Continuing Russia Fallout, Bill Moyers, Jacques Pépin

Developing News on Russia Investigation

UC Berkeley Professor Steven Fish and Hoover Institution Research Fellow Kori Schake analyze this week’s rapid-fire developments, from potentially damaging reports about President Trump’s dealings with Russia, the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller to lead the investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election, and the controversial firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Guests:

• Steven Fish, UC Berkeley political science professor
• Kori Schake, Hoover Institution research fellow

Bill Moyers

Acclaimed journalist Bill Moyers has reported on national politics for five decades. He was a longtime news program host on PBS, a correspondent and political commentator for CBS, and also served as press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Moyers weighs in on the current state of politics and media, and discusses his latest documentary, “RIKERS: An American Jail,” which takes a gritty look at a prison that’s ranked as one of the 10 worst in America.

Additional info: RIKERS premieres May 22, 2017, at 9 p.m. on KQED Channel 9

Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft

Jacques Pépin launched his long television career at KQED with a series called “Today’s Gourmet” and has since starred in almost a dozen other cooking shows at KQED. Now, a new American Masters documentary, “Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft,” explores Pépin’s love of cooking and how he has helped change cooking in America.