The new AMERICAN EXPERIENCE film, Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act, is a celebration of the activists who put their bodies on the line for this pivotal civil rights legislation, a meticulously researched history of generations of struggle, an illustration of democracy at work, and a clarion call to further advocate for people with disabilities. We sat down with Jim LeBrecht and Chana Gazit, the director and writer/producer, respectively, to discuss the 35th anniversary of the ADA, their experience crafting the documentary, and their hopes for its impact.

“Scratch & Win,” the new GBH News eight-part limited series podcast, follows the unlikely rise of America’s most successful lottery. We begin in 1970s Boston, with state bureaucrats going toe to toe with mafia bookmakers and each other, as they struggle to launch the state's greatest innovation: the scratch ticket. We spoke with lead producer and host Ian Coss about how this fascinating story was told.

A Q&A with Director Peter Kosminsky about the upcoming premiere of the new Wolf Hall installment from MASTERPIECE, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.

“AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Presents” is a new 10-episode podcast that brings a fresh take on the iconic stories told on PBS’s most-watched history series. We spoke with its producer Devin Maverick Robins to learn more about the first three episodes and how audio is being used to bring historic characters to life.

Q&A with Trajan Warren, reporter for GBH News' Equity and Justice Unit

Chef Lidia Bastianich traveled across America meeting chefs, farmers, and entrepreneurs who are hard at work trying to change not only what kind of food is available, but the way Americans see and think about food in the future. Read more about her journey here, including making cricket pesto pasta.

In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, FRONTLINE, along with their Local Journalism Initiative partners, The Portland Press Herald and Maine Public, developed the documentary Breakdown in Maine. Their reporting continued about the event, the related failures, and its impact on the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, with a six-part podcast including ASL-interpreted videos.

Honoring Native American Heritage Month, NOVA, in partnership with GBH and Vision Maker Media, has released a first-of-its-kind collection of six short documentaries, Legacy of the Land, covering climate change in Native American communities. Learn more about each of these films.

On November 10, 1898, Wilmington, North Carolina exploded with an insurrection and a deadly race massacre. Since then, the events that led to the only coup d’état in U.S. history have been deliberately hidden. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE took on the task of revealing this story and its impact in American Coup: Wilmington 1898. Filmmakers Brad Lichtenstein and Yoruba Richen sat down with us to discuss this important film.

Nina Chaudry joined WORLD last month as its new Executive Producer. Formerly on GBH’s FRONTLINE team, Chaudry helped oversee storytelling with the series’ editorial partners. And, before coming to GBH, Chaudry served as the senior vice president of production for Tribeca Studios. She brings a depth of experience that will serve WORLD, GBH’s leading public media platform for original documentaries, very well. We spoke with her to learn more about why documentary storytelling is important.