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Rhythms of Life: A Musical Mom Declines One Note at a Time

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Next Avenue



Hearing her 'clunkers' at the piano, a caring son starts to prepare for what he knows is coming next. Continue


Honus Wagner: The One that Got Away

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Antiques Roadshow



Looking back on her years with ROADSHOW, the Honus Wagner card found in Baltimore remains to be the "lost" appraisal that has stuck with executive producer Marsha Bemko the most. Continue


Filmmaker Ritu Sarin on the Making of When Hari Got Married

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Global Voices



Go behind the scenes with filmmaker Ritu Sarin in this video companion piece to the Global Voices documentary, When Hari Got Married. Continue


85-Year-Old Graduates From College -- and Finds a Job

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Next Avenue



Willadene Zedan is leaving Marian University on Saturday with a bachelor's degree, academic honors and a job offer. Continue


Mike McCurry Extended Interview

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly



Watch more of our conversation with recent Wesley Theological Seminary graduate Mike McCurry about how religion can promote more civil political discourse in Washington. Continue


Mike McCurry on Fixing Politics

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly



This former White House press secretary wants to change our bitter political climate and restore “real relationships of trust.” After graduating from Wesley Theological Seminary, McCurry, a United Methodist, says he "felt some sense of call, that God was putting on me a challenge to see if I could do something about this broken world of politics that I've worked in for so long." Continue


Gay Marriage and Homosexuality

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly



The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that under their constitution, same-sex couples are legally able to marry. Opponents of gay marriage want an amendment to the constitution defining marriage as being between a man and a woman. Correspondent Kim Lawton explored the implications of the ruling with Scott Keeter, associate director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. Continue


Sequestration and the Poor

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly



City governments and programs that help the poor will bear the brunt of the federal budget cuts imposed by sequestration. "Every time we talk about a cut you’re talking about many people who don’t have an expensive lobby in Washington, DC. It’s an economic justice issue, a social justice issue," says Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rollins Blake. Continue


Searching for answers

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Need To Know



In this extended interview, 19-year-old Gladys Dominguez shares her emotional journey to find information about her father, Alfonso Martinez Sanchez, who was lost crossing Arizona state’s border desert while trying to re-enter the United States. Continue


Cold Peanut Soba Noodle Salad

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PBS Parents



Made with a blend of flavors and ingredients, this noodle dish does not disappoint! Continue


Go Vegan With Light, Flaky Zucchini Scones

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PBS Food



They're vegan, but their insides taste almost cheesy. Try these wonderful, healthy scones with your tea or your meal. Continue


World's Fair Design and Architecture: Symbols of Solidarity

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Antiques Roadshow



ANTIQUES ROADSHOW visits the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, with Nicholas Lowry to discuss posters from World's Fairs of the past. Learn more about the unifying structures that have symbolized progress, development and technological achievement from past World's Fairs. Continue


May 17, 2013

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly



The Boy Scouts of America vote on their longstanding gay ban; the city of Baltimore feels the effects of sequestration; a former White House press secretary graduates from a Methodist theological seminary and says he wants to fix Washington's broken politics; and a Sikh community in northern Virginia teaches parents and children how to wrap a turban. Continue


Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

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American Masters



After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile being made, even issuing an informal gag order on his friends … until now. Continue


New Americans

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To The Contrary



A special documentary edition of To the Contrary featuring the New Americans. We visit China and Southern California where we introduce you to the new Americans and the emerging industry that is growing up around them. Continue


Evangelical Christians Embrace Immigration Reform

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PBS NewsHour



While lawmakers in Washington continue work on overhauling American immigration policy, Ray Suarez reports from Colorado, where members of the Evangelical Christian community are advocating passage of immigration reform to respond to demographic shifts in membership. Continue


Children of Gays

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly



The pros and cons of gay marriage are frequent topics of discussion and conflict. The topics are especially sensitive when it comes to same sex couples having children. According to the Census Bureau, of the country's nearly half a million same-sex couples, nearly a quarter -- 28 percent -- are raising children. Continue


Boy Scouts and Gay Ban

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly



“If you’re training gay scouts to be, presumably, gay leaders, but then you don’t want gay leaders in the scouts, that’s an odd message to send,” says United Methodist pastor Charles Parker, a former scout. But opponents of the proposal to accept gay scouts say it flies in the face of a basic scouting tenet: the oath boys take to be “morally straight.” Continue


Freedom and Independence Preview

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Lidia Celebrates America



Join Lidia Bastianich to celebrate freedom and independence with different cultures across America. Continue


The Unexpected Benefits of Volunteering in Nature

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Next Avenue



When 'citizen scientists' help gather data, they don't get paid, but the rewards are priceless Continue


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