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Sam Now

A story of generational trauma focuses on the life of Sam Harkness, whose middle class Seattle family is shaken up after his mother abruptly leaves. (90 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 11/21 at 11:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

One With the Whale

An Alaska native family is blindsided when their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village, is targeted by animal activists. (90 minutes)

Wed, 11/25 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Storming: Seasons of Care

A family provides 24-hour care for their son, in a coma after a traumatic brain injury, revealing love, hope, grief and the hidden labor of caregiving. (30 minutes)