Conversations from Penn State
Veteran interviewer Patty Satalia hosts in-depth conversations with a broad range of remarkable people.
WPSU-Produced Series
Conversations Live
Guest experts discuss local and national issues as they take your questions. During the 60-minute program, we will take phone calls, emails, and questions via Twitter.
Culinary Connections
This new WPSU original series tells the stories of people and places in our area that use food to connect with the world around them. These restaurateurs and artisans create more than culinary experiences, they also create connections to their patrons, communities, and cultures.
Digging Deeper
In this monthly talk show, Penn State President Eric Barron explores how work being done at Penn State University impacts the broader community.
Keystone Stories
Keystone Stories is a television and digital series that takes viewers to the breathtaking, interesting, quirky and sometimes hidden gems around central Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s beautiful landscape serves as the backdrop for an exploration of the people, places and culture that make the region unique.
Our Town
Discover the people and places of central Pennsylvania through the lenses of local residents.
SciTech Now
SciTech Now captures the latest breakthroughs in science and technology. Each week we talk to the innovators at the forefront of their fields and explore the mysteries of the scientific world.
The Investment
Student entrepreneurs present their business ideas to a panel of judges, Shark Tank-style.
The Local Groove Presents
The Local Groove Presents is a spin-off of our popular radio show and features musical performances by Pennsylvania artists at WPSU’s studio. The series features a variety of genres from indie rock to folk and bluegrass from local bands and songwriters. Passport members can watch episodes early in the PBS App before they air on WPSU-TV.
The Pennsylvania Game
When did the Liberty Bell first crack? Which industrialist had his very own dinosaur? Play along and test your knowledge of Pennsylvania’s people, places and products. First aired in 1986, the Pennsylvania Game is now streaming for the first time in the PBS Video App.
WPSU-Produced Documentaries and Specials
Science U at Home Special
In this public television special, campers, mentors and instructors at the Penn State Science-U summer science camp show off the ways parents and caregivers can bring the wonder of science home to kids.
Speaking Grief
Speaking Grief explores the transformative experience of losing a family member in a grief-avoidant society. It validates grief as a normal, healthy part of the human experience rather than a problem that needs to be “fixed.” It also addresses the role that support from friends and family plays in a person’s grief experience, offering guidance on how to show up for people in their darkest moments.
Pennsylvania Folklore: Woven Together
Explore some of the many textile arts that can be found throughout the state, examining the traditions behind them and the motivations of the craftspeople creating them.
Thrift Shop Chef
Host Satchel Mantz finds unique kitchen devices in area thrift shops and then uses those tools, along with locally-sourced ingredients, to create incredible meals that you can prepare in your own home.
A Time To Heal
This WPSU documentary explores the impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of Pennsylvanians who fought, protested, or prayed for their loved ones to come home alive.
The People’s Business: A Town Hall with Congressman Glenn Thompson
WPSU Penn State hosted a community town hall with 5th District Congressman Glenn Thompson on Thursday, August 10, at our studio in Innovation Park. This program is part of WPSU’s mission to stimulate dialogue and empower citizens to engage in the democratic process.
Managing Risk in a Changing Climate
Examine one of humanity’s most pressing challenges through the lens of the many academic disciplines needed to address the impacts and surrounding economic, social, and environmental issues that come with managing risk in a changing climate.
Talking Together About Guns
A series of panel discussions about guns and gun violence issues.
Holding History: The Collections of Charles L. Blockson
This short-form documentary tells the story of Charles L. Blockson’s lifelong journey to unearth and preserve the history, culture, and contributions of people of African descent.
Pennsylvania Legends and Lore: Ghosts of the Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Legends and Lore: Ghosts of the Commonwealth is the pilot episode for a series that brings to life the tales and traditions of the Commonwealth.
You Can’t Say That
Experience a class where people say the things you aren’t supposed to say; where students participate in a quiet revolution toward cross-cultural understanding; where the philosophy is simple: conversation can change the world.
Water Blues Green Solutions
Water Blues Green Solutions tells stories from across the country of communities that are adopting new ways of thinking about how to protect, restore, and preserve our rivers and sources of drinking water.
Why We Dance: The Story of THON
Why We Dance: The Story of THON is a documentary project that chronicles the student-run philanthropy, THON, and the children, families, and students who are changed by their experience.
Making the Blue Band
The Penn State Blue Band is one of the nation’s premier college marching bands. Follow eight freshmen hopefuls through auditions, cuts, and the grueling days of band camp to find out who has what it takes to make the band.
Telling Amy’s Story
Hosted by actress and advocate Mariska Hargitay, and told by Detective Deirdri Fishel, Telling Amy’s Story follows the timeline of a domestic violence homicide.
