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Virtual Events

Recordings of previous virtual event discussions.

Discussion - State of Change: Living with Water

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4/22/2025 | 28m 54s | Panelists discuss resilient North Carolinians adapting to climate change. (28m 54s)

Discussion - A Town Called Victoria - Independent Lens

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11/9/2023 | 46m 51s | The filmmaker and former Victoria residents share their story. (46m 51s)

Discussion - Native America Season 2

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10/19/2023 | 39m 1s | Panelists discuss preserving the languages of Native American tribes. (39m 1s)

Discussion - Sci NC

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9/12/2023 | 26m 6s | Sci NC executive producer and host, Frank Graff, chats about upcoming Season 6 of Sci NC. (26m 6s)

Discussion - Southern Storytellers

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7/12/2023 | 42m 13s | Author David Joy and others discuss storytelling and their new PBS series. (42m 13s)

Discussion - Mama Bears | Independent Lens

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6/13/2023 | 34m 41s | Producer and director Daresha Kyi discusses the film and LGBTQIA+ advocacy. (34m 41s)

Discussion - My Music with Rhiannon Giddens

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5/2/2023 | 39m 56s | Discussing the series with producers Will & Deni McIntyre and country artist Rissi Palmer. (39m 56s)

Discussion - Free Chol Soo Lee | Independent Lens

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4/11/2023 | 40m 44s | Local lawyers, professors and nonprofit leaders discuss wrongful convictions and reentry. (40m 44s)

Discussion - Stay Prayed Up, Reel South

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3/28/2023 | 45m 4s | The filmmakers discuss their journey with Mother Perry and The Branchettes. (45m 4s)

Discussion - Storming Caesars Palace | Independent Lens

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3/7/2023 | 33m 2s | Local professors and nonprofit leaders discuss welfare and the social safety net. (33m 2s)

Discussion - Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

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2/1/2023 | 59m 43s | Local experts discuss the history of hip hop with PBS North Carolina. (59m 43s)

Discussion - Love in the Time of Fentanyl | Independent Lens

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1/24/2023 | 55m 44s | Local harm reductionists, therapists and others discuss the opioid crisis and more. (55m 44s)

Discussion | Independent Lens: Move Me

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11/3/2022 | 38m 46s | A dancer with blindness and disability advocates discuss adaptable arts programs. (38m 46s)

Discussion | Becoming Frederick Douglass

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10/3/2022 | 43m 43s | Scholars, professors and historians discuss the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass. (43m 43s)

Discussion | Show Must Go On!

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9/15/2022 | 37m 31s | The filmmaker & members of "Hot Stuff" share their talent and love of spreading laughter. (37m 31s)

Discussion | The U.S. and the Holocaust

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9/12/2022 | 1h 8m 54s | Local experts and leaders discuss the film & the U.S. response to the Holocaust. (1h 8m 54s)

Discussion | Facing Suicide Film & Local Experts

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8/31/2022 | 1h 24m 4s | Local mental health professionals discuss warning signs, resources and free trainings. (1h 24m 4s)

Discussion | The Great American Recipe

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6/23/2022 | 26m 31s | Sheri Castle hosts a lively conversation and Q&A with local contestant Bambi Daniels. (26m 31s)

Discussion | George H. White: Searching for Freedom

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6/9/2022 | 46m 20s | Panelists discuss George H. White, a powerful Black politician of the Reconstruction Era. (46m 20s)

Discussion | Visibly Speaking

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5/10/2022 | 29m 21s | A panel discussion about an inclusive public art initiative in North Carolina. (29m 21s)

Discussion | On the Road with Chatham Rabbits

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5/3/2022 | 31m 34s | PBS NC’s Heather Burgiss chats with Sarah and Austin McCombie of Chatham Rabbits. (31m 34s)

Discussion | State of Change

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4/21/2022 | 1h 27m 47s | SCI NC’s Frank Graff hosts a discussion with local experts about climate change. (1h 27m 47s)

Discussion | Independent Lens: Try Harder!

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4/5/2022 | 36m 2s | PBS NC talks about the stress and high stakes of the college application process. (36m 2s)

Discussion | Reel South: Little Satchmo

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3/30/2022 | 42m 57s | The filmmakers talk about jazz icon Louis Armstrong and his secret daughter. (42m 57s)

Discussion | Independent Lens: Writing with Fire

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3/1/2022 | 38m 8s | PBS NC hosts a discussion about India’s only all-female led news organization. (38m 8s)

Discussion | FRONTLINE American Reckoning

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2/23/2022 | 35m 58s | PBS NC hosts a discussion about civil rights history and one family’s search for justice. (35m 58s)

Discussion | Independent Lens: Apart

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2/1/2022 | 49m 51s | PBS NC hosts a discussion about formerly incarcerated women’s re-entry journey. (49m 51s)

Discussion | Finding Your Roots Season 8

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1/12/2022 | 49m 7s | PBS NC’s Deborah Holt Noel sits down with local educators, genealogy experts and others. (49m 7s)

Discussion | Independent Lens: Missing in Brooks County

1/6/2022 | 32m 41s | PBS NC hosts local experts to discuss immigration and migrant workers’ rights. (32m 41s)

Discussion | A Taste of the Holidays Featuring Sheri Castle

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12/14/2021 | 32m 9s | NC Weekend host Deborah Holt Noel leads a conversation about holiday happenings. (32m 9s)

Discussion | North Carolina Bookwatch Retrospective

11/18/2021 | 35m 42s | PBS NC CEO Lindsay Bierman discusses North Carolina Bookwatch with host DG Martin. (35m 42s)

Discussion | The Innovators

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11/10/2021 | 40m | Students and professors discuss the innovative programs and initiatives on their campuses. (40m)

Discussion | Hindsight: Now Let Us Sing

10/25/2021 | 40m 29s | Co-founders of Durham-based One Human Family Choir talk about their unique group. (40m 29s)

Discussion | The Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle

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9/20/2021 | 32m 47s | Lindsay Bierman, PBS NC CEO, chats with Sheri Castle about cornmeal and more! (32m 47s)

Discussion | Ken Burns’ Muhammad Ali

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9/13/2021 | 31m 11s | Local sports media professional and pro boxer discuss Ali’s legacy and more. (31m 11s)

Discussion | POV: The Neutral Ground

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8/26/2021 | 40m 57s | The Neutral Ground filmmaker CJ Hunt talks about the removal of confederate monuments. (40m 57s)

Discussion | Mysteries of Mental Illness

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6/17/2021 | 1h 3m 54s | Local mental health professionals and policy makers discuss health care options and more. (1h 3m 54s)

Discussion | PBS NC Celebrates Pride Month with Prideland

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6/1/2021 | 50m 18s | PBS NC CEO Lindsay Bierman discusses faith, education and politics with LGBTQ+ leaders. (50m 18s)

Discussion | A People’s History of Asian America

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5/27/2021 | 43m 40s | The filmmakers and others discuss current events affecting the AAPI community. (43m 40s)

In Conversation with Durham DA Satana Deberry

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5/4/2021 | 43m 27s | Satana Deberry discusses her first two years as Durham District Attorney. (43m 27s)

Discussion | Ken Burns Presents The Gene

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4/8/2021 | 1h 9m 58s | Lively and informative discussion with local experts. (1h 9m 58s)

Discussion | Philly DA Independent Lens Preview

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4/6/2021 | 48m 28s | Discussing the criminal legal system and prosecutorial reform. (48m 28s)

Discussion | Muni REEL SOUTH Screening

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3/30/2021 | 38m 35s | Discussion with the filmmaker, Paul Bonesteel, and featured golfer, C.Y. Young. (38m 35s)

Discussion | The Power of Personal Storytelling

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3/25/2021 | 29m 24s | Discussing the power of stories with Jeff Polish, Omisade Burney-Scott & Sabrina Saleha. (29m 24s)

Discussion | Coded Bias Independent Lens Preview

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3/2/2021 | 38m 26s | An engaging virtual discussion with local experts. (38m 26s)

Discussion | Mr. SOUL! Independent Lens Preview

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2/2/2021 | 32m 35s | An engaging virtual discussion and Q&A with the filmmaker Melissa Haizlip. (32m 35s)

Discussion | Finding Your Roots Season 7 Preview

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1/14/2021 | 34m 20s | Panelists discuss starting your own genealogy investigations. (34m 20s)

Discussion | 9to5: The Story of a Movement Independent Lens

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1/5/2021 | 39m 3s | Panelists discuss the women's movement in the 1970's—fighting for workplace rights. (39m 3s)

Independent Lens Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip Discussion

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11/16/2020 | 32m | Join UNC-TV for a virtual discussion with NC community activists featured in Power Trip. (32m)

Something in the Water: A Kinston Basketball Story Panel

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11/6/2020 | 32m 8s | UNC-TV discusses how basketball provides opportunity to kids in Kinston, North Carolina. (32m 8s)

THE INFILTRATORS - Discussion with Alex Rivera

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10/8/2020 | 41m 48s | Join UNC-TV for a virtual discussion with the filmmakers of POV-THE INFILTRATORS. (41m 48s)

Finding Your Roots Discussion with director Sabin Streeter

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9/27/2020 | 31m 39s | Join our discussion with Sabin Streeter-Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (31m 39s)

ACTUALLY, ICONIC: Richard Estes - Discussion with filmmaker

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9/4/2020 | 33m 31s | ACTUALLY, ICONIC: Richard Estes - Discussion with filmmaker Olympia Stone (33m 31s)

Discussion | REEL SOUTH Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

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8/7/2020 | 41m 52s | Join PBS NC, REEL SOUTH and Mossville filmmakers for a virtual panel discussion. (41m 52s)

American Experience - The Vote Virtual Panel

6/26/2020 | 1h 11m 15s | Join UNC-TV & local voting experts and historians for a virtual panel. (1h 11m 15s)

Discussion | Asian Americans Virtual Panel

5/8/2020 | 1h 6m 38s | Join PBS NC & North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT) for a virtual panel. (1h 6m 38s)

Discussion | Independent Lens - Bedlam

4/15/2020 | 1h 1m 2s | As a followup to Independent Lens film, Bedlam, a panel of experts discuss mental health. (1h 1m 2s)

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