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Labor - S1 E8

Premiered On: 02/24/2001

"Justice in the Coalfields" is a behind-the-scenes look at the communities affected by the 1989 Pittston coal strike in southwest Virginia.

• Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
• Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
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• Friday July 24, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday July 23, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY

His Eye Is on the Sparrow/Girls' Hoops - S2 E4

Premiered On: 06/23/2003

"His Eye Is on the Sparrow" profiles Ethel Caffie-Austin, a daughter of the coalfields and West Virginia's "First Lady of Gospel Music." "Girls' Hoops" explores the history of girls' high school basketball in Kentucky, including its first heyday in the 1920s; the subsequent 42-year ban on statewide competition; its rebirth in the 1970s; and its development into the fiercely competitive, popular sport it has become today.

• Tuesday July 28, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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• Wednesday July 29, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
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• Thursday July 30, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY

Rough Side of the Mountain - S2 E5

Premiered On: 06/30/2003

Two southwest Virginia towns, Trammel and Ivanhoe, attempt to recover from the closings of manufacturing plants and mining companies. But their grassroots community-organizing efforts are stymied by the "steel ceiling" often encountered by poor rural communities as they struggle to develop new economies in an increasingly global system. A 2003 Production.

• Tuesday August 4, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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• Wednesday August 5, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
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• Friday August 7, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday August 6, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY

To Save the Land and People - S2 E6

Premiered On: 07/07/2003

A history of early grassroots efforts to stop strip mining in Eastern Kentucky, where broad-form deeds signed at the beginning of the 20th century let coal operators destroy land to get at the minerals underneath without getting the permission of, or compensating, the surface owner. The Appalachian group To Save the Land and People used every means possible - from legal petitions and local ordinances to guns and dynamite - to fight the abuses. A 2003 Production.

• Tuesday August 11, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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• Wednesday August 12, 2026 8:00 am ET on KETKY
• Wednesday August 12, 2026 7:00 am CT on KETKY
• Wednesday August 12, 2026 11:00 am ET on KETKY
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• Thursday August 13, 2026 1:00 pm ET on KETKY
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• Friday August 14, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
• Thursday August 13, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY

Hazel Dickens: It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song - S2 E7

Premiered On: 07/14/2003

From the coalfields of West Virginia to the factories of Baltimore, Hazel Dickens has lived the songs she sings. A pioneering woman in bluegrass and country music, Hazel has influenced generations of songwriters and musicians. Her songs of hard work, hard times, and hardy souls also have bolstered working people at picket lines and union rallies throughout the land. Her powerful, piercing vocals power the soundtracks for "Harlan County USA" and "Matewan." A 2003 Production.

• Tuesday August 18, 2026 3:00 am ET on KETKY
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Old-Time Country Music - S1 E7

• Friday July 17, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
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Commitment - S1 E6

• Friday July 10, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
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Down-Home Artists - S1 E5

• Friday July 3, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
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Economy - S1 E4

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Environment—On Our Land - S1 E3

• Friday June 19, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
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