Growing into Greatness: Maryland's Champion Trees

57m 24s

Growing majestically within Maryland’s 2.7 million acres of woodlands are twelve national champion trees, which are the largest of their species in the U.S. What does it take to be recognized as a champion? A little help from Mother Nature and a combination of eye-popping measurements – height, circumference, and crown spread.

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  • The 60th National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The 60th National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards

    2h 57m

    The 60th Emmy Awards were held on June 23rd at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center to honor excellence in television production in various sectors of the television industry including entertainment programming, news and documentary shows, sports programming and craft categories.

  • High Tide in Dorchester: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    High Tide in Dorchester

    55m 2s

    Maryland's Dorchester County is ground zero for the effects of climate change on Chesapeake Bay, where precious shoreline is vanishing below rising waters and increased erosion. People have historically sought to live as close as possible to waterfronts, but it may be time to retreat from the shores. Can communities overcome the challenges of adapting to life on the edge of a rising tide?

  • Ellicott City Rising: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ellicott City Rising

    26m 46s

    Chronicles the disastrous Ellicott City flood and its aftermath that hit an historic Maryland community on July 30, 2016. Victims and first responders relive that night, while volunteers and government leaders recount the difficult days that followed and the long road back.

  • Fighting Cancer: Q&A: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fighting Cancer: Q&A

    56m 54s

    In partnership with Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, MPT presents a panel of local experts discussing the latest developments in cancer research, support options for patients & their loved ones, and advice on talking about cancer. American Cancer Society information specialists are available to answer your questions 24/7 at 1-800-227-2345.

  • Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice

    26m 50s

    Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice: Preserving the Gift of Black Sacred Music traces the music’s history and invites the viewer to see and feel how it’s being kept alive. Academy Award nominated narrator, Alfre Woodard, guides the viewer on this journey to the places where the oldest form of African American music is still being sung – Methodist Churches Georgia, Maryland, and South Carolina.

  • Thinking Money: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Thinking Money

    56m 48s

    Host Dave Coyne leads viewers through an exploration of what behavioral economics reveals about why we spend, save (or don’t save) and the way we think about money. Dave meets with innovative thinkers who mix economics with psychology. Their experiments and insights into our financial behavior teach us to recognize how our brains and the marketplace can trick us into spending money we shouldn’t.

  • HEALED: Music, Medicine and Life with MS: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    HEALED: Music, Medicine and Life with MS

    56m 40s

    At the height of his music career, virtuoso Jim Klages noticed a tingling in his arm, nearly dropping his cornet. The diagnosis: multiple sclerosis. Through vérité and archival footage, animation, interviews and a compelling score, Healed takes us into one artist’s world of infirmity, hope and determination, and illuminates the resilience of the creative spirit. Featuring Wynton Marsalis.

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