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Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

The July 1995 heat wave in Chicago claimed 739 lives in a single week, and became the most traumatic heat wave in U.S. history. (90 minutes)

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Wed, 9/17 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

El Equipo

A U.S. anthropologist sets out to train Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology so they can investigate disappearances in Argentina during the "dirty war." (90 minutes)

Wed, 9/17 at 11:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

El Equipo

A U.S. anthropologist sets out to train Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology so they can investigate disappearances in Argentina during the "dirty war." (90 minutes)

Thu, 9/18 at 7:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

El Equipo

A U.S. anthropologist sets out to train Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology so they can investigate disappearances in Argentina during the "dirty war." (90 minutes)

Thu, 10/2 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Three Chaplains

How Muslim chaplains in the armed forces vow to protect the right of every service member to practice their faith freely. (60 minutes)