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It’s a great day to celebrate! Scholars from Federal Way Public Schools Employment Transition Program joined us in studio today to debut three new Ability Awareness videos! Watch them at kbtc.org/abilityawareness.

NOW STREAMING on the PBS App: Lie Detector | American Experience | PBS

Popularly known as the “lie detector,” the device transformed police work, seized headlines and was extolled in movies, TV and comics as an infallible crime-fighting tool. Husbands and wives tested each other’s fidelity. Corporations routinely tested employees’ honesty and government workers were tested for loyalty and “morals.”

But the promise of the polygraph turned dark, and the lie detector too often became an apparatus of fear and intimidation. Written and directed by Rob Rapley and executive produced by Cameo George, The Lie Detector is a tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.

Watch this feature NOW on the PBS App! Learn more about streaming features with the free PBS App here >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

SATURDAY @ 5pm on KBTC Public Television: America's Test Kitchen | New episodes!

Join us as we perfect classic dishes and uncover trade secrets in our practical, informative cooking show. Learn something new every time you watch.

Watch with us on KBTC Public Television this afternoon at 5pm on KBTC Public Television with the free PBS App! Just add the app to your TV, choose "KBTC" as your local station, and tune in via live stream inside the app. Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

KBTC PASSPORT: Looking for something to watch tonight to kick-off your weekend right? Look no further than the PBS App where you can catch up on all of the new seasons of our fall dramas! Watch season previews here >> https://www.kbtc.org/passport/fall-drama/

PREMIERING TONIGHT on the PBS App: South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning | FRONTLINE | PBS

FRONTLINE and The Associated Press examine allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea’s historic foreign adoption boom. The documentary investigates cases of falsified records and identities among the adoptions of 200,000 children to the U.S. and other countries over decades. The investigation includes the interactive: “Who Am I, Then?”

Tune in to the PBS App for this compelling news feature starting tonight after 7pm (PST). Just add the PBS App to your TV and look for this title in the FRONTLINE collection or browse for it by title. More info >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

PREMIERING TONIGHT on the PBS App: Deadlock

Join Aaron Tang of UC Davis School of Law as he guides a panel of thought leaders through complex, ethical dilemmas based on real-life scenarios. The special encourages civil dialogue and critical thinking in an era dominated by polarizing debates.

Watch this feature starting on 9/20 at 9/8c on the PBS App! Just add the app to your TV and get ready to start watching. Learn more here >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

New fall drama is here with KBTC Passport! Watch new seasons of Ridley, Magpie Murders, and Van der Valk with KBTC Passport now! Check out the previews here >> https://www.kbtc.org/passport/fall-drama/

KBTC PASSPORT on the PBS App: Lo**ta Lobosco | Season 2 |

Based on the wildly popular novels by Gabriella Genisi, this vibrant crime series is steeped in the beauty, vitality, creativity, warmth and sensuality of Italy. From Walter Presents, in Italian with English subtitles.

KBTC Passport members can binge-watch season 2 of this series NOW on the PBS App with their KBTC Passport member benefits! Learn how to activate your KBTC Passport member benefits here >> https://www.kbtc.org/passport/

NOW STREAMING on the PBS App ... LBJ: My Fellow Americans | American Experience | PBS

Lyndon Baines Johnson was one of the most astute, effective, and perplexing politicians in modern American history. An "accidental" president but a master legislator, he was determined to "out-Kennedy the Kennedys" by pushing through historic social legislation on a scale that rivaled FDR's New Deal. A Southerner who championed civil rights, LBJ put into motion many of the programs that would continue to shape American life throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a package of reforms known as the "Great Society." But as his authority was undermined by an increasingly unpopular commitment of U.S. forces to Vietnam, his presidency began to unravel. Opposition to the war spurred protest movements and a youthful counterculture. In 1968 he stunned the nation by announcing he would not seek reelection. A larger-than-life figure in his day, LBJ is appreciated for his vast domestic accomplishments, but his presidency continues to be overshadowed by his failure to end the war in Vietnam.

Watch Part 2 of this two-part documentary feature from American Experience | PBS right now on the PBS App! Just add the app to your TV and start watching. Learn more about streaming features with the PBS App here >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

THURSDAY NIGHT on KBTC Public Television: Taco Mafia Marathon 🌮

A new generation of taqueros is showing how to achieve success in a post-pandemic world, while expanding the impact that a business can have in its own community. The self-proclaimed ‘Taco Mafia’ is forging a new path through friendship, sustainability, tradition, authenticity and a commitment to give back, while addressing issues such as sustainability, immigration, gentrification, and beyond.

Join us tonight from 8pm 'til 11pm for back-to-back episodes of Taco Mafia, an Austin PBS original series, with the free PBS App! Just add the app to your TV, choose "KBTC" as your local station, and join us via live stream inside the app starting at 8pm. Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

Ready for another new edition of Northwest Now? Tune in Friday night at 7:30pm to take in another episode of KBTC Public Television's award-winning news program! This week's topic? Artificial intelligence. 🤖

Friday night at 7:30 on KBTC Public Television. Our discussion about artificial intelligence. Does the rising use and popularity of this technology signal a new beginning or the beginning of the end?

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Check out our pirate video content here! >> https://video.kbtc.org/search/?q=pirates

NOW STREAMING on the PBS App: The Sunken Basilica | Secrets of the Dead

Uncover the sunken remains of a 4th-century basilica in Turkey. Submerged beneath the waters of Lake Iznik for hundreds of years, the church could reveal crucial insights into the early days of Christianity. Join a team of international researchers as they travel back through time—and grapple with Turkey’s many earthquakes, which could sink the structure deeper at any moment.

Explore this episode NOW with the free PBS App! Just add the app to your TV and browse for this title in the Secrets of the Dead collection or search by title inside the app to start watching right now. Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

PREMIERING TONIGHT on the PBS App: Big Cats 24/7

In Botswana’s wild Okavango Delta, the Big Cats 24/7 team of local and international filmmakers follows lions, leopards and cheetahs day and night. Using the latest filming technology they reveal the cats’ lives like never before.

Tune in to the PBS App TONIGHT, Wednesday, Sept. 18, to check out this new exciting series! Just add the free PBS App to your TV and browse for episodes 1 & 2 in "Recently Added" or search by title. Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

FALL DRAMAS: Are you caught up on fall dramas on the PBS App? Head on over to check out Magpie Murders & Moonflower Murders on MASTERPIECE, Van der Valk Season 4 on MASTERPIECE, and Ridley Season 2 on MASTERPIECE now! Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/passport/fall-drama/

NOW STREAMING on the free PBS App: Lindsay Lou | The Caverns Sessions

Celebrated singer-songwriter Lindsay Lou masterfully combines progressive Americana and folk with bluegrass roots. Her journey, marked by personal revelations and profound loss, is showcased on her latest solo album, Queen of Time, where she explores self-discovery and resilience.

Watch this concert episode from The Caverns Sessions NOW with the free PBS App! Just add the free app to your TV to get started watching. Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

WEDNESDAY @ 7pm on KBTC Public Television: Leonardo, the Man Who Saved Science | Secrets of the Dead

Leonardo da Vinci is well known for his inventions as well as his art. But new evidence shows that many of his ideas were realized long before he sketched them out in his notebooks — some even 1,700 years before. Was Leonardo a copycat?

Take in this historical documentary feature from Secrets of the Dead TONIGHT on KBTC Public Television starting at 7pm with the free PBS App! Just add the app to your TV, choose "KBTC" as your local station, and tune in via live stream inside the app. Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

NOW STREAMING on the PBS App: Julia Alvarez | American Masters

Explore the story of Dominican-American poet and novelist Julia Alvarez, who burst onto the literary scene and blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors.

Watch this feature in honor of NOW on the free PBS App! Just add the free PBS App to your TV and search for this title or browse for it in the American Masters collection. Learn more about streaming features with the PBS App here >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

Happy ! Are you teaching your students about civics and the election process? Offer your teens a fresh perspective on democracy, elections, governance, and debating with the "We The Voters" collection! (Grades: 6-12) 🇺🇸

We The Voters | PBS LearningMedia Before the 2016 Election, PBS Education partnered with We The Voters, a nonpartisan digital project featuring short films to activate voters across the country. The films and accompanying lesson plans, now edited to be useful for any election season, provide a fresh, engaging perspective on democrac...

Have you caught up on all the fall dramas that premiered earlier this week on the free PBS App? If not, what are you waiting for!? A whole world of drama and crime adventure awaits you! Go here to learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/passport/fall-drama/

KBTC PASSPORT on the PBS App: Activist Roots | Finding Your Roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. welcomes Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, two guests who made profound sacrifices for social justice, and helps them discover the ancestors who made sacrifices for them.

Watch this episode of Finding Your Roots NOW on the PBS App with your KBTC Passport member benefits when you add the app to your TV! Learn how to activate your KBTC Passport member benefits here >> https://www.kbtc.org/passport/

TUESDAY @ 8pm on KBTC Public Television: The Cannabis Question | NOVA l PBS

The NOVA documentary, The Cannabis Question, explores the story of cannabis 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 brain? How much do we know about its potential medical benefits? As cannabis becomes socially accepted, scientists are still investigating its long-term health consequences.

Watch this compelling and thought-provoking feature from NOVA l PBS tonight on KBTC Public Television at 8pm with the free PBS App! Just add the app to your TV, choose "KBTC" as your local station, and tune in via live stream inside the app. Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

NOW STREAMING on the PBS App ... Orozco: Man of Fire | American Masters

The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a life filled with drama, adversity and triumph, is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist.

Watch this feature in honor of with the free PBS App! Just add the app to your TV and search for this feature in the American Masters collection. Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

NOW STREAMING on the PBS App: Vintage Milwaukee 2020 | Antiques Roadshow l PBS

Discover magnificent Milwaukee treasures including 1869 Louisa May Alcott "Little Women" books, a Samuel Prince desk and bookcase made around 1775, and a child's swan sled from about 1880. Which has an updated value of $70,000-$100,000?

Watch this episode of Antiques Roadshow NOW on the PBS App! Just add the free app to your TV to get started. Learn more about streaming features with the free PBS App here >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

PREMIERING TONIGHT on KBTC Public Television at 7pm & 8pm: Back-to-back episodes of Death in Paradise | Season 13

Returning to picturesque Saint Marie, Death in Paradise starts its 13th series as DI Neville Parker continues solving puzzling murders with his team on the sun-soaked Caribbean island.

Want to watch along with us for FREE? Just add the free PBS App to your TV, choose "KBTC" as your local station, and join us via live stream inside the app at 7pm & 8pm! Learn more >> https://www.kbtc.org/pbs-app/

Happy ! Parents, we see you. We know that no matter what you choose — working away from home or being a stay-at-home-parent who works remotely — there are challenges. Here's to you and your incredible multi-tasking abilities. 👏

Don't forget: If you need a break, there's PBS KIDS on KBTC Public Television every weekday from 11am to 6pm and the free PBS KIDS App available 24/7 with tons of educational content. 🏫