Workers for the Jordanian Alliance Against Hunger delivering food aid to hundreds of Iraqi refugees living in the town of Fuheis, Jordan.
In Case You Missed It: PBS Video Online for August 18-24, 2008
August 25th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

A roundup of video from PBS and Thirteen programs that aired last week that you can also watch in toto online. See the list for all full episodes and full segments.

News and Public Affairs: Nightly Programs:

    NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: The reports, segmented by story, per day. Online forever.
    Nightly Business Report:
    The reports stream online, only available until the next broadcast (i.e. 24 hours).
    NJN News: The reports stream online for one week (see archives M-Tu-W-Th-F).
    Charlie Rose:
      Aug. 18: GM CEO Rick Wagoner.
      Aug. 19: GM Volt Electric Car designer Bob Lutz.
      Aug. 20: Artist Francesco Clemente; An appreciation of late comedian Bernie Mac.
      Aug. 21: Denver mayor John Hickenlooper; Rev. Leah Daughtry; Journalist and author David Carr.
      Aug. 22: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
    Tavis Smiley:

      Aug. 18: Journalist Chris Cillizza; Violinist Joshua Bell.
      Aug. 19: Olympic medalist Joey Cheek; Actor Chazz Palminteri.
      Aug. 20: Former UN ambassador Richard Holbrooke; Rapper LL Cool J.
      Aug. 21: Colorado governor Bill Ritter; motivational speaker Iyanla Vanzant.
      Aug. 22: Author Frank Luntz; Actor Mark Paul Gosselaar.

News and Public Affairs: Weekly Programs:

    Wide Angle: Iraqi Exodus, about the millions of Iraqi refugees who have fled their homeland.
    Washington Week: Panelists Dan Balz, Washington Post; Karen Tumulty, Time Magazine; James Barnes, National Journal; Jackie Calmes, New York Times on Obama’s running mate, Housing Crisis, upcoming Dem. convention.
    NOW on PBS: Healthcare solutions in Kenya and other parts of rural Africa.
    Bill Moyers Journal:
      * Moyers on the Denver Dem. Convention
      * China 30 years after Nixon
      * Journalist Philip Pan

    Foreign Exchange:

      * A look at Brazil and India’s budding trade alliance with Paulo Sotero
      * A Washingtonpost.com report about a former child soldier from Uganda
      * A fresh take on the global food crisis with Joachim von Braun

    Religion & Ethics Newsweekly:

      * Conventions preview
      * Bangkok New Life Center
      * Hindu festival Janmashtani

    Consuelo Mack’s Wealthtrack: “The One Investment”.
    Fat: What No One Is Telling You: A program about Americans and obesity, and how fat does not automatically equal failure or bad health.


History:

    Antiques Roadshow: all appraisals from this Providence, RI episode (hour 3) online (Megalethoscope, Frishman Hood Ornament, Durer and Rembrandt prints).

    History Detectives: watch the segment about the a book that may have belonged to John Adams.

Documentary:

    P.O.V.: The Judge and the General, about political murders in Chile. Online only through September 2, 2008.

Science and Nature:

    NOVA: Storm That Drowned a City, about New Orleans and Katrina.
    Nova ScienceNow: (rebroadcast of 2006 episode) Asteroids, Element 114, Obesity, Profile: Karl Iagnemma, roboticist.
    Scientific American Frontiers: (rebroadcast of 2005 episode) Chimp minds.

Arts & Culture:

    From The Top at Carnegie Hall: Jumping Through Hoopes 13-year old violinist Chad Hoopes, 17-year old violist Shundeena Beard, quartet with 17-year olds Rachel Sandman and Patrick McGuire.

    SundayArts Local: news
    Reel 13: Indie feature ‘Cult of Sincerity’ was broadcast on 8/23; you can watch the whole movie online.

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