Episodios

  • CBS says Colbert cancelation was financial decision, but timing raises questions
    Jul 18 2025
    Broadcast TV’s highest-rated late-night talk show, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," is being cancelled. Paramount called it a financial decision, but the timing is raising questions. Stephanie Sy discussed the cancellation of the show with NPR television critic Eric Deggans. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 m
  • Ken Burns calls public media funding cuts ‘shortsighted,’ but vows ‘we will continue’
    Jul 17 2025
    Congress is moving toward revoking a billion dollars in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funds to public media stations. William Brangham discussed the potential impact on PBS with one of the network's most acclaimed filmmakers, Ken Burns. His documentaries covered subjects like the Civil War, baseball, Vietnam, country music and more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    8 m
  • Jose Antonio Vargas updates ‘Dear America’ to describe the process to become documented
    Jul 17 2025
    PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 m
  • ‘John and Jim’ symphony honors marriage equality with its future increasingly in doubt
    Jul 16 2025
    Ten years ago, marriage equality became the law of the land when the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges case that state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional. A symphony piece now honors the love story of Jim Obergefell and husband John, and how the fight to prevent an overturn of the case continues. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 m
  • Palestinian American comedian uses humor to process the war in Gaza
    Jul 15 2025
    Comedy has long been a way to bring a different, lighter lens to heavy topics. That holds true for Palestinian American comedian Sammy Obeid, who has taken to the stage to spotlight the pain of the war in Gaza. Amna Nawaz sat down with Obeid for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 m
  • Film critics reveal their favorite and most anticipated summer movies
    Jul 14 2025
    Superman, one of the summer’s most eagerly anticipated blockbusters, delivered with a big opening weekend. Jeffrey Brown sat down with a pair of film critics to share their top picks on the big releases, comedies and some lesser-known choices. It’s part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    9 m
  • Remembering presidential advisor and political analyst David Gergen
    Jul 11 2025
    Presidential advisor and former News Hour contributor David Gergen died at 83 after being diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. Throughout his career, Gergen served four presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, and he spent many Friday nights offering his insights and analysis here on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. Geoff Bennett has this remembrance. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 m
  • Opera uses AI to give people with non-verbal disabilities a voice
    Jul 10 2025
    At an Omaha, Nebraska, festival this summer, new work explores the intersection of art, disability and technology, asking questions like "who has a voice?" and "who gets to be heard?" Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports on this unusual undertaking for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    9 m