Reconnecting Roots
Exploring the past 150 years of American progress, culture and innovation.
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Mon, 7/7 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Religion: Church in States
A look at religious freedom in America, including how religious groups have divided, multiplied and united Americans for generations.
Mon, 7/7 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Irish Immigrants: Emerald Isle to Ellis Island
Exploring why so many Irish people left their homeland for America.
Tue, 7/8 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Dollar: Rise and Fall of the Dollar
Ben Stein helps make sense of money.
Tue, 7/8 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Working: Working on a Dream
Whether working hard is worth the hard work; guest Mike Rowe.
Wed, 7/9 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Philanthropy: For the Love of Man
The benefits and complications of philanthropy.
Wed, 7/9 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Baseball: First Pitch
Baseball unites civil rights and workers' rights in America.
Thu, 7/10 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Firefighting: Forging American Heroes
Retired fire chief Paul Hashagan talks about bravery and service in the FDNY.
Thu, 7/10 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD
Journalism: "Pressing American Issues"
How the free press forged the American identity and equips the nation with a diversity of information and perspectives; publisher Rob Orchard.