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November 6, 2026

Season 2027 Episode 9027

California First Partner and filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom examines social media's impact on girls. Author Barbara Kingsolver discusses “Partita,” her novel about a piano prodigy confronting grief. Ski mountaineer Jim Morrison and director Jimmy Chin discuss “Everest: The Other Side,” documenting Morrison and partner Hilaree Nelson's attempt to ski and climb down Everest's north face.

Aired: 11/05/26
Extras
Experience an Alpine winter wonderland, from snowy spruce forests to marching reindeer.
The chimpanzees in Fongoli have adapted humanlike behaviors to survive their environment.
When a baby wild chimpanzee is found in captivity, researchers race to reunite her with her family.
Wild chimpanzees are doing something once thought to be uniquely human: making weapons to hunt.
Veteran underground coal miners suffer from black lung disease at highest rates in nearly 50 years.
David Urban; Wolfgang Ischinger; Stephanie Flanders; Zarina Zabrisky; Rana Foroohar
Rana Foroohar discusses her book "Sea Change: America's New Great Game in the Arctic Circle."
Ski mountaineer Jim Morrison and director Jimmy Chin discuss their film, “Everest: The Other Side."
State lawmakers seek greater control over what universities can teach
News Wrap: Head of Justice Department's civil rights division resigns
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