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Realms of the Real

Season 12 Episode 2

Viewers travel from a banana plantation in Reykjavik, Iceland, to a former Agfa photographic film factory in Berlin to Argentina’s “Lithium Triangle” with featured artists Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Ragnar Kjartansson, Candice Lin and Tomás Saraceno. “Realms of the Real” premieres in early 2026.

Aired: 10/16/25
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