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Independent Lens "Ghost in the Machine"
Ghost in the Machine reveals AI’s complicated history and challenges us to rethink how we create and shape these technologies. The documentary explores how the human values, biases, and power structures embedded in artificial intelligence are shaping our world—and examines the consequences for our communities and our environment.
Monday, September 14 at 10 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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NOVA "The Battle to Breathe"
Once a death sentence, cystic fibrosis now has an apparent miracle treatment. Follow the decades-long scientific quest, fueled by desperate parents, that led to this breakthrough and ponder the implications for the future of personalized medicine.
Wednesday, September 16 at 9 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Ages of Ice "The Frozen Heart"
A story of scientific daring and discovery, grit, and human endeavor, where unlocking the mysteries of our icy worlds is key to unlocking the forces that drive our planet.
Wednesday, September 16 at 10 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Now Entering...Knightstown Premiere Screening
Join Ball State PBS for the premiere of NOW ENTERING...KNIGHTSTOWN — in the iconic Hoosier Gym! Walk the red carpet, snap a selfie, and connect with neighbors as we explore stories showcasing the history and happenings that make Knightstown so special. After the screening, stay for a panel discussion featuring storytellers and production team members behind the program.
Click here for more info!
Thursday, September 17 at 7 p.m. at Hoosier Gym
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Health is Wealth "Season 2 Episode 3"
“Health is Wealth” investigates a wholly modern problem: is sitting really the new smoking? And when it comes to tracking our activity, what’s the difference between a $15 pedometer and a $400 Apple Watch? Plus, we join a local dance class to see how music and rhythm can help us stay motivated to exercise.
Thursday, September 17 at 8:30 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Cardinal Compass "Homecoming Turns 100"
The theme for Ball State's 2026 homecoming is “Chirping Through the Decades.” President Mearns has a conversation with Ashlee Anderson, from the Ball State Foundation, and members of the student homecoming steering committee, as they discuss a beloved tradition that, this year, celebrates 100 years.
Friday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Joffrey Ballet: The Next Movement
Follow the winners of the 14th annual Winning Works program, a groundbreaking choreographic competition that broadens access for emerging artists historically excluded from the art form.
Friday, September 18 at 9 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Pop of Culture
This week is for book lovers! 📚 We chat with Hoosier author Shifa Saltagi Safadi about her new middle grade novel "Sisters Alone." She tells us why she started writing—and why it was important to her to see stories with her experience on bookshelves.
We also hear from NPR health and science correspondent Allison Aubrey, whose new book "Your Turn" is a practical guide to the 'third turn' into midlife. And Hannah Bradshaw (President of the Pop of Culture Book Club) joins us with her fall reading list!
Catch up on all episodes here.
Fridays and Saturdays at noon on IPR
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The Facing Project
Reclaiming the Disabled Narrative and Stopping the Cycle of Addiction
A polio survivor loves to dance, while a former runner with an auto-immune disorder finds a new path, and a college student with autism asks us to pay attention. Later, three women from rural Kentucky share how their lives have been forever changed by addiction: one from a sister who fights each day to win back her brother; another from a pharmacist on the front lines of the opioid epidemic; and one from a young mother who abused pain pills after the death of her child.
Catch up on all episodes here.
Saturdays at 1 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. on IPR
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The Marlow Murder Club "Murder in the Dark, Part 1"
When a man is killed during her university reunion, Becks finds herself landing on the wrong side of a murder investigation.
Sunday, September 20 at 8 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Marble Hall Murders "Episode Three"
Eliot begins to deteriorate and accuses his family of murder, while it seems that Atticus Pünd is closing in on a suspect.
Sunday, September 20 at 9 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Trespasses "Episode 1"
Cushla, a Catholic schoolteacher living in the dangerous world of Belfast 1975 embarks on an illicit affair with Michael, a married Protestant. As their forbidden love deepens, Cushla is pulled between duty and desire, family and freedom. Starring Lola Petticrew and Gillian Anderson.
Sunday, September 20 at 10 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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