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Take a Deeper Look at the Presidential Candidates’ Lives
Frontline’s acclaimed election year tradition The Choice returns with interwoven investigative biographies of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

In this two-hour special, Frontline examines the defining moments that shaped Trump and Biden’s lives, their approaches to power and their visions for America’s future at this pivotal juncture. Tune in or stream The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden on Tuesday, September 22, at 9pm on KQED 9. You can also stream the special on the PBS Video app after the broadcast date.
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How Far Will — and Should — We Go with Gene Editing?
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With an extraordinary new technology called CRISPR, we can now edit DNA — including human DNA. Gene editing promises to eliminate certain genetic disorders such as sickle cell disease, but other applications may be morally questionable. Hear stories from scientists and patients in NOVA’s “Human Nature” premiering on Wednesday, September 9, at 8pm on KQED 9. You can also stream the program on the PBS Video app after the broadcast date.
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The Abuse of Immigrant Laborers — and What They’re Doing to Fight It
In Texas, there’s a massive boom in the construction business, but it comes at the expense of exploiting immigrant workers. Building the American Dream, a new Latino Public Television VOCES documentary, captures the rise of a workers’ movement fighting widespread construction industry injustices.

Tune in or stream Building the American Dream on Tuesday, September 15, at 10pm on KQED 9. You can also stream the film after the broadcast date on the PBS Video app.
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First Presidential Debate
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Join PBS NewsHour for the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Tune in on Tuesday, September 29, at 6pm on KQED 9, or stream it after the broadcast date on the PBS Video app.
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Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with KQED
September 15 marks the beginning of Latinx Heritage Month. KQED is celebrating by airing a special TV programming lineup, including Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground, Children of Giant, American Masters: Raul Julia and much more.
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Experience KQED’s Taste & Sip ... at Home
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Join Check, Please! Bay Area host Leslie Sbrocco for a virtual event celebrating the resilience of local restaurants facing unprecedented business disruptions because of the coronavirus. Viewers can taste and sip along at home as special guests review Bay Area takeout and Leslie offers tutorials in sipping with style. This free virtual event is on Thursday, September 3, at 6:30pm. 
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  What We’re Listening To

 
Sowing Seeds of Social Justice in Fruitvale
Michael Muscadine shares how he invests in deep East Oakland: one seed and one young person at time.
 
‘California Love’: New Podcast Explores Growing Up Both Black and Brown in LA
The California Report Magazine host Sasha Khokha sits down with writer Walter Thompson-Hernández to talk to him about his new podcast California Love, a love letter to LA.
 
 

Ethnic Studies: Born in the Bay Area from History’s Biggest Student Strike
Ethnic studies programs were born during a revolution that began at San Francisco State in 1968. How it happened is a fascinating story.

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