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The Good Road
| Website: | https://www.goodroad.tv |
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| Next Airing: | Fri, Apr 25th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV |
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THE GOOD ROAD is an innovative, inspiring documentary series about two best friends who travel the world meeting philanthropists and change-makers, who have dedicated their lives to addressing global humanitarian issues. From depressed inner-city neighborhoods, to border camps for refugees, to rural health clinics, hosts Earl Bridges and Craig Martin explore efforts to help Rohingya refugees, stop elephant poaching, end human trafficking, alleviate poverty, and more.
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St. Thomas, Usvi - Not Just A Rock
Each US Virgin Island has its own identity and historic development, but tourism on all three is under threat from coral disease. We follow a team of scuba diving scientists to study this threat to coral - known as the lungs of the planet.
Next Airing: Fri, Apr 25th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:45 Usage rights: 11/1/2023 to 9/30/2025 -
Nashville, TN - Making Space
Alternative venues in the Music City include the National Museum of African American Music and the iconic Parthenon. Inside is a trip through ancient (and not so ancient) history as we talk to changemakers and musicians who see another future for Nashville.
Next Airing: Fri, May 2nd, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2023 to 9/30/2025 -
Asheville, NC - The French Broad
The French Broad River is at the heart of Asheville, NC. We meet the people and organizations trying to strike a balance between nature and development. We ventured from the river's edge to an urban "peace garden" as we explored conservation and social justice in this growing city.
Next Airing: Fri, May 9th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2023 to 9/30/2025 -
St. Croix, USVI - Farm Tech City
There are "islands" among the islands of the USVI. From food education and food independence through farming to a center for technology, we meet the people who are turning vulnerabilities into strengths.
Next Airing: Fri, May 16th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2023 to 9/30/2025 -
Charleston, SC - Hidden Histories
Charleston has many diverse communities. We get introduced to some Jewish, Gullah and LGBTQ+ activists who have pushed for recognition of their influence in the city's history, arts and cultural scene.
Next Airing: Fri, May 23rd, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2023 to 9/30/2025 -
NYC - Food Securities
Money may be the root of all evil, but it can do a lot of good too. We ask what is the role of capital in doing good? And where better to ask than Wall Street. We also follow an NYC Food Bank meal from its origins as a donation at a food distribution site to its final destination with someone in need.
Next Airing: Fri, May 30th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2023 to 9/30/2025 -
Northern Iraq
Be prepared to have Iraq open up to you in an amazing way. From a holy yazidi temple in Kurdistan to the "court of churches" in Mosul's old city we get a glimpse of Northern Iraq's cultural and religiously pluralistic past. Finally, a diverse group of Iraqis comes together to form an eastern orchestra that performs ancient assyrian songs.
Next Airing: Fri, Jun 6th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2023 to 9/30/2025 -
Northern Iraq & Istanbul - Iraqi Freedom
The Good Road explores religious freedom and pluralism in a region haunted by violence and trauma. We hear personal stories of resilience and survival and meet a reporter in Istanbul, Turkey who has covered the region for decades. What do a Bahai, a Christian, and an atheist all have in common in a predominantly Muslim country? They all believe in the future of Iraq for everyone.
Next Airing: Fri, Jun 13th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2024 to 9/30/2026 -
Havana, Cuba - Behind Closed Doors
Dance, Art, and Music are helping to usher Cuba into a new future. From Instagram savvy dance groups to Art first economic development plans we discover the many innovative ways that Cubans are supporting one another from within this isolated island. Because everything they do is steeped in the resilience and generosity that anchors their heritage and culture.
Next Airing: Fri, Jun 20th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2024 to 9/30/2026 -
Nyc - Liquid Na Courage
Craig and Earl explore the lower east side through the lens of Craig's personal sobriety journey. Their guides are three creative women for whom wellness and mental health involve writing, dance, and exploration. From discussing sober sex to voguing for pride month and a non-alcoholic elixir bar... The Good Road is on the wagon.
Next Airing: Fri, Jun 27th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2024 to 9/30/2026 -
St. Thomas, Uvi - Rock City Kids
Julius "The Chef" Jackson is a household name in St. Thomas, and comes from a Caribbean boxing dynasty. We discover how he, and his world champion father Julian Jackson, give back to the island that gave them so much.
Next Airing: Fri, Jul 4th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2024 to 9/30/2026 -
Miami, Fl - Little Haiti Healers
We explore Miami's Little Haiti and the experiences of the Haitian Diaspora through art, culture, food and the Little Haiti Cultural Complex as they aid refugees in their effort to build a new home in America. Vegan Healers, artists, and a Miami Herald reporter help us understand this complicated country and teach us what Haiti has to offer.
Next Airing: Fri, Jul 11th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2024 to 9/30/2026 -
Asheville, Nc - Downstream
Earl, Craig and magazine editor Dave Dibenidetto get a left-of-center look into the Asheville food and farm scene by spending the day on the Farm Heritage trail. They meet the folks running heritage and family owned farms that help to bridge the urban / rural divide. We learn the ways in which we're all connected, because everyone is downstream from someone.
Next Airing: Fri, Jul 18th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2024 to 9/30/2026 -
St. Croix, Charleston, Asheville - Bees!
Bees are critical to food production across the world. Bees are also dying off at an alarming rate. We journey from Earl's little beehive in downtown Charleston to Honeyman's 100's of hives on the island of St. Croix, USVI and end up at The Honey Bee Research Center in Asheville. We learn more about Bees than we knew you could and meet some of the folks fighting for their existence.
Next Airing: Fri, Jul 25th, 2025 at 8:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2024 to 9/30/2026 -
Charleston, S.C.: Voice As Freedom
The loal free and independent press has become marginalized by national news sources conglomerated along political and ideological lines, and many have been under attack for asking hard questions. Earl Bridges and Craig Martin meet up with Adam Parker, a journalist at the Charleston Post and Courier, the oldest daily news source in the South. They explore Charleston's race relations, religion and government, and discuss the fate of journalism and the role of journalists to make positive societal change. In 2018, the New York Times reported on the Charleston Rifle Club and their refusal to admit Dr. Melvin Brown, who would have been the first black member, after Adam broke the story locally. Conversations with Dr. Brown and Toby Smith of the Mcleod Plantation's African American Experience of plantations provide further insight into racial inequities and the negative impact of revisionist histories. Earl and Craig also sit down with Ricky Dennis, one of a handful of black journalists at the Post and Courier. Ricky and his mentor Adam Parker address past issues but also provide a way forward. The hope for progressive and positive change lies not only in stories told by independent news outlets, but also in a new, diverse mix of reporters telling those stories.
Length: 00:25:59 Usage rights: 1/7/2022 to 1/6/2026 -
Charleston, South Carolina: Rising Tides
Precariously positioned between major waterways, rivers and the Atlantic Ocean, Charleston, South Carolina is susceptible to flooding from major storms and even the daily shifting of the tides. This reality complicates everything for businesses and the city's residents, especially those living in poor, historically black neighborhoods. Earl Bridges and Craig Martin have in-depth conversations with people addressing climate change and sustainability, such as Mayor John Tecklenburg. They also venture out on the rich oyster beds with Terrell Brown and his dad, owners of Brown's Oyster Supply. Terrell talks about sustainability and the impact that climate change has had on this generational industry of oyster harvesting. Later, Craig and Earl visit with Latonya Gamble at Eastside Community Development, where Latonya talks about the impact that flooding has had on this struggling community. A visit to Joe Watson and his family-owned Mary's Sweet Shop restores faith in the power of family and community in the face of intense societal and meteorological pressures. Joe shows Earl and Craig the sticky notes and registers of names of many of the poorest of the poor who receive basic needed food and milk for free with a promissory note to pay Joe back when they can.
Length: 00:26:00 Usage rights: 1/7/2022 to 1/6/2026 -
Hyderabad, India: One in a Billion
Earl Bridges and Craig Martin travel to Hyderabad, India to meet up with Earl's old college friend, Harish Mamtani. Harish runs a private school designed to help underprivileged students who are eager to learn with a better education than can be received elsewhere in the community. Coming from an entrepreneurial background, Harish knows that innovation is the key to making possible the overwhelming task of providing effective education to students in poor communities. Craig and Earl also visit Hyderabad's historic Golconda Fort and Charminar Mosque, as The Good Road team steps back in time to India's ancient history. And, of course, they indulge in some of the best street food Hyderabad has to offer. Later, on a walk through a top rated private school in Richmond, Virginia, Harish explains to Earl why private education in India is critical for the poorest of the poor versus the traditional US model of private education for the wealthy. Harish works hard to provide access to the poor of Hyderabad through private schools, as a necessary supplement to India's public education infrastructure.
Length: 00:26:00 Usage rights: 1/7/2022 to 1/6/2026 -
Mosul, Iraq - Hardwired
We travel to Iraq with non-profit Hardwired Global to discover what it's like to bring unity to this war torn country. The children of Kurdish Christians and the children of extremist Islamic groups learn to understand each other by participating in a play about conflict.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2023 to 9/30/2025 -
On The Burmese Border: Free Burma Ranger
The Burmese border is home base to an organization called the Free Burma Rangers, headed by Dave Eubank. The Free Burma Rangers serve around the world in combat zones, rescuing civilians from the frontlines of conflict and documenting atrocities in places like Myanmar and Syria. Dave's entire family - his wife and three children - are involved in the work of engaging and helping wounded civilians caught in conflict. Craig Martin and Earl Bridges try to keep up on horseback as they work out with the rangers on the "Ranger Runs" and wading through swamps as they train in Northern Thailand. They learn how challenging and stressful the work is, and how sharing love and hope with desperate people presents a new level of complexity and extreme danger. Currently, the Free Burma Rangers are in the middle of the struggle between military oppression and the regular citizenry of Myanmar. At great risk to their lives, Dave Eubank and his family are proving that love and good cannot just survive but even thrive in the midst of evil and injustice.
Length: 00:26:00 Usage rights: 1/7/2022 to 1/6/2026 -
San Juan, Puerto Rico: After The Storm
For weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico in September of 2017, many families were left without any communication. Meteorologist Ada Monzon walks with Earl Bridges along the beach of one of the hardest hit communities, Loiza, to explain the aftermath, and her role in keeping people informed. Then, Craig Martin and Earl meet with Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, who partnered up with Raul Rodriguez and the Cagua Criollos baseball franchise to help the community in Cagua. They provided all kinds of assistance including food and water despite the intense damage suffered by Criollos stadium, an iconic Puerto Rican venue. Pudge also toured Craig and Earl around his Pudge Coffee farm in his hometown of Vega Baja where the priority has been to get coffee farmers back in business. Casa Pueblo in the mountain town of Adjuntas is a community organization famous for winning the coveted Goldman Environmental Prize. Director Arturo Massol-Deya continues the mission and focus of his parents Tinti Deyá Diaz and Alexis Massol Gonzalez, Casa Pueblo's founders. They support the town of Adjuntas through their farms, radio station, medical labs and solar cinema. After Hurricane Maria hit, Casa Pueblo was one of the only places on the island that didn't lose power because of their solar infrastructure.
Length: 00:26:00 Usage rights: 1/7/2022 to 1/6/2026 -
San Juan, Puerto Rico: The Art of Community
San Juan is at the heart of many important contributions Puerto Rico has made to American history and culture, including in the areas of art, sports, music and cuisine. Craig Martin and Earl Bridges explore Puerto Rico's Old City (Viejo San Juan) and the vibrancy of the artists who live there. Sculptor Ana Rosa Rivera talks about using art to enhance the lives of its poorest residents. Together with her husband Charles Juhasz-Alvarado, they all tour Contrafuertes, a museum in the heart of Viejo San Juan that is a collaborative artists-driven place. Artist Freddy Mercado exhibits large costumes that represent gender identity, aging and independence. Freddy and LGBTQ rights activist/filmmaker Carla Cavina collaborated on a film telling the story of spirituality, physical suffering and identity called "Fractura." Carla explains why art and expression through film helps people struggling with their own personal identity. Earl and Craig also tour Charles and Ana Rosa's art studio and learn about struggle within the longest running colony in history. The issues are messy and not clean cut, but art often presents what is broken in society in a way that doesn't necessarily provide a solution to the brokenness. For many on the island, political independence will still require positive interaction and collaboration with the United States. Most Puerto Ricans have tight bonds with family members living in the US and breaking those bonds isn't part of the equation.
Length: 00:26:00 Usage rights: 1/7/2022 to 1/6/2026 -
Virginia: Balance
Virginia is in a state of struggle between the past and present. Balance in nature and balance in community requires people of all backgrounds, ethnicities and tribes. There is so much in the balance and activists are stepping in to maintain that equilibrium. Monacan Nation Chief Kenneth Branham, whose ancestors lived in villages at Rassawek on the banks of the James River, talks with Craig Martin and Earl Bridges about how modern development is threatening the tribe's traditional burial site. The Rassawek community population was much larger than the colony at Jamestown, and yet most of the historical interest and preservation goes to Jamestown. Earl and Craig also venture to the rural town of Yogaville to speak with activist Swami Dayananda. There they learn more about conservation on the James River and also how a life in pursuit of healthy, organic and locally grown food and medicine will have a positive impact on all of us, our communities and the planet.
Length: 00:26:00 Usage rights: 1/7/2022 to 1/6/2026