January 26, 2012

In This Issue
Great Performances
Austin City Limits
Opry Memories
Postcards
Secrets of the Dead
American Experience
NOVA
Independent Lens
Lidia's Italy In America
Sara's Weeknight Meals
Rhetoric of Political Ads

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As another week of 2012 passes by, Pioneer Public TV continues to bring you the great programming you've come to expect from us. Explore the world of arts, sciences, history and more right here on Pioneer.  We have can't-miss programming from local programs like Postcards, airing Sundays at 7:30, to PBS series such as Great PerformancesAmerican Experience and NOVA.  Finally, make sure you tune in Sunday for a series of special programs including Opry Memories, a Pioneer favorite.

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COMING UP ON PIONEER
GREAT PERFORMANCES: Tony Bennett: Duets II

Friday, January 27 at 9:00 p.m.


Thrill to the singing of the legendary Tony Bennett, who's joined by contemporary artists. 

 

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AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: Florence + The Machine

Saturday, January 28 at 10:00 p.m.


Experimental modern rock rules with Florence + The Machine and Lykke Li. 

 

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Sunday, January 29 at 4:00 p.m.


Go back to the golden era of country music with host John Schneider and music from Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, George Jones and Loretta Lynn.

 

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POSTCARDS: Lefse! Lefse! Lefse!

Sunday, January 29 at 7:00 p.m.


Lefse-making across Minnesota, from homemade to mass-made, and absolutely huge.

 

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Sinking Atlantis

Monday, January 30 at 9:00 p.m.


Drawing from the archaeological records, we observe new revelations about Minoan language and religion and shocking new geological discoveries.

  

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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: ANNIE OAKLEY

Tuesday, January 31 at 7:00 p.m.


Learn why the legend of Annie Oakley had little to do with the real Annie.

 

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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: JESSE JAMES

Tuesday, January 31 at 8:00 p.m.


Find out why the story of Jesse James is more fiction than fact.

  

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NOVA: Ice Age Death Trap

Wednesday, February 1 at 8:00 p.m.


Visit a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts.

  

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INDEPENDENT LENS: Daisy Bates 

Thursday, February 2 at 9:00 p.m.


Learn why this unconventional revolutionary paid dearly for her instant fame.

  

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PIONEER CREATE
LIDIA'S ITALY IN AMERICA: Pesto Pronto!

Wednesday, February 1 at 6:30 p.m.


A visit to California spotlights the production of Italian-style olive oil and the Seghesio family's vineyard. Lidia cooks up pesto salmon BLT and pesto chicken salad as well as spaghetti with basil and pistachio pesto and a fusilli dish with spinach-walnut pesto.
SARA'S WEEKNIGHT MEALS: Mexican Made Easy

Wednesday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m.


Sara makes Mexican recipes easy from adobo-marinated chicken; enchiladas made with fresh corn tortillas and a green salsa; roasted poblanos stuffed with spinach and creamy goat cheese.
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RHETORIC OF POLITICAL ADS

Sunday, January 29 at 5:00 p.m.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson (Annenberg Public Policy Center) and Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (University of Minnesota) discuss the political ads of 2008 and the role that character played in voters' decisions.
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