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Bonnie Boswell Reports

Bonnie Boswell Reports

Greater Los Angeles has never been more exciting or complex. It's a place of Culture, Community and Contrasts. Bonnie Boswell chronicles stories that bridge the gaps in stories of people and ideas that bring us together — stories you should know.

Bonnie Boswell Reports is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal

Becoming America with Bonnie Boswell: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

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Special | 26m 41s | Bonnie Boswell goes in search of people breathing life into American ideals. (26m 41s)

Saving Moms

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Special | 56m 43s | Examining why groups of women experience higher pregnancy and childbirth mortality rates. (56m 43s)

Bryan Stevenson and Pastor James Lawson

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Special | 26m 40s | Bonnie Boswell interviews two iconic leaders in the movement for justice in America. (26m 40s)

Working LA – Part One

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Special | 2m | The workplace in Los Angeles’ Fashion Industry have health, safety & environmental issues. (2m)

Working LA – Part Two

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Special | 2m | Young workers face challenges in low wage industries, housing, and fair wages. (2m)

Life Span Gap Between Rich and Poor

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Special | 2m | Affluent people are living longer than the poor, 14 years for women, 13 years for men (2m)

Historic Resources: Griffith Observatory - Part 2

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Special | 2m | Bonnie talks about scientific education that's available to the public. (2m)

Historic Resources: Griffith Observatory - Part 1

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Special | 2m | The observatory, which opened in 1935, was built as a project of the WPA. (2m)

Viet Thanh Nguyen - Part 2

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Special | 2m | Bonnie Boswell discusses the value of story telling with USC Professor Viet Thanh Nguyen. (2m)

Viet Thanh Nguyen - Part 1

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Special | 2m | Bonnie Boswell discusses a fascinating spy/political thriller with Viet Thanh Nguyen. (2m)

Grandparents as Parents

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Special | 2m | They thought their days of changing diapers and raising children was over. (2m)

Teen Photographers

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Special | 2m | John Simmon's early work with that of students are shown at the ArcLight in Hollywood. (2m)

Everytable

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Special | 2m | Everytable, a grab-and-go restaurant providing affordable, healthy meals to Los Angeles. (2m)

Foster Care - DON

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Special | 2m | Don Gustavson went beyond the call of duty to help a child in need. (2m)

Foster Care - CASA

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Special | 2m | Bonnie Boswell introduces us to CASA or Court Appointed Special Advocates. (2m)

Foster Care - Adoption

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Special | 2m | A recurring series about both the challenges and joys of helping foster care children. (2m)

New Village Girls Academy

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Special | 2m | New Village gives a second chance to girls who have dropped out of high school. (2m)

Colson Whitehead - Part 1

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Special | 2m | Bonnie Boswell Reports catches up with New York Times best selling author Colson Whitehead (2m)

Colson Whitehead - Part 2

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Special | 2m | Bonnie continues the discussion of Race in America in New York with Colson Whitehead. (2m)

Preserving LA Neighborhoods

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Special | 2m | How can we protect the character of LA neighborhoods? (2m)

LA's Historic Resources

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Special | 2m | How does the historic architecture of LA contribute to the city’s cultural legacy? (2m)

Race in American Today James Lawson - Part 2

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Special | 2m | Pastor James M Lawson explores the possibilities of non-violent social change. (2m)

Race in American Today James Lawson - Part 1

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Special | 2m | James M Lawson Jr, to discusses racism and violence in America today. (2m)

Sebastiao Salgado - Part 2

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Special | 2m | Bonnie Boswell Reports talks with world-renowned photographer Sabastiao Salgado. (2m)

Sebastiao Salgado - Part 1

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Special | 2m | Bonnie Boswell Reports talks with world-renowned photographer Sabastiao Salgado. (2m)

Lead Poisoning in LA - Part 3

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Special | 2m | "What full’s me is part outrage, part love," says Esperanza Community Housing CEO Nancy Ib (2m)

Lead Poisoning in LA - Part 2

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Special | 2m | Lead exposure disproportionately affects children. (2m)

Lead Poisoning in LA - Part 1

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Special | 2m | Here in LA, children are also being exposed to high levels of lead in their own homes. (2m)

LGBT Teens - Part 2

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Special | 2m | The LA Unified School District is finding ways to create a welcoming environment for teens (2m)

LGBT Teens - Part 1

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Special | 2m | Bonnie Boswell Reports talked with Dave Garcia, Policy Director for the LA LGBT Center. (2m)

Herbie Hancock - Part 2

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Special | 2m | Bonnie Boswell continues her talk with the Oscar/Grammy winning musician Herbie Hancock. (2m)

Herbie Hancock - Part 1

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Special | 2m | Bonnie Boswell visits Herbie Hancock, the legendary musician at his Hollywood home. (2m)

Music/Brain

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Special | 2m | Scientists say music impacts humans at both the most basic and high functioning levels. (2m)

Community Through Music

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Special | 2m | MacArthur Park, a place once known for crime, has been reclaimed thanks, in part to music. (2m)

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