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May 18, 2012

To The Contrary

For the first time in U.S. history, white newborns are outnumbered by babies of color; the U.S. Army recently made history by officially opening jobs in combat battalions to women, but direct ground combat roles are still exclusive to men; To The Contrary travels to China to explore the role the U.S. Foreign Service plays in diplomacy overseas. Continue

Mexico's Backroads: A Family's Traveling Circus

Independent Lens

The intimate, pastoral, and lyrical film "Circo" tells the story of a circus family desperately trying to carry on a centuries-old tradition against difficult odds. Continue

The Future of Transport

America Revealed

At a every stage of our history we have answered the question of how to connect a country and move a nation. What does the future hold for our our ageing transportation system? Yul finishes his journey in New York and looks to the future of transportation in America. Continue

Suburban Life

America Revealed

The birth of highways nearly fifty years ago reshaped our communities. People no longer had to live in the busy cities and moved to the newly created suburbs. This has changed the way we live and the way we travel. We tracked the car journeys of everyone living in a small cul-de-sac in Colleyville, Texas for a week. We can see how the car has become a necessity of suburban life. Continue

Flight Data

America Revealed

Every year, more and more of us are taking to the skies. This data visualization shows the flights that will carry over fifty thousand planes and two-million passengers in one day. It shows how our airways connect almost every corner of the country. Continue

New York Subway

America Revealed

In the 1920s the New York subway system was already carrying more passengers than it could handle, plans to build new tracks were delayed by the depression and then World War Two. Today the New York City subway is still struggling with the same basic tracks and the number of commuters's keeps rising. Yul takes a trip on the subway during a Monday morning rush hour. Continue

Connecting People

America Revealed

The glowing lights in this data vizualization represent all the people in America's towns and cities. With one of the most complex transportation networks in history we can keep all these people, and you, connected, but keeping it all moving is one of the biggest challenges that faces America today. Continue

Analyze This

America Revealed

Yul meets traffic analyst Greg Jordan, who use time lapse photography to monitor the flow of traffic over time. The data that Greg provides is used by local transportation planners, from his data they can see for themselves where they need to build new roads, widen old ones or introduce highway patrols to keep the traffic flowing. Continue

Introduction to Transport

America Revealed

We take a journey with Yul Kwon and look into one of the largest transportation networks in the world. In this introduction Yul highlights some of the topics, themes and people we see in epsiode two of America Revealed, Nation on The Move. What keeps our country moving? How has our transportation system changed over the years? Watch to find out more. Continue

Eye Spy Rainbow Bottle

PBS Parents

Recycle materials and inexpensively entertain your kids at the same time! Make your own eye spy rainbow bottle for all of your future family road trips. Continue

Market Warriors - Premiering Monday, July 16, 9/8C

Market Warriors

Four seasoned treasure hunters embark on an antiques adventure in Market Warriors, a new series from the producers of Antiques Roadshow, the hit PBS series and pioneer in television's antiques and collectibles genre. In Market Warriors, expert shoppers on a strict budget scour flea markets across the country for vintage valuables, then auction their finds with an eye towards maximizing profit. Continue

Nation On The Move

America Revealed

America is a nation of vast distances and dense urban clusters, woven together by 200,000 miles of railroads, 5,000 airports, and 4 million miles of roads. In this second episode of America Revealed, host Yul Kwon journeys across the continent by air, road and rail. Continue

Los Angeles Gridlock

America Revealed

Every driver in L.A. experiences sixty-four hours of delay every year. Yul looks into Los Angeles' transportation past to find out why its roads are so prone too gridlock. Yul gets a much clearer view of the city's traffic problems from the air when he meets Commander Chuck Street, traffic reporter and helicopter pilot. Continue

Gas Beacons

America Revealed

Yul travels to Montana to see a relic of early flight. Gas beacons were used to help airplanes navigate whilst travelling at night. Planes would follow the path of light provided by the beacons. Yul meets up with Mike Rogan who works for the Montana Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division. It is Mike's job to maintain the gas beacons. Continue

Riding the School Bus

America Revealed

Yul joins Mike Meehan on his school bus route, taking kids to and from school in Kingman, Arizona. The school bus is an essensial part of America's transport system. Some children would have no way of getting to school at all if it wasn't for the school bus. Yul finds out more whilst travelling with Mike to some of the more remote areas around Kingman. Continue

New York City's Transport Network

America Revealed

Some of New York City's huge transport network includes, the Staten Island Ferry, planes from three major airports, trains, taxi cabs, cars and buses. This data visualization shows some of this transport in action. Continue

America Revealed: "Nation on the Move" - Preview

America Revealed

Travel by air, road and rail with host Yul Kwon as he ventures behind the scenes of America's massive transportation system. 4/23/2012 Continue

Air Traffic Controller

America Revealed

Yul meets Debra Griffith, air traffic control manager at the Air Traffic Control Command center in Northern Virginia. Debra talks Yul through the complex and concise system that keeps our planes in the air. She explains to Yul how factors such as the weather can seriously affect the day’s flight plan. Continue

The Importance of Collective Memory, in Latvia and Beyond

MediaShift Idea Lab

Members of the Tiziano Project train residents in conflict zones to report on their communities. They remind us that by capturing moments today, we document the history of our times. Continue

Historic Walks

PBS Specials

Historic Walks explored some of the world's most fascinating districts, tracing the unique and famous footpaths where history was made. In each of three segments - covering New York City, Philadelphia, and Hollywood - the viewer is taken beyond the standard guidebook facts and immersed in a visual experience enhanced by the contributions of passionate experts. Continue

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