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Little kids have big ideas! Work It Out Wombats can help families learn how to plan and problem-solve together, just lik...
02/02/2025

Little kids have big ideas! Work It Out Wombats can help families learn how to plan and problem-solve together, just like Malik, Zadie, and Zeke. Check out games, activities, and other resources to guide young minds on how to accomplish their goals.

Here's Austin PBS's February educational fun pick!

🎟️ Enter the ticket giveaway to join Indie Meme for a special screening of Farming the Revolution at AFS Cinema on Febru...
02/02/2025

🎟️ Enter the ticket giveaway to join Indie Meme for a special screening of Farming the Revolution at AFS Cinema on February 8th! 🎥 This powerful documentary by award-winning filmmaker Nishtha Jain takes you to the heart of India's historic farmers' movement, where over half a million protesters united to fight for justice during the COVID lockdown.

📅 When: February 8th | 12 - 3 PM
📍 Where: AFS Cinema
🎤 Special Guest: Director Nishtha Jain will be in attendance for a live Q & A!

Don’t miss this unforgettable film about resilience, unity, and victory!
👉 Click here https://forms.gle/DdgAAanre8RHvhR98 to enter for your chance to win tickets now!

Visit indiememe.org for more info.

📺February with Austin PBS is jam packed with brand-new programming and thrilling season finales! Get ready for fresh epi...
02/01/2025

📺February with Austin PBS is jam packed with brand-new programming and thrilling season finales! Get ready for fresh episodes of Austin City Limits, including the highly anticipated premiere of ACL Presents: Willie Nelson & Family! 🎶

We’re also celebrating with powerful documentaries, electrifying performances, and the return of Blackademics TV! Plus, don't miss must-see indie film premieres, fascinating history docs, and the return of a few MASTERPIECE | PBS favorites.

For the full schedule and updates, visit AustinPBS.org/Schedule 📅

02/01/2025
Last chance to RSVP and join live taping of Overheard with Evan Smith featuring Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason ...
02/01/2025

Last chance to RSVP and join live taping of Overheard with Evan Smith featuring Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman this Saturday, Feb 1!

🎟️ RSVP now:

Overheard with Evan Smith brings you in-depth interviews with today's most fascinating public figures. Join us for smart conversations with the country's most interesting people, always with an eye toward the news and always with a sense of humor.

01/31/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Amy Salinas is this year’s Big Deal raffle winner! 🏆Congratulations on scoring the ultimate festival experience; we hope you enjoy every unforgettable moment!

To everyone who entered, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Your generosity means so much as 100% of the proceeds will go directly to supporting Austin PBS programs and initiatives that you know and love. See everything that your support does by visiting our site at AustinPBS.org/what-we-do 💙

Till next year everyone!🎉

01/30/2025
01/29/2025

Get ready for all new episodes of The Daytripper! Follow Chet as he visits Karnes County, TX and explores Texas Polish country with stops to Panna Maria, the oldest Polish settlement in America, and an authentic Polish sausage maker. He explores the castle-like courthouse and eats a pickle-topped snow cone before finishing off the day with a wood-fired steak.

Don't miss the premiere this Thursday, Jan 30 at 8pm on Austin PBS!

And that's a wrap on the pilot run of High School Quiz Show: Austin! It was a day of intense competition, incredible tea...
01/29/2025

And that's a wrap on the pilot run of High School Quiz Show: Austin! It was a day of intense competition, incredible teamwork, and an overflowing showcase of knowledge. We are so proud of our competitors and their coaches from these outstanding schools:

St. Michael's Prep
Austin ISD:
-Liberal Arts and Science Academy
-Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders

Eanes ISD:
-Westlake High School
Del Valle Independent School District:
-Del Valle High School

Round Rock ISD:
-Round Rock High School
-Cedar Ridge High School
-McNeil High School

and congrats to Round Rock High School, for becoming our first Champions🏆
Stay tuned for even more exciting High School Quiz Show: Austin updates in the spring of 2025!

Check out this exclusive clip of 'Finding Your Roots' as Henry Louis Gates Jr. leaves Sharon Stone speechless after reve...
01/28/2025

Check out this exclusive clip of 'Finding Your Roots' as Henry Louis Gates Jr. leaves Sharon Stone speechless after revealing her ancestor "basically created modern Europe".
Be sure to catch the new episode tonight at 7pm, on Austin PBS!

Sharon Stone is speechless as she learns she's related to the man who "basically created modern Europe" in PEOPLE's exclusive clip from the Jan. 28 episode of 'Finding Your Roots'

01/28/2025

Discover how a series of Black migrations have shaped the U.S. From waves of Black Americans to the North-and back South-to immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, movement is a defining feature of the Black experience.

Don't miss series premiere of with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,
Tonight at 8pm CT, on Austin PBS!

⏰ Time’s running out!⏳Just a few days left to enter the Austin PBS Big Deal raffle and win a chance to attend the bigges...
01/28/2025

⏰ Time’s running out!⏳Just a few days left to enter the Austin PBS Big Deal raffle and win a chance to attend the biggest festivals Austin has to offer in 2025 including:

🎟️2 Music Badges to the 2025 SXSW Festival
🎟️2 Passes to the 2025 Moontower Comedy Festival
🎟️2 Camp Badges for ATX Television Festival Season 14
🎟️2 Whole Enchilada Tickets for Hot Luck Fest
🎟️2 Passes to the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
🎟️2 3-Day VIP Passes to the 2025 Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL)
🎟️2 Producers Badges to the 2025 Austin Film Festival & Conference
🎟️4 Passes to an Austin City Limits Season 51 Taping
🎟️2 VIP Tickets to the Texas Monthly BBQ Fest

Already have a ticket? You can up your chances to win by getting more. So head over to https://web.austinpbs.org/3CCITk2 to get yours before it's too late!

*Must be a Texas resident to claim the prize; raffle ends January 29 at 12pm CT*

Austin PBS, Austin’s community licensed public television station, bringing exceptional educational television to the Central Texas community.

01/27/2025

During the Holocaust, Jews did not go to their deaths as sheep to the slaughter; they fought back.
Discover the truth through remarkable stories of camp rebellions, ghetto uprisings, told by survivors, their children, and expert witnesses.
"Resistance: They Fought Back" Premieres tonight at 9pm on Austin PBS.

There’s still time to join us for the Overheard With Evan Smith taping featuring American political consultant, analyst,...
01/26/2025

There’s still time to join us for the Overheard With Evan Smith taping featuring American political consultant, analyst, and former White House official, David Axelrod.
Click the link to RSVP and join us Monday 1/27!
overheardwithevansmith.org/tapings

*Sponsored by HillCo Partners, Claire & Carl Stuart, Christine & Philip Dial, and The Eller Group*

📣 New Taping Alert!📣
We’re excited to announce that renowned political strategist and commentator David Axelrod will join Overheard with Evan Smith! Don’t miss a riveting conversation with the former chief strategist/senior advisor to President Barack Obama and New York Times bestselling author Monday, 1/27!
🎟️ RSVP now to reserve your seat at overheardwithevansmith.org/tapings.

Sponsored by HillCo Partners, Claire & Carl Stuart, Christine & Philip Dial, and The Eller Group

01/25/2025

A pair of trailblazing artists light up the ACL stage in must-see debuts: Country maverick Mickey Guyton performs hits and highlights from her LP House on Fire and global Latin music breakout Carin Leon thrills with tunes from Boca Chueca Vol. 1.

Tune in for an all new Austin City Limits tonight at 7pm on Austin PBS!

Academy Award nominated filmmaker, Jason Reitman, is making a return to the Overheard with Evan Smith stage! Join the li...
01/24/2025

Academy Award nominated filmmaker, Jason Reitman, is making a return to the Overheard with Evan Smith stage! Join the live audience for discussion and Q&A with the director/producer of hits such as Saturday Night, Thank You For Smoking, Juno, and Whiplash on Saturday Feb 1!
🎟️ RSVP now to reserve your seat at overheardwithevansmith.org/tapings.

Sponsored by HillCo Partners, Claire & Carl Stuart, Christine & Philip Dial, and The Eller Group

01/22/2025

After decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Are they weather balloons, optical illusions, secret military technology? Or something else? Follow scientists as they try to unravel the mystery of the strangest objects in our skies.

Tune in for NOVA l PBS "What Are UFO's?" tonight at 8 on Austin PBS🛸

📣 New Taping Alert!📣We’re excited to announce that renowned political strategist and commentator David Axelrod will join...
01/21/2025

📣 New Taping Alert!📣
We’re excited to announce that renowned political strategist and commentator David Axelrod will join Overheard with Evan Smith! Don’t miss a riveting conversation with the former chief strategist/senior advisor to President Barack Obama and New York Times bestselling author Monday, 1/27!
🎟️ RSVP now to reserve your seat at overheardwithevansmith.org/tapings.

Sponsored by HillCo Partners, Claire & Carl Stuart, Christine & Philip Dial, and The Eller Group

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