Plus the final season of Endeavor, a new documentary about Little Richard and Season 2 of The Great American Recipe
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| Finding Acceptance and Courage at Casa Susanna | | |
| | | In the 1950s and ’60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at Casa Susanna, where they could express their true selves without fear of persecution. Told through the memories of those who visited the house, Casa Susanna provides a moving look back at a secret world where a community found freedom and acceptance. The film premieres on Tuesday, June 27, at 8pm on KQED 9, or stream it on the PBS App or KQED Passport. | | |
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| Endeavour Comes to an End in Its Final Season | | |
| | | It’s spring 1972 and Inspector Morse has returned to Castle Gate after taking time away in an effort to manage his troubled relationship with alcohol. But changes coming to the Criminal Investigation Department and an increasing intimacy in Joan Thursday and Jim Strange’s relationship promise upheavals both personal and professional upheaval for Morse. See how events propel the characters to the series’ end. The first episode of the last Endeavour season premieres on Sunday, June 18, at 9pm on KQED 9. You can also stream it on the night of it's broadcasting with the PBS App or KQED Passport. | | |
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| Good Golly Miss Molly! The Story of Little Richard | | |
| | | Experience the meteoric rise and enduring legacy of Little Richard in American Masters’ Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. This portrait explores his far-reaching influence as well as his advocacy for the rights of Black artists in the music industry. The episode airs on Friday, June 2, at 9pm on KQED 9. You can also stream it with the PBS App or KQED Passport. | | |
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| | | Costa Palmas | 45 minutes from the Los Cabos airport, Costa Palmas is a 1,500-acre community on the swimmable Sea of Cortez. Homeowners will be part of a Beach and Yacht Club, Golf Club, Aventura and more—enjoying a lifestyle elevated by Baja’s first luxury marina and enhanced by a sense of belonging.
Learn more at CostaPalmas.com. |
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| Cooking Up Season 2 of The Great American Recipe | | |
| | | The Great American Recipe returns as an eight-part uplifting cooking competition that celebrates the multiculturalism that makes American food unique and iconic. Season 2 premieres on Monday, June 19, at 9pm on KQED 9. Stream the episode with the PBS App or KQED Passport. | | |
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| KQED Celebrates Pride Month | | |
| | | KQED has an assortment of special programming throughout June in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The television programming lineup includes POV: The Gospel of Eureka; Independent Lens: Mama Bears; L.A.: A Queer History: Protests and Parades; and much more. | | |
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| | | KQED is helping to make the acclaimed podcast Spooked and its catalog of heart-pounding episodes available free to listeners across all major podcast platforms. Spooked, a project of the team behind the iconic public radio program Snap Judgment, features true-life supernatural stories told firsthand. Sign up for our monthly pop-up Summer of Spooked newsletter launching in June and stay in the know about exclusive Spooked content, episode teasers. KQED stories with an eerie spin and spine-tingling observations from Spooked listeners far and wide. | | |
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What We’re Listening to | | | Pen’s Pals: Writing Sci-Fi in South Africa
After growing up in Southern California, Anwar Bey spent his formative young adult years in San Francisco. He moved to the Bay Area to live out his dream of creating video games. Then, in 2021, he moved to Johannesburg, South Africa. That’s where he’s found the clarity to write about the future. | | |
| | How Will Climate Change Affect Hetch Hetchy Reservoir?
For the last 100 years, the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite has supplied millions of Bay Area residents with some of the cleanest water in the country. Now, climate change is making it harder to manage the reservoir, and scientists say something has to change to adapt Hetch Hetchy to the future. | | |
| | Why Are Retail Stores Locking Up Basic Necessities?
When you think about it, basic necessities have a guaranteed market. A luxury item like jewelry might fetch a higher price, but everybody needs laundry detergent. So if you see it for half-price online … do you stop to wonder whether it might be stolen? How would you know? | | |
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