P&P on WETA
Tune in to WETA's new public television channel, WETA Metro, for the best of Politics and Prose Live!
Now airing on Saturdays, 7 PM ET, “Politics and Prose Live” brings you premiere events from the best of our Politics and Prose events' series, followed by a movie.
“Politics and Prose Live” will air on the first WETA livestreaming channel, available on weta.org/livestream, YouTube TV and the PBS Video App and over-the-air on channel 26.5 and via cable networks Verizon FIOS (channel 470) and RCN (channel 599).
JAN. 16: The chancellor of the Academy of American Poets Claudia Rankine discusses her latest book, Just Us: An American Conversation, with author Sarah Blake. They explore perceptions of race in America, as well as white supremacy and privilege.
JAN. 23: One of the country’s leading organizers and a co-creator of Black Lives Matter, author Alicia Garza discusses her new book, The Purpose of Power, with civil rights leader Rashad Robinson. They explore Garza’s co-founding of #BlackLivesMatter and how it became a rallying cry for a new generation of social activism.
JAN. 30: Two of America's most revered political journalists, co-authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser discuss their latest book, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III In conversation with journalist John Dickerson, they explore how a legendary Washington power broker understood how to make Washington work across party lines and influenced America's destiny for generations.
