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Full Frame: Pandemics with Dr. Jeremy Brown

Full Frame: Young China with Zak Dychtwald

How will the 400 million Chinese millennials change China and impact the world? “Young China with Zak Dychtwald,” this week on Full Frame.

Full Frame: Urban Violence in the U.S. with Roseanna Ander

While Chicago’s homicide rate is not the highest in the U.S., the city has consistently had more total killings than any other U.S. city. But why? And how do we reverse this horrific trend? “Urban Violence in the U.S. with Roseanna Ander,” this week on Full Frame.

Full Frame: The Evolution of Our Planet with Paul Sereno

What can digging up dinosaur fossils tell us about what life on Earth was like so many years ago? “The Evolution of Our Planet with Paul Sereno,” this week on Full Frame.

Full Frame: Curing Cancer with Dr. Tony Blau

Globally, nearly one in six deaths is due to cancer, making it the second-leading cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Dr. Tony Blau is a professor of hematology oncology at the University of Washington in Seattle. For three decades, he has researched […]

Full Frame: Gender Inequality with Mercedes Araoz

Gender inequality is a concern around the globe. In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 goals for a better world by 2030. Achieving gender equality is on that list. Full Frame looks at the issue and how it’s viewed around the world.

This week on Full Frame: The Growth of Africa with W. Gyude Moore

In this week’s Full Frame, host Mike Walter talks with W. Gyude Moore, the former minister of public works for Liberia, about the growth of Africa.

Full Frame: Climate Change with Catherine Potvin

The impacts of climate change are enormous, urgent and widespread, but what are solutions to tackle this global problem? One answer comes from nature’s “technology” to capture carbon — tropical forests.

This week on Full Frame: Belt and Road Initiative with Andy Mok

This week’s Full Frame examines the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative with entrepreneur and analyst Andy Mok.

This week on Full Frame: Artificial Intelligence with Kai-Fu Lee

As the impact of artificial intelligence becomes more visible in the tech world, the global race to develop AI is intensifying.

This week on Full Frame: China’s transformation

During the past four decades, the world has witnessed China’s transformation – a swift economic rise, the uplifting of hundreds of millions out of poverty, and an opening up to the rest of the world.

This week on Full Frame: The future is Asian

We’re entering a new epoch, says global strategy adviser and author Parag Khanna. We are now in what Khanna calls the “Asian Century.” With 4.5 billion people, Asia is the most populous continent, making the world 60 percent Asian. The new Asian system taking shape […]

This week on Full Frame: How technology shapes our social structures

Not since the Industrial Revolution has technology so fundamentally altered how we work and communicate. These innovations made us more efficient and connected, but they also set off unprecedented changes with consequences we’re still struggling to understand.

This week on Full Frame: Space Exploration

Humans are going to Mars; that’s a fact. But when, how long will it take to get there, and who will make it there first? All that and more in this week’s episode on Space Exploration.

This week on Full Frame: Poverty Alleviation

China’s path out of poverty has not been easy. It built markets that were once never there. This led to one of the greatest human achievements of our time. This week on Full Frame: Poverty Alleviation.

Full Frame Season Premiere: Overpopulation

Full Frame returns with their new season on the dire issue of overpopulation and whether the world can sustain so many of us.

Full Frame Close Up: The Chalk Creatures of Ann Arbor

Find out how a box of chalk changed artist David Zinn’s life.

Recipe for Life: Ann Xu

When Baltimore baker and illustrator Ann Xu is feeling down, she heads to the kitchen and cooks something from scratch. Check out what deliciousness she and Asieh made in this week’s Recipe for Life.

Full Frame Close Up: Drawing the World

Check out Shi Lun’s world class sketches in this week’s Full Frame Close Up.

Full Frame Close Up: Persian Puppets Go to China

“Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic” is a shadow puppet play like no other that’s been drawing big, sold-out crowds in the U.S. and around the world. Now the Iranian production is being performed in China, where puppetry originated.

Full Frame Close Up: A Good Book(Town)

Check out how Hobart was saved by literature and ingenuity in this week’s Full Frame Close Up.

China Unknown: Saving Chinatown

Get ready to be “in the know” about Boston’s Chinese communities.

Full Frame Close Up: Beauty in Ruins

One year after the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey destroyed her studio, artist Avisheh Mohsenin has found beauty, and life, among the ruins.

Full Frame Close Up: Just Tri It!

Journalist and tri-athlete Jackie Faye has proven that she can do anything an (IRON)man can do and hopes young women worldwide will be inspired to try new challenges.

China Unknown: Growing Art

Get ready to be “in the know” about Shenyang’s annual amusement park of rice paddy art.

Full Frame Close Up: Elevated Independence

WEQX is synonymous with indie rock, but the music isn’t the only thing with an independent streak at this radio station.

Full Frame Close Up: Female Empowerment, One Caption at a Time

Anne Taintor’s clever art has created a niche genre of consumer goods that deal with domestic stereotypes, bringing mid-century advertisements back to life with her wit and charm.

Full Frame: Meet China’s “Handsomest Monk”

There’s much more to China’s “handsomest monk” than his imposing height and striking looks. As CGTN’s Sean Callebs discovered, he’s breaking stereotypes and changing perceptions about his faith one fan at a time.

Recipe for Life: Sam Lek

Sam Lek’s unique cocktails are very popular with his long-time clientele in D.C. But most people will tell you that it’s Sam himself that makes “happy hour” a truly memorable experience.

Full Frame Close Up: One Memory at a Time

With the aim of giving his new caregivers an insight into the man he was before Alzheimer’s disease stole his memories, journalist Jay Newton-Small wrote her father’s life story like one of her magazine articles. The impact transformed his care and now her organization, MemoryWell, aims to give other families living with Alzheimer’s disease the same resources.

Full Frame: Happiness in a Can

SPAM® — the canned meat product loved by millions of people around the world — has a surprising history. In Hawaii, where the blue cans have their own annual festival, it’s always been a pantry staple, but now it’s also popping up on fine-dining menus. This week, Full Frame digs into all things SPAM®!

Full Frame Close Up: Grandma’s “Timeless” Memories

Emma Yang is a teenager on track to change the world with her many talents — including an app that can help people living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Full Frame Close Up: Prescribing Pain

The United States is deep in the throes of an opioids addiction epidemic. Behind every disturbing statistic, there is a family in mourning. But Colin Riebel’s parents are committed to sharing the story of his struggle with as many people as possible — so that his death, and their pain, are not in vain.

China Unknown: Go Fly a Kite!

In China, kites have a long history. And they didn’t start out as the fun children’s toys we know them as today.

Recipe for Life: Chris Hill

CGTN’s Asieh Namdar caught up with chef, author and restaurateur Chris Hill and tried her hand at a true Southern classic – shrimp and grits. We’re pretty sure her friends and family in her adopted hometown of Atlanta, Georgia will approve!

Full Frame Close Up: All the World’s a Stage

“Xiqu” or “Chinese Opera” is one of the oldest forms of performance art in existence. Students, from many different cultural backgrounds, at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are learning the many – and demanding – nuances of the art form. Proving that the Bard was on to something when he declared “all the world [to be] a stage”.

Full Frame Close Up: Braided with Aloha

Leis are much more than an accessory in Hawaii – they’re an opportunity to celebrate all that the “aloha spirit” embodies. And for expert lei-maker Meleana Estes, they are a tribute to legacy and tradition.

Full Frame Close Up: Solo Act

Sarah Chang has is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished soloists on today’s classical music scene. She shares her journey from child prodigy to headliner in this Full Frame Close Up.

China Unknown: Bookworms Rejoice!

Get ready to be in the know about a very unique library in China that is attracting attention for much more than its book collection.

Full Frame: Lights, Camera, BIG Action!

Movie magic is made everyday at the world’s largest film studio – 11,000 KM from Hollywood.

Full Frame Close Up: What is the name of your water?

For artist John “Prime” Hina, helping young people find the path to their potential involves cans of spray paint and life lesson to build on.

Full Frame Close Up: Enduring Credit

Filmmaker Robin Lung has made a career of bringing minority and female stories to life. In her documentary, “Finding Kukan”, Lung quests to solve the mystery surrounding a landmark American film that has been lost to audiences for decades and is only now giving credit where credit is due.

Full Frame Close Up: Barnyard Buddies

We’re willing to bet that Little Dude and all of his barnyard buddies will steal your heart. Don’t miss this Full Frame Close Up!

Full Frame Close Up: China’s Favorite Foreigner

Full Frame caught up with China’s favorite (and most famous) foreigner on his stand-up comedy tour in Canada.

Full Frame Close Up: The Oakland Vandal (or is it Thief?)

Street art in public spaces has had a contentious history. But for artist Eddie Colla, it’s merely a question of access.

Recipe for Life: Anna Bran-Leis

CGTN’s Asieh Namdar tries her hand at Chile Rellenos, Guatemalan style!

Full Frame Close Up: Washing Memory into History

Chinese American artist Hung Liu bridges the gap between East and West with subjects that highlight the shared human experience of resilience.

Recipe for Life: Irena Stein

Restaurateur Irena Stein believes that food is the universal equalizer that could resolve almost any conflict. CGTN’s Asieh Namdar visited Irena at home where she shared her passion for cooking and how it has empowered her to promote acceptance and understanding when faced with hate.

Full Frame Close Up: Putting His Best Paw Forward

To his four-legged (and winged) clients, Derrick Campana is a hero and a magician. Meet the man whose helped nearly 20,000 animals in a very unexpected way.

Recipe for Life: Gazelle Hashemian

CGTN’s Asieh Namdar takes a lemonade break with Gazelle Hashemian – tech executive turned homeopathic entrepreneur.

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