Our best picks of the month

For August 2010, our staff has selected a few programs we think you'll like.
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We expand our programming to include a new channel MHz Worldview available 7:00am-11:00pm, on channel 24.2. Tune in for news, public affairs and entertainment programming from around the world.

View our schedule. and simply look for the MHz Worldview schedule next to our main channel.

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Chart-topping "American Idol" vocalist Clay Aiken brings his clarion voice and personal interpretations to new arrangements of iconic songs, including "Mack the Knife," "It's Impossible," "Moon River," "Misty," "Unchained Melody" and a duet with Broadway star Linda Eder on Roy Orbison's classic lament "Crying." Fellow "American Idol" star Ruben Studdard guest stars.

Monday, August 16 at 9:00 p.m.

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This documentary examines the unique warrior culture of the United States Marine Corps. The corps' "Warrior Ethos" is ingrained into Marines from their earliest training. The program focuses on this training and considers what it takes to become and to be a Marine. The program also examines the strong bonds between Marines and their devotion to the corps, and explores some of the key moments in Marine Corps history.

With significant access to Marine Corps training facilities, including boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and officer candidate school at Quantico, Virginia, Twentynine Palms, California, training facility and the Marine Corps Martial Arts program, the documentary reveals critical aspects of Marine development. Marine Corps history is woven throughout the program, which includes an interview with a surviving member of the Mainer Raiders of World War II. The documentary also profiles the new Marine Corps Museum in Quantico.

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

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A a cinematic pilgrimage to central Tibet, bearing witness to the indomitable faith of its endangered Buddhist community and the imminent threats to its survival. Traveling through breathtaking Himalayan terrain, VAJRA SKY OVER TIBET visits temples, monasteries and festivals throughout the region, including sacred shrines, the bustling Jokhang Temple and the empty Potala Palace, home of the Dalai Lama.

The lyrical film captures the traditions of this vanishing civilization and explores the universal ideals of wisdom, compassion, and inner peace at the heart of this ancient Buddhist culture.

Monday, August 9 at 9:00 p.m.

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Do we have the right to end our lives if life itself becomes unbearable, or when we enter the late-stages of painful, terminal illness? The questions, debated for centuries, have only grown more pressing in recent years as medical technology has allowed us to live longer lives, and several U.S. states have legalized physician-assisted suicide.

With unique access to Dignitas, the Swiss non-profit that has helped more than a thousand people die since 1998, Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Zaritsky offers a revealing look at a couple facing the most difficult decision of their lives — and lets us see for ourselves as one Chicago native makes the trip to Switzerland for what will become the last day of his life.

Wednesday, August 11 at 10:00 p.m.

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Featured Program

Bringing amazing artists into homes across the nation. This popular series continues its longstanding tradition of showcasing the best of original American music. Musical styles range from contemporary and traditional pop to rock, country, blues, bluegrass, Latin, folk, roots and more.

Steve Earle and
Kris Kristofferson

Saturday, August 7 at 10:00pm.

 

Elvis Costello and
The Band of Heathens

Saturday, August 14 at 10:00pm.

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