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November 12th, 2008 at 6:39 pm

When Chicago filmmaker Joanna Rudnick tested positive for the “breast cancer gene” at age 27, she knew the information could save her life. She set out to make a film about the science behind the gene and the impact of this new medical knowledge has on women’s lives. Watch the 90-minute documentary online until Dec. 22, 2008. (Originally aired: Oct. 2008).

November 11th, 2008 at 1:02 pm

This month’s IN THE LIFE features the vulnerable in our society: children, queer teens at-risk, and the dying. In this episode: The fight to combat suicide among LGBT youth; Randi Weingarten and Alan Van Capelle talk about Labor, Education and Pride; and Freeheld, a Real to Reel about survivor’s benefits for LGBT partners. Watch.

November 11th, 2008 at 11:55 am

Grant and Lee in War and Peace, at the New-York Historical Society, examines the lives of the generals who led a generation through the Civil War. Enter to win a pair of tickets, an exhibit catalog, and the complete DVD set of Ken Burns’ Civil War. Deadline: Nov. 24.

Thirteen.org
November 10th, 2008 at 3:03 pm

We’ve worked hard to improve the Thirteen online schedule, something we know you visit frequently. It’s easier to navigate, search, and has at-a-glance listings for six channels (Thirteen, WLIW21, Kids Thirteen, WLIW Create, V-Me, and WLIW World).

November 10th, 2008 at 12:01 pm

This week on Reel 13:

* Stand Up: A struggling comic learns that experience leads to great comedy.
* Marty Learns To Drive: the only way to survive the wilds of suburbia.

Watch now. Then vote for your favorite.

November 10th, 2008 at 11:56 am

Does Barack Obama’s victory mean a new and permanent political alignment in American politics? Bill Moyers speaks with Kevin Phillips about how America has changed since Phillips penned “The Emerging Republican Majority” 40 years ago. Watch. (Originally aired: 11/7/2008).

November 10th, 2008 at 11:54 am

In this one-hour dialogue with New Yorkers hosted by Rafael Pi Roman, the Governor addresses the state’s worst financial crisis in decades. Questions were submitted via Thirteen.org and in person, and encompass a wide range of topics, including cuts in education programs, property taxes, healthcare coverage, and support for small businesses.

WNET Archives
November 10th, 2008 at 11:53 am

Terkel passed away recently, and it prompted us to unearth one of his more unusual segments from the archives. ‘Talkin’ With Terkel’ has Terkel sitting around jawing with a passel of regular folks–sitting, smoking, drinking. It’s a good example of Terkel’s hyper interview techniques. From 1971, the first season of Great American Dream Machine.

November 10th, 2008 at 11:49 am

David Brancaccio sits down with Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree, who some say is being considered for a top Justice Department position, to get early insight on what we might expect from an Obama Administration. Watch. (Originally aired: 11/7/2008).

November 9th, 2008 at 6:44 pm

New York State projects a budget deficit of $47 billion in the next four years, and $12.5 billion deficit in next year’s budget. How should the State best address this problem? Take our poll



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