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May 30 - June 5, 2014            

 Level One Trauma

Take a behind the scenes look at the University of Arizona Medical Center Trauma Unit where first responders, doctors, nurses and  
other specialists struggle to save lives on a daily basis.
Tuesday at 8 p.m. on PBS 6
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Friday, May 30th
Arizona Spotlight 
8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Repeats at 5 p.m. Saturday) 

Trauma surgeon Dr. Peter Rhee, who was thrust into the national spotlight in 2011 after the shooting of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and 18 others, talks about his book "Trauma Red," that details his life as a young immigrant to the U.S., and the rising need for trauma surgeons due to the increase in gun violence. 


Saturday, May 31st  
This American Life: Kindness of Strangers
Noon
(Repeats at 7 p.m. on Sunday)

Stories of the kindness of strangers and where it leads. Also, the unkindness of strangers and where that can lead. 

This American Life



The Splendid Table

1 p.m

This week on the Splendid Table, we've a look at the latest trend in sustainable meat - goat - with chef Jesse Griffiths, author of "Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish."

The Treatment

5:30 p.m.

Host Elvis Mitchell talks to actor James McAvoy about his roles in Filth, based on the novel by Irvine Welsh, and in X-Men: Days of Future Past, where he plays a young professor Charles Xavier.

 

Sunday, June 1st 

TED Radio Hour: Haves and Have-Nots 

Noon

TED speakers share some big ideas about inequality, and new ways we might achieve prosperity for all.

 




Radiolab:
Blackbox

1 p.m.

This hour, we examine three very different kinds of black boxes-those peculiar spaces where it's clear what's going in, we know what's coming out, but what happens in-between is a mystery. 
Radiolab

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Saturday, May 31st  
Parsifal by Richard Wagner

11 a.m. (runs approximately four hours and forty-five minutes)

The story of Parsifal is based on Wolfram von Eschenbach's "Parzival," an epic 13th century poem about the Arthurian knight Parzival (Percival) and his quest for the Holy Grail, and on Chr�tien de Troyes' "Perceval, The Story of the Grail."

A Prairie Home Companion

4 p.m. (airs Sundays at 10 a.m. on NPR 89.1)

This week A Prairie Home Companion travels to Flagstaff, Arizona for a live broadcast from the Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill Park.  Special guests include seasoned Tex-Mex rockers Los Texmaniacs, singer, guitarist and songwriter Colin Hay, and vocalist Lynn Peterson. 


Weeknights

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: What Else You Got?    
7 p.m.  

This week McGlaughlin looks at a number of composers who are extremely well-known for a single piece of music, and then looks at other things they have written.

 
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Friday, May 30th
Arizona Week  
8:30 p.m. (Repeats Sunday at 10:30 a.m.) 

The state legislature is in special session to revamp child welfare with the new Department of Child Safety. Will starting over help to protect Arizona's kids?

Arizona Week 

 

Saturday, May 31st  
50s & 60s Party Songs (My Music)
8 p.m.   
Celebrate the golden era of rock 'n' roll dance music with host Chubby Checker.





Sunday, June 1st

Last Tango in Halifax 

8 p.m. back to back episodes  

Childhood sweethearts, both widowed and in their 70s, fall for each other all over again when they are reunited after nearly 60 years.

 

   

Monday, June 2nd

Suze Orman's Financial Solutions For You
8 p.m.
Learn how to manage money and make smarter choices towards an economically secure future.



Tuesday, June 3rd
Level One Trauma
8 p.m.
Take a revealing, personal, and gripping look behind the scenes at the University of Arizona Medical Center as first responders, doctors, nurses, and other specialists race to save lives in the hospital's Trauma Center. 
Level One Trauma 

Wednesday, June 4th    
EarthFlight: A Nature Special Presentation 
8 p.m. 
Enjoy a breathtaking voyage with the world's birds, soaring across six continents.

 





Thursday, June 5th
Death in Paradise: Wicked Wedding Night     
8 p.m.
As Detective Inspector Richard Poole desperately searches for a decent cup of tea, a bride is murdered on her wedding day.

 

 
New Locally Produced Public Affairs Program Premiering June 6th on PBS 6
Arizona Public Media announces the debut of
Metro Week, a new locally produced, regionally focused news and public affairs program featuring in-depth reporting, hosted and produced by AZPM's Andrea Kelly. The program will air Fridays at 8:30 p.m. followed by Arizona Week at 9 p.m.
More about Metro Week

Click here to view the complete schedule of programs.

 

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