I was greatly excited to view this program and ended up turning it off because of the ghastly narration. This person does not seem actually engaged with her script, is annoying in her presentation and sounds more like she should be narrating Sesame Stret or Daniel Tiger. If she were she would sound so insin cere and as though laughing at something funny that I would refuse to watch those as well! Ugh.. way to ruin a good program The actual scientists were fabulous! Such a loss.
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Nova The Universe Revealed
Washington
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Frontline
North Carolina
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I like public tv
PBS Fourth of July show from Washington, D.C.
New York
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I just wanted to tell PBS how much i enjoyed the show...it was well planned..a great mix of many elements...patriotic...poignant...and extremely respectful to this wonderful country....keep up the good work as you always do....
A Capital Fourth
Kansas
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We LOVE this presentation!! Thank you!!!
I would recommend the Young People’s Chorus of New York City as the backup groups next year. Truly a group representing all ethnicities and hopes of our great country. They have an impeccable reputation and history.
Ron Chronister
Defund Public Broadcasting
Massachusetts
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Public broadcasting is absolutely biased to the left, yet pretend to be a non-biased source of information (as you should be, given you receive funds from OUR tax-payer money). You should be ashamed of yourselves. Where is your integrity?
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Where does the money go?
Utah
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Where can I find out how much and where the CPB money goes each year?
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bias
Texas
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i would like to see PBS and NPR stop being just more propaganda arms of the DNC. not saying you should all have a conversion to being conservatives, libertarians, or anything else, but how about not being blatant advocates for anything leftist . nobody with a big D after their name ever does anything wrong, and nobody with a big R after their names is anything but a hitler wannabe. how about being classical liberal ? or have no agenda. just report science, political affairs, culture, in a way nobody can tell what your party thinks. you get a free ride on the public dime and most people don't watch or listen to you simply because they don't like being told they suck . and pay for it. why did al-jazeera america fold? because if people wanted to hear how much america sucks they could save their money and turn on american broadcast channels. NPR/PBS have always hired leftists and have never been neutral in reporting . you don't need an editorial position. let the guests provide that. the bias you show makes you resemble something from the days of vremya, radio moscow and pravda. organs of the party. stop it and people will turn to you more. i live in an area that once had an npr station. they held the annual fundraiser. i believe they got $150 dollars. the station was sold to the catholic church. people here in this area resent being told their country sucks. and their personal beliefs suck.
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Membership levels
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Isn't it contrary to your existence as a PUBLIC broadcasting service to offer different levels of membership. How is the price of each level determined for a public service.
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Shinzo Abe
New York
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NPR's tweet on former Prime Minister Abe was repulsive. I had previously ignored criticism of NPR because I thought of it as criticism by the ultra right. I am a Liberal Democrat and I hate to admit it but they were correct. I will NEVER donate money again and will support the defunding of NPR
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Too damn liberal
New Mexico
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Every thing except the movie series on pbs is liberal no balanced programing and getrid of judy woodruff shes a real trip.Shes about as liberal as they come.I am not a liberal or conservative but anyone can plainly see its totally liberal.
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Partisan news broadcasting by NPR!!
Arizona
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Gentlemen ~ For years I have been seeing NPR turn into nothing but a propaganda arm of the Democratic Party. NPR (National Public Broadcasting) is NOT objective or neutral with their broadcasting. For years I have hoped more people would be vocal about taking the powers that be at NPR "to the woodshed" and put the hammer on them to quit their less than objective broadcasting. But I'm sure the Democratic Party "owns" NPR. Today (07-08-2022) their reporting of the assassination of the Japanese official with their comment beginning with "divisive arch- conservative" was totally uncalled for especially when a deceased person CANNOT RESPOND. To begin a news article with a political statement just shows what a Democratic arm NPR has turned into!! Totally Classless but so predictable. CUT THEIR FUNDS OFF UNTIL THEY BECOME AN OBJECTIVE NEWS STATION!!!!!
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Utah Insight
Utah
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I was watching a program today about water use in Utah. Aquafers were mentioned, but I would like to understand why we have not heard getting water from areas where water is in abundance. The western states all are going through droughts, and demand is continuing to increase. If we can get oil through pipelines, why not water? Israel is getting it out of the Sea Our previous governor tried to instigate it, why not now? I look forward to a response, Fred K*********k, f********7@gmail.com.
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Confusion
New York
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So then what the Fuck do you do, and can I have my tax dollars back???
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Finding your roots
Pennsylvania
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It's a shame that such a well produced and interesting show as Finding Your Roots is that I will no longer watch it. It is disproportionately represented by guests that are liberal. I'd be fine watching if even a fraction of the guests were middle or right but it's out of hand. And it uses public funds!!
Lastly Louis Gate, who is excellent seems to convince his guests that they and their ancestors have been or are victims. Yet all of his guests are successful to the point of being elite.
Because of the out y balance political social liberal leanings and the portrayal and creation of the victim class, Sadly I'm out and won't watch it.
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music content of morning classical at (AM Mondays
North Carolina
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I'm a regular listener and contributor in Asheville. I just suffered through George Gershwin's "Clap Yo Hands" because the host thought,"the lyrics would be considered racially cringy- it's a good tune though". I have just 3 words for this- cut it out! - or you won't get any more money from me. Tom P***t
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Support for CPB.
Ohio
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Years ago, your reporting was educational and inspiring...much needed and great fun. It has devolved into woke left wing propaganda. At a dinner conversation Saturday night, I revealed that I visited my estate attorney, removing CPB from my will, and redistributing the funds to Republican interests in retaliation. Of interest, several couples remarked they had done, or were in the process of doing the same. Defund NPR/CPB is now of interest. Nice job. Paul B*****n Cleveland OH
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Public display of mass shooting victims
Oregon
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William Brangham's piece 7/11/22. I agree with the mother in this piece. It would be horrible to display the carnage of mass shootings on public TV. Show these photos to the US Congress and Senate. They could do something to stop the carnage in America, if only they would. Americans such as myself realize how horrible this is. Americans who don't won't be convinced no matter what evidence you show them.
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Repeared re runs
Washington
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Have you run out of money for new shows? I see you have lost Vera. Is Brit Box and Acorn taking the shows? I hope you come up with something other than repeating every episode about ten times. Even passport is boring. I may have to pull the plug on public television.
Maybe cut your hours on air.
Sorry
Remove the Hearings from antenna stations ABC, CBS, etc
South Carolina
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There are plenty of other channels for the government to use without taking over normal antenna programming. The news channels can help them be ridiculous all day long. It's cruel, on top of wasting tax payer's money, to block the normal programs from antenna viewers.
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Magazine announcements, programming, repeats, etc.
Minnesota
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1. The magazine shows photos/descriptions for the same program up to 3 or 4 times per issue. Why all the repetition, when it could instead inform readers by showing photos/descriptions of other programs that have no photo-desceiptions? 2. It's annoying to watch a program advertised and listed in the magazine and it turns out to be yet another repeated series. It would be helpful if the magazine indicated which programs are repeats!! 3. Too often, a series starts with episode 2, 3, or 4, etc. This is extremely irritating, and I've stopped thinking I simply missed it in earlier announcements/listings. I hunt endlessly for the earlier episodes and find them only for sale through my Comcast information. 4. I used to have Passport. However, besides being annoyingly difficult to navigate and find something, I watched 7 of 8 episodes of a program only to find episode 8 not there!! I was told when I called about it, that it might have been a mistake, and I could watch episode 8 when it aired a couple of months later. Not satisfactory!!!! So I dropped Passport. 5. I'm donating less and less to TPT because of these issues, and turning finally to Netflix, which is far superior so far, and when it isn't, I'll try Hulu. Sincerely, a dissatisfied TPT viewer, Jane Dugan, Mpls, MN
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