The documentary films and series that captured our attention this year feature famous people and ordinary people, as well as ...

History Hit, the streaming service and podcast network founded by Dan Snow, has announced the release of its latest original documentary, Ancient Adventures: Libya, a 50-minute exploration of one of ...

Ahead of the PBS production’s premiere, the legendary filmmaker and co-director Sarah Botstein share insights on their research process and the surprising, long-overlooked stories featured in the ...

Throughout his career, Burns has developed and perfected the tricks of his particular trade: the evocative use of music and quotations from speeches and correspondence; the use of actors to read the ...

Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he sees it, already had two civil wars — the American Revolution of 1776 and ...

Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They're often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in dark, wet places. But these small plants sometimes turn out to be big clues ...

“InSpired,” a documentary about how Frederick rebounded from catastrophic rains and combatted suburban flight to become the fastest-growing county in Maryland, will be released to the Baltimore area ...

For some, sitting down with a good book means cozying up by the fireplace, ready for characters to whisk them away to an imaginary world. For others, the escape comes from the thrill of traveling back ...

While TikTok’s algorithm has always been on point and Instagram’s meme game is getting better by the day, YouTube remains the number one platform for long-form content. From thoughtful video essays on ...

TL;DR: Access thousands of documentaries for life with a new membership to Curiosity Stream for $149.99 It seems like every other month, every single streaming service raises their price by a few ...

Each June, a few hundred cyclists hop on their bikes and pedal 60 miles across Poland, following the path a 10-year-old boy once walked alone after being freed from Auschwitz. The event is called Ride ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Jade Hindman on today's show. The podcast Hidden Brain celebrates ten years. I spoke with host Shankar Vedantam about the success of the show. This is KPBS Midday ...