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Welcome to Hot Mess!

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Hot Mess is a show about how climate change impacts all of us, and about how we can create a better future for our planet and ourselves.

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Lucy investigates Queen Mary I - was she really as bloody as history suggests?
A rare glimpse of Mary as a child from 1552. There's no sign of "Bloody Mary" here?
A coronation designed for Kings, presented some problems for the first Queen.
Father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile bike ride in this portrait of familial love.
Historian Jonathan Petropoulos investigates the life of former Nazi art dealer Bruno Lohse.
During WWII, the ERR operationalized Nazi art looting on an industrial scale.
Join Deb Freeman to discover the life and legacy of chef Edna Lewis, one dish at a time.
Chef Mashama Bailey reveals how her Savannah restaurant takes daily inspiration from Edna Lewis.
Chef Amethyst Ganaway does a cookout with Lowcountry spiced shark and an Edna Lewis sensibility.
A filmmaker learns her architect father’s iconic design in São Paulo is occupied by unhoused people.
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