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NorCal Public Media’s series of short videos Connect the Bay is your gateway to all things arts, culture, science, and environment around the Bay Area.  From the fine arts and dynamic performers, to changemakers embracing belonging and sustainability, we are sharing the stories of some of the amazing and talented people from our communities whose creativity and imagination make our home shine like none other.   And because we all are living in this epicenter of technology, self-expression, and cultural pride, there is no shortage of material to include. 

 

These 2-minute segments are broadcast on television and posted on social media to reach the widest audience possible.  Posts often include links for the curious to learn more. We hope audiences are as engaged and inspired as we are with the sheer awesomeness of our neighbors, and in this way, we hope to help to Connect the Bay!   

 

Monday, September 2 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. In the far reaches of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune dazzle with unexpected rings, supersonic winds, and dozens of moons. NASA's New Horizons gets a stunning up-close view of Pluto before venturing deep into the Kuiper Belt.

Monday, September 2 at 7 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Chronicles the efforts of Oakland's students, educators, organizers, parents, and community members to create lasting solutions to systemic inequities in the city's public school system. The film unfolds over the course of a three-year community effort to advance an agenda for change rooted in racial justice and a commitment to school and district transformation.

Thursday, August 29 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Tells the vivid, inside story of how the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak began, and why it wasn’t stopped before it was too late. Filmmaker Dan Edge spent months on the ground in West Africa, tracing the outbreak’s path through Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia and uncovering the hidden story of what happened before the world started paying attention. With exclusive access to key global decision-makers and health responders, and gripping firsthand accounts of victims from the jungles of Guinea to the slums of Monrovia, Outbreak exposes tragic missteps in the response to the epidemic.