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December 1, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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December 1, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Episodes

  • November 26, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 26, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2023 E341 - 24m 8s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, families reunite as more Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released on day three of the temporary cease-fire in Gaza. A study finds that the key to lifelong health and happiness is good relationships. A young author reflects on changing the world through teaching girls science. Plus, the story of the first Native American woman to become an engineer.

  • November 25, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 25, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2023 E340 - 24m 9s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a last-minute snag delays the release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons. A look at how what we eat could be affecting our mental health. The complicated history of America’s first and only Native American vice president. Plus, why doing good makes us feel good.

  • November 24, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 24, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2023 E339 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the NewsHour, the first set of Israeli and foreign hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released during a four-day pause in fighting. Parents of young athletes who suffered repeated head injuries speak out about what they wish they had known earlier. Plus, Jonathan Capehart and Eliana Johnson weigh in on the week's headlines.

  • November 23, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 23, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2023 E338 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, Israel and Hamas prepare to pause fighting and exchange hostages for prisoners as the war continues to take a heavy toll on civilians. The labor movement notches major recent wins but challenges remain for organizing workers. Plus, Southeast Asia struggles to control the flood of imported plastic waste meant for recycling.

  • November 22, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 22, 2023 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2023 E337 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the NewsHour, Israel eagerly awaits the return of dozens of hostages after striking a deal with Hamas for a multi-day pause in the fighting. Sam Altman returns as the CEO of OpenAI just days after the company's board ousted him. Plus, as many prepare for a bountiful Thanksgiving holiday, a growing number of American families rely on food banks.

Extras and Features

  • The cutting-edge work of Native engineer Mary Golda Ross: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The cutting-edge work of Native engineer Mary Golda Ross

    S2023 E341 - 4m 4s

    As Native American Heritage Month comes to a close, for our “Hidden Histories” series, we look at the life and legacy of Mary Golda Ross, the first Native American woman to become an engineer and a pioneering figure of the space age.

  • Study finds strong relationships protect long-term health: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Study finds strong relationships protect long-term health

    S2023 E341 - 5m 32s

    A decades-long Harvard study has concluded that good relationships and close friendships are the key to lifelong health and happiness. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the study’s director, to learn more about his team’s research and how people can nurture the relationships in their lives.

  • 17 more hostages released on 3rd day of Israel-Hamas truce: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    17 more hostages released on 3rd day of Israel-Hamas truce

    S2023 E341 - 2m 42s

    Two Americans, including a 4-year-old girl, were among the 17 hostages Hamas released in the third exchange for 39 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons. The four-day cease-fire deal is also allowing aid trucks to cross into Gaza and deliver crucial supplies. Late on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu seemed to open the door to more pauses in fighting if Hamas releases more hostages.

  • Linda Pistun on girls in science, setting her sights on Mars: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Linda Pistun on girls in science, setting her sights on Mars

    S2023 E341 - 6m 42s

    Five years ago, Linda Pistun set out to achieve two goals: end world hunger and improve science education in public schools. In August, at the age of 11, she became a published author. John Yang speaks with Pistun about how she’s trying to change the world through astrophysics, mealworms and teaching young girls science.

  • News Wrap: 3 Palestinian college students shot in Vermont: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: 3 Palestinian college students shot in Vermont

    S2023 E341 - 1m 27s

    In our news wrap Sunday, a tanker with links to Israel was seized off the coast of Yemen, police say a gunman confronted and shot three young men of Palestinian descent enrolled in American colleges as they walked to dinner in Vermont, and a powerful winter storm swept through parts of eastern Europe.

  • The complicated legacy of Native American VP Charles Curtis: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The complicated legacy of Native American VP Charles Curtis

    S2023 E340 - 6m 25s

    In 1929, Charles Curtis, an enrolled member of the Kaw Nation, became Herbert Hoover's vice president. John Yang speaks with biographer Deb Goodrich and tribal attorney Ken Bellmard about the story of America’s first and only Native American vice president.

  • News Wrap: Israel, Hamas exchange more prisoners, hostages: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israel, Hamas exchange more prisoners, hostages

    S2023 E340 - 3m 45s

    In our news wrap Saturday, 13 more Israeli hostages and four foreign nationals held by Hamas have been freed after frantic negotiations resolved a last-minute snag, Russia hit Ukraine with its most intense drone attack of the war so far, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is expected to survive being stabbed in prison, and journalist Betty Rollin died at age 87.

  • The science behind why doing good makes us feel good: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The science behind why doing good makes us feel good

    S2023 E340 - 5m 26s

    From lending someone a hand with their car to giving a simple “thank you” to a cashier, acts of kindness — whether big or small — can have a huge effect on both recipients and givers. Ali Rogin reports on insights into the power of these acts.

  • Study links ultra-processed foods to higher depression risk: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Study links ultra-processed foods to higher depression risk

    S2023 E340 - 5m 22s

    The food we eat affects us in many ways. A recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School found a link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increase in the risk of depression. Ali Rogin speaks with Olivia Okereke, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who worked on the study, to learn more.

  • Capehart and Johnson on Biden's foreign policy efforts: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Capehart and Johnson on Biden's foreign policy efforts

    S2023 E339 - 10m 15s

    Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Nick Schifrin to discuss the week in politics, including the Biden administration’s foreign policy efforts in the spotlight as U.S. officials push for more hostages to be released by Hamas and what’s ahead in the Republican presidential primary.

  • What parents wish they had known earlier about head injuries: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What parents wish they had known earlier about head injuries

    S2023 E339 - 7m 36s

    For years, researchers have studied the effects repeated blows to the head have on athletes in pro football, hockey, soccer and other sports. Now, researchers at Boston University are conducting the first major study of CTE, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head, in athletes who died before their 30th birthday. John Yang reports.

  • Daughter of man held in Gaza discusses 1st hostage release: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Daughter of man held in Gaza discusses 1st hostage release

    S2023 E339 - 5m 44s

    Twelve of the 13 Israeli hostages released from Gaza Friday were kidnapped from one kibbutz, Nir Oz. One out of four of Nir Oz’s residents were kidnapped or killed in the October 7 attacks. Chaim Peri is one of the hostages from the kibbutz who remains held in Gaza. His daughter, Noam Peri, joined Nick Schifrin to discuss the latest.

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