MAVIS!
The struggles and triumphs of legendary gospel/soul singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples.
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alone
Thursday, February 2 at 8 PM
Myth or Science: The Secrets of Our Senses
Jennifer Gardy takes a bizarre trip to the edge of perception, as she attempts to make sense of our senses.
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tnot
Thursday, January 26 at 8 PM
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
With highlights from a recent interview with Mary Tyler Moore and tributes from Oprah Winfrey, Tina Fey, Ed Asner, Betty White, Valerie Harper and others as well as clips from some of her best-loved performances.
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passeye
Saturday, January 28 at 10 PM
I Am What I Play
From the 1960s to the 1980s, the rock radio DJ played an unprecedented creative role in the rock music world. Where are they now -- and how did they reinvent themselves as the medium changed?
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documentary
Sunday, February 5 at 9 PM

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