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A Thousand Pines

Over eight months, a crew of Oaxacan guest workers plant trees across America, showing how hard it is to balance the physical demands of reforestation and extreme isolation while staying connected to family back home. (90 minutes)

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Thu, 5/9 at 7:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Space: The Longest Goodbye

NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation required by a Mars mission. (90 minutes)

Fri, 5/10 at 7:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Hidden Letters

Modern women in China are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women. (90 minutes)

Sat, 5/11 at 12:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Hidden Letters

Modern women in China are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women. (90 minutes)

Sat, 5/11 at 8:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Hidden Letters

Modern women in China are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women. (90 minutes)

Sat, 5/11 at 11:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Hidden Letters

Modern women in China are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women. (90 minutes)

Sat, 5/11 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Hidden Letters

Modern women in China are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women. (90 minutes)

Mon, 5/13 at 6:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The Donut King

The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia. (90 minutes)

Mon, 5/13 at 11:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The Donut King

The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia. (90 minutes)

Tue, 5/14 at 7:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

The Donut King

The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia. (90 minutes)

Tue, 5/14 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Writing With Fire

The women journalists of India's only all-female news network risk everything to redefine power in a male-dominated world. (90 minutes)

Sun, 5/19 at 3:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

The Donut King

The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia. (90 minutes)