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Making Media Now — 100 episodes

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Algorithms, Politics, & Fickle Audiences: The Documentary Dilemma

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Nick Beaulieu on "My Omaha," a Tale of Divisions and Efforts to Bridge Them

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Documentary "More Than Medicine" Examines Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

4

Mary Mazzio & The Exhilarating Tale of The All-Female Crew of "Mighty Mary"

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Previewing The Boston Film Festival with Actor/Director Ed Burns

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"The [Conserv]atives" Looks At Environmentalism from a Right Angle

7

"Ghost in the Machine" Proposes That Dangerous Ideas Fueled AI Development

8

"Women & The Wind": Three Bold Adventurers Sail Across The Atlantic

9

Tech Giant eBay Tries to Crush Truth Tellers in "Whatever It Takes"

10

Sophie Vershbow of "It Was a Book First" on Book-to-Screen Adaptations

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Former Movie Studio Exec Steven Puri Helps Creatives Find Focus

12

Woods Hole Film Fest Preview: "Hard Twist: Through The Lens of Barbara Van Cleve

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"The Endless Frontier" Portrays Scientists Exploring Breakthroughs As Funding Cuts Loom

14

Nicholas Bruckman Examines "The Price of Milk"

15

"Mary Oliver: Saved By The Beauty of the World" Celebrates Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet

16

Filmmaker Jessica Earnshaw Explores The Case of "Baby Doe"

17

Alison Ellwood Shines The Spotlight on "Boy George & Culture Club"

18

PBS Documentary Spotlights Black Americans’ Role in the Revolutionary War

19

"Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light" Depicts a Visionary American Icon

20

"To Write Love on Her Arms": A Message, A Movement, and Now...A Documentary

21

Undocumented Mothers Seek Sanctuary in "If I Could Stay"

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Documentary "Your Attention Please" Explores Push Back Against Addictive Tech

23

Comforting Myths Clash with Brutal History in Award-Winning "Natchez"

24

Brandon Katz of Greenlight Analytics & The Data Behind Film & TV Trends

25

"We Are Guardians" Showcases Battle to Save Amazon

26

Director Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana Discusses "Backside: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing"

27

"Brainstorm" Examines Living with Bipolar

28

Feeding The Rage Machine: Andrew Goldberg's "White With Fear"

29

The Big Dig Podcast Team Dives Into the Story of "The Codfather"

30

"Recovery City" Examines Addiction, Community, and Resilience

31

PBS Doc Details How Trailblazer Barbara Jordan Became "The Inquisitor"

32

Media Entrepreneur Miles Spencer Keeps the Conversation Going

33

Filmmaking, Motherhood, Love, and Loss: "Vivien's Wild Ride" Covers It All

34

"American Sons": A Fallen Marine's Story Unites His Comrades

35

"Bombshell" Reveals Military Propaganda in Aftermath of Hiroshima Destruction

36

Joshua Seftel Enters "All The Empty Rooms"

37

"Third Degree Burnout" Documentary Connects the Personal & the Planetary

38

Pixela Films' "The Last Yztari" Merges Innovation & Imagination to Cope with Trauma

39

Daniel Masciari Makes Film Directing Debut with "Stationed At Home"

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"In Waves and War" Explores Potential of Psychedelics in Treating PTSD

41

"The Green Box": A Tale of War, Heroism, and a Son's Quest to Know His Father

42

Addicts Seeking Recovery Get Caught in the "Shuffle"

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Documentary Examines How US Newspapers Are Being "Stripped for Parts"

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Director Clay Tweel Delivers "The Bitter Pill": One Man's Battle Against Predatory Pharma Companies

45

"Hard Hat Riot" Foreshadows The Splintering of America

46

Andy DeMeo's "Granite Goodness": News Stories of Progress & Innovation

47

Rob Spera Wrote the "Anti-Textbook" of Film & TV Directing

48

"Make A Circle" Shines a Light on the Joys & Challenges of Childcare Workers

49

"Free Land for Free People": Jonathan Berman Presents a Restored "Commune"

50

A Brief Update on the State of Public Media

51

"Slumlord Millionaire": Fighting for Tenants Rights & Affordable Housing in NYC

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Troy Farkas Delivers a Treasure Trove of "Seacoast Stories"

53

"Gone Guys" Reveals The Struggles Facing Boys and Young Men

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Tracing the Roots & Rise of Totalitarianism in "Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny"

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Exploring "The Cinema Within"

56

"Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi" Dances into Season 7

57

Counting the Cost of Cuts to the Arts & Filmmaking Communities

58

How Edwin Land ("Mr. Polaroid") Pictured The Future

59

"Water for Life": Stories of Courage and Determination

60

Joseph Mathew Takes Viewers on "The Long Walk of Carlos Guerrero"

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"It's Criminal": Dartmouth Students & Prison Inmates Cultivate Empathy

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Brandon Katz on How IP Stifles Originality in Movies & TV

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"Change, Not Charity" Examines How Disabled Americans Fought for Equality

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PBS' Frontline Investigates "The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram"

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Oscars Debrief with Tim Molloy of MovieMaker

66

Alexi Cohan of GBH News Discusses "Politics IRL"

67

Bob Bowdon Disrupts the Video Streaming Business

68

PBS' NOVA Asks: What Are UFOs?

69

PBS Doc "Minted" Explores & Deciphers the World of NFTs and Digital Art

70

BIKFF Presents Nicola Rose's "Magnetosphere"

71

"Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy" Uncovers The Cost of Rampant Consumerism

72

Amy Schatz Brings the Joy with "Stand Up and Shout: Songs from a Philly High School"

73

PBS' American Experience Uncovers "American Coup: Wilmington 1898"

74

Brandon Katz Deciphers the Strategies of Streaming Services

75

"Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the Film Industry" Sounds An Alarm

76

Tracing the Rise & Impact of Fox News with Josh Levin of the "Slow Burn" Podcast

77

"The American Vice President" A Heartbeat Away from the Most Powerful Job in the World

78

Jodi Wellman Reminds Us "You Only Die Once" So Make Your 4000 Mondays Count

79

Jerry Weinstein of JDUB Productions Covers All The Angles of Sports TV Production

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Crews For A Cause: Using Film and Media to Make a Difference

81

"Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine": Monitoring Climate Change on New England's Coast

82

"Two American Families, 1991-2024": 3 Decades of Struggle & Determination

83

Sarah T. Schwab & Brian Long Declare Filmmaking Independence with Cardinal Flix

84

Rob Apse Rolls Out "The Freelancers" on Substack

85

Documentary Sets Out to Investigate a "Broken" Child Welfare System

86

Susan Zalkind Reveals Connection Between 2011 Triple Murder & Boston Marathon Bombing

87

"The Basement Talks" Details How Public Enemies Became Private Friends

88

Stephen Ujlaki Exposes the "Bad Faith" Behind Christian Nationalism

89

"Space: The Longest Goodbye" Looks at Psychological Challenges Faced by Astronauts

90

Mary Mazzio Brings Us "Bad River"-- A Story of Defiance and Resistance

91

Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss Delve Into "Girls State"

92

"Against All Enemies" Investigates the Threat of Radicalized Military Vets

93

PBS Documentary Depicts Navigating Life with Parkinson's Disease

94

Documenting What It Takes to Plant "A Thousand Pines"

95

Telling the Tale of "The Cancer Detectives" on American Experience

96

Filmmaker Peter Yost Uncovers "Nazi Town, USA"

97

"Frontline" Producers of the Oscar-WINNING! "20 Days in Mariupol"

98

Journalist & Podcast Host Mónica Guzmán Leads Us to "A Braver Way" to Discuss Politics

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Examining Political Rhetoric with Dr. Jennifer Mercieca

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Sean Claffey & Dave Pederson Explore Income Inequality in "Americonned"