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How It Feels To Be Free

A documentary that tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American women entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
Season 35 Episode 1 Length 1:53:19 Premiere: 1/18/21

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LENNONYC

Premiered On: 11/22/2010

With a prologue narrated by Yoko Ono, this film profiles John Lennon and Ono's years in New York City.

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Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

Premiered On: 02/19/2019

Explore the entertainer's talent and journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. Features Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and clips from his TV, film and concert performances.

  • Monday July 11, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET2
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Norman Lear: American Masters

Premiered On: 10/25/2016

Discover how the creator of All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Good Times, affected social change through his groundbreaking sitcoms and activism. The program features George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Jon Stewart, Russell Simmons, and others.

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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Premiered On: 10/05/2021

Explore the life and the 70-year career of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner Rita Moreno.

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Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road - S35 E2

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Joe Papp in Five Acts - S34 E4

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Season 35 Episodes

Becoming Helen Keller (Extended Audio Description Version)
S35 E12 Length 1:36:11 Premiere Date 10/19/21

Becoming Helen Keller
S35 E11 Length 1:22:50 Premiere Date 10/19/21

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
S35 E10 Length 1:28:42 Premiere Date 10/5/21

Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away
S35 E9 Length 1:22:31 Premiere Date 7/27/21

Ballerina Boys
S35 E8 Length 53:26 Premiere Date 6/4/21

Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
S35 E7 Length 1:39:47 Premiere Date 5/3/21

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (Audio Descriptive Version)
S35 E6 Length 1:49:28 Premiere Date 4/9/21

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
S35 E5 Length 1:49:28 Premiere Date 4/9/21

Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
S35 E4 Length 1:23:55 Premiere Date 4/2/21

Twyla Moves
S35 E3 Length 1:22:31 Premiere Date 3/26/21

Flannery
S35 E2 Length 1:23:23 Premiere Date 3/23/21

How It Feels To Be Free
S35 E1 Length 1:53:19 Premiere Date 1/18/21

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Tracey Ullman on Mel Brooks' intrinsically American comedy
Length 11:45 Premiere Date 6/22/22

Baayork Lee on becoming a Broadway star at age 5
Length 12:24 Premiere Date 5/25/22

I. M. Pei on sculpture
Length 07:26 Premiere Date 5/18/22

Gloria Steinem on the legacy of Marilyn Monroe
Length 11:00 Premiere Date 3/24/22

Laura Linney on mastering acting at Juilliard
Length 15:07 Premiere Date 3/17/22

Patti Smith on Lou Reed and rock and roll
Length 15:35 Premiere Date 3/4/22

Dionne Warwick on Lena Horne and her musical influences
Length 11:55 Premiere Date 3/2/22

Herbie Hancock on jazz and Quincy Jones' influence
Length 15:39 Premiere Date 2/25/22

Gloria Naylor on the American dream
Length 15:16 Premiere Date 2/25/22

Betty White talks about funny women in comedy history
Length 12:12 Premiere Date 2/25/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Clam Fritters
Length 05:40 Premiere Date 12/2/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Quiche Lorraine
Length 12:09 Premiere Date 12/2/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Cold Tomato-Cucumber Soup
Length 05:15 Premiere Date 12/2/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Moules Two Ways
Length 05:22 Premiere Date 12/2/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Kale Soup
Length 05:30 Premiere Date 12/2/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Tomato Toasts
Length 06:41 Premiere Date 12/2/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Beef Carpaccio
Length 05:13 Premiere Date 11/19/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Onion Soup Gratinée
Length 06:49 Premiere Date 11/18/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Sauteed Brussels Sprouts
Length 02:31 Premiere Date 11/18/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Shrimp-Stuffed Portobello
Length 07:24 Premiere Date 11/18/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Fresh Corn Purée
Length 04:09 Premiere Date 11/18/21

Lights, Camera, Acción
Length 24:25 Premiere Date 10/5/21

William Dorsey Swann: The first "Queen of Drag"
Length 04:39 Premiere Date 10/1/21

Crystal Labeija: The Queen Who Reinvented Ball Culture
Length 05:38 Premiere Date 9/24/21

Jean Malin: Queen of the Pansies
Length 05:57 Premiere Date 9/3/21

Flawless Sabrina: Queer Icon and Star of 'The Queen'
Length 06:30 Premiere Date 8/20/21

Joan Jett Blakk: The drag queen who ran for president
Length 06:13 Premiere Date 8/6/21

Jose Sarria: Legendary Drag Queen and Queer Activist
Length 05:52 Premiere Date 7/27/21

Renegades Pilot: Kitty O'Neil [Audio Description + ASL]
Length 08:55 Premiere Date 7/26/21

Renegades Pilot: Kitty O'Neil [Open Captions]
Length 08:55 Premiere Date 7/26/21

Gladys Bentley: Drag King of the Harlem Renaissance
Length 05:57 Premiere Date 6/25/21

Julian Eltinge: Female Impersonator of the Vaudeville Era
Length 04:45 Premiere Date 3/1/21

Amyra León: Strange Grace
Length 15:18 Premiere Date 10/14/20

Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This Is the Way We Rise
Length 12:16 Premiere Date 10/14/20

Damon Davis: Apologue for the Darkest Gods
Length 11:52 Premiere Date 10/5/20

Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance
Length 08:00 Premiere Date 10/5/20

Anik Khan: Street Level
Length 13:09 Premiere Date 10/5/20

Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the Moon
Length 11:54 Premiere Date 10/5/20

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: The New Chief
Length 11:20 Premiere Date 10/5/20

Vincent Valdez: The Beginning is Near
Length 11:01 Premiere Date 10/5/20

Jacques Pépin makes buttermilk pancakes
Length 03:03 Premiere Date 9/4/20

Jacques Pépin makes cocotte eggs
Length 03:48 Premiere Date 9/4/20

Jacques Pépin makes an easy cream cheese soufflé
Length 03:28 Premiere Date 9/4/20

Jacques Pépin makes easy and delicous crêpes
Length 06:05 Premiere Date 9/4/20

Jacques Pépin makes a country omelet
Length 06:06 Premiere Date 9/3/20

Jacques Pépin makes a seafood omelet
Length 06:40 Premiere Date 9/3/20

Jacques Pépin makes classic scrambled eggs
Length 04:55 Premiere Date 9/3/20

Jacques Pépin makes rice cakes with eggs
Length 03:22 Premiere Date 9/3/20

Jacques Pépin makes fried eggs
Length 03:21 Premiere Date 9/3/20

Jacques Pépin makes Eggs Jeannette
Length 06:27 Premiere Date 9/3/20

The First Black Woman to Run for Vice President of The U.S.
Length 12:32 Premiere Date 8/26/20

Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer
Length 11:39 Premiere Date 8/19/20

Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress
Length 12:38 Premiere Date 8/12/20

Jovita Idar: Mexican American Activist and Journalist
Length 11:08 Premiere Date 8/5/20

Martha Hughes Cannon: The First Woman State Senator
Length 12:23 Premiere Date 7/29/20

She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP
Length 11:53 Premiere Date 7/22/20

She was a Daredevil Performer & Advocate for the Blind
Length 10:02 Premiere Date 7/15/20

She was the First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel
Length 11:54 Premiere Date 7/8/20

Queen Lili‘uokalani - The First and Last Queen of Hawai‘i
Length 12:14 Premiere Date 7/1/20

Sissieretta Jones was a Trailblazing Black Opera Singer
Length 11:05 Premiere Date 6/24/20

The First American Indian Doctor
Length 11:37 Premiere Date 6/17/20

Annie Smith Peck: Record-Breaking Mountaineer
Length 10:40 Premiere Date 6/10/20

Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician
Length 11:51 Premiere Date 6/3/20

The First American-Born Chinese Woman Doctor
Length 10:18 Premiere Date 5/27/20

She was a leader of the American labor movement
Length 10:59 Premiere Date 5/20/20

She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.
Length 10:18 Premiere Date 5/13/20

This Astronomer Discovered Over 300 Stars During Her Career
Length 09:34 Premiere Date 5/6/20

She was an American Cinema Pioneer
Length 12:12 Premiere Date 4/29/20

The First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions
Length 10:00 Premiere Date 4/22/20

Meta Warrick Fuller: Trailblazing African American Sculptor
Length 11:25 Premiere Date 4/15/20

Anna May Wong: The first Asian American Movie Star
Length 11:25 Premiere Date 4/8/20

Ynés Mexía: Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer
Length 09:17 Premiere Date 4/1/20

Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor
Length 10:20 Premiere Date 3/25/20

Maggie Lena Walker: Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur
Length 09:40 Premiere Date 3/18/20

Grace Abbott: Social Work Pioneer
Length 09:04 Premiere Date 3/11/20

Aviator Bessie Coleman
Length 09:03 Premiere Date 3/4/20

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