TV shows that may be of interest
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Hot tips: May 16 on channel 9 at 7PM 60 Minutes - UFOs (& facial recognition failures) May 17 on channel 26.5 at noon Roadtrip Nation visits DEFCON (& 3D printing too) May 19 on channel 22.4 at 1:15AM, 5:15AM, & 2:40PM Direct Talk - $1 eyeglasses May 21 on channel 22.2 at 6AM Make Your Mark - Hip-Cycle (microwave glass kiln) May 21 on channel 22.4 at 8:10PM & 9:10PM Fukushima: The Worst-Case SAcenario Part 1 & 2 (will probably be rerun several times (schedule not available yet)) May 26 on channel 26.4 at 1PM Genius by Stephen Hawking - Where Are We? (highly recommended show) See wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/TV_shows_that_may_be_of_interest_-_weekly for shows that normally air at the same time each week - some are also (i.e., if of particular interest or to give the episode subject or title) included in the list below. Caution: Schedules (along with all other databases) contain errors and are subject to change. Note that this listing only includes broadcast channels, not cable or internet channels. Most of the shows listed are fact rather than fiction; % indicates fiction (i.e., a series episode with a science-related plot). + after the time means the program is rerun later (possibly on a sister station, i.e., a show on channel 26.4 may be rerun on 26.5); check that station's program listing for details. Note that channel 7.3 airs numerous SF movies - check their schedule (select COMET WJLADT3 at wjla.com/station/schedule) for times & titles. May 15 5+ 26.5 Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer - Vaccines 6 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - The Okavango Delta + 26.4 Second Opinion With Joan Lunden - Conquering Obesity 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Wearable Walkie Talkies 26.5 IQ: Smartparent - The Messy Show 11 4 Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer - coral reefs 7 America's Heartland - potato chip factory etc. 9 Mission Unstoppable - Lassoing Lizards, Surveying Sharks, and Problematic Perception 9.2 Most Shocking - Dumbest Criminals (robbery at a... video surveillance store) 7PM+ 26 American Experience - Mr. Tornado 8:10+ 22.4 NHK World Prime - More Plastic: In Search of a Sustainable Future - Part 1: Clearing Plastic from the Ocean 10:10+ 22.4 The Professionals - Uncovering the Past Through Boundless Curiosity: Restorer of Cultural Properties, Baba Ryoji May 16 2AM 9.2 Trace of Evil - Wood Chipper Murder 2:10+ 22.4 NHK World Prime - No More Plastic: In Search of a Sustainable Future - Part 2: Frontline of Global Business 3 9.2 Trace of Evil - Triple Murder in Pinyon Pines 9.3 Huge Moves - Massive Machines (salvaging airplane from lake bottom) 4+ 26.5 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World - Episode 3 5 26.5 NOVA - Fighting for Fertility 7 32 Curious Crew - Acids & Bases 7:30+ 26.4 The Open Mind - Making Humane Tech a Reality (banning data system weaponry) 9 9.2 Cold Case Files - The Baiting Game (forensic anthropologist) 26.5 Rick Steven's Europe - Ethiopia: A Development Story 10:10+ 22.4 Japan's Top Inventions - Home Gaming Console / Smartphone Springs 1PM 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - A Taste of Poison 2 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Grave Discoveries 3 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Texas Rangers 3:30 26.4 Earth Focus - The Price of Gold in Peru 4 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Bad Medicine 5 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Unlikely Sources 6 20 Weather Gone Viral - Super Fantastic Weather 7 9 60 Minutes - Facial Recognition; UAP; Rafa 9+ 26.2 How the Victorians Built Britain - How Britain Healed the World 10+ 9.3 American Restoration - Off the Rails (RR handcar, battery charger) + 22 How the Victorians Built Britain 11 22.2 EcoSense for Living - Return of the Buffalo May 17 12:30AM+ 9.3 American Restoration - Space Kowboy (Gemini fueling helmet) 2 9.2 Trace of Evil - Deadly Disposal 9.3 Modern Marvels - Wiring America 3 9.2 Trace of Evil - The Murder of Rachel Manning 9.3 Modern Marvels - The Tool Bench: Power Tools 3:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - The Mirror Magician: Yamami Koji / Kaleidoescope Artist 6 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - True Crime (crime writers' research) 7 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Coroners' Casebook 10:30+ 22.4 Medical Frontiers - Cancer Immunotherapy: NKT Cells, the Immune System's "Queen Bee" noon 26.4 NOVA - Hagia Sophia -- Istanbul's Ancient Mystery 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Get the Ball Rolling (DEFCON & 3D printing) 1PM 26.4 SciGirls - SoCal Citizen Science cruise 1:30 26.4 Changing Seas - Alien Invaders (lionfish) 2 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Remnant of Blame 9.3 American Restoration - Un-predicta-ble (old TV) 26.4 NOVA Wonders - Can We Make Life? 3 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Partners in Crime May 18 3AM 9.2 Trace of Evil - The M25 Rapist 3:15+ 22.4 Direct Talk - A New Material Born from Stone: CYamasaki Nobuyoshi / Founder & CEO, TBM 6 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Scattered Clues 6:30 22.2 My World Too - Missouri Organic Recycling, New Roots for Refugees, Community Rebuild (straw houses) 7 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Natural Witness 9.3 Modern Marvels - Under Pressure 8:30+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Router Joinery 10:30+ 22.4 Science View - The Unheard Sounds around Us noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - The Door's Wide Open (New York on Tech, MIT) 2PM 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Tainted Trust 26.4 NOVA - Decoding the Great Pyramid 3 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Presumed Dead 4 26.4 American Experience - The Codebreaker 8+ 22 & 26 Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer - Medical Drugs 10+ 22 & 26 Frontline - The Healthcare Divide 10:30+ 22.4 RISING - Green Recovery in Rural Japan: NPO Founder - Yoshida Hiroko May 19 1:15AM+ 22.4 Direct Talk - $1 eyeglasses 2 9.3 America's Book of Secrets - Area 51 3 9.2 Trace of Evil - The Abduction of Alicia Kozakiewicz (cyber forensics) 6 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Broken Vows 9.3 Modern Marvels - Tiny Weapons 22.2 Make It Artsy - Everything Old Is New Again 6:30 22.2 Make48 32 The Open Mind - Making Humane Tech A Reality 7 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Cold Cases noon 26.4 Climate Chasnge -- The Facts 1PM 26.4 Changing Seas - Toxic Algae: Complex Sources and Solutions 1:30 9.3 American Restoration - Astro-nuts and Bolts (NASA jet pack) 26.4 Changing Seas - The Future of Seafood 2 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Family Plots 26.4 NOVA - Dead Sea Scroll Detectives 2:30 26.5 Articulate With Jim Cotter - Jets vs. Sharks (longevity of auto industry) 3 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Blood Money 8+ 22 & 26 Life at the Waterhole - Episode 1 9+ 22 & 26 NOVA - Hindenberg: The New Evidence 10+ 22 & 26 Human: The World Within - Defend May 20 midnight 9.3 Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy - Larry Is an Astronaut 2AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Waterproof 26.4 Frontline - The Healthcare Divide 3 9.2 Trace of Evil - Baby Doe 6 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Murder by Numbers 7 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - A Federal Offense 1PM+ 22.2 Quilting Arts - Unconventional Materials 2 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Flames of Justice 26.4 NOVA - Bigger Than T.rex 3 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - False Witness 8:30+ 22.4 Asia Insight - Taiwan's Battle with Fake News 9+ 26.4 Secrets of the Dead - The Woman in the Iron Coffin May 21 3AM 9.2 Trace of Evil - The World's End Murder 9.3 America's Book of Secrets - Black Ops 6 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Trails of Evidence 22.2 Make Your Mark - Hip-Cycle (microwave glass kiln) 6:30 26.4 Closer to Truth - Art Seeking Understanding II: Meaning (art & science (etc.)) 7 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Missing noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - The Power of Serendipity (nuclear engineer) 2PM 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - In the Line of Fire 3 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - For Love or Money 4+ 22 Artworks - Equation Animation (etc.) 8 22.2 Escape to the Chateau - Make Do & Mend 8:10 22.4 Fukushima: The Worst-Case Scenario Part 1 9:10 22.4 Fukushima: The Worst-Case Scenario Part 2 10:10 22.4 Anime Supernova - An Expert of Heartwarming Children's Animation (mixing hand-drawing with 3DCG) 10:25 22.4 Darwin's Amazing Animals - Bay of Fundy May 22 3AM 9.2 Trace of Evil - The Craigslist Killer 9.3 America's Book of Secrets - The Ancient Astronaut Cover-Up 6 9 Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin - The Flying Foxes of Australia 7 9.3 Modern Marvels - Weird Machines 7:30 22 EcoSense for Living - Innovation & Biomimicry 8 22 My World Too - Missouri Organic Recycling, New Roots for Refugees, Community Rebuild 8:30 22 Second Opinion with Joan Lunden - Parkinson's Disease 10:30 9 The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - Floating Backpack 11 9 Mission Unstoppable - Astronomy, Aquariums, and an Artificial Heart 2PM 9.3 American Restoration - Apples and X-rays (foot x-ray) 6+ 26.4 Focus on Europe - ekranoplan hovercraft (etc.) 9+ 9.3 Shipping Wars - We Come in Pieces! (TARDIS & Enterprise bridge) May 23 2AM 9.2 Trace of Evil - The Serial Killer of Baton Rouge 3 9.2 Trace of Evil - The Butcher of Louisiana 8:30 9.3 Brojects - The Ultimate Covert Man Cave + 26.4 Global 3000 - preserving seeds, Texas wind turbines, Uganda water filters 9 9.3 Brojects - The ATV-Powered Barge 11 9.3 Brojects - The Soapbox Racers 1PM 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Left at the Scene 32 Roadtrip Nation: at Your Fingertips (computer science) 2 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Invisible Death 3 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - To Kill Again 3:30 26.4 Earth Focus - Sea Level Rising: Living With Water 4 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Written in Bone 5 9.2 The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science - Cold-Blooded 11 22.2 EcoSense for Living - The Agriculture Evolution May 24 2AM 9.3 Modern Marvels - Built by Hand 3 9.3 Modern Marvels - Inside Your Walls noon 26.4 NOVA - Saving Notre Dame 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Don't Feel Trapped (National Space Biomedical Research Institute etc.) 1PM 26.4 Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries - The Poles 2 26.4 Changing Seas - Maug's Caldera: A Natural Laboratory 4 26.4 American Experience - Test Tube Babies May 25 6:30AM 22.2 My World Too - Rebecca's Apothecary; K-State Research Farm; The Battery Tour noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - No More What 'If's' (Inventables (CNC) CEO) 2PM 26.4 The Andes: Kingdoms of the Sky 7:30 22 Outdoor Maryland - Secret Life of the Gunpowder; Piercing the Forest; The Hidden World (collecting stream data) 8+ 22 & 26 Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer - Data May 26 6AM 22.2 Make It Artsy - Back In Time 6:30 22.2 Make48 10 26.5 Urban Conversion - Back to Nature 10:30 26.5 Urban Conversion - Freegan Awesome! noon 26.4 NOVA - Secrets of the Forbidden City 1 26.4 Genius by Stephen Hawking - Where Are We? 2 26.4 Himalaya: Kingdoms of the Sky 8+ 22 & 26 Life at the Waterhole - Episode 2 9+ 22 & 26 NOVA - The Great Electric Airplane Race 10+ 22 & 26 Human: The World Within - Sense May 27 8:30AM+ 22.2 Woodsmith Shop - Compact Router Table noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - Be Well-Rounded (game designer etc.) May 28 noon 26.5 Roadtrip Nation - It Doesn't End Here (biophysicist, Biotechonomy, CytonomeST) 1:30PM 22 %As Time Goes By - Going Online