Video: Topics: Culture & Society
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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
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The Human Spark | To Make A Spear | PBS
Archaeologist John Shea demonstrates the construction of a primitive spear. 04:32
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The Human Spark | A Matter of Size | PBS
A look at the brains of a rat, monkey, chimp and human. 03:03
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Washington Week | Remembering 9/11: From the Vault - 9/11/01 | PBS (#5151)
Full Program: On the night of September 11, 2001, as part of PBS's continuing coverage, Gwen Ifill hosted a Washington Week special Edition featuring reporting and analysis from the late David Broder (Washington... 21:33
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American Masters | Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize Night | PBS (#2503)
Mitchell received news of the prize by phone and hid from the press 03:26
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PBS NewsHour | Shields, Gerson on the Politics of Immigration, Watergate | PBS (#10351)
Shields, Gerson on the Politics of Immigration, Campaign Finance and Watergate 12:54







