American Experience

Tue Jun. 27 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Casa Susanna was a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men in the 1950s-60s.

Tue Apr. 4 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Learn about inventor Mária Telkes, who spent her career exploring how to harness the sun’s power.

Tue Mar. 28 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.

Mon Feb. 20 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Discover the fascinating and unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.

Tue Jan. 17 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Meet the influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.

Tue Jan. 10 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | The fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment.

Wed Dec. 21 at 10PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger. He rescued India from a severe famine and led the "Green Revolution," estimated to have saved one billion lives. But his work later faced criticism.

Wed Dec. 14 at 10PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | The story of Louise Brown, the world's first successful test tube baby, born in Great Britain on July 25, 1978.

Fri Dec. 9 at 8PM on WKAR World 23.2 & STREAMING | Explore the life and career of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.

Wed Dec. 7 at 10PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Discover the story of the disease that gripped the nation in fear and a crusader's fight against it.