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Featured Programming

Jackie Robinson, Part 2
Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 4:00pm
on WXXI-TV
This two-part series on the life of Jackie Robinson concludes.
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Rochester Teen Film Festival
Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 5:30pm
Teen filmmakers in the Rochester region and throughout the United States are being recognized for their filmmaking skills at this summer’s 2021 Rochester Teen Film Festival. 
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Code Switch Podcast from NPR
Remember when folks used to talk about being "post-racial"? Well, we're definitely not that. The Code Switch Podcast Team are a multi-racial, multi-generational team of NPR journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting. Listen to Episodes On-Demand and Subscribe to the podcast.
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Native America Series: On-Demand
Native America illuminates the splendor of a past whose story has for too long remained untold.
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Recently Aired

Jackie Robinson
Saturday, July 24, 2021 - 4:00pm
on WXXI-TV
“Jackie Robinson is the most important figure in our nation’s most important game.” - Ken Burns.
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GREAT PERFORMANCES: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds?
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One Voice: The Songs We Share
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 10:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Enjoy the American Pops Orchestra’s celebration of uniquely American music that transcended its original genre to find a place in our collective American culture.
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Inside the Met
Friday, May 28, 2021 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Watch as the COVID-19 pandemic forces the Met to close its doors for the first time in history.
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Inside the Met
Friday, May 21, 2021 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Watch as the COVID-19 pandemic forces the Met to close its doors for the first time in history.
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