Sports & Recreation
Circus
Travel to Monte Carlo as the Big Apple Circus scouts new acts for next year's show and say goodbye as the cast performs its final shows of the season. 11/17/10 Continue
Next Avenue
An annual swim across the Hudson River proves a restorative ritual for swimmers, whether they view it as a race or an opportunity to go with the flow. Continue
Golf's Grand Design
Examine the history of American golf course architecture and the relationship between golfers and courses. 8/3/2012 Continue
Medal Quest
Ileana Rodriguez was a dancer in Cuba before a spinal cord injury. "All of us have challenges in our life," she says, as she remembers two teachers who made a difference: the high school coach who saw she was an athlete, and the Paralympics coach who pushed her to top-level competition. Continue
Next Avenue
It's harder than it looks, but "synchro" is a low-impact workout that keeps you fit. Continue
Next Avenue
This Olympic sport will give you a great aerobic workout while you compete in a high-speed offensive game, Continue
Next Avenue
A mother and son take a baseball road trip, seeing 10 games in two weeks and learning a few things about each other along the way. Continue
Medal Quest
Garcia-Tolson has been swimming competitively since he was a young boy. He knows how hard athletes must work and talks about what makes it all worthwhile – his teammates and “getting one inch closer to a gold medal.” Continue
Next Avenue
A writer discovers a passion for scuba diving, something she thought she'd never do. Continue
Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers sits down with NYU president and modern renaissance man John Sexton for a wide-ranging conversation about God, baseball, and the importance of thoughtful discourse in society. Born to a struggling Catholic family in Brooklyn, John Sexton still teaches undergraduates in addition to his work as president of one of the world's largest and most prestigious universities. Continue
Ken Burns
Chris Rock discusses integration in baseball. Continue
Next Avenue
It's a well-recognized truth that playing sports brings out the best — and worst — in people. The same can be said about watching sports. Continue
Next Avenue
A before-and-after look at the American athletes who framed some of our proudest Olympic memories. Continue
Market Warriors
Follow the pickers to Lakewood 400 Antiques Market near Atlanta as they look for vintage advertising. 7/30/2012 Continue
Medal Quest
Equestrian Wendy Fryke describes her sport as a combination of floor gymnastics and ballet – on a horse. Continue
To The Contrary
The shocking video of an Afghan woman's execution by the Taliban. Then, a first for women and the Olympics? And, Behind the Headlines: BPA. A plastic by-product that's everywhere and rasing health concerns. Continue
History Detectives
Discover what has been Tukufu's favourite mystery after 10 seasons of History Detectives. Tukufu got the chance to drive a 1932 Ford Roadster in this investigation from Season five. Continue
Next Avenue
No longer must we settle for living vicariously through our kids’ or grandkids’ summer camp experiences. Now we can relive, or experience for the first time, the joys of nature and hone our skills or pursue our passions — with like-minded grown-ups. Continue
To The Contrary
For the first time in 13 years FDA approves a weight-loss drug but the pill is not without controversy. Continue
Bill Moyers
Investigative reporter Carlo Bonini, takes viewers on the trail of the forged intelligence documents purporting that Iraq sought to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger. Jerry Miller, the 200th person exonerated by postconviction DNA testing about clearing his name; and British renaissance man - physician, author, & director of theater and opera - Jonathan Miller about the hidden story of atheism. Continue
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1. Xtreme Sports DVD
In Idaho, extreme sports are flourishing, as people legally jump off the Perrine Bridge, climb boulders without ropes or harnesses, kayak the snowy Sawtooth Mountains, and soar thousands of feet high at the annual King Mountain Hang Gliding Championships.
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