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POV Shorts: A Swim Lesson

Season 37 Episode 705 | 21m 09s

Watching a child learn how to swim is like witnessing a great opera. The maestro of this emotional orchestra is Bill Marsh. Swimming is the closest human beings will ever get to flying. And there is no greater joy (or fear) than watching your kid take the leap. Watching Bill teach kids how to swim is the parable we need, because inside his lessons are profound universal truths.

Aired: 11/25/24 | Expires: 11/25/28
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
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Trailer | Who I Am Not
Trailer for Tunde Skovran's film Who I Am Not.
Preview: S37 E12 | 2:04
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StoryCorps Shorts: Operation North Pole
A merry mission to track Santa Claus.
Special: 3:13
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Trailer | The Body Politic
Trailer for Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough's film The Body Politic.
Preview: S37 E11 | 2:07
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StoryCorps Shorts: Dear Mrs. Doyle
Decades after his mother's passing, John Cruitt reaches out to his third grade teacher, Mrs. Doyle.
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Over the Wall
The Race to Pit Row - NASCAR’s first black woman pit crew member.
Special: 14:19
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Golden Moon
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American Seams
A glimpse into the lives of three quilters in the American West.
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Shirampari: Legacies of the River
Set in the heart of the Amazon, a young Ashéninka boy must face his fears and catch a giant catfish.
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Boat People
Thao recounts the story of her family’s escape through the lens of her fascination with ants.
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Thời Thơ Ấu (Childhood)
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