HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 2018 All Times Pacific Saturday, September 1 12:30 PM Angry Planet River of Doubt 1:00 Bioneers Bren Smith: The Least Deadly Catch: Ocean Farming in the Climate Change Era 1:30 New Environmentalists From Zimbabwe to El Salvador 2:00 Explore The Arctic 2:30 Focus On Europe 3:00 NHK Special Seasoning The Seasons Special: Hawaii Part 1 4:00 Artbound Desert X 5:00 Sound Tracker Palestine-Israel 5:50 Cronografía May 1968 6:00 Resilient Cities Athens: Art As Solace 6:30 Both Worlds Alice Canton 7:00 Border Blaster Intergalactic Visions 7:30 Border Blaster Perspective 11:00 Link Voices Underexposed: A Woman's Skateboarding Documentary Sunday, September 2 1:00 PM Big Cities Water Solutions
1:30 Trust Docs Searching for Home 2:00 What in the World Israel 2:30 Global 3000 - Susan Rashidi is an Iranian kickboxing champion who defied her family's ban to engage in the sport. 3:00 Hot Cities Climate Bites 4:00 The Challengers Yascha Mounk - People Versus Democracy 5:00 Hotspots: Stories from the Frontline Malaysian Flight/Gaza-Israel 6:00 Foreign Correspondent The Last Eagle Hunters 6:30 Laura Flanders Show UK Special Report 10:00 Quadriga - The International Talk Show 10:30 Assignment Asia Women Empowerment - Bright spots in the fight for empowerment and equality in Pakistan and China are highlighted. 11:00 World on the Brink What Tomorrow May Bring - The changing nature of nuclear, cyber, and biological warfare are examined. Monday, September 3 8:30 PM Focus On Europe 9:00 Follow The Money 10:00 Grand Hotel The Variant of the Dragon Tuesday, September 4 9:00 Artbound Electric Earth: The Art of Doug Aitken 10:00 Reel South Alabama Bound - Alabama Bound chronicles the roller-coaster ride for gay rights in the South. Wednesday, September 5 8:00 PM American Rivers Los Angeles River From Mountain Wilderness to Cement Corset 9:00 Earth Focus Neonicotinoids: The New DDT?
9:30 Angry Planet Cabo Verde Volcano 10:00 Bioneers Eve Ensler - Coconut: A New Performance Piece of a Mystical Journey into a Woman's Body. 10:30 New Environmentalists From Cuba to Swaziland - Stories of environmental activism in Poland, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Swaziland and Michigan. Thursday, September 6 9:00 Assignment Asia Development - Health workers fight polio in Pakistan. Cambodia makes strides in bringing clean water to citizens. 9:30 What in the World Afghanistan - Malalai Joya 10:00 Americas Now Haiti - Privatizing Education (Stephen Gibbs)/USA - Latinos in Silicon Valley (Mike Kirsch) - Topics include Latinos in California's Silicon Valley and privatizing education in Haiti. Friday, September 7 9:00 Link Voices The Trees 10:06 Remand Saturday, September 8 2:00 Explore No Child Is Born A Terrorist 3:00 NHK Special Seasoning The Seasons Special: Hawaii Part 2 5:00 Sound Tracker Japan 5:50 Cronografía Zapatista Movement 6:00 Resilient Cities Port-Au-Prince: Art As Rebirth 6:30 Both Worlds DJ Lee 7:00 Border Blaster No Regreso 7:30 Border Blaster Tapestries
Sunday, September 9 1:00 PM Big Cities Traffic Alternatives 1:30 Trust Docs Adapting to Climate Change 2:00 What in the World Greenland - A Requiem for Snow 2:30 Global 3000 3:00 Hot Cities Meltdown! 4:00 The Challengers Robert Reich - Fighting for the Common Good 5:00 Hotspots: Stories from the Frontline Raqqa / Atlanta 6:00 Foreign Correspondent Saving The Big Blue 6:30 Laura Flanders Show 10:00 Quadriga - The International Talk Show 11:00 World on the Brink A World on the Brink - The roots of today's system of nation-states based on fixed borders and local control is explored. Monday, September 10 8:30 PM Focus On Europe 9:00 Follow The Money 10:00 Grand Hotel The Enemy at Home Tuesday, September 11 9:00 Artbound Variedades: Olvera Street 10:00 Reel South First Lady of the Revolution - A reluctant Southern belle is swept up in political upheaval in Central America during the 1940s. Wednesday, September 12 8:05 PM American Rivers Colorado River The Strangled Giant 9:00 Earth Focus Asian Elephants In Peril 9:30 Angry Planet Black Magic Island
10:00 Bioneers Amy Goodman: Covering the Movements Changing America 10:36 New Environmentalists From Surinam to Bangladesh - Stories of environmental activism in Indonesia, Russia, Gabon, Bangladesh, Surinam and West Virginia. Thursday, September 13 9:00 Assignment Asia Emergency - Volunteers are responding to accidents and other emergencies in the Thai capital, Bangkok. 9:30 What in the World Sierre Leone - After Ebola 10:00 Americas Now Mexican Raperas & USA Latina Scientist/Musical - Culinary Star - Female rappers are helping women fighting for justice, security and equal rights in Mexico. Friday, September 14 9:00 Link Voices Gringo Trails 10:30 Film School Shorts First Gen 101 - First generation Americans navigate identity, love and acceptance amid converging cultures. Saturday, September 15 2:05 Explore India's Song 3:00 NHK Special What You Taught Me About My Son 5:00 Sound Tracker Russia - St Petersburg 5:50 Cronografía Yugoslav Wars 6:00 Resilient Cities Medellin: Art As Remembrance 6:30 Both Worlds Malvindar Singh-Bains 7:00 Border Blaster Wild Communion 7:30 Border Blaster Sounds of Earth
Sunday, September 16 1:00 PM Big Cities Sustainable Urban Farming 1:30 Trust Docs Breaking Stereotypes 2:30 Global 3000 3:00 Hot Cities Feed The World 4:00 The Challengers The Opposite of Hate: Repairing Our Humanity With Sally Kohn 5:00 Hotspots: Stories from the Frontline Mosul / Rohingya Refugees 6:00 Foreign Correspondent Resist! 6:30 Laura Flanders Show 10:00 Quadriga - The International Talk Show 11:00 World on the Brink Globalization and Its Discontents - Globalization has lifted millions of people out of poverty, but not without significant consequences. Monday, September 17 8:30 PM Focus On Europe 9:00 Follow The Money 10:00 Grand Hotel The Warning Tuesday, September 18 9:00 Artbound LA Raza 10:00 Reel South Divided City - Divided City reveals deep divisions about the history and symbolism of Confederate monuments. 10:30 Reel South Jonah Stands Up - Jonah Bascle challenges stereotypes associated with differentlyabled individuals in New Orleans. Wednesday, September 19 8:05 PM American Rivers Miami River - Crocodiles and Cruise Ships 9:00 Earth Focus Vanishing Coral
9:30 Angry Planet Burning Australia 10:00 Bioneers Carl Safina: We Are Not Alone: What Animals Think and Feel 10:35 New Environmentalists Unfair Game - Conservation and sustainable development as a viable method for safeguarding wildlife is explored. Thursday, September 20 9:00 Assignment Asia On The Move - A group in Thailand try to stop the exploitation of the Rohingya refugees by human traffickers. 9:30 What in the World Ghana - Digital Dumping 10:00 Americas Now Guatemala - Trademark Battle/Cuba - Farming Future - Topics include a textile trademark battle in Guatemala and the future of farming in Cuba. Friday, September 21 9:00 Link Voices Craving Cuba 10:06 74 Square Meters Saturday, September 22 3:00 NHK Special The Ogasawara Islands: Strength In Diversity 5:00 Sound Tracker Russia Moscow 5:50 Cronografía Indignados - A Citizen Movement In Spain 6:00 Resilient Cities Moscow: Expression in the Face of Suppression 6:30 Both Worlds Abby Sturgin 7:00 Border Blaster Teenage Angst 7:30 Border Blaster Reverence and Decadance
Sunday, September 23 12:30 PM Rappers, Divas & Virtuosos from the Muslim World Kayhan Kalhor: Songs of Hope - Filmed in Karaj, Iran and New York City, "Songs of Hope" explores the life and music of Kayhan Kalhor, a master of the kamancheh, or Persian spike fiddle. 1:00 Big Cities Heart of the City 1:30 Trust Docs Storytelling Across The Globe 2:30 Global 3000 3:00 Hot Cities Surviving The Storm 4:00 The Challengers Ambassador Michael McFaul: A Brief History of Russia 5:00 Hotspots: Stories from the Frontline Acapulco / Democratic Republic of Congo 6:00 Foreign Correspondent The Big Goal 6:30 Laura Flanders Show 10:00 Quadriga - The International Talk Show 10:30 Assignment Asia 11:00 World on the Brink The Middle East - The Middle East, an area that is both a crucible of change and a potential flashpoint, is explored. Monday, September 24 8:30 Focus On Europe 9:00 Follow The Money 10:00 Grand Hotel The Execution Tuesday, September 25 9:00 Artbound No Trespassing: A Survey of Environmental Art 10:00 Reel South 120 Days - After an unexpected traffic stop a family man in North Carolina is ordered to self-deport to Mexico.
Wednesday, September 26 8:00 PM How to Save The World 9:00 Earth Focus Climate Science In Action 9:30 Angry Planet Melting Siberia 10:00 Bioneers Cory Doctorow: The Fight for a Free, Fair and Open Internet 10:30 New Environmentalists Sea Change - Ikal Angelei struggles to protect indigenous people from the impact of the Gibe III dam in Ethiopia. Thursday, September 27 9:00 Assignment Asia Thailand's Missing Children - The kidnapping of a 9 year-old girl reveals the dark world of gangs and pedophilia in Thailand. 9:30 What in the World El Salvador 10:00 Americas Now Colombia - Farc's Return to Civil Life/Panama - Drones Protect Territory - Topics include life after FARC in Colombia and an indigenous using tribe using drones in Panama. Friday, September 28 9:00 Link Voices Los Wild Ones 10:30 Film School Shorts Blood & Water - Traverse the North American West with stories that explore the struggles between man and nature. Saturday, September 29 2:00 Explore Religion in the Middle East 3:00 Tending The Wild 5:00 Sound Tracker New York 5:45 Cronografía Civil Rights Movement - We Are All Very Equal 6:00 Resilient Cities Jerusalem: Artists Fighting for Their Own Truth 6:30 Both Worlds David Correos
7:00 Border Blaster Liberation 7:30 Border Blaster City Streets Sunday, September 30 1:00 PM Big Cities Life In Public Spaces 1:30 Trust Docs The Resilience of Children 2:30 Global 3000 3:00 Hot Cities Counting The Cost 4:00 The Challengers Amy Chua - Political Tribes 5:00 Hotspots: Stories from the Frontline Namibia / Zimbabwe 6:00 Foreign Correspondent Line in the Sand 6:30 Laura Flanders Show 10:00 Quadriga - The International Talk Show