Media Menu for May 23, 2013

Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary.   The Websites cited in the “Log on“  box  below the TV listing provide further details about the show’s  topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.

Thursday,  May  23,  2012
7-8 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School

Geo Bee 2013

The nation's smartest geography brainiacs descended on Washington D.C. for the finals of the 2013 National Geographic Bee. This broadcast brings viewers the final round as these students put it all on the line, competing for coveted prizes: third place will receive $10,000 scholarship, 2nd place $15,000, and the winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership to the National Geographic Society and a trip for two to the Galapagos Islands.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/geo-bee-2013

Friday,  May  24,  2012
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School

Voces on PBS:  Rebel

Airing on KOCE, this documentary tells the story of Loreta Velazquez, Cuban immigrant to New Orleans who disguised herself as a male in order to fight in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy. Eventually, she also spied for the Union. The documentary includes dramatic vignettes.
Log on http://latinofilm.org/voces-on-pbs-presents-rebel-premiering-on-pbs-friday-may-24-2013-at-1000-p-m-et/

Saturday,  May  25,  2012
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School

Globe Trekker: Around the World -- Silk Road: Kashgar to Istanbul

Airing on KLCS, this geography documentary takes viewers to the site of the ancient kingdom of Samarkand and Bukhara in Uzbekistan; the lost city of Merv; the modern capital of Baku in Azerbaijan; bazaars of Istanbul, Turkey.
Log on http//www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/shows/specials/Silk-Road-Kashgar-Istanbul.php

Sunday,  May  26,  2012
8-10:15 p.m. ET, 5-7:15 p.m. PT
TCM – Turner Classic Movie Channel
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School

Battleground

This is a classic  war movie airing on the eve of Memorial Day. Writer and former soldier Robert Pirosh, a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge in WWII won an Oscar for his screenplay about a single company of soldiers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division  assigned the task of holding back the 47th German Panzer Corps who are advancing through Allied lines near Bastogne, Belgium. The group is a cross-section of American men, average Joes who find themselves surrounded by the enemy with no air support.  How they survive, how they try to keep their humor and humanity in the face of overwhelming odds, and how they ultimately triumph is the real focus of this true-life World War II incident.
Log on http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2199/Battleground

Monday,  May  27,  2012
10-11:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
Economics U.S. History
Middle and High School

Independent Lens: Detropia

Can the Motor City rise from its ashes? This documentary, airing on KOCE, tells the dramatic story of Detroit and its residents who are refusing to abandon hope. This dynamic cluster of innovators, entrepreneurs, and proud, self-proclaimed "hustlers" is on the brink of creating a radically new city for the postindustrial age."Detropia" delves into the difficulties facing the Motor City, which include a declining population and disappearing jobs, through the eyes of Detroiters, including a bar owner, a blogger, a local union president, young artists and illegal "scrappers."
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/detropia/

Tuesday,  May  28,  2012
9-10  p.m. E/P
PBS
Government and U.S. History
Middle and High School

Constitution USA With Peter Sagal: Built To Last

In this documentary , airing on KOCE reporter Peter Sagal undertakes a cross-country motorcycle trip to explore the relevance of the Constitution in modern America. This episode examines the reasons for the longevity of the Constitution. Also: forces that threaten to undermine the vision of the framers, including excessive partisanship, money in politics and gerrymandering.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/watch/built-to-last/

Wednesday,  May  29,  2012
7-8  p.m. E/P
Discovery Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius - Triathalabots

Viewers of this documentary will watch competitors design a robot that can accomplish three athletic events. The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius  program will feature a seemingly impossible engineering challenge to be solved by the contestants each week. Competitors will have just 30 minutes to come up with a solution using their own intellect to complete the challenge. Based on logic and design, the expert panel of judges will determine the best engineering concept and select two captains to lead their team to execute the project. The team with the best design will remain safe, but the losers will face the judges who will determine which member will be eliminated. The cameras will not only capture the tension and pressure in the design workshop, but will also go inside the living quarters where all the competitors must reside – dealing with each other’s quirks and habits. The winner of the competition will earn $50,000 and a one year contract to work at the  WET Company, the industry leader behind some of the world’s most innovative water-based designed environments and experiences including the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Log on http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/the-big-brain-theory/about-the-show/about-the-show.htm

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, May 25th

8am (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
"Beyond War: Reimagining American Influence in a New Middle East" 
David Rohde

9am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call-in with Dennis Prager, author of "Still the Best Hope" 
Dennis Prager

10am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
"Simpler: The Future of Government" 
Cass Sunstein

11:15am (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival: John Turner, "Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet" 
John Turner

11:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
"Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead" 
Sheryl Sandberg

1:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
"Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?" 
Neil Gross

3pm (ET)
Approx. 2 hr.
2013 William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium: Panel on "Coming Home: The Hopes, Fears, and Challenges of Veterans Returning from War" 
Col. Jon Coffin (Ret.); Karl Marlantes; Dave McIntyre; James Wright

5pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Many Unhappy Returns: One Man's Quest to Turn Around the Most Unpopular Organization in America" 
Charles Rossotti

6pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Encore Booknotes: Tom Philpott, "Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest Held Prisoner of War" 
Tom Philpott

7pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married" 
Nancy Rubin Stuart

8pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order" 
Richard Haass

9pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution" 
Marcia Coyle

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Olympia Snowe, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress," hosted by A.B. Stoddard, The Hill

11pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life" 
Donald Rumsfeld

Sunday, May 26th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
"To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation" 
Paul Farmer

1:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq" 
Victor Davis Hanson

2:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour: Why Hedge Funds Get Away with Siphoning Off America's Wealth" 
Les Leopold

4am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Why Coolidge Matters: Leadership Lessons from America's Most Underrated President" 
Charles Johnson

5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"In the Body of the World: A Memoir" 
Eve Ensler

6:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 21 min.
"Payback: The Case for Revenge" 
Thane Rosenbaum

7:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation" 
Eric Deggans

9am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life" 
Donald Rumsfeld

10am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married" 
Nancy Rubin Stuart

11am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"If You Knew Me You Would Care" 
Rennio Maifredi (Photographer); Zainab Salbi

12pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Diana West, "American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character"

1pm (ET)
Approx. 22 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Thomas Sowell, "Intellectuals and Race" 
Thomas Sowell

1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 20 min.
Book TV at Stanford University: William B. Gould IV, "Bargaining with Baseball: Labor Relations in an Age of Prosperous Turmoil" 
William B. Gould IV

1:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
Panel on Good Wars, Bad Wars with Dale Maharidge and Nick Turse 
Dale Maharidge; Nick Turse

3pm (ET)
Approx. 47 min.
"Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II" 
John Geoghegan

3:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
"Obsessed: America's Food Addiction - And My Own" 
Mika Brzezinski

5pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
Book Party for John Guntzelman, "The Civil War in Color: A Photographic Reenactment of the War Between the States" 
John Guntzelman

6pm (ET)
Approx. 34 min.
Book TV in London: Virginia Nicholson 
Virginia Nicholson

6:30pm (ET)
Approx. 23 min.
Book TV in London: Antonia Fraser 
Antonia Fraser

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
2013 PEN World Voices Festival Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Author of "My Beloved World" 
Justice Sonia Sotomayor

8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 22 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Thomas Sowell, "Intellectuals and Race" 
Thomas Sowell

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Olympia Snowe, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress," hosted by A.B. Stoddard, The Hill

10pm (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
"Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution" 
Nathaniel Philbrick

11pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
"Looking at Iran" 
James Zogby

Monday, May 27th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Olympia Snowe, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress," hosted by A.B. Stoddard, The Hill

1am (ET)
Approx. 22 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Thomas Sowell, "Intellectuals and Race" 
Thomas Sowell

1:30am (ET)
Approx. 20 min.
Book TV at Stanford University: William B. Gould IV, "Bargaining with Baseball: Labor Relations in an Age of Prosperous Turmoil" 
William B. Gould IV

2am (ET)
Approx. 34 min.
Book TV in London: Virginia Nicholson 
Virginia Nicholson

2:30am (ET)
Approx. 23 min.
Book TV in London: Antonia Fraser 
Antonia Fraser

3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Olympia Snowe, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress," hosted by A.B. Stoddard, The Hill

4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"The Democracy Project: A History, A Crisis, A Movement" 
David Graeber

5:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order" 
Richard Haass

6:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
2013 PEN World Voices Festival Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Author of "My Beloved World" 
Justice Sonia Sotomayor

8:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Black Russian" 
Vladimir Alexandrov

9:45am (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
"In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America" 
Laurie Edwards

10:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
"The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir" 
Marina von Neumann Whitman

12pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power" 
Victor Navasky

1pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Moises Naim, "The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be," hosted by Lillian Cunningham

2pm (ET)
Approx. 37 min.
Book Party for David Stockman, Author of "The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America" 
David Stockman

2:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum" 
Temple Grandin

4pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call-in with Larry Elder, author of "Dear Father, Dear Son" 
Larry Elder

5pm (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Amy Goodman

8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 26 min.
"Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients" 
Ben Goldacre

10pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Scott Atlas, "In Excellent Health: Setting the Record Straight on America's Health Care" 
Scott Atlas

10:45pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"Medicare Meltdown: How Wall Street and Washington are Ruining Medicare and How to Fix It" 
Rosemary Gibson

11:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"In the Body of the World: A Memoir" 
Eve Ensler

Tuesday, May 28th

1am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Why Coolidge Matters: Leadership Lessons from America's Most Underrated President" 
Charles Johnson

2am (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 3 min.
A Celebration of the Life and Work of Philip Roth 
Philip Roth et al.

4:15am (ET)
Approx. 32 min.
Book TV in London: Hermione Lee 
Hermione Lee

4:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 35 min.
A Conversation with Edward Jay Epstein and Errol Morris 
Edward Jay Epstein; Errol Morris

6:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 23 min.
"Restoring Justice: The Speeches of Attorney General Edward Levi" 
Jack Fuller