Oct 03 Watch 2:40 A Brief But Spectacular take on destigmatizing mental illness through poetry By Katie Hodgman Jeanann Verlee uses her work to bring awareness to issues surrounding mental health. She has authored three books of poetry and writes about mental health awareness, trauma survival and domestic abuse and domestic violence. She shares her Brief But Spectacular… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: European Union leaders gather in Kyiv pledging support for Ukraine’s war effort In our news wrap Monday, European Union leaders gathered in Kyiv and insisted they're still united over supporting Ukraine's war effort, the last of some 100,000 people from Nagorno-Karabakh crossed into Armenia and the Nobel Prize for medicine goes to… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 6:56 How a Houston medical center is harmonizing health and performing arts By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet The Center For Performing Arts Medicine is an unusual partnership of a world-class hospital and world-class performing arts organizations. It was founded in 1992 with a focus on singers, but then something unexpected happened. Jeffrey Brown reports from Houston for… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 3:27 A Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as ritual By Moe Sattar, Katie Hodgman Mahogany Browne is a poet, writer, organizer and educator. Recently, she became the first-ever poet-in-residence at the Lincoln Center in New York City. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as ritual. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: UAW strike expands to more Ford and GM plants In our news wrap Friday, the United Auto Workers strike expanded to two more Ford and GM plants in the Midwest, suicide bombings in Pakistan killed at least 57 people, the World Court called for Azerbaijan to withdraw troops from… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 7:39 Actor Cheech Marin helps open permanent showcase of Chicano art and culture By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson For many, Cheech Marin is a household name. The comedian and actor is best known as part of the countercultural duo Cheech and Chong, but he’s also an avid collector of Chicano art and opened the first major museum entirely… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: American soldier who fled to North Korea returned to U.S. In our news wrap Thursday, an American soldier who ran away to North Korea has been returned to the U.S., NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged the allies to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems and scientists in Switzerland sounded… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 6:52 Musician Nat Myers on the healing power of the blues By Tom Casciato The blues guitar legend Buddy Guy once wrote, “Funny thing about the blues. You play ‘em cause you got ‘em. But when you play ‘em, you lose ‘em. The blues chase the blues away.” That's especially true for 32-year-old Kentuckian… Continue watching
Sep 28 Michael Gambon, veteran British actor who played Dumbledore, dies at age 82 By Associated Press No matter what role he took on in a career that lasted more than five decades, Gambon was always instantly recognizable by the deep and drawling tones of his voice. Continue reading
Sep 27 David McCallum, star of hit series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90 By Bob Thomas, Associated Press Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular "NCIS" 40 years later, has died. He was 90. Continue reading