WORLD (PT)

6:00 am 

Dust Bowl  "The Great Plow Up"  In the first episode of Ken Burns's THE DUST BOWL, feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America's history as survivors recall the terror of the dust storms, the desperation of hungry families and how they managed to find hope even as the earth and heavens seemed to turn against them. D

8:00 am 

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack  "Impact Investing Opportunities, Part 2"  Guests: Ingrid Dyott, Portfolio Manager, Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Amy O'Brien, Head of Global Social & Community Investing, TIAA-CREF. Part two of Consuelo Mack WealthTrack's impact investing series reveals more ways to make money while doing good. Two investment pros, Neuberger Berman Portfolio Manager Ingrid Dyott and TIAA-CREF's Amy O'Brien, share their strategies to match financial goals with values. D

8:30 am 

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly   St. Olaf Christmas Festival - For 100 years, St. Olaf College, a small Lutheran school in Minnesota, has put on a Christmas concert that has become known-and loved-around the world. D

9:00 am 

Global Voices  "Poor Us: The Animated History of Poverty"  Do we know what poverty is? The poor may always have been with us, but attitudes towards them have changed. Beginning in the Neolithic Age, Ben Lewis's film takes us through the changing world of poverty. You go to sleep, you dream, you become poor through the ages. D

10:00 am 

Outdoor Idaho  "Flying Idaho"  To fly in Idaho is to experience a view that is constantly changing. In fact, there's nothing quite like it in the lower 48. From the first plane to fly in Idaho, the Curtiss Pusher, to the modern marvels of today, we explore what pilots call a three dimensional experience, in a state that treasures its aviators and its aviation history.G

10:30 am 

Dialogue  "Richard Russo"  The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist talks with host Marcia Franklin.G

11:00 am 

Need to Know   SCOTT SIMON ANCHORS. Need to Know rebroadcasts a report documenting the death of an illegal immigrant who was beaten and tased by U.S. border patrol agents. D

11:30 am 

Inside Washington   NULL

12:00 pm 

Dust Bowl  "The Great Plow Up"  In the first episode of Ken Burns's THE DUST BOWL, feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America's history as survivors recall the terror of the dust storms, the desperation of hungry families and how they managed to find hope even as the earth and heavens seemed to turn against them. D

2:00 pm 

To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe   NULL

2:30 pm 

Asian Voices   NULL

3:00 pm 

European Journal  "Foie Gras Vs. Animal Welfare"  France: Foie Gras vs. Animal Welfare. The French love their foie gras, and the fatty liver product is a must at up-market events. D

3:30 pm 

Linkasia   NULL

4:00 pm 

Moyers & Company  "United States of Alec"  In an encore broadcast this weekend (check local listings), Moyers & Company presents "United States of ALEC," a report on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of America has never heard of - ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. A national consortium of state politicians and powerful corporations, ALEC presents itself as a "nonpartisan public-private partnership". But behind that mantra lies a vast network of corporate lobbying and political action aimed to increase corporate profits at public expense without public knowledge. D

5:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Flying Idaho"  To fly in Idaho is to experience a view that is constantly changing. In fact, there's nothing quite like it in the lower 48. From the first plane to fly in Idaho, the Curtiss Pusher, to the modern marvels of today, we explore what pilots call a three dimensional experience, in a state that treasures its aviators and its aviation history.G

5:30 pm 

Lights: Celebrate Hanukkah Live In Concert   LIGHTS: Celebrate Hanukkah Live in Concert, is a special taped in High Definition before a live audience in Los Angeles, California. LIGHTS features a distinguished, diverse and dynamic ensemble of musical performers in celebration of the Jewish Festival of Lights. Craig Taubman hosts a musical extravaganza featuring the likes of the Grammy Award-winning group THE KLEZMATICS; cantor/tenor Alberto Mizrahi (first introduced in the PBS success THREE CANTORS); top-selling jazz artist Dave Koz; soulful and dynamic Joshua Nelson; Emmy Award winning actress Mare Winningham; rising star Michelle Citrin, and many others. D

7:00 pm 

British Beat (My Music)   Petula Clark is host for this special, which travels to London and around Britain to places where the British Beat was born. The program combines a mix of archival full-length performance films with live performances from the Zombies, Wayne Fontana, Eric Burdon and the Animals, and Gerry and the Pacemakers.G

9:00 pm 

Moyers & Company  "United States of Alec"  In an encore broadcast this weekend (check local listings), Moyers & Company presents "United States of ALEC," a report on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of America has never heard of - ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. A national consortium of state politicians and powerful corporations, ALEC presents itself as a "nonpartisan public-private partnership". But behind that mantra lies a vast network of corporate lobbying and political action aimed to increase corporate profits at public expense without public knowledge. D

10:00 pm 

Linkasia   NULL

10:30 pm 

Washington Week   NULL

11:00 pm 

McLaughlin Group   NULL

11:30 pm 

Need to Know   SCOTT SIMON ANCHORS. Need to Know rebroadcasts a report documenting the death of an illegal immigrant who was beaten and tased by U.S. border patrol agents. D