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| Love! Betrayal! Beheading! The Scandalous Story of the Boleyn Family |  |
| | | Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry Vlll, is England’s most infamous queen. What led to her rise and fall and how did the Boleyn family change history? This new three-part series, based on 16th-century sources, uses insights from leading Tudor scholars and dramatic re-enactments to bring the Boleyn story, from the family’s perspective, to life. The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family premieres Sunday, August 28, at 8pm on KQED 9. You can also catch it on the PBS Video App. | | |
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| ‘Cook’s Country’ Dishes Up Delicious Regional Recipes |  |
| | | What’s cooking in America? Explore a tasty new season of Cook’s Country as co-hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison – plus a team of test cooks – dish up regional American recipes. Baked into the segments are stories from local restaurants and home cooks who are making favorite local foods. Season 15 of Cook's Country kicks off on Monday, August 22, at 7pm on KQED 9 or stream it on the PBS Video App. | | |
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| More Crime to Uncover in the Second Season of ‘Guilt’ |  |
| | | Guilt, the award-winning MASTERPIECE drama series, returns for a second four-part season full of twists, turns and, most of all, deception. In the new season, Max McCall (Mark Bonnar) is released from prison, but what awaits him out in the real world? Catch the premiere on Sunday, August 28, at 9pm on KQED 9 or stream it on the PBS Video App. | | |
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| Bestselling Author Isabel Allende Comes to KQED Live |  |
| Isabel Allende is considered the world's most widely read Spanish-language author with 26 bestselling books, including The House of Spirits, Daughter of Fortune and her most recent novel Violeta. Having fled dictatorship in Chile, Allende became an international champion of human rights and feminism. She joins former KQED Forum host Michael Krasny to discuss writing, political voice and the state of feminism in the Americas. This conversation takes place on Tuesday, August 9, at 7pm at KQED's San Francisco headquarters. | | |
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| A New Season of ‘MindShift’ Studies the Pandemic’s Lessons for Classrooms |  |
| | | After more than two years of learning during a pandemic, what should school be like? In the upcoming seventh season of the MindShift podcast series, co-hosts Ki Sung and Nimah Gobir use solutions-driven storytelling to tackle relevant issues, including supporting teachers from burnout with a community school approach to exploring new school start times and a four-day school week. Catch new episodes every other Tuesday through September 27. Listen to the podcast for free wherever you get your podcasts, or visit kqed.org/mindshiftpodcast. | | |
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What We’re Listening to | | How Do You Stop Cheating Students? (Hint: Tech Isn’t the Only Answer)
In the premiere episode of the new season, the MindShift podcast looks at tools that teachers used to focus students during remote learning. The severity of some of these tools have raised concerns among students and caregivers about racial bias, privacy and mental health. |  | |
| | Union City’s Joshua Neal Is a Star for Real
Rightnowish host Pendarvis Harshaw speaks with TikTok actor and creator Joshua Neal, who took charge of his social media presence and turned his passion for comedy into a career while challenging Hollywood’s long-standing history of gatekeeping. |  | |
| | Meet Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco's New District Attorney
Political Breakdown co-hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos sit down with new San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who talks about her family's experience with law enforcement, the loss of her first son and her path to the district attorney's office. |  | |
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