American Experience
The Polio Crusade
Personal accounts from polio survivors about the disease that paralyzed thousands before Jonas Salk introduces a vaccine to guard against it. (120 minutes)
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Tue, 7/7 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
FDR: The Center of the World; Fear Itself
A profile examines Franklin D. Roosevelt's early years in politics, marriage to Eleanor, struggle with polio, and presidential nomination. (120 minutes)
Thu, 7/9 at 8:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
FDR: The Grandest Job in the World; The Juggler
A profile of Franklin D. Roosevelt examines his first two presidential terms, response to the Great Depression, and management of World War II. (145 minutes)
Fri, 7/10 at 1:30 am on Austin PBS HDTV
FDR: The Grandest Job in the World; The Juggler
A profile of Franklin D. Roosevelt examines his first two presidential terms, response to the Great Depression, and management of World War II. (150 minutes)
Mon, 7/13 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Nazi Town, USA
The rise of the German American Bund, an organization of American Nazis in the 1930s that had chapters across the country. (60 minutes)
Mon, 7/13 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
The Riot Report
President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints the 11-member Kerner Commission to investigate the riots that engulfed Black urban communities across the country in 1967. (120 minutes)
Mon, 7/13 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
The American Vice President
Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve. (60 minutes)
Mon, 7/13 at 11:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
The American Vice President
Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve. (60 minutes)
Tue, 7/14 at 7:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD
The American Vice President
Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve. (60 minutes)