THIRTEEN Specials RSS feed for WNET programming.http://watch.thirteen.orgen-ushttp://watch.thirteen.orgThu, 9 Feb 2012 08:59:20 -0500Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:59:20 -0500http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2183202496/Neal Shapiro Interviews Downton Abbey Star Elizabeth McGovernhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2183202496/01/03/2012Interview w/ Downton Abbey Star Elizabeth McGovernArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2173884688/Lincoln Center Dialogue offers an opportunity to meet today's most captivating leaders in business, economics, politics, and media to discuss major issues facing American society. Airs Sun, 12/18 at 6:30 pm on THIRTEEN, Tue. 12/6 at 10:30pm on WLIW, and Wed. 12/14 at 10:30 pm on NJTV.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2173884688/12/06/2011Lincoln Center Dialogue: America's Competitive ChallengesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2172639789/Lincoln Center Dialogue - America's Competitive Challenges features discussions with today's most captivating leaders, from business to politics. Moderated by Tom Brokaw.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2172639789/12/01/2011Lincoln Center Dialogue - America's Competitive ChallengesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178094024/Details the history and mission of one of the nation's foremost research libraries and the transformation of New York's first museum.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178094024/12/19/2011Treasures of New York: The New-York Historical SocietyHistoryHistoryWorldWorldEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178281350/Lincoln Center Dialogue offers an opportunity to meet today's most captivating leaders in business, economics, politics, and media to discuss major issues facing American society.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178281350/12/19/2011Lincoln Center Dialogue: America's Competitive ChallengesHistoryHistoryWorldWorldEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2173803132/WQXR Classical Comedy Contest with Host Elliott Forrest. Airs Friday, December 9 at 10:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2173803132/12/06/2011WQXR Classical Comedy Contest with Host Elliott ForrestFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2175089871/WQXR Classical Comedy Contest with Host Elliott Forrest.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2175089871/12/12/2011WQXR Classical Comedy Contest with Host Elliott Forrest.Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159658365/Celebrated comic veterans Peter Kuper (Spy Vs. Spy) and John Paul Leon (Static) as well as KaNO, an indie artist and freelancer, tell us what New York City and NY Comic Con mean to them and their work.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159658365/10/25/2011Peter Kuper, John Paul Leon, and KaNOArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159658367/Take a tour with Josh Adams through New York Comic Con 2011, and meet some of his close friends and accomplished artists who make up New York Comic Con's Artist Alley.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159658367/10/25/2011Take a tour with Josh Adams through New York Comic Con 2011.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2157755119/A conversation with Blair W. Effron, Founder of Centerview Partners LLC and Greg Fleming, President of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Recorded Wednesday, October 12, 2011.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2157755119/10/21/2011Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - Blair W. Effron, Greg FlemingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyOpinionOpinionEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2149107878/Lincoln Center Dialogue: Private Equity, Public Scrutiny. For more information on upcoming Lincoln Center Dialogues, visit: http://new.lincolncenter.org/live/index.php/lc-dialoguehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2149107878/10/07/2011Lincoln Center Dialogue: Private Equity, Public ScrutinyPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2127969572/In January 2011, acclaimed New York City choreographer Pedro Ruiz returned to his native Cuba for an unprecedented collaboration: Ruiz worked with Cuba's premiere modern dance troupe, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, to create a dance about Cuba. Premieres September 29 at 8 PM.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2127969572/09/13/2011Premieres September 29 at 8 PM.Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2126510356/Yaday is representing Yemaya, the goddess of the sea in the Yoruba religion (the Cuban version of Yoruba is often called Santeria).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2126510356/09/12/2011Yaday is representing Yemaya, the goddess of the sea in the Yoruba religion.Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2122024865/Carra Gonzalez and Osnel Delgado were paired for some of the most romantic duets in Horizons.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2122024865/09/08/2011Carra Gonzalez and Osnel Delgado were paired for the most romantic duets in Horizons.Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/14442435/In January 2011, acclaimed New York City choreographer Pedro Ruiz returned to his native Cuba for an unprecedented collaboration: Ruiz worked with Cuba's premiere modern dance troupe, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, to create a dance about Cuba.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/14442435/09/29/2011Choreographer Pedro Ruiz returned to his native Cuba for an unprecedented collaboration.Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2126520453/Pedro said his vision was to start with something very compact and then let it open dramatically.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2126520453/09/12/2011Pedro's vision was to start with something very compact and then let it open dramatically.Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2122090505/Yosmell Calderon's solo had a very different feel than the rest of the dance, so we gave the shooting a different feel too.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2122090505/09/08/2011Yosmell Calderon's solo had a very different feel than the rest of the dance.Performing ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2135674112/'Different is the New Normal" captures the courage and triumph of Ariel Small, a teen growing up with Tourette Syndrome.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2135674112/09/20/2011A film exploring the courage and triumph of Ariel Small, a teen with Tourette's.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2135738235/"Different is the New Normal" captures the courage and triumph of Ariel Small, a teen growing up with Tourette Syndrome.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2135738235/09/19/2011A film exploring the courage and triumph of Ariel Small, a teen with Tourette's.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHealthHealthEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121829443/"9/11: first responders" is a tribute to the thousands who made a life or death choice. A handful of those thousands recount their stories here...with admirable candor, humility and, sometimes, humor. They are our neighbors, our colleagues, our friends and family, who came to the attacked twin towers on the morning of September 11, 2001 and chose to stay.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121829443/09/08/2011Personal stories of ordinary citizens who helped with rescue efforts on 9/11HistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2123493472/Bill Baker, President Emeritus of WNET, reflects on his experience of 9/11 while working at the station.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2123493472/09/09/2011Bill Baker reflects on his experience of 9/11 while working at WNET.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsMediaMediaSocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121829415/The Knights rehearse Georg Philipp Telemann's Concerto for Two Violas in G Major.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121829415/09/08/2011The Knights rehearse Georg Philipp Telemann's Concerto for Two Violas in G Major.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2120449300/World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma discusses The Knights.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2120449300/09/07/2011World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma discusses The Knights.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121804477/The Knights work with composer Lisa Bielawa to rehearse her piece Tempelhof Etude.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121804477/09/08/2011The Knights work with composer Lisa Bielawa to rehearse her piece Tempelhof Etude.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121240091/Paula Zahn's extended interview with Eddie Jacobsen, father of Colin and Eric Jacobsen, founders of The Knights orchestra.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121240091/09/08/2011Eddie Jacobsen, father of Colin and Eric Jacobsen, founders of The Knights orchestraMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2129320513/Paula Zahn goes behind-the-scenes with the Brooklyn orchestra transforming classical music.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2129320513/09/14/2011Paula Zahn goes behind-the-scenes with the Brooklyn orchestra transforming classical musicMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121829427/The Knights rehease Komitas Vardapet's Vagharshabadi Dancehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121829427/09/08/2011The Knights rehease Komitas Vardapet's Vagharshabadi DanceMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2094120830/Brought together by brothers Eric and Colin Jacobsen , The Knights is a collaborative collection of friends from diverse musical backgrounds working to change the face of classical music.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2094120830/08/15/2011The Knights is a collection of friends working to change the face of classical music.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121804462/Members of The Knights orchestra discuss their backgrounds and explore what makes The Knights special.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121804462/09/08/2011Members of the orchestra discuss their backgrounds and what makes The Knights special.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121829404/Paula Zahn's extended interview with Colin and Eric Jacobsen, founders of The Knights orchestra.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2121829404/09/08/2011Colin and Eric Jacobsen, founders of The Knights orchestraMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2120449289/American radio host Fred Child speaks about The Knights conductor Eric Jacobsen.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2120449289/09/07/2011American radio host Fred Child speaks about The Knights conductor Eric Jacobsen.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2071558416/Collage; the instincts of a master putting it together, bit by bit, sound by sound, stroke by stroke, piece by piecehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2071558416/07/27/2011Collage; the instincts of a master putting it all togetherArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2071571558/African-American themes depicted by African-American artistshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2071571558/07/27/2011African-American themes depicted by African-American artistsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2071485000/A Walker Evans photograph and a Joseph Stella paintinghttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2071485000/07/27/2011A Walker Evans photograph and a Joseph Stella paintingArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2071510483/Political caricaturist Steve Brodner, adds the dimension of illustration to political portraiture, expanding ways of seeing our great statesmen.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2071510483/07/27/2011Political caricaturist Steve Brodner transforms 3 depictions of American statesmen.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2061574268/One of the late Richard Holbrooke's greatest accomplishments: a forum where American and German scholars and policymakers can exchange ideas. Hosted by Jon Meacham.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2061574268/07/19/2011Holbrooke's Inspiration: The American Academy In BerlinHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053508575/Native American and African traditions depicting roots and routes of migration and culturehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053508575/07/13/2011Native American and African traditions depicting routes of migration and cultureArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053497312/Shot on the Schuykill River in Philadelphia, the real location of the paintinghttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053497312/07/13/2011Shot on the Schuykill River in Philadelphia, the real location of the paintingArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053414169/A living and functioning church full of history, sentiment, and various religious influenceshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053414169/07/13/2011A living and functioning church full of history, sentiment, and religious influencesArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsVictorianVictorianSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053363787/American impressionism, WWI, red, white, and blue, and the love of a paradehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053363787/07/13/2011American impressionism, WWI, red, white, and blue, and the love of a paradeArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053497350/Home and what comprises home -- both as a depiction of patrimony and in the natural worldhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053497350/07/13/2011Home and what comprises homeArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsVictorianVictorianSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053441460/An array of American quilts with an emphasis on the sumptuous Amish quilts of Lancaster County, PA and the more common and entertaining "crazies"http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053441460/07/13/2011American quilts with an emphasis on the sumptuous Amish quilts of Lancaster CountyArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053373421/The persistence of the American gothic notion of mood and architecture in photography, film, film design, even cartoon; the evocative loneliness of Hopperhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053373421/07/13/2011The persistence of the American gothic notion of mood and architectureArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053318819/The glory of nature and nature captured with passion and grace!http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053318819/07/13/2011The glory of nature and nature captured with passion and grace!Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsVictorianVictorianSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053491916/A lovely re-enactment of an 18th century tea party complete with silversmith in the Paul Revere traditionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053491916/07/13/2011An 18th century tea party complete with silversmith in the Paul Revere traditionArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053414842/"Migrant Mother" is one of the most haunting images of American lore. Its resonance has increased with a threatening economy.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053414842/07/13/2011"Migrant Mother" is one of the most haunting images of American lore.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053373402/Populist paintings about the roots of our own democracy, narrated with enthusiasm and care by Peter Yarrow or Peter, Paul, and Maryhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053373402/07/13/2011Populist paintings about the roots of our own democracyArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsVictorianVictorianSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053491933/Light, landscape, color, westward expansionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053491933/07/13/2011Light, landscape, color, westward expansionArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsVictorianVictorianSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053491902/American landscapes, one bucolic and the other an industrialized setting evoking the River Rouge Ford Motor Co plant outside Detroithttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053491902/07/13/2011American landscapes, one bucolic and the other industrializedArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053497325/The decorative arts!http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053497325/07/13/2011The decorative arts!Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053443508/A portrait and a depiction of the famous ridehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053443508/07/13/2011A portrait and a depiction of the famous rideArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053377960/Mothers and childrenhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053377960/07/13/2011Mothers and childrenArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsVictorianVictorianSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053443550/The Civil War, its nobility and its toll, during and afterhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053443550/07/13/2011The Civil War, its nobility and its toll, during and afterArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsVictorianVictorianSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053373445/This piece showcases the American Indian traditions themselves as well as our desires to keep Indian lore within a certain context.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053373445/07/13/2011American Indian traditions and our desires to keep Indian lore within a certain contextArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053363773/This is an homage to one of the most lilting and beautiful structures in New York and the world. Its art deco grandeur survives with authority and wonder.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053363773/07/13/2011Its art deco grandeur survives with authority and wonder.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053497337/The noble savage and the great representative of personal freedom -- both encompassing those emotionshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053497337/07/13/2011The noble savage and the great representative of personal freedomArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053377971/A beautiful comparison of two great works -- one a monumental re-imagining of an outsized historic moment -- the other an "in-the-moment" photographhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053377971/07/13/2011A beautiful comparison of two great worksArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernVictorianVictorianSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2019972041/Bill Baker describes the benefits and content of his blog.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2019972041/06/22/2011Bill Baker describes the benefits and content of his blog.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2006566541/Jimmy Breslin and other New Yorkers reminisce about the city's once-popular fight clubs where members of rival ethnic groups and neighborhoods regularly clashed in the ring. Most of the sites where those fights were staged were torn down years ago. But the memories endure. A nostalgic look back at a slice of New York City life that has all but disappeared.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2006566541/06/16/2011Watch full episode of New York Fight ClubsHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1989920302/Dr. James Comer is the Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine's Child Study Center. In this interview, Dr. Comer explains what he believes is the fundamental problem underlying the American education system today.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1989920302/06/13/2011Dr. Comer explains what he views is the fundamental problem in the US education system.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationSegment