Video: Topics: Culture & Society
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Remembering Mark Pearson -- Iowa State Fair golf cart clip from 1986
Iowa State Fairgoers got used to seeing Mark racing around the grounds in his golf cart while on location for Iowa Public Television's coverage. This clip from 1986 shows he wanted to play a... 00:31
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Salute to Iowa Veterans & Service Members Parade
Full Program: Presents highlights coverage of a parade honoring Iowa’s veterans and service members held on Saturday, June 30, 2012. Iowa’s Governor, Terry Branstad, and Lt. Governor, Kim Reynolds, worked in... 36:30
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Iowa Places of Worship
Full Program: Divine pieces of history are hidden all around Iowa. They are our old churches, temples, and synagogues. Iowa Places of Worship enters the "Smallest Church in the World" and the "World's Largest... 49:56
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Independent Lens | Half the Sky | Every 90 Seconds, a Mother Dies Giving Birth | PBS
All around the world, women are dying of causes which could have been prevented. Edna Adan, founder of a maternity hospital in Somaliland, discusses her backstory and what led her to become an... 01:26
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PBS NewsHour | In Mexico, War Against Drug Cartels Inflicts High Cost | PBS (#10359)
In Mexico, War Against Drug Cartels Inflicts High Cost 10:47
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Half the Sky | Coming to PBS's Independent Lens in October | PBS
Half the Sky is a landmark transmedia project featuring a four-hour PBS primetime national and international broadcast event, a Facebook-hosted social action game, mobile games, two interactive... 05:58
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PBS NewsHour | Pig Roasts and Parties at U.S. Embassy in Afghanista | PBS (#10358)
Pig Roasts and Alcohol Parties at U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan 02:30
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This Old Statehouse
Full Program: Iowa Public Television presents "This Old Statehouse," a half-hour documentary on the work and workers that are restoring Iowa's most important architectural icon, the State Capitol. Through the... 25:10
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Granito: How to Nail a Dictator | POV | PBS (#2502)
Find out more at www.pbs.org "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator" will air June 28, 2012 on PBS. Check local listings. A documentary film by Pamela Yates, Paco de Onís, and Peter Kinoy In a stunning... 02:48
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Iowa's WWII Stories
Full Program: More than 276,000 Iowans went into military service during World War II. 8,398 never returned. Thousands more who remained at home played major roles in winning the war, as well. The sacrifices... 56:48
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An Arctic Journey in a Changing World
Full Program: In 1994, Okoboji, Iowa native David Thoreson and five others aboard a sailboat called Cloud Nine attempted to cross the famed Northwest Passage -- a perilous stretch of water connecting the North... 30:12
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PBS NewsHour | In Italy, Gay Marriage Efforts Met With Vatican Opposition | PBS (#10353)
It Italy, Gay Marriage Efforts Met With Strong Vatican Opposition 04:29
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PBS NewsHour | Why Rise in Motorcycle Deaths Hasn't Meant Tough Helmet Laws | PBS (#10353)
Why Rise in Motorcycle Deaths Hasn't Meant Tougher Helmet Laws 07:59
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Picture Perfect: Iowa in the 1940s
Full Program: During the late 1930s and early 40s, Everett Kuntz snapped hundreds of photos documenting everyday life in and around his hometown of Ridgeway, Iowa. But it wasn't until learning he had cancer... 39:58
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Make Em Laugh | Teh Internets | PBS
Full Program: "Teh Internets" seeks to understand the popularity of different content online. 28:20







