"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.
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The Fight to Know
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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27:50
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Fire Station 9
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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27:20
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Cannabis Country
State and local regulators are overwhelmed and outgunned when it comes to closing down California’s poisonous pot pipeline.
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28:20
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Under Pressure
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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27:20
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Born to Run
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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26:11
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Access Denied
An investigation reveals how the state and many cities have let developers get away for decades with not paying their fair share when they replace affordable lodging with luxury hotels up and down California’s coast.
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28:43
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Who Killed Josiah?
A Humboldt town is polarized over allegations of racism and police incompetence surrounding the death of college student Josiah Lawson.
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26:36
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Life In Plastic: California’s Recycling Woes
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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26:20
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Jazz City
For decades Los Angeles has lived in the shadows of New York and Chicago when it comes to the jazz, but that's now changing. LA's jazz scene is on the upswing. Meet the people, places and sounds that are putting LA jazz back on the map.
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25:52
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It's Not Easy Being Green
Chopped down trees, unspent money, building homes thirty feet from the freeway: Is the city of Los Angeles falling down on the job when it comes to certain environmental policies? Socal Connected investigates.
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56:46
I Danced for the Angel of Death - The Dr. Edith Eva Eger Story
I Danced for the Angel of Death: The Dr. Edith Eva Eger Story
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The Avatar (1929-1944)
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The Blank Page (1944-1961)
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A Writer (1899-1929)
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2:46
Human: The World Within
Proprioception - The Sixth Sense
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Human: The World Within
Engineering Lost Function Inside the Body
1:22
Human: The World Within
The Human Body's Nervous System
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Human: The World Within
The Human Body's Five Senses
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Live From Lincoln Center
Sutton Foster in Concert (Preview)
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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Direct Air Capture
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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
COVID-19's Impact on Climate
3:55
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Reindeer Face Starvation
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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Athabasca Glacier
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Extinction: The Facts
Extinction: The Facts
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Extinction: The Facts
The Last Two White Rhinos
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0:30
Extinction: The Facts
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56:10
Fauci: The Virus Hunter
Fauci: The Virus Hunter
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Fauci: The Virus Hunter
Fauci: The Virus Hunter (Preview)
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56:49
Connected: A Search for Unity
The River
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56:48
Connected: A Search for Unity
The County That Built The Country
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56:49
Connected: A Search for Unity
The Goodlands
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57:11
Connected: A Search for Unity
