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Andrea Bocelli celebrates his extraordinary 30-year career with special guests including Ed Sheeran, Sofia Carson, Shania Twain and more. GPB has tickets to Andrea Bocelli at Gas South Arena on October 11. Learn More.

Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of the Declaration of Independence, he gave voice to our fervent desire for freedom, but he also owned and bought and sold - more than 150 slaves. 

This week we head to the North Georgia Mountains to do a little fishing, partake in a U-pick or 2 and at the same time, find a way to give back a little mountain-grown goodness to those in need.

Inside Ethiopia's largest Chinese-run industrial park, three women stand at the crossroads of rapid development. A Chinese director drives ambitious expansion, while a local farmer and factory worker grapple with promises of prosperity and the true cost of progress in their transforming community.

FRONTLINE goes inside the high-stakes showdown between Donald Trump and the courts over presidential power. Trump allies, opponents and experts weigh in on how he is testing the extent of his power, the legal pushback and impact on the rule of law.

In this four-part series, Emmy, Tony, Olivier and Golden Globe award-winning actor Alan Cumming embarks on an epic adventure aboard the Royal Scotsman, an iconic luxury train that promises an unparalleled odyssey through the majestic landscape of Scotland.

Here’s what’s cooking with GPB Passport: 

● The Mind of a Chef
Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain created this series to take viewers inside the kitchens, worlds and minds of chefs around the world. Season six follows Korean American chef Danny Bowien.

● The French Chef with Julia Child
Julia Child has been a cultural icon since her program first aired on public television. Revisit classic episodes from all eight seasons of the cooking show that caused a national sensation and spawned an entire TV genre.

● Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen
Join the restaurateur, cookbook author and judge of The Great British Baking Show, her husband and her guests for recipes and cultural excursions into the Cotswolds.

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Three men spent months tunneling beneath a busy Marietta street to blow through a bank vault floor undetected. What was initially dismissed as a comical failure soon revealed itself to be a meticulously planned heist with a much larger haul, with a trail of clues pointing to a criminal mastermind. Listen here.

About an hour east from downtown Atlanta, an unexpected pleasure: The Georgia Conservation Safari Park. Close your eyes and it’s the African Serengeti, but without the steep price tag and the need to update your vaccines. The authentic safari trucks allow for an opportunity to experience a wild, unique day along the rolling hills of Northeast Georgia. Read more.

The Fourth of July weekend brought news of disastrous flooding in Texas and the Carolinas. The deluge in the Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest American floods in the past 100 years. Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece still marvels at how Southerners in these communities rally to offer their help -- and how extra effort to hold onto that spirit will prove healing.

This week on the Georgia Today podcast, the Georgia secretary of state's office is advising hundreds of thousands of voters to check their registration, today marks the anniversary of a landmark civil rights law protecting people with disabilities and some changes to SNAP eligibility could already be in effect as a result of President Trump's new spending bill. Listen and subscribe.

Georgia Public Broadcasting was thrilled to host the 2025 PBS KIDS Writers Contest awards ceremony on June 28, 2025, honoring young storytellers from across the state. Between January and April, children submitted original stories they not only wrote but also illustrated, showcasing creativity, imagination and heart. Read more.

Join GPB for an unforgettable night of storytelling at The Moth Mainstage Atlanta. VIP packages including 2 tickets and a VIP reception with the tellers are now available. Learn More and Purchase Tickets.