THIRTEEN Specials RSS feed for WNET programming.http://watch.thirteen.orgen-ushttp://watch.thirteen.orgWed, 16 May 2012 16:36:19 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 16:36:19 -0400http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2232074717/Treasures reveals the private life and the creative process of Costas Kondylis, a modern architect considered to have done more to influence the city’s skyline than any other. The film follows Kondylis’ career and shows the battle between artistic expression and the bottom line, and examines what it takes to design a building and gain its approval in the high-powered world of NY real estate.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2232074717/05/08/2012Treasures explores the life and the creative process of NY architect Costas Kondylis.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2216744434/In this moving documentary a charismatic Holocaust survivor inspires her family to connect to relatives they never met. Focusing on her brother, Kalman, Anna recounts tales of a mischievous boy who tried to escape the Warsaw ghetto with her. Her daughter, an artist, devours the stories and paints his portrait over and over again.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2216744434/04/13/2012A Holocaust survivor inspires her family to connect to relatives they never met.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityHistoryHistoryWar & ConflictWar & ConflictEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2203148309/Lou Nowikas of the Hearst Corporation visits one of Hearst Tower's greenest features, its storm water tank.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2203148309/02/28/2012A look at one of Hearst Tower's greenest features, its storm water tank.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2208152470/Paula Zahn hosts this behind-the-scenes look inside Hearst's innovative headquarters with Hearst CEO Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Architect Lord Norman Foster, and Marie Claire Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles, among others.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2208152470/03/09/2012A behind-the-scenes look inside Hearst's innovative headquarters, hosted by Paula Zahn.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsMediaMediaEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2203148318/Joanna Coles, Editor-in-Chief of Marie Claire, discusses the magnificent views from Marie Claire's offices in Hearst Tower.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2203148318/02/28/2012Joanna Coles discusses the magnificent views from Marie Claire's offices in Hearst Tower.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsMediaMediaCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2200766831/Interview with former Thirteen President & CEO Bill Baker by Thirteen VP Kellie Specter and WNET CEO Neal Shapiro at Tisch WNET studio at Lincoln Center.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2200766831/02/23/2012Interview with former Thirteen President CEO Bill Baker.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologySegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2200829709/Interviw with PBS President Paula Kerger, by WNET President and CEO Neal Shapiro at Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2200829709/02/23/2012Interviw with PBS President Paula Kerger.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologySegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2200766844/Interview with former Thirteen chairman of the board Steve Rattner by WNET President and CEO Neal Shapiro at the Tisch WNET studios at Lincoln Center.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2200766844/02/23/2012Interview with former Thirteen chairman of the board Steve Rattner.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologySegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2195620093/THIRTEEN President Neal Shapiro speaks to former THIRTEEN arts and culture executive producer Jac Venza.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2195620093/02/13/2012Neal Shapiro speaks to former THIRTEEN arts and culture executive producer Jac Venza.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologySegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2195620086/THIRTEEN President Neal Shapiro interviews Sesame Workshop founder Joan Ganz Cooney.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2195620086/02/13/2012Neal Shapiro interviews Sesame Workshop founder Joan Ganz Cooney.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologySegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2196475451/THIRTEEN President Neal Shapiro interviews former THIRTEEN Vice President Ward Chamberlin.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2196475451/02/14/2012Neal Shapiro interviews former THIRTEEN Vice President Ward Chamberlin.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologySegmenthttp://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/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/2196730422/Treasures of New York visits the New-York Historical Society's conservation lab.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2196730422/02/14/2012Treasures of New York visits the New-York Historical Society's conservation lab.HistoryHistoryPromotionhttp://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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/2053377960/Mothers and childrenhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053377960/07/13/2011Mothers and childrenArts & 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/2053491933/Light, landscape, color, westward expansionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2053491933/07/13/2011Light, landscape, color, westward expansionArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsVictorianVictorianSegment