Highlights | January 2026
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Thomas Paine’s
To Begin the World Over Again
Monday, January 19, 2026, 8pm
All the triumphs and tragedies of Thomas Paine's life are here in this film of the acclaimed one-man play To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine, shot in front of a live audience at the Lillian Theatre, Hollywood. Thomas Paine, a man largely forgotten and greatly misunderstood, is ironically quoted by all and every political faction in America today. Yet his ideas about democracy, equality, slavery, pensions, healthcare, education and morality would have created a very different kind of nation if they had been acted on. He was a man who changed the world, only to have the world he changed turn its back on him. The man who ignited revolutions would die largely ignored and disdained, yet he was at the epicenter of world events when he wrote his books, literally transforming nations through the power of his words. Thomas Paine was one of the world's most provocative writers and worst politicians, a very nearly deadly combination. He lived by the creed that "one must always speak the truth as one sees it, no matter the consequences" and what an extraordinary life it was. It is time to hear and discuss and debate Thomas Paine again, since, as he said, "we have it in our power to begin the world over again."
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 01/19/2026 @ 8:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/21/2026 @ 2:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 01/23/2026 @ 12:00 PM
Fortunate Sons
Monday, January 19, 2026, 9pm
The story of the 1974 graduating class of the Harvard School, a private military academy for the sons of the Los Angeles elite. During COVID they reconnected online, sharing with rare emotional honesty about life, love, loss and redemption. Culminating with the class's 50th reunion, it models the importance of mental wellness for boys and men and the power of connection and vulnerability.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 01/19/2026 @ 9:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 01/20/2026 @ 1:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/21/2026 @ 4:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 01/22/2026 @ 2:00 AM
Breaking the Deadlock
A Matter of Life and Death
Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 8pm
What does "freedom" mean--and what is the role of government--when people face life and death choices? As with many other complex issues, Americans are divided in their views regarding the limits of personal autonomy. In this hour-long special, moderator Aaron Tang and a panel of experts with very different views, take on a hypothetical scenario that raises questions about reproductive rights, as well as our right to die at a time of our choosing. Breaking the Deadlock: A Matter of Life and Death, encourages dialogue and the possibility of common ground.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 01/20/2026 @ 8:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/21/2026 @ 12:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 01/21/2026 @ 7:00 PM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 01/22/2026 @ 12:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 01/22/2026 @ 3:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 01/22/2026 @ 8:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 01/24/2026 @ 11:00 AM
Closer to Truth’s
Eastern Traditions and the Big Q:
What is World? What is Reality?
Monday, January 26, 2026, 10:30pm
How do Buddhism, Chinese traditions, Hinduism and Shintoism address causality, consciousness, energies, God, ultimate reality? What is non-dualism? How is the world interconnected? How are metaphysics and morality related?
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 01/26/2026 @ 10:30 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/28/2026 @ 4:30 AM