on PBS that takes viewers on timed archaeological digs around the United States. As a team of diggers, scientists and historians race to find and identify history’s buried markers (each dig must be completed in 72 hours), Campbell guides the audience through each step of the expedition. His background as an artist “gives him an eye for unusual artifacts, an appreciation of the past and the skill to draw an excavation site as it would have appeared years ago,” the show’s website explains.more

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

The Hot Sheet: July 20-27

Food, water and shelter are necessities, but for animals and humans alike, survival often requires so much more – from the ability to adapt to the environment, to perseverance in the face of tremendous challenges. This week on PBS, get a variety of perspectives on what it takes to survive.

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July 17, 2009 | Add a New Comment

MotorWeek’s John Davis Answers Your Questions

John Davis is the Emmy Award-winning host, executive producer and creator of MotorWeek. Since 1981 the show has been covering the automotive world and giving consumers the information they need to make smart car and truck purchases.

Davis answered your questions about automotive journalism, the auto industry, and auto racing.

Given the emphasis on economy and smallness, is the era of the performance car over or do you think manufacturers will come up with technology to still provide high performance alongside the mandatory economy requirements? If so, what technologies do you think hold the most promise? Robertmore

July 16, 2009 | Read Comments (3) | Add a New Comment

A Community of Viewers Like You

“This show was made possible by viewers like you.” You hear these words at the end of every PBS show, and it’s true – your contributions to your local PBS station are essential to our ability to create the programs, web content and educational services for which PBS is known.

But you’re more than viewers. You’re a critical part of the PBS community. more

July 15, 2009 | Read Comments (1) | Add a New Comment

Ask “The Reckoning” filmmakers Pamela Yates and Paco de Onis

This week, independent film series P.O.V. features “The Reckoning” (check local listings), a documentary about the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) efforts to try the perpetrators of genocide.more

July 13, 2009 | Read Comments (26) | Add a New Comment