SoCal Connected | KCET
"SoCal Connected" is KCET’s weekly award-winning news documentary series, presenting a mix of investigative reporting and richly textured narratives in a thoughtful and compelling way. Now in its 10th season, "Socal Connected" is the winner of nearly every major local and national journalism award, including a Walter Cronkite Award, a George Foster Peabody Award, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia silver batons, and 27 regional Emmy awards. "SoCal Connected" airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m on KCET and 7 p.m. on PBS SoCal.
Full Episodes
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SoCal Connected Season 10
Fire Station 9
Season 10
Take a rare behind-the-scenes look inside the busiest fire station in the country, where firefighters act as both primary care providers and emergency responders for the nearly 5,000 people living on Skid Row.
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SoCal Connected Season 10
The Fight to Know
Season 10
In 2019, California, one of the nation’s most secretive states when it comes to police files, put SB1421 into effect. But a year into the new transparency law, journalists and the public are realizing that the law may not be as transparent as expected.
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Cannabis Country
Season 10
State and local regulators are overwhelmed and outgunned when it comes to closing down California’s poisonous pot pipeline.
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SoCal Connected Season 10
Under Pressure
Season 10
Parents are willing to spend thousands to get the competitive edge in the college admissions process, but at what cost? Socal Connected takes a revealing look at the high stakes world of the for-profit education consultant business.
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SoCal Connected Season 10
Born to Run
Season 10
Socal Connected looks at what happened to LA Jets’ Obea Moore and the current state of youth track and field today.
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Clips & Segments
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Since March the calls haven’t stopped for Manuel Villanueva, a community organizer with the Restaurant Opportunities Center. Thousands of cooks, waiters and dishwashers have struggled since then to survive since the shut down orders.
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Foster care, alcoholism, quarantine: his drums got Anthony Sheriff through it all.
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Los Angeles Cardiologist Dr. Richard Allen Williams recalls a disturbing phone call that ultimately contributed to a major change in policing in L.A.
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“Things feel like they’re falling apart. But the artist will utilize whatever moment in time that can be traumatic and make something beautiful out of it.”
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Upcoming Airdates
The New Normal
Season 9
California's wildfires are more severe and deadlier than ever before. Debates are raging as to what to do, who will pay for billions of dollars in damage and what can be done to lessen the destruction as California adjusts to its new normal: year-around fire.
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2020-09-29T14:31:30-07:00KCET-HD
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2020-09-29T18:30:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2020-09-30T22:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
Out of Bounds
Season 9
One of the nation's top high school athletes was on a path to the NFL, but instead became the poster child for what's wrong with L.A.'s mental health system. "SoCal Connected" documents the life and times of Dorsey High's Antonio Carrion.
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2020-10-06T14:30:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2020-10-06T18:30:00-07:00KCET-HD
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2020-10-07T22:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
Under Pressure
Season 10
Parents are willing to spend thousands to get the competitive edge in the college admissions process, but at what cost? Socal Connected takes a revealing look at the high stakes world of the for-profit education consultant business.
The following changes were made to the original episode:
Students featured in the #decisionday section were replaced with new photos.
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2020-10-14T22:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
Life In Plastic: California’s Recycling Woes
Season 10
As California deals with the fallout of a global waste crisis, plastic manufacturers continue to spread misleading information about recycling, while spending big on lobbying efforts to keep their products on the shelves.
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2020-10-21T22:00:00-07:00KCET-HD
Articles
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Nine parents of Los Angeles Unified children filed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that distance learning plans are inadequate and violate students' rights to a basic public education. It also alleges minorities are disproportionately impacted.
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Long Beach is teaming with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles to launch a new COVID-19 testing program focused on Latinx and undocumented communities.
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Firefighters continued battling the 44,393-acre Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest today, after successfully protecting the Mount Wilson Observatory and nearby broadcast towers.
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Los Angeles County won't authorize any more business reopenings until at least the end of the month so officials can determine if the recent Labor Day weekend will cause the same spike in COVID-19 cases seen after recent holidays.
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The sheriff's department acknowledged today that they are investigating their arrest of KPCC/LAist reporter Josie Huang while she was covering the ambush shooting of two deputies in Compton and an ensuing protest.
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The Bobcat Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest has blackened 23,890 acres and is 0% contained. Seven San Gabriel Valley foothill communities remain under an evacuation warning.
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A special one hour show all about the 270,000 acre Tejon Ranch. Huell sees the diverse beauty of this enormous ranch and learns about its rich history.