Plus, Sir David Attenborough unearths the Jurassic sea monster and the debut of KQED’s On Our Watch podcast, Season 2
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| Discover the Origins of Black Gospel Music | | |
| | | Dig deep into the story of Black gospel music with Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s new four-part docuseries, Gospel. The documentary explores the genre’s origins and evolution — from its roots in slavery to its soaring heights during the Great Migration. Featuring interviews with historians, clergy and iconic performers such as Dionne Warwick, the series examines gospel as an enduring source of strength amidst oppression and its power as a soundtrack of healing that continues today. Watch the first episode of Gospel on Monday, February 12, at 9pm on KQED 9. Or stream it online with the PBS App or on KQED Passport. | | |
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| Unearth the Secrets of a Jurassic Sea Monster | | |
| | | Join Sir David Attenborough in a once-in-a-lifetime discovery: the fossil of a giant Pliosaur. In this new episode of Nature, viewers follow a team of forensic experts as they venture on a perilous expedition to excavate the largest Jurassic predator ever known. Watch to learn secrets lying deep inside the fossil on Nature: Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster, premiering Wednesday, February 14, at 8pm on KQED 9. Or stream it with the PBS App or KQED Passport. | | |
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| KQED’s On Our Watch Podcast Exposes One of California’s Most Notorious Prisons | | |
| | | KQED’s blockbuster podcast series On Our Watch is returning for Season 2 — this time, with a focus on California prisons. Host Sukey Lewis guides listeners through one of the most dangerous prisons in the country: New Folsom prison near Sacramento. The podcast tells a story about broken promises, unwritten rules and how a system that is supposed to keep us safe is instead bent on protecting itself. Dive into this new provocative, seven-part series on Tuesday, February 6; you can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to the trailer for the new season and catch up on Season 1 if you missed it. | | |
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| Celebrating Black History Month | | |
| | KQED is proud to celebrate Black History Month with a curation of documentaries, series and shows. The television programming lineup includes Becoming Frederick Douglass; Finding Your Roots: Mean Streets; Freedom House Ambulance: The First Responders; and much more.
Put on your dancing shoes and celebrate Black History Month with us at KQED Live’s Black History Month Dance Party on Thursday, February 8, at 7pm. Part lecture, part dance party, this mini class will teach you history and the moves to get you groovin’.
Can’t make it? KQED will broadcast a recording of the event on Friday, February 16, at 8pm on KQED 9. See what happens at our live events and how we’re celebrating Black History Month at KQED’s headquarters. | | |
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What We’re Listening to | | | Podcast Community Spotlight: The Nocturnists
The Podcast Community Spotlight is an initiative from the PRX Podcast Garage and KQED that promotes the work of independent podcast producers. This month’s spotlight is The Nocturnists, a medical storytelling podcast hosted by physician Emily Silverman that brings you personal stories from frontline clinicians and conversations with healthcare-related authors and art-makers. | | |
| | Political Breakdown Is Going Daily
The Political Breakdown podcast debuted in 2017 as a program that unpacked politics with a California perspective. As we’re in a presidential election year, a daily version has launched — on the air and in your podcast feed. Political Breakdown is informative, fact-based and focused on democracy. The podcast serves to be a news-driven show, unflinchingly taking on the topics of the moment while providing context. | | |
| | Why Is Part of Alameda Island in San Francisco?
Bay Curious listener Lori Bodenhamer noticed something odd whenever she pulled up a map of San Francisco. She noticed parts of Alameda were included in the SF map on Google Maps. The San Francisco Planning Department confirms that a piece of Alameda Island is inside San Francisco’s borders. To understand how this is possible, we have to go back hundreds of years to when California was part of Spain. | |
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