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May 15, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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May 15, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Episodes

  • May 12, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 12, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E134 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, why millions of Americans are using apps to get paid between paychecks. Then, a new film documents the toll Russia’s invasion has taken on animals in Ukraine. Plus, what motherhood means to people with children, without children and those somewhere in between.

  • May 11, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 11, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E133 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, an epidemiologist shares the latest updates about new COVID variants and a bird flu outbreak among cows. Then, why being around younger people is helping some older Americans stay healthier and happier. Plus, the hidden history of a photographer who captured the daily lives, struggles and contributions of Asian Americans.

  • May 9, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 9, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E131 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, Israel bombards Rafah as its leaders respond with defiance to President Biden freezing some weapons deliveries. Stormy Daniels clashes with Donald Trump's legal team as she takes the stand for a second day in the former president's hush money trial. Plus, a look at a battery-powered aircraft that could lead the transition away from fossil-fueled flight.

  • May 5, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 5, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E127 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, we look at how students and administrators at some colleges are diffusing tensions over pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Then, a quickly changing civil war is putting Myanmar on the brink of becoming a failed state. Plus, a new book tells the stories of some of the millions of Americans who have struggled with mental health issues.

  • May 4, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 4, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E126 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, what the Biden administration’s expansion of health care privacy means for people seeking abortions. Then, as American troops leave Chad and Niger, concerns rise about security and stability in Africa. Plus, how one Ukrainian family is rebuilding their life in the U.S. after losing everything in the Russian invasion.

Extras and Features

  • 'Quiet on Set' directors on exposing abuse at Nickelodeon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    'Quiet on Set' directors on exposing abuse at Nickelodeon

    S2024 E101 - 7m 44s

    Nickelodeon helped shape pop culture for decades. But a docuseries is exposing the toxic culture behind some of the iconic children’s shows of the 90s and 2000s. As young viewers flocked to the channel for beloved programs, sexual abuse and harassment were rampant behind the scenes. Amna Nawaz discussed more with “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” directors Emma Schwartz and Mary Robertson.

  • Rwanda marks 30 years of reconciliation after genocide: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rwanda marks 30 years of reconciliation after genocide

    S2024 E101 - 8m 43s

    Rwanda is holding observances to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the genocide in that East African nation that took one million lives. Rwanda has won praise for rebuilding efforts, but democratic backsliding and conflict just outside its borders have raised concern over the country’s future stability. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. A warning, this story discusses and has imagery of genocide.

  • Appalachian cultural hub faces recovery after floods: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Appalachian cultural hub faces recovery after floods

    S2024 E101 - 8m 20s

    In the summer of 2022, historic flooding in eastern Kentucky washed away homes and entire communities, claiming more than 40 lives. It also devastated an important cultural hub for the larger region, Appalshop, home to a large archive of Appalachian history and culture. Jeffrey Brown first brought us Appalshop’s story in 2018 and recently returned for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on painting farmworkers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Brief But Spectacular take on painting farmworkers

    S2024 E100 - 3m 16s

    Narsiso Martinez is an artist whose work celebrates the vital and often invisible labor performed by farmworkers. Martinez’s work is informed by his own experiences as a farmworker, spending summers picking produce in Washington state to support himself while studying at California State University, Long Beach. He gives his Brief But Spectacular take on painting the people who feed America.

  • Minnesota on frontline in fight over fair pay for rideshares: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Minnesota on frontline in fight over fair pay for rideshares

    S2024 E100 - 5m 44s

    The latest battle over fair pay for rideshare drivers is taking place in Minneapolis, where Uber and Lyft have threatened to leave the city over a new ordinance that sets minimum wages for drivers. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, it’s leading to bigger questions about the state of the gig economy.

  • Examining the push to reform the Insurrection Act: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Examining the push to reform the Insurrection Act

    S2024 E100 - 5m 40s

    A bipartisan group of former senior officials are urging lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reign in a president’s ability to deploy the U.S. military within the country through a provision in the centuries-old Insurrection Act. Harvard Law School's Jack Goldsmith, one of the leaders of these proposed reforms and former assistant attorney general, joins Geoff Bennet to discuss.

  • Leigh Ann Caldwell and Stephen Fowler on the GOP and Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Leigh Ann Caldwell and Stephen Fowler on the GOP and Ukraine

    S2024 E100 - 9m 7s

    Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post and Stephen Fowler of NPR join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Congress' packed agenda, the House speaker's attempts to hold together a fragile majority and the presidential candidates try to reach key voting blocs with new messages and policies.

  • Israeli forces withdraw from southern Gaza as talks resume: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli forces withdraw from southern Gaza as talks resume

    S2024 E100 - 5m 14s

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he set a date for the invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, where 1.4 million people have sought shelter. This comes as hostage and ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas again appear to be at an impasse and Palestinians return to a devastated Khan Yunis. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Biden announces new plan to forgive student loan debt: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Biden announces new plan to forgive student loan debt

    S2024 E100 - 7m 34s

    President Biden on Monday announced new plans to cancel student debt for millions of borrowers, his broadest student loan forgiveness attempt since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his more sweeping plan over a year ago. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, who covers the economics of higher education for The Washington Post, joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss.

  • Millions of people witness a rare total solar eclipse: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Millions of people witness a rare total solar eclipse

    S2024 E100 - 8m 50s

    Millions of people on Monday watched a rare total eclipse cut across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, plunging some towns and cities into darkness for several minutes. In many other places it was a chance to view a partial eclipse. Miles O'Brien, who witnessed the spectacle from Dallas, has our report.

  • Why women’s sports are more popular and lucrative than ever: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why women’s sports are more popular and lucrative than ever

    S2024 E99 - 5m 54s

    Interest in women’s sports has never been higher than during this past week’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament. At least two of the games were the most-watched women’s basketball games ever, with more viewers than the 2023 World Series or NBA finals. Claire Watkins, host of “The Late Sub” for Just Women’s Sports, joins John Yang to discuss what’s behind this boom and what the future may hold.

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    May 16

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    May 16

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    May 17

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    May 17

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    May 17

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    May 17

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    May 17

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    May 17

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    May 17

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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