Skip to Main Content

Lucy Dacus reads Mary Oliver's "The Journey"

Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus reads Mary Oliver's poem "The Journey" in this outtake from "Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World."

Clip Season 40 Episode 5 Length 01:06 Premiere: 08/25/26

Recent Episodes

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

S40 E5 Length 1:22:55 Premiere Date 08/25/26

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

S40 E4 Length 1:52:45 Premiere Date 05/19/26

Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House

S40 E3 Length 1:40:12 Premiere Date 03/17/26

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible

S40 E2 Length 1:23:05 Premiere Date 02/20/26

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

S40 E1 Length 1:23:55 Premiere Date 01/27/26

Starring Dick Van Dyke

S39 E8 Length 1:52:55 Premiere Date 12/12/25

Clips & Previews

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

Preview Length 02:37 Premiere Date 08/25/26

The political nature of Mary Oliver's poems

Clip Length 02:00 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Steve Buscemi reads Mary Oliver's poem, "The Fish"

Clip Length 01:18 Premiere Date 08/25/26

How Mary Oliver met her life partner, Molly Malone Cook

Clip Length 01:26 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Mary Oliver had a troubled childhood

Clip Length 02:32 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Unpacking the meaning behind Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"

Clip Length 02:30 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Steve Buscemi reads Mary Oliver's "The First Time Percy Came Back"

Clip Length 00:58 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Lucy Dacus reads Mary Oliver's "The Journey"

Clip Length 01:06 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Remembering Paula Wayne

Clip Length 03:09 Premiere Date 11/12/18

Artists Flight Series Promo

Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 08/31/18

Remembering Neil Simon

Clip Length 01:04 Premiere Date 08/28/18

Remembering Anthony Bourdain

Clip Length 00:24 Premiere Date 06/08/18

Against All Odds: Meet the Woman Behind American Masters

Clip Length 05:29 Premiere Date 03/09/18

Specials

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World [EAD]

Length 1:26:04 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World [ASL]

Length 1:22:55 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Taylor Rooks Talks NBA, Interview Techniques and Finding the Person Behind the Athlete

Length 28:54 Premiere Date 07/24/26

How Clive Davis became a titan of the music industry

Length 29:07 Premiere Date 07/16/26

Michael Sarnoski: What Robin Hood and Folklore Tell Us About Ourselves Today

Length 28:04 Premiere Date 07/03/26

Mike Wallace reflects on the 60 Minutes tobacco story controversy

Length 13:45 Premiere Date 06/30/26

Tyler James Williams on 30 Years of Acting and Protecting the Next Generation

Length 35:23 Premiere Date 06/18/26

Olivia Wilde on making “Tron: Legacy” with Jeff Bridges

Length 13:57 Premiere Date 06/16/26

Why Atsuko Okatsuka’s Comedy Connects Across Cultures

Length 30:00 Premiere Date 06/05/26

Stankface Standing Soldier: The Rise of Mato Wayuhi

Length 16:11 Premiere Date 06/05/26

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause [EAD]

Length 1:59:02 Premiere Date 05/29/26

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause [ASL]

Length 1:52:45 Premiere Date 05/29/26

Warren King: King of Cardboard

Length 15:40 Premiere Date 05/26/26

Greg Kinnear on Acting, AI, and Why Movies Still Matter

Length 27:33 Premiere Date 05/22/26

Aliah Irvine & Kehau Kapua’a: Kukulu

Length 17:19 Premiere Date 05/14/26

Chris Fleming Embraces the Chaos

Length 39:17 Premiere Date 05/08/26

Cindy Tran: From Here to Here

Length 16:11 Premiere Date 04/30/26

Lani B. Supreme: Legacy

Length 12:38 Premiere Date 04/07/26

Hannah Mayree: Songs of Reclamation

Length 16:20 Premiere Date 04/02/26

John Goodman on "The Big Lebowski" and Jeff Bridges

Length 12:00 Premiere Date 03/20/26

Alsarah: The Sonic Historian

Length 17:36 Premiere Date 03/19/26

Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House [EAD]

Length 1:45:25 Premiere Date 03/17/26

Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House [ASL]

Length 1:40:13 Premiere Date 03/17/26

Ani Liu: Eye Heart Womb

Length 16:15 Premiere Date 03/05/26

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible [ASL]

Length 1:23:05 Premiere Date 02/20/26

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible [EAD]

Length 1:30:36 Premiere Date 02/20/26

Night in Newark

Length 12:29 Premiere Date 02/03/26

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [ASL]

Length 1:24:05 Premiere Date 02/02/26

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [EAD]

Length 1:28:10 Premiere Date 01/30/26

Maryam Taghavi: Estranged Letters [Extended Audio Description]

Length 17:00 Premiere Date 01/05/26

How Leslie Jones Became a Comedian

Length 31:00 Premiere Date 12/19/25

Maryam Taghavi: Estranged Letters

Length 15:04 Premiere Date 11/06/25

Phoebe Robinson Shows Her Work

Length 31:45 Premiere Date 10/17/25

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore [EAD]

Length 1:54:36 Premiere Date 10/14/25

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore [ASL]

Length 1:36:43 Premiere Date 10/14/25

Sarah McLachlan: Making Music to Connect and Heal

Length 37:19 Premiere Date 09/26/25

Harvey Fierstein on gay representation on Broadway and its deep history

Length 13:08 Premiere Date 09/08/25

How Natasha Rothwell’s Life Brought Her to “The White Lotus”

Length 33:40 Premiere Date 08/26/25

When Ringo Starr met Mae West

Length 10:00 Premiere Date 08/22/25

Daniel Dae Kim Leads Spy Drama and Fights for Industry Change

Length 21:48 Premiere Date 08/15/25

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb

Length 17:14 Premiere Date 08/12/25

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb [ASL]

Length 17:14 Premiere Date 08/12/25

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb [Extended Audio Description]

Length 19:25 Premiere Date 08/12/25

Mel Brooks' wild ride to his first Broadway show ever

Length 05:44 Premiere Date 08/11/25

John Kander and Fred Ebb on “Cabaret,” creativity and collaboration

Length 05:56 Premiere Date 08/11/25

House of Aama: Threads of Legacy

Length 15:00 Premiere Date 07/15/25

House of Aama: Threads of Legacy [Extended Audio Description]

Length 16:45 Premiere Date 07/15/25

House of Aama: Threads of Legacy [ASL]

Length 15:00 Premiere Date 07/15/25

Marcella [ASL]

Length 1:22:55 Premiere Date 07/11/25

Marcella [Extended Audio Description]

Length 1:29:04 Premiere Date 07/11/25

Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme

Length 16:23 Premiere Date 07/01/25

Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme [ASL]

Length 16:23 Premiere Date 07/01/25

Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme [Extended Audio Description]

Length 16:52 Premiere Date 07/01/25

Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny [ASL]

Length 1:23:45 Premiere Date 06/27/25

Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny [Extended Audio Description]

Length 1:35:17 Premiere Date 06/27/25

Phil Rosenthal’s Secret Recipe: Good Food and a Laugh

Length 22:53 Premiere Date 06/25/25

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence [ASL]

Length 1:51:14 Premiere Date 06/20/25

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 2:10:34 Premiere Date 06/20/25

Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call

Length 15:44 Premiere Date 06/17/25

Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call [ASL]

Length 15:44 Premiere Date 06/17/25

Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call [Extended Audio Description]

Length 17:34 Premiere Date 06/17/25

Tunde Adebimpe Channels His DIY Roots Into Raw Solo Debut

Length 37:28 Premiere Date 06/06/25

Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures

Length 18:13 Premiere Date 06/03/25

Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures [ASL]

Length 18:13 Premiere Date 06/03/25

Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures [Extended Audio Description]

Length 21:27 Premiere Date 06/03/25

Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This

Length 15:38 Premiere Date 05/21/25

Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This [ASL]

Length 15:37 Premiere Date 05/21/25

Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This [Extended Audio Description]

Length 17:58 Premiere Date 05/21/25

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps

Length 15:25 Premiere Date 05/06/25

Ten Times Better

Length 30:48 Premiere Date 05/05/25

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps [ASL]

Length 15:25 Premiere Date 05/05/25

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps [Extended Audio Description]

Length 17:14 Premiere Date 05/05/25

Daveed Diggs Takes on Cyberpunk Rap

Length 25:28 Premiere Date 04/24/25

Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse [ASL]

Length 1:36:59 Premiere Date 04/14/25

Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 1:44:43 Premiere Date 04/14/25

LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 1:46:21 Premiere Date 03/31/25

LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story [ASL]

Length 1:42:06 Premiere Date 03/31/25

Lucy Dacus Makes Her First Loves Songs

Length 23:49 Premiere Date 03/28/25

The Disappearance of Miss Scott [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 1:34:14 Premiere Date 02/20/25

The Disappearance of Miss Scott [ASL]

Length 1:23:30 Premiere Date 02/20/25

Isabella Rossellini compares her acting and modeling

Length 28:24 Premiere Date 02/19/25

Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around [ASL]

Length 52:55 Premiere Date 12/16/24

Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 1:00:13 Premiere Date 12/16/24

Quincy Jones explains how he got started in music

Length 15:00 Premiere Date 11/15/24

Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care

Length 10:19 Premiere Date 10/29/24

Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care [ASL + OC]

Length 10:19 Premiere Date 10/29/24

Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 13:34 Premiere Date 10/29/24

Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future

Length 13:31 Premiere Date 10/22/24

Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future [ASL + OC]

Length 13:31 Premiere Date 10/22/24

Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 16:54 Premiere Date 10/22/24

Celestine Tate Harrington: Building a Legacy

Length 13:03 Premiere Date 10/15/24

Celestine Tate Harrington: Building a Legacy [ASL + OC]

Length 13:03 Premiere Date 10/15/24

Celestine Tate Harrington: Building a Legacy [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 15:56 Premiere Date 10/15/24

Daniel K. Inouye: Life of Service

Length 12:41 Premiere Date 10/08/24

Daniel K. Inouye: Life of Service [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 15:31 Premiere Date 10/08/24

Daniel K. Inouye: Life of Service [ASL + OC]

Length 12:41 Premiere Date 10/08/24

Judy-Lynn del Rey: The Galaxy Gal

Length 12:36 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Judy-Lynn del Rey: The Galaxy Gal [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Length 15:35 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Judy-Lynn del Rey: The Galaxy Gal [ASL + OC]

Length 12:36 Premiere Date 10/01/24

Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined [EAD + OC]

Length 1:29:02 Premiere Date 09/23/24

Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined [ASL]

Length 1:23:57 Premiere Date 09/23/24

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames [ASL]

Length 1:23:35 Premiere Date 08/27/24

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames [EAD + OC]

Length 1:30:00 Premiere Date 08/27/24

How Lily Tomlin found liberation in exploring her Laugh-In characters

Length 12:35 Premiere Date 06/20/24

Paul Mooney on his career and relationship with Richard Pryor

Length 10:39 Premiere Date 06/20/24

How Phyllis Diller broke down the doors for female comics

Length 11:35 Premiere Date 06/20/24

Jeff Foxworthy on how every American might be a "redneck"

Length 15:41 Premiere Date 06/18/24

Love, Jamie

Length 19:45 Premiere Date 06/03/24

Joan Rivers finds humor in being yourself

Length 09:59 Premiere Date 05/28/24

Conan O’Brien gets serious about silliness

Length 15:32 Premiere Date 05/16/24

Dear Corky

Length 16:27 Premiere Date 05/01/24

Jerry Seinfeld on his place in American sitcom history

Length 16:01 Premiere Date 04/23/24

Weaving Nature

Length 18:39 Premiere Date 04/22/24

The Incomparable Mr. Buckley [Extended Audio Description]

Length 1:42:08 Premiere Date 04/22/24

The Incomparable Mr. Buckley [ASL]

Length 1:40:40 Premiere Date 04/22/24

Susie Essman on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and the unique "genius” of Larry David

Length 08:45 Premiere Date 04/14/24

Moynihan [Extended Audio Description]

Length 1:44:19 Premiere Date 04/09/24

Moynihan [ASL]

Length 1:43:31 Premiere Date 04/01/24

Becoming Yamazushi

Length 14:08 Premiere Date 03/14/24

Searching for Augusta Savage

Length 21:48 Premiere Date 02/15/24

HOPPER: An American love story [Extended Audio Description]

Length 1:07:42 Premiere Date 01/02/24

HOPPER: An American love story [ASL + Audio Description]

Length 53:03 Premiere Date 01/02/24

Louis Gossett, Jr. honors Maya Angelou's storytelling impact

Length 19:53 Premiere Date 12/18/23

Jerry Lewis on comedy and his bond with Sammy Davis, Jr.

Length 09:45 Premiere Date 12/07/23

Neil Young on David Geffen’s success as a media mogul

Length 15:10 Premiere Date 11/08/23

How Rita Moreno auditioned and rehearsed for West Side Story

Length 20:32 Premiere Date 11/06/23

How Billy Crystal learned to imitate Sammy Davis, Jr.

Length 19:23 Premiere Date 11/01/23

John Singleton on having Maya Angelou as a mentor

Length 13:33 Premiere Date 08/22/23

Steve Martin on how David Geffen thrived through friendships

Length 14:41 Premiere Date 08/09/23

Filmmaker Jonas Mekas on living in Andy Warhol's New York

Length 22:21 Premiere Date 08/02/23

Protactile: A Language of Touch

Length 17:42 Premiere Date 07/25/23

Protactile: A Language of Touch [Audio Description + ASL]

Length 17:42 Premiere Date 07/25/23

Protactile: A Language of Touch [Extended Audio Description]

Length 21:23 Premiere Date 07/25/23

André Leon Talley on Mae West’s impact on fashion and style

Length 15:24 Premiere Date 07/20/23

Fran Drescher on being a showrunner for the American sitcom

Length 21:12 Premiere Date 07/11/23

James Earl Jones on Sidney Poitier and acting

Length 16:12 Premiere Date 07/06/23

Lady Bunny on the echoes of Mae West in drag culture

Length 12:19 Premiere Date 06/29/23

Treat Williams on the acting process with Sidney Lumet

Length 06:24 Premiere Date 06/13/23

Keeping Video Art Alive With C.T. Lui

Length 08:24 Premiere Date 06/09/23

Ethan Lim: Cambodian Futures

Length 16:42 Premiere Date 04/25/23

Senghor Reid: Make Way For Tomorrow

Length 13:04 Premiere Date 04/18/23

Walshy Fire: Pull Up

Length 10:25 Premiere Date 04/11/23

Alejandro Jimenez: The Ground I Stand On

Length 12:00 Premiere Date 04/04/23

Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

Length 14:11 Premiere Date 03/28/23

Sydney G. James: How We See Us

Length 15:33 Premiere Date 03/21/23

Lily Gladstone: Far Out There

Length 13:51 Premiere Date 03/14/23

Jacques Pépin Makes Tuna Tartare

Length 06:39 Premiere Date 09/21/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Sautéed Cod with Mushrooms

Length 05:44 Premiere Date 09/14/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Baked Salmon with Sautéed Endive

Length 04:02 Premiere Date 09/08/22

Martin Scorsese on the films of John Ford

Length 19:20 Premiere Date 09/07/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Pork Roast with Ratatouille

Length 05:25 Premiere Date 08/31/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Pasta Fagioli

Length 04:28 Premiere Date 08/23/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Pasta Primavera

Length 05:32 Premiere Date 08/18/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Spaghetti with Basil Pesto

Length 08:09 Premiere Date 08/11/22

Jacques Pépin Prepares Blueberries with Lemon and Mint

Length 03:24 Premiere Date 08/01/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Lemon Posset for Dessert

Length 04:16 Premiere Date 07/25/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Ice Cream French Toast

Length 03:33 Premiere Date 07/20/22

How Harry Belafonte embraced Black culture in music

Length 16:49 Premiere Date 07/12/22

Tracey Ullman on Mel Brooks' intrinsically American comedy

Length 11:45 Premiere Date 06/22/22

Baayork Lee on becoming a Broadway star at age 5

Length 12:24 Premiere Date 05/25/22

I. M. Pei on sculpture

Length 07:26 Premiere Date 05/18/22

Gloria Steinem on the legacy of Marilyn Monroe

Length 11:00 Premiere Date 03/24/22

Laura Linney on mastering acting at Juilliard

Length 15:07 Premiere Date 03/17/22

Patti Smith on Lou Reed and rock and roll

Length 15:35 Premiere Date 03/04/22

Dionne Warwick on Lena Horne and her musical influences

Length 11:55 Premiere Date 03/02/22

Herbie Hancock on jazz and Quincy Jones' influence

Length 15:39 Premiere Date 02/25/22

Gloria Naylor on the American dream

Length 15:16 Premiere Date 02/25/22

Betty White talks about funny women in comedy history

Length 12:12 Premiere Date 02/25/22

Jacques Pépin Makes Cold Tomato-Cucumber Soup

Length 05:15 Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Moules Two Ways

Length 05:22 Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Kale Soup

Length 05:30 Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Tomato Toasts

Length 06:41 Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Clam Fritters

Length 05:40 Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Quiche Lorraine

Length 12:09 Premiere Date 12/02/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Beef Carpaccio

Length 05:13 Premiere Date 11/19/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Onion Soup Gratinée

Length 06:49 Premiere Date 11/18/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Sauteed Brussels Sprouts

Length 02:31 Premiere Date 11/18/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Shrimp-Stuffed Portobello

Length 07:24 Premiere Date 11/18/21

Jacques Pépin Makes Fresh Corn Purée

Length 04:09 Premiere Date 11/18/21

William Dorsey Swann: The first "Queen of Drag"

Length 04:39 Premiere Date 10/01/21

Crystal Labeija: The Queen Who Reinvented Ball Culture

Length 05:38 Premiere Date 09/24/21

Jean Malin: Queen of the Pansies

Length 05:57 Premiere Date 09/03/21

Flawless Sabrina: Queer Icon and Star of 'The Queen'

Length 06:30 Premiere Date 08/20/21

Joan Jett Blakk: The drag queen who ran for president

Length 06:13 Premiere Date 08/06/21

Jose Sarria: Legendary Drag Queen and Queer Activist

Length 05:52 Premiere Date 07/27/21

Kitty O'Neil: The Fastest Woman in the World

Length 08:55 Premiere Date 07/26/21

Kitty O'Neil: The Fastest Woman in the World [Audio Description + ASL]

Length 08:55 Premiere Date 07/26/21

Gladys Bentley: Drag King of the Harlem Renaissance

Length 05:57 Premiere Date 06/25/21

Julian Eltinge: Female Impersonator of the Vaudeville Era

Length 04:45 Premiere Date 03/01/21

Amyra León: Strange Grace

Length 15:18 Premiere Date 10/14/20

Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This Is the Way We Rise

Length 12:16 Premiere Date 10/14/20

Damon Davis: Apologue for the Darkest Gods

Length 11:52 Premiere Date 10/05/20

Bunky Echo-Hawk: The Resistance

Length 08:00 Premiere Date 10/05/20

Anik Khan: Street Level

Length 13:09 Premiere Date 10/05/20

Maia Cruz Palileo: Becoming the Moon

Length 11:54 Premiere Date 10/05/20

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: The New Chief

Length 11:20 Premiere Date 10/05/20

Vincent Valdez: The Beginning is Near

Length 11:01 Premiere Date 10/05/20

Jacques Pépin makes buttermilk pancakes

Length 03:03 Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes cocotte eggs

Length 03:48 Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes an easy cream cheese soufflé

Length 03:28 Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes easy and delicious crêpes

Length 06:05 Premiere Date 09/04/20

Jacques Pépin makes fried eggs

Length 03:21 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes Eggs Jeannette

Length 06:27 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes a country omelet

Length 06:06 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes a seafood omelet

Length 06:40 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes classic scrambled eggs

Length 04:55 Premiere Date 09/03/20

Jacques Pépin makes rice cakes with eggs

Length 03:22 Premiere Date 09/03/20

The First Black Woman to Run for Vice President of The U.S.

Length 12:32 Premiere Date 08/26/20

Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer

Length 11:39 Premiere Date 08/19/20

Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress

Length 12:38 Premiere Date 08/12/20

Jovita Idar: Mexican American Activist and Journalist

Length 11:08 Premiere Date 08/05/20

Martha Hughes Cannon: The First Woman State Senator

Length 12:23 Premiere Date 07/29/20

She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP

Length 11:53 Premiere Date 07/22/20

She was a Daredevil Performer & Advocate for the Blind

Length 10:02 Premiere Date 07/15/20

She was the First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel

Length 11:54 Premiere Date 07/08/20

Queen Lili‘uokalani - The First and Last Queen of Hawai‘i

Length 12:14 Premiere Date 07/01/20

Sissieretta Jones was a Trailblazing Black Opera Singer

Length 11:05 Premiere Date 06/24/20

The First American Indian Doctor

Length 11:37 Premiere Date 06/17/20

Annie Smith Peck: Record-Breaking Mountaineer

Length 10:40 Premiere Date 06/10/20

Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician

Length 11:51 Premiere Date 06/03/20

The First American-Born Chinese Woman Doctor

Length 10:18 Premiere Date 05/27/20

She was a leader of the American labor movement

Length 10:59 Premiere Date 05/20/20

She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.

Length 10:18 Premiere Date 05/13/20

This Astronomer Discovered Over 300 Stars During Her Career

Length 09:34 Premiere Date 05/06/20

She was an American Cinema Pioneer

Length 12:12 Premiere Date 04/29/20

The First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions

Length 10:00 Premiere Date 04/22/20

Meta Warrick Fuller: Trailblazing African American Sculptor

Length 11:25 Premiere Date 04/15/20

Anna May Wong: The first Asian American Movie Star

Length 11:25 Premiere Date 04/08/20

Ynés Mexía: Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer

Length 09:17 Premiere Date 04/01/20

Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor

Length 10:20 Premiere Date 03/25/20

Maggie Lena Walker: Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur

Length 09:40 Premiere Date 03/18/20

Grace Abbott: Social Work Pioneer

Length 09:04 Premiere Date 03/11/20

Aviator Bessie Coleman

Length 09:03 Premiere Date 03/04/20

Season 40 Episodes

Show Episodes

Show Clips & Previews

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

S40 E5 Length 1:22:55 Premiere Date 08/25/26

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

S40 E4 Length 1:52:45 Premiere Date 05/19/26

Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House

S40 E3 Length 1:40:12 Premiere Date 03/17/26

Sun Ra: Do The Impossible

S40 E2 Length 1:23:05 Premiere Date 02/20/26

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

S40 E1 Length 1:23:55 Premiere Date 01/27/26

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

Preview Length 02:37 Premiere Date 08/25/26

The political nature of Mary Oliver's poems

Clip Length 02:00 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Steve Buscemi reads Mary Oliver's poem, "The Fish"

Clip Length 01:18 Premiere Date 08/25/26

How Mary Oliver met her life partner, Molly Malone Cook

Clip Length 01:26 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Mary Oliver had a troubled childhood

Clip Length 02:32 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Unpacking the meaning behind Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"

Clip Length 02:30 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Steve Buscemi reads Mary Oliver's "The First Time Percy Came Back"

Clip Length 00:58 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Lucy Dacus reads Mary Oliver's "The Journey"

Clip Length 01:06 Premiere Date 08/25/26

Remembering Paula Wayne

Clip Length 03:09 Premiere Date 11/12/18

Artists Flight Series Promo

Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 08/31/18

Remembering Neil Simon

Clip Length 01:04 Premiere Date 08/28/18

Remembering Anthony Bourdain

Clip Length 00:24 Premiere Date 06/08/18

Against All Odds: Meet the Woman Behind American Masters

Clip Length 05:29 Premiere Date 03/09/18

See All Episodes

TV Schedules

Jump to Recent Airdates

Upcoming

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World - S37 E8

Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Mary Oliver. Shaped by a solitary childhood and rising literary fame, Oliver published more than 30 collections of poetry and essays on nature, beauty and love.

Monday August 31, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET2
Monday August 31, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KET2
Wednesday September 2, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET2
Wednesday September 2, 2026 1:00 am CT on KET2

Jump to Upcoming Airdates

Recent

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World - S37 E8

Thursday August 27, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET
Thursday August 27, 2026 1:00 am CT on KET
Tuesday August 25, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET
Tuesday August 25, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KET

Bella! This Woman's Place Is in the House - S35 E6

Wednesday August 26, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET2
Wednesday August 26, 2026 1:00 am CT on KET2
Monday August 24, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET2
Monday August 24, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KET2

Starring Dick Van Dyke - S39 E1

Thursday August 20, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET
Thursday August 20, 2026 1:00 am CT on KET
Tuesday August 18, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET
Tuesday August 18, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KET

Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock and Roll - S34 E8

Friday August 21, 2026 4:00 am ET on KET2
Friday August 21, 2026 3:00 am CT on KET2
Wednesday August 19, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET2
Wednesday August 19, 2026 1:00 am CT on KET2
Monday August 17, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET2
Monday August 17, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KET2

Top