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PBS KIDS announced a new <em>Sesame Street </em>deal on Monday.

How to get to Sesame Street? Kids can now head to Netflix as well as PBS

The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.

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  • Elizabeth Blair
Sesame Street graphic

'Sesame Street' moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBS

Netflix has thrown Sesame Street a safety net with a new streaming deal. 

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Antique firearms expert Paul Carella appraises an 1869 lever-action rifle brought by Mark from South Carolina. Carella assessed the rifle with an auction value between $6,000 and $8,000. Despite the appraisal far exceeding Mark's expectations, "It will never go out of the family," he said of the heirloom, which was passed down from his grandfather.

Behind the appraisal: An inside look at 'Antiques Roadshow' in Savannah

The beloved PBS program filmed more than 100 appraisals in Georgia's oldest city, kicking off production of the show's 30th anniversary season, set to air in 2026.

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Patricia Harrison is the president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is suing the Trump administration over the abrupt firing of three of its five board members.

Under attack, public media makes its case to Congress and the courts

Nearly 200 officials from public radio stations across the country are descending on Capitol Hill to seek to convince lawmakers to maintain funding for public broadcasting despite President Trump's campaign against it.

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  • David Folkenflik
The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, D.C.

Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".

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  • David Folkenflik
President Trump tried to fire three board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on Monday, including Tom Rothman, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Motion Picture Group.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after he tries to fire board members

Hours after President Trump tried to remove three board members, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting responds with a lawsuit arguing he does not have that authority.

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  • David Folkenflik
Special collections at the Boston Public Library.<br>

A new documentary checks out the many ways libraries are a 'Free For All'

By examining the value of libraries in the distant and recent past, this PBS film makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.

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  • David Bianculli
Antiques Roadshow logo

'Surreal I'm actually going': Fans of PBS's 'Antiques Roadshow' excited for Savannah taping Tuesday

Episodes produced from the sold-out taping will air in 2026.

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In March, NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger testified that cutbacks to public media would hurt local member stations.

Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS

Trump and GOP members of Congress accuse the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. Trump plans a rescission, giving Congress 45 days to approve it or allow funding to be restored.

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  • David Folkenflik and
  • Scott Neuman
Members of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective in 1970.

'You know it when you feel it': A new documentary explores the roots of funk

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His new Independent Lens documentary is out now.

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  • Eric Deggans
Katherine Maher of NPR, at left, and Paula Kerger of PBS are scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill about the federal funding their organizations receive.

Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat

A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.

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  • David Folkenflik
A view of the U.S. Capitol as (L-R) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), U.S. President Donald Trump and Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin depart a luncheon on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

WATCH LIVE: NPR, PBS heads answer lawmakers' allegations of bias

The CEOs of the largest U.S. public broadcasting networks are appearing before a House subcommittee chaired by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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  • Scott Neuman and
  • David Folkenflik
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says NPR and PBS may be "broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements." The networks say their broadcasts comply with federal regulations and law.

Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS

Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.

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  • David Folkenflik
Alexander Heffner speaks with Sen. Raphael Warnock in Savannah, Ga. in the new season of 'Breaking Bread'.

In 'Breaking Bread,' conversations with politicians over shared meals highlight shared humanity

The series of conversations with political leaders, hosted by PBS host Alexander Heffner, attempts to highlight the bipartisanship and empathy that goes unnoticed in the daily headlines.

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This Feb. 1978 photo shows Robert MacNeil, executive editor of "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report."

Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS 'NewsHour,' dies at 93

MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast "The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour" in the 1970s and co-anchored the show for with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday

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  • GPB Newsroom