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March 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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March 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Episodes

  • March 24, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 24, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E85 - 26m 44s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, with the Supreme Court set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case about mifepristone, we look at the ways the executive branch can shape reproductive rights and abortion access in post-Roe America. Then, as a cease-fire remains elusive, what the Israel-Hamas war is doing to education in Gaza. Plus, fears of a wider regional conflict rise as fighting in the Congo worsens.

  • March 23, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 23, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E84 - 26m 45s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the deadliest massacre in Russia in decades leaves the country on edge, just days after President Putin was re-elected. Then, we look at working conditions for migrant farm workers and the role they play in U.S. economic growth. Plus, how the residents of a small Wisconsin town are dealing with a surge of migrants.

  • March 21, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 21, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    S2024 E82 - 57m 46s

    Thursday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general sue Apple for maintaining a monopoly. With a vote to avoid a government shutdown set for Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson works to keep his chaotic majority intact. Plus, an Arizona lawmaker talks about why she publicly announced her decision to terminate her non-viable pregnancy.

  • March 17, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 17, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E78 - 26m 45s

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, with hundreds of thousands of Americans relying on Catholic hospitals, why some people are facing barriers to reproductive health care. Then, we look at concerns over declining support for LGBTQ+ rights, reversing years of increasing support. Plus, how pioneering chemist Stephanie Kwolek followed her passion and invented a revolutionary fiber.

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

    March 16, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    S2024 E77 - 26m 44s

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, we examine the safety and reliability of helicopters after a string of fatal crashes. Then, the myth of plastic recycling and how the plastics industry knew for decades that it wasn’t a viable solution. Plus, the human implications of a shark conservation success story off the coast of Cape Cod.

Extras and Features

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the 2024 campaign: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the 2024 campaign

    S2024 E1 - 9m 38s

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the efforts to keep Trump off of ballots and Republican presidential candidates making their case to early primary states with the first votes just weeks away.

  • A look at 2023's discoveries in space exploration: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at 2023's discoveries in space exploration

    S2024 E1 - 6m 47s

    In 2023, we saw incredibly detailed images from the most advanced telescope in space and the 25th year of a global partnership sending astronauts to orbit Earth. Digital video producer Casey Kuhn delves into the major discoveries from last year with our science correspondent Miles O'Brien.

  • Child migrants put to work in unsafe and illegal conditions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Child migrants put to work in unsafe and illegal conditions

    S2024 E1 - 7m 4s

    Migrant children in the U.S. are working some of the most dangerous jobs in the country and private auditors assigned to root out unlawful labor practices often overlook child labor. The most common job for migrant children is also one of the most hazardous, roofing and construction, despite laws prohibiting anyone under 18 from doing so. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Hannah Dreier.

  • How a former police officer found direction rescuing horses: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How a former police officer found direction rescuing horses

    S2023 E375 - 6m 7s

    For more than two decades, Mark Kirwan served the people of Washington, D.C. as a police officer. But a few years ago, feeling lost amid the COVID pandemic and after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, he made an unusual choice — moving from fighting crime to rescuing horses. With a mix of purpose and poetry, he shares his story.

  • What to know about Iowa’s school book ban halted by a judge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to know about Iowa’s school book ban halted by a judge

    S2023 E375 - 5m 58s

    A federal judge in Iowa has temporarily blocked key parts of a state law that would ban books from school libraries if they depicted a “sex act.” The law also bars teachers from discussing gender identity and sexuality before seventh grade. Lisa Desjardins speaks with University of South Carolina law professor Derek Black and The Gazette’s Des Moines bureau chief Erin Murphy to learn more.

  • Critics look back at 2023’s epic year in music: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Critics look back at 2023’s epic year in music

    S2023 E375 - 8m 39s

    2023 had it all when it came to music: record-breaking tours, unique songwriting and new artists on the rise. The Root’s senior writer Candace McDuffie and freelance music writer and critic Maura Johnston join Stephanie Sy to discuss the music that made 2023.

  • Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from ballot: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from ballot

    S2023 E374 - 10m 39s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the backlash around Nikki Haley's comments on the causes of the Civil War, the question of whether Donald Trump should be barred from the 2024 ballot and 2023's political highlights.

  • How the economy upended expectations of a recession in 2023: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the economy upended expectations of a recession in 2023

    S2023 E374 - 5m 56s

    It was a year in which many experts got a lot of things wrong about the economy. Many economists believed the Fed's battle to tame inflation with interest rate hikes would trigger high unemployment and a recession. Instead, inflation was cut in half, the economy added more than 2.5 million jobs and the S&P 500 rose to near record highs. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Roben Farzad.

  • Why reports of a surge in retail theft may be overblown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why reports of a surge in retail theft may be overblown

    S2023 E374 - 7m 22s

    Most Americans think there’s more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, according to a recent Gallup poll. That’s despite clear data showing violent crime has actually dropped sharply in 2023. So why the misperception? Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a deep dive into one type of crime that may be getting outsized attention.

  • Russia launches one of its biggest air attacks on Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russia launches one of its biggest air attacks on Ukraine

    S2023 E374 - 2m 49s

    Russia unleashed a massive, 18-hour aerial assault on Ukraine, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 140 others. The barrage comes as Ukrainian officials are urgently pleading for more air defense systems from their Western allies. Stephanie Sy reports.

  • Election law expert on states blocking Trump from ballot: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Election law expert on states blocking Trump from ballot

    S2023 E374 - 6m 3s

    Maine’s top election official ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The secretary of state said she made her decision after receiving three challenges from voters. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Rick Hasen, an election law expert and Director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project At UCLA’s Law School.

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    Mar 28

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Thursday
    Mar 28

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Thursday
    Mar 28

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Thursday
    Mar 28

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Thursday
    Mar 28

    59 Minutes

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Thursday
    Mar 28

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Thursday
    Mar 28

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Mar 29

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Saturday
    Mar 30

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Saturday
    Mar 30

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Saturday
    Mar 30

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Monday
    Apr 1

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Monday
    Apr 1

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Monday
    Apr 1

    1 Hour

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