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EXPLORE GBH
SEPTEMBER 2021
BIGGER THAN BOXING. LARGER THAN LIFE. A FOUR-PART FILM BY KEN BURNS, SARAH BURNS AND DAVID McMAHON Premiering Sun, 9/19 at 8pm
INSIDE
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CONSIDER THIS
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DON’T MISS
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DRAMA
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JOURNALISM
Jared Bowen on why The daily program Stream your favorite FRONTLINE examines
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the arts are especially lineup gets a mystery series on the impact of
important right now makeover GBH Passport September 11 on
HIDDEN GEMS democracy
A rock ‘n’ roll
SCIENCE
revival brings
From claws to antlers,
back memories
NOVA explores
nature’s weaponry
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FOR KIDS
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HISTORY
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MEMBERS
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COVER STORY
It’s a brand- Follow three young & CULTURE MATTER What does employment look like in 2021
new school adults on a road trip Celebrate National GBH kicks off the and beyond?
year for to self-discovery Hispanic Heritage fall with a variety of
Arthur Month with Raúl Juliá virtual events
and D.W.
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TAKE TWO
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LEARNING
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ALL EARS
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22 HAPPENINGS LOOK FOR
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Discover the TOGETHER A celebration of 24 WHAT’S ON HISPANIC
untold story The Education team Puerto Rican culture HERITAGE
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MONTH
of America’s rolls out digital in a special musical 29 CALENDAR OF PROGRAMS
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CONSIDER THIS
STAY CONNECTED
GBH Member Hotline 617-300-3300
Supporting the Arts
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Weekdays 9am–5pm
membersonly@wgbh.org
roducing and presenting arts We’ll see theater in a few years pro-
programing is a critical part of cessing what we’ve just been through
GBH occasionally exchanges its mailing list with
other nonprofit organizations. To opt out, please
public media’s mission, connecting com- and putting it in a different context,
call our Member Hotline, email us (see above) or munities and audiences through free, maybe with even more clarity than we
write: GBH Member Services, One Guest Street, accessible offerings featuring dance, have now.
Boston, MA 02135. music, theater, painting and more. It’s
JA: What will we see on Open Studio
24-Hour Program Feedback Line 617-300-5200 been a difficult 18 months for artists,
this Fall?
especially those in the performing arts,
Leadership Circle Member Line 617-300-3505 JB: GBH is one of few outlets covering
leadershipcircle@wgbh.org with many venues still shuttered. What
the arts in New England so it’s impera-
will it take for the arts to stage a recov-
Ralph Lowell Society Hotline 617-300-3900 tive that we are as out front as possible.
ralph_lowell_society@wgbh.org ery? I spoke with GBH Executive Arts
I’m excited about one extraordinary
Local Corporate Sponsorship Editor, Jared Bowen,
artist we’re featuring: Roberto Lugo of
and Advertising host of Open Studio
Philadelphia, who has an exhibition of
617-300-3727 with Jared Bowen.
ted_petersen@wgbh.org ceramics at The Currier Museum of Art
gbh.org/sponsorship JA: How is the in Manchester, NH. It was wondrous to
arts community be around him. We’re covering a Titian
Mailing address for Gifts and Correspondence doing? show at the Isabella Stewart Gardner
GBH Membership JB: The arts com- Museum in Boston and a fascinating
PO Box 55875, Boston, MA 02205-8264 munity is excited Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Rose Art
openvault.wgbh.org to return. But at the Museum at Brandeis University in
Visit The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece same time, there’s a fear of the Delta Waltham. Many theaters are re-opening
Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection
variant. It’s very precarious. So far, most with comedies. We’ll look at that, too,
organizations have survived, but the because I think we all could use a really
EXPLORE GBH next couple of years are going to be criti- good laugh.
cal. We also still don’t fully understand
Editor Christine Casatelli JA: What can GBH members do to support
how many artists have left the sector due
the arts?
Contributors Ron Bachman, Sam Brewer, Jack to lost income. I worry about that a lot.
Callahan, Mary Crotty, Andrea Morris, Daphne JB: We all need to participate in the arts
Northrop, Seeta Pai, Mindy Todd, April Wang JA: Is there still going to be a reliance on and remind ourselves how important
Designers Tong-Mei Chan, Bill Miller virtual experiences? the arts are to our well-being. We need
Production Manager Heidi Lewis JB: Yes, there will have to be a hybrid to help save arts organizations. And we
Associate Creative Director Alison Kennedy model of some sort. Beyond COVID pro- need to rediscover ourselves through art.
Senior Creative Director Piper Rankine
tocols, there’s a population that never
Watch Open Studio with
felt truly comfortable being inside these
Photo Research Leah Weisse Jared Bowen on Fridays at
spaces because they didn’t feel welcome
Director of Editorial Resources Barbara Ayotte 8:30pm on GBH 2 or online:
or they didn’t have the financial means
Vice President of Communications or physical ability to access them. We
and Government Relations Jeanne Hopkins
now understand that digital program-
September 2021 Volume 31, Number 9, (ISSN ming can reach audiences in a much
2152-7458) (USPS 0008-188). Copyright 2021. more inclusive way.
WGBH Educational Foundation. One Guest Street,
Boston, MA 02135. All rights reserved. JA: How are arts organizations becoming Jonathan C. Abbott
more equitable? President and CEO
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JB: Over the past year, theaters, for GBH
WGBH Educational Foundation. Subscription is by
membership contribution of $50 or more to GBH. example, have looked very deeply within
Preferred periodicals postage paid at Boston, MA, their organizations and changed their
and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: operations in order to achieve equity:
Send address changes to EXPLORE GBH, GBH, One in what and who we see onstage, who is
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working backstage and who is writing
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and directing works. And, significantly,
who leadership is and who’s serving on
STAY UP TO DATE boards.
Visit GBH online to find JA: Why are the arts so important during
latest broadcast schedules, these times?
programming information,
JB: We don’t always have the capability
member events and more.
Place your mobile phone’s
or the confidence to express our feelings.
camera over this QR code But with art you can see it reflected back
(and others throughout at you. We seek art as a solace. But it’s
EXPLORE GBH) to learn more. also revelatory, giving us the opportunity
to see the world through a new lens.
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DON’T MISS
cool
things
1 THE PEGASUS PROJECT WITH FRONTLINE
A powerful hacking tool called Pegasus, sold to govern-
ments around the world by the Israeli surveillance company
NSO Group, has been used to spy on journalists, human rights
activists, the fiancée of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal
Khashoggi and others, according to a months-
long investigation by 17 news organizations,
including FRONTLINE. Read the latest
on The Pegasus Project—the subject of a future
FRONTLINE documentary with Forbidden
Stories.
2 INNOVATION HUB ON THE CHANGING
WORKPLACE
COVID-19 has upended the workplace as we know it, with
businesses having to adapt or face collapse under a sluggish
economy. The experience has prompted many executives to
embrace technology and nonhuman labor, accelerating the pace
of automation. In a special episode of Innovation Hub, available
first online and via podcast on Fri (9/3), Execu-
tive Editor and host Kara Miller will provide a
preview of the three-part PBS series Future of
Work, created by GBH, with a discussion about
the pandemic’s impact on the economy and the
consequences for workers.
3 MUSEUM TOWN
This documentary from Noah Bashevkin traces the
remarkable story of how a rural Massachusetts town suffering
from factory closures went from economic collapse to art mecca.
Witness how the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary
Art, or MASS MoCA, helped to revitalize North Adams as a des-
tination for making and enjoying today’s most evocative art.
Narrated by Meryl Streep and featuring appearances by artists,
including James Turrell, Nick Cave and David Byrne.
Thu (9/9) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
NATIONAL Fri (9/10) at 12:30pm on GBH 44
HISPANIC Sun (9/12) at 8pm on GBH 44
HERITAGE
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GAME tuned from 5pm to 7pm for international news and analysis
from journalists around the world. Get the best in entertainment
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HIDDEN GEMS
Turn it On Again
F ans of the band Genesis won’t want to miss the first show below, while others may
opt to jump ahead to the other gems on offer this month. Whatever your prefer-
ence, turn your TV on to GBH!
Genesis: When in Rome – Sat (9/25) at man’s odyssey from fleeing persecu-
GBH Senior Director tion in India to embracing America as
8pm on GBH 2 – When I was in college,
of Programming
I got heavily into the band Genesis his homeland proves that courage and
Ron Bachman digs
(as you do). And for some years, it was hope have the power to overcome hate.
deep into our TV
an obsession. Then in my 20s, I decided
program offerings How the Monuments Came Down –
I’d outgrown that. Cut to 30 or so years
to highlight Wed (9/15) at 7:30pm on GBH WORLD –
later, and I suddenly found myself drawn
noteworthy shows In the summer of 2020, demonstrators
back to—and reconnecting with—this
that you might filled the streets to protest systemic
music, to the point where I now have a
otherwise overlook. racism following the murder of
ticket to an upcoming December concert
George Floyd. This new film reveals
in Boston, part of the band’s unexpected
the historic roots of white supremacy
reunion tour. This performance from
and Black resistance in Richmond,
2007 spotlights much of the same music
Virginia, since the end of the Civil
they’ll undoubtedly
War, uncovering how Confederate
be playing in
monuments came to shape
December.
Richmond’s landscape and why pro-
testors demanded they come down.
This Old House/Ask This Old House –
Thu (9/30) at 8pm and 8:30pm on GBH 2
– These popular and award-winning
home improvement
series return for
new seasons with
50% more epi-
sodes! On this
season of
This Old
House, proj-
A Dream in Doubt – Sat (9/11) at 7pm on ects include
GBH WORLD – Recent COVID-inspired the renova-
attacks on Asian Americans sadly recall tion of an 1880
the experience of Sikh New England
Americans who Cape-style house
were targeted in in Concord, Massachu-
the aftermath of setts, and the restoration of a
September 11. Dutch Colonial in Saratoga Springs,
This documen- New York. The usual suspects are on
tary focuses on hand to provide their expertise and
a close-knit advice. Grab a hammer and join in!
Sikh community
in Phoenix,
Arizona, where fami-
lies experienced a wave of frightening
hate crimes. This moving portrait of one
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
A Confession
After a night out with friends,
22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan
disappears. Searching for
clues, Detective Superinten-
dent Steve Fulcher (Martin
Freeman) begins to piece
together her last movements. But when the investiga-
tion takes an unforeseen turn, Fulcher is faced with a
life-changing choice that may cost him his career and his
reputation. Siobhan Finneran and Imelda Staunton also
star in this six-part crime series.
Episode One
Mon (9/20) at 9pm
on GBH 44
Episode Two
Mon (9/27) at 9pm
on GBH 44
Downton Abbey Marathon
It’s a weekend of Downton! From Friday night through Monday
evening, catch every episode of this award-winning series,
created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. Follows the twists
and turns of the Crawley clan and their servants in the family’s
Edwardian country house from 1912 until 1925. Relive the
splendor of public television’s most popular period drama in
one magical marathon.
Starting Fri (9/3) at 9pm to Mon (9/6) at 7pm on GBH 44
Agatha and the MASTERPIECE
Truth of Murder Guilt
In 1926, with her writing in crisis and A drunken drive home from
her personal life in tatters, a young a wedding lands two brothers
drama
Agatha Christie (Lyndsey Marshal) in increasingly hot water, as
decides to solve a real-life murder. they commit serious crimes
When the goddaughter and namesake of to hide their culpability in a
Florence Nightingale is found murdered hit-and-run. Mark Bonnar
on a train with horrific head injuries, (left) and Jamie Sives star as the
the victim’s partner of 26 years appeals brothers, with Ruth Bradley as the
to Agatha to help solve the case. This victim’s niece, in this four-part series written and created by
three-part series is also available for Neil Forsyth. Watch the first two episodes back to back on
streaming on GBH Passport. the premiere date or on GBH Passport.
Thu (9/16) at 9pm
Episodes One and Two Episodes Three and Four
on GBH 44
Sun (9/5) at 9pm on GBH 2 Sun (9/12) at 9pm on GBH 2
Agatha and the Curse
of Ishtar
Thu (9/23) at 9pm
on GBH 44 more drama
Agatha and the Mallorca Files, Season One Silent Witness, Season 21
Midnight Murders Wednesdays at 8pm on GBH 44 Mon (9/6, 9/13) at 9pm on GBH 44
Thu (9/30) at 9pm The Indian Doctor, Season Two MASTERPIECE/Unforgotten, Season Three
on GBH 44 Wed (9/1, 9/8, 9/15) at 9pm on GBH 44 Mon (9/13, 9/20, 9/27) at 10pm on GBH 44
Midsomer Murders, Season 19 MASTERPIECE/Elizabeth is Missing
Mon (9/6, 9/13) at 8pm on GBH 44 Sun (9/26) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeat:
Tue (9/28) at 9pm on GBH 44
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FOR THE RECORD
In Their Own Words:
Jimmy Carter
This intimate interview sheds light on
how a longshot outsider fought his way
to the top office in the world, beating
the odds against him and never look-
ing back in his quest to help people in
Seats at the Table need. Jimmy Carter’s journey from
Learn the story of a Russian literature course that brings rural peanut farmer to 39th president of
together University of Virginia students and incarcerated the United States reveals a life of faith,
young adults for interactions that break down each group’s determination and humanity.
initial stereotypes about their classmates. Both are Tue (9/28) at 8pm on GBH 2
inspired by the discovery of their shared humanity and
empowered to pursue lives of greater purpose. This
thought-provoking film brings up questions about prison
reform, the perception of inmates and
the importance of positive rehabilita-
journalism
tion programs.
Fri (9/3) at 7:30pm on GBH WORLD
FRONTLINE
Boeing’s Fatal Flaw
Take a deeper look into how Boeing 737
MAX’s flawed flight control system led to
two crashes that killed 346 people. In
collaboration with The New York Times,
FRONTLINE journalists examine the
commercial pressures, faulty design and
failed oversight behind the creation of
Boeing’s fastest-selling plane.
Tue (9/14) at 10pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
Wed (9/15) at 1pm on GBH 44
Fri (9/17) at 9:30pm on GBH 44
FRONTLINE more journalism
America After 9/11 Greater Boston
Mon–Thu at 7pm on GBH 2
On that fateful day in 2001, the terrorist attack on the Twin
Towers in New York City ushered in an era of fear, mistrust and Washington Week
division in the United States. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Fridays at 8pm on GBH 44
secret prisons and domestic surveillance all have had conse-
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
quences for American democracy. Drawing on new interviews Fridays at 9pm on GBH 44
and one of the richest archives in television, GBH’s investiga-
tive series FRONTLINE shows how the choices made after Eyes on the Prize
September 11 reshaped our world and our reality. Sundays at 6pm and 7pm on GBH 2
Tue (9/7) at 9pm on GBH 2 10 Streets That Changed America
Repeats: Thu (9/2) at 10pm on GBH 2
Wed (9/8) at 12pm on GBH 44 Repeat:
Fri (9/10) at 9:30pm on GBH 44 Fri (9/3) at 1pm on GBH 44
Watch Live. Stream Anytime. 7
DISCOVERY ZONE
NOVA
The Cannabis Question
NOVA investigates cannabis in the U.S., from the
criminalization that has disproportionately
harmed communities of color to the latest
medical understanding of the plant. What
risks does cannabis pose to the developing
NATURE brain? How much do we know about its
potential medical benefits? As cannabis
Remarkable Rabbits becomes socially accepted, scientists are
There are more than 100 types of rabbits and racing to understand its long-term health
hares, both domestic and wild, from swamp consequences.
rabbits to Flemish giants to snowshoe hares. Yet Wed (9/29) at 9pm on GBH 2
they rarely get the respect they deserve. Explore how Repeat:
surprising and remarkable these two similar yet separate Thu (9/30) 12pm on GBH 44
species can be as they face incredible challenges in the wild,
from habitat loss to climate change.
Wed (9/15) at 8pm on GBH 2 more science
Repeat: Sat (9/18) at 2pm on GBH 44
Nature/Natural Born Rebels: Survival
Wed (9/1) at 8pm on GBH 2
NOVA/Nature’s Fear Factor
Wed (9/1) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
Thu (9/2) at 12pm on GBH 44
Sun (9/5) at 2pm on GBH 2
Windows to the Wild
Sat (9/11, 9/18, 9/25) at 4:30pm on GBH 44
NOVA/Bat Superpowers
Wed (9/15) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
science
Thu (9/16) at 12pm on GBH 44
Sat (9/18) at 1pm on GBH 44
Sun (9/19) at 2pm on GBH 2;
6pm on GBH 44
Wonders of Mexico/Forests of Maya
NOVA Sat (9/25) at 6pm on GBH 44
Repeat:
Extreme Animal Sun (9/26) at 1pm on GBH 2
Weapons Life from Above/Moving Planet
Wed (9/29) at 10pm on GBH 2
From lobster claws to snake fangs, Repeat:
every creature relies on some body part Thu (9/30) at 1pm on GBH 44
to protect itself. But some of these
extreme natural weapons—like hefty
antlers or giant tusks—can actually In Their Own Words:
slow an animal down. Using spectacu-
lar wildlife cinematography, NOVA Elon Musk
cracks the secret biological code that A multimillionaire by age 31, Elon Musk is
explains the oversized weaponry used one of a new breed of entrepreneurs who is
on nature’s battleground. using newfound wealth to help turn science-
Wed (9/8) at 9pm on GBH 2 fiction dreams into reality. His story, which
Repeats: is still evolving, describes a technology
Thu (9/9) at 12pm on GBH 44 innovator turned thrill seeker who went on
Sat (9/11) at 1pm on GBH 44 to become one of the richest people in the
Sun (9/12) at 2pm on GBH 2; world.
6pm on GBH 44 Wed (9/29) at 8pm on GBH 2
8 EXPLORE GBH | SEPTEMBER 2021JUST KIDS
Arthur’s
First Day
It’s finally the first day of fourth
grade, and Arthur couldn’t be
more excited—until he learns
Buster is in another class!
Meanwhile, D.W. is nervous for
her first day of kindergarten.
Will Arthur and D.W. be able to
make new friends?
Mon (9/6) at 8:30am on GBH 2
BACK TO SCHOOL WITH ARTHUR
Visit the PBS Kids Arthur game website
Hero Elementary
where everyone’s favorite aardvark It’s opening day at Hero Elementary! The students meet
hands out flyers to the “First Day” party and their teacher Mr. Sparks and learn about the special abilities
helps new kindergarteners get that everyone shares: the Superpowers of Science. Their
books from the library and first mission is to catch a troublemaking baby hamster using
navigate the cafeteria. It’s going their powers of persuasion. Could this be the beginning of a
to be a great year at Lakewood beautiful friendship?
Elementary! Mon (9/6) at 8am
on GBH 2
Elinor
Wonders
Why
In all-new episodes,
Elinor and her
friends appreciate the
Earth and all it offers.
During an outdoor art class,
they find themselves in a pinch
for paint. Happily, they discover that plants and berries
make fine substitutes and finish their creations on canvas.
Elinor’s painting truly reflects the beauty of nature!
Mon (9/6) at 10:30am on GBH 2
Sesame Street more for kids
In its 51st season, Sesame Street Donkey Hodie
focuses on playful problem-solving for Mon–Fri at 10am on GBH 2
the youngest viewers. Elmo (right) and Let’s Go Luna!
Rosita want to race their pingpong balls, Mon–Fri at 2:30pm on GBH 2
but the only ramp around is already in
use. Can they make another one? They Pinkalicious & Peterrific
sure can, and Julia joins the fun, racing Saturdays at 8:30am on GBH 2
her own pingpong ball down the ramps Odd Squad
and becoming a ramp racer too. Sundays at 10am on GBH 2
Mon (9/6) at 11am on GBH 2
Curious George
Sat (9/11, 9/18, 9/25) at 7:30am on GBH 44
Wild Kratts
Sat (9/11, 9/18, 9/25) at 9:30am on GBH 44
Watch Live. Stream Anytime. 9HOME AND AWAY
Family
Ingredients
Explore the untold stories
behind the multicultural
influences that have shaped
the people of Hawaii. In this
first episode of Family
Ingredients, host Ed Kenney
describes how poi—a Hawaiian
dish made from the fermented root of
the taro plant—made the biggest impact on his life. Follow
along on a personal journey that reveals how cuisine can
unite cultures, communities and families.
Sun (9/5) at 11:30am on GBH 2
ROADTRIP NATION
Do It
Differently
Three young adults take
Christopher Kimball’s a trip across the country
in hopes of learning
Milk Street Television more about who they are
and how they can be
In Season Five of Milk Street Television, celebrity chef
their most authentic
Christopher Kimball travels the world in search of the very
selves. While searching
best combinations and techniques for preparing the most deli-
for a sense of purpose,
cious meals. Experience simple cooking—without hard-to-find
the trio talks to a handful of people along the way who
ingredients, strange cookware or all-day methods to slow you
have defined success on their own terms.
down. Enjoy layers of flavor in every bite!
Sat (9/11) at 7pm on GBH 44
Sat (9/11) at 4pm at GBH 2
living
Lives Well more living
on the weekend
Lived Lidia’s Kitchen, Season Seven
Celebrate the profound wit and
Saturdays at 1:30pm on GBH 2
wisdom of people from age 75
to 100, who share their secrets Simply Ming, Season 18
for living a meaningful life. Saturdays at 2pm on GBH 2
Encompassing more than 3,000 Weekends with Yankee, Season Three
years of experience, 40 people Sundays at 11am on GBH 2
offer essential lessons about
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, Season 23
perseverance, the human
Sun (9/5, 9/12) at 1pm on GBH 2
spirit and a positive attitude
in the midst of life’s greatest Start Up, Season Eight
challenges. Sun (9/12, 9/19, 9/26) at 8:30am on GBH 44
Sat (9/11) at 8pm on GBH 44
Weekend in Havana
Sun (9/26) at 4pm on GBH 2
10 EXPLORE GBH | SEPTEMBER 2021THEN AND NOW
With Dad
On World Alzheimer’s Day, filmmaker
Soren Sorensen brings to life the work
of American photographer Stephen
DiRado, who chronicled his father’s
20-year struggle and eventual death from
Alzheimer’s disease. Both professors at
Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, Sorensen and
DiRado tap into a heartbreaking experience for many families
and emerge with a sense of joy and hope in this 30-minute
documentary.
Tue (9/21) at 7:30pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
Thu (9/23) at 10:30pm on GBH 2 Sat (9/25) at 3:30pm on GBH 44
Fri (9/24) at 12pm on GBH 44 Sat (9/25) at 9:30pm on GBH 2
AMERICAN MASTERS
Raúl Juliá:
The World’s a Stage
Ken Burns’ Meet Raúl Juliá, the charismatic, award-
winning actor known for his versatile roles
Muhammad Ali on stage and screen, from Shakespearean
plays to The Addams Family. This documentary is a warm and
This four-part documentary revealing portrait of Juliá’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to
directed by acclaimed filmmaker the creative hotbed of 1960s New York City, where he helped pave
Ken Burns follows the life of the way for many of today’s Latinx actors.
Muhammad Ali, the three-time Thu (9/30) at 9pm on GBH 2
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O’Connor: The First Stories from the Stage
After graduating near the top of her class
with his message of pride and Fridays at 8pm
at Stanford Law School, Sandra Day
self-affirmation. on GBH 2
O’Connor could not convince a single law
Round One: The Greatest Open Studio with
firm to interview her. In 1981, President
Sun (9/19) at 8pm on GBH 2 Jared Bowen
Ronald Reagan nominated her as the first
Repeats: Fridays at 8:30pm
female justice of the U.S. Supreme
Sun (9/19) at 10:30pm on GBH 2 on GBH 2,
Court. Discover the life story
Mon (9/20) at 12pm on GBH 44 Sundays at 10:30am
of an extraordinary woman
Sun (9/26) at 3pm on GBH 44 on GBH 2
who shaped an era with
Round Two: What’s My Name? critical swing votes on some American Masters/
Mon (9/20) at 8pm on GBH 2 of the nation’s most contro- Itzhak Perlman
Repeats: versial issues, including Thu (9/16) at 9pm
Mon (9/20) at 10pm on GBH 2 abortion, affirmative on GBH 2
Tue (9/21) at 12pm on GBH 44 action and the results Repeats:
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Employment
Revolution
How our workforce is changing
W hat’s it like to produce a film when the topic keeps
changing on an almost daily basis?
For the filmmakers of the three-part PBS series Future of
Work, created by GBH, it meant looking past the pandemic
Future of Work and focusing on the employment trends that were bubbling
The New Industrial Revolution beneath the surface. The result is a deep dive into what it means
Wed (9/1) at 10pm on GBH 2 to work and how it shapes the American Dream.
Repeats: “We knew that there was something slightly audacious
Thu (9/2) at 1pm on GBH 44 about predicting the future when we took on Future of Work,”
Sun (9/5) at 3pm on GBH 2 said GBH’s Denise DiIanni (below), creator and executive
producer of the series. But when COVID-19 hit—
Futureproof bringing with it a faltering economy and growing
Wed (9/8) at 10pm on GBH 2 unemployment while underscoring persistent
Repeats: racial inequities—everything got more complicat-
Thu (9/9) at 1pm on GBH 44 ed. “We could never have anticipated when we
Sat (9/11) at 12pm on GBH 44 first started that the world would change in such
Sat (9/11) at 6pm on GBH 44
profound and dramatic ways.”
Sun (9/12) at 3pm on GBH 2
Despite the challenges they’ve faced,
Changing Work, Changing Workers DiIanni said it’s the journalism that really shines in the series.
Wed (9/15) at 10pm on GBH 2 “The reporting is in-depth, and the interviews are revealing.
Repeats: The authentic personal stories of workers from across the nation
Thu (9/16) at 1pm on GBH 44 and across different industries provide the frame for the docu-
Sat (9/18) at 12pm on GBH 44 mentaries,” she said.
Sat (9/18) at 6pm on GBH 44 The series is narrated by Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, a first-genera-
Sun (9/19) at 3pm on GBH 2 tion Nigerian American and star of Tina: The Tina Turner
Musical. DiIanni said she was looking for humanity and fresh-
ness in her choice for narrator, and Obi-Melekwe delivers. “It was
really important to make this series appealing to a broad audi-
ence,” she said.
The award-winning filmmakers of Future of Work come from
a range of backgrounds and experiences, DiIanni said. “That’s
how we brought diverse perspectives and richness to the project.”
Each of the three documentaries in the series describes a
different inflection point in the shifting and tumultuous land-
scape of work.
In the first episode, The New Industrial Revolution,
Washington, D.C.-based producer Graham Townsley (below),
sets the stage, outlining the technological and global factors
upending work today. Townsley had to
shut down production for nine months
when the pandemic hit. And when he
started to film again, he said he won-
dered if what he had recorded before
was still relevant.
“It turns out
that the more we
talked to people,
COVID has not
so much changed
the equation inCOVER STORY
the ways that work is transforming, but it
has accelerated it,” he said. “It’s taken a lot
of processes that were already happening—
like people using remote technology to
work from home and a move toward using
robotics in all sorts of areas—it took all of Episode Three, Changing Work, Changing Workers, directed
those and put them on steroids,” he said. by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Laurens Grant (below), takes
Futureproof, the second episode directed a more psychological and sociological look
by Llew Smith (top right) of New Orleans, at the meaning of work and shows how it
and produced by Kelly Thomson (right) in Massachusetts, relates to identity and a sense of purpose.
explores what it takes to not become obsolete as the world of “Workers need and should have a lot
work ricochets around us. more flexibility,” Grant said. “Now, in an
“There is the possibility of technology creating new jobs— interesting way, mental health has taken on
that’s exciting,” Smith said. At the same time, there’s the reality a greater importance,” she said. “There is
that it will displace many jobs. “Even if technology creates more something happening out there, and I think
jobs than we lose and employs more people in wonderful ways, there are a lot of people who are finally listening.”
there are still going to be people who are not going to be part of With the series, viewers get a rich tapestry of the different
that transformation. What happens to those people is not really regions of the country with all types of people who have a variety
clear,” he said. of jobs, Grant said. “It’s a benefit because it offers a window into
“There seems to be a consensus among experts that continual how people live and how work is changing in ways no one has
learning, continual re-careering, is part of our future,” Thomson even thought of—and there certainly are some surprises,” she
said. “So, if that’s the case, we are all responsible for looking at said. “Hopefully, it will be an interesting window on humanity.”
how our institutions, our educational systems—and we our-
selves—can support that
shift,” she said.
Digital Shorts Feature Young, Diverse Workers
A GBH multiplatform initiative, Future of
Work also includes a six-part digital series,
distributed through the PBS Voices YouTube
Through intimate portraits of six Americans
making their way in an ever-changing employ-
ment landscape, each episode takes on a key
young workers trying to find
their way through our very
complicated work landscape,” said Nierman,
channel, that examines long-term employ- theme—the gig economy, the rise of the pre- who oversaw the digital series with Tory Starr,
ment trends for entry-level and early-career cariat, the digital nomad, working to live, the GBH’s director of digital and social content
workers from rural, urban community worker and new opportunities. innovation. “The opportu-
and suburban locations Creating a digital series allowed the nities that are available to
around the country.“For the Future of Work project to incorporate real- them—and the ones that
digital series, we focused on time changes that the characters were facing are enticing to them—will
a diversity of stories in a as the pandemic unfolded, said Meredith shape the future of our
variety of locations so that Nierman, digital executive producer. “There country in so many ways.”
we would be able to extend are some really hard-working, committed
our reach and include a wider audience,”
said Laurie Donnelly (above),
co-executive producer of
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Hearst: A Story of America
W illiam Randolph Hearst,
America’s first media mogul,
was a man of immense power and a
hundred years ago, there are so many
resonant details. I think that’s import-
ant for people to understand as we
voracious businessman who reveled think about how to continue to operate
in crushing competitors. as a country and a democracy,” she said. Citizen Hearst
In his prime in the early 1900s, he “In today’s polarized media land- Part One
controlled what most Americans saw, scape, the explosion of false narratives Mon (9/27) at 9pm on GBH 2
heard and believed with his empire of seems to undermine the very concept Repeat:
major newspapers, magazines and radio of what qualifies as news,” said Cameo Tue (9/28) at 12pm on GBH 44
stations, movie companies and news George, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Part Two
services. Hearst invented the saturation executive producer. “Our incisive Tue (9/28) at 9pm on GBH 2
influence we see today from Rupert examination of William Randolph Repeat:
Murdoch, CNN and Facebook, said Hearst—and the unprecedented power Wed (9/29) at 12pm on GBH 44
filmmakers Amanda Pollak and Stephen he wielded through his media empire— readers were facing,” said Pollak.
Ives, whose Citizen Hearst premieres couldn’t be more timely.” “But then you see the danger when one
this month on GBH’s history series The filmmakers said they tried to single person is controlling so many
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. tell Hearst’s story through the lens of of these media outlets and what a slip-
“I think the degree to which this today’s world and hold him accountable pery slope that becomes.”
single person had his hands on the for objectionable actions that may Interviews with academics,
levers of so much power and influence have been overlooked in the past: for journalists and writers—set against a
will come as a surprise,” said Ives. example, his anti-Asian sentiments. backdrop of the posh rooms of Hearst
“Everyone had an opinion about “But we also wanted to give him the Castle in San Simeon, California—
him—he was vilified, idolized and on time that he needs in history so that capture the many aspects of the man.
everyone’s mind,” said historian people can recognize how to navigate “They just really get inside Hearst’s
David Nasaw, whose book The Chief: these issues, even still today,” said head,” said Ives.
The Life of William Randolph Hearst Pollak. “He’s not all good, and he’s not “William Randolph Hearst is
forms the foundation of the two-part all bad.” America writ large,” said writer Gary
documentary. Hearst’s story is a cautionary tale, Kamiya. “He embodies everything
“People can feel today that we are said the filmmakers. good and bad about the essence of this
going through things for the first time “When he started off, he was trying country—its expansiveness, ambition,
in our history,” Pollak said. “Even to sell papers and make stories that greed, sentimentality, showmanship
though Hearst’s story happened a spoke to the challenges and issues that and its ability to transform itself.”
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The Delights of Digital Learning
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The tears flowed as he stepped into
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Lieberman, M.D., Columbia University department of psychiatry of 2020—a year like no other. GBH
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Harrington, professor of the history of science and director Brian Snyder, senior staff photographer at
of undergraduate studies at Harvard University; Thomson Reuters, and Meredith
Christine Crawford, M.D., associate medical Nierman, GBH’s director of pho-
director at the National Alliance on Mental tography, as they share some of
Illness and an assistant professor of psychiatry the stories behind the photos that
at Boston University School of Medicine. and captured a tumultuous and
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and is a Ralph Lowell Society donor. involved in the community and meet
“I feel like I can make more more people. GBH has been a great way
of an impact with the dollars to do that,” Chung said. “GBH offers such
that I contribute because a breadth of programming for donors—
GBH touches so many it’s so engaging and interesting,” she
different people,” she added.
said. “And I know how “I’m always rooting for GBH—I have
expensive program- been since I was a little kid.”
ming is and how
To learn more about the
competitive the
Ralph Lowell Society,
market is,” she said.
contact Anne Standley at
“The diversity
anne_standley@wgbh.org
of programming
or 617-300-3996.
and the balanced,
trustworthy jour-
nalism of programs
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