Monday TV: Taking ‘The Ride Ahead’ on ‘POV’
In the documentary “The Ride Ahead,” disabled activists help 21-year-old Samuel Habib navigate the path to adulthood. It makes its debut on “POV” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings). Brittany…
Sunday TV: Shark Week Starts With Dancing
Discovery’s 37th annual Shark Week is still trying variations on the theme. So it kicks off with Tom Bergeron hosting “Dancing with Sharks” (Discovery, 8 p.m.), followed by “Air Jaws:…
Saturday TV: The WNBA All-Star Game on ABC
The WNBA All-Star Game (ABC, 8:30 p.m.), from Indianapolis, comes as the sport reaches its peak, with players that include Caitlin Clark, above, Angel Reese, A’ja Wilson, Allisha Gray and…
Friday TV: The Life and Times of Billy Joel
The life and music of the Piano Man is told in a new two-part documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” (HBO, 8 p.m.), with interviews from an array of…
Thursday TV: ‘The Furry Detectives’ Find a Case
The generally harmless community that likes to socialize while wearing animal costumes were shocked to find some members indulging in animal abuse that they posted online. A few got together…
Wednesday TV: Miley Cyrus’ New ‘Visual Album’
Reluctant as I am to use the made up term “visual album,” it appears that Miley Cyrus had made a bunch of videos to align with her new album of…
Tuesday TV: Case of the Missing News Anchor
A 27-year-old Mason City, Iowa, news anchor never showed up to work one morning in 1995 and was never found again. A three-part true crime documentary “Her Last Broadcast: The…
Capital Radio 7-14-25: Bastille Day and Woody
In the mood for a revolution? We marked Bastille Day 2025 with ten such songs, before turning to songs from some of France's beloved roster of performers from Edith Piaf…
Monday TV: The Religious Right in Brazil
The rise of the Evangelical Christian church as a political force in Brazil and how it set the stage for the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, who has since been charged…
Sunday TV: Stephen King Adapts ‘The Institute’
Stephen King is executive producer of a new series adapting his sci-fi novel “The Institute” (MGM+, 9 p.m.) about telekinetic teens who are held in a sinister facility that tests…