Aaron J. Waltke

I can confirm PBS Passport is a VERY good deal for $5/month or less if you choose an annual membership.

Thousands of hours of top notch content. 40 seasons of NOVA. Great kids programs. The new Ken Burns doc on Leonardo da Vinci is excellent.

You can sign up at the link below!

https://www.pbs.org/passport/learn-more/

PBS: Public Broadcasting Service

Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS dramas, find in-depth news analysis and explore documentaries on history, science, art and more!

Jul 18, 2025 at 7:55pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadWorikJul 18, 2025

@GoodAaron I followed that link and it did not say anything about "passport" FYI

Is it "geofenced"?

Show threadAaron J. WaltkeJul 18, 2025
@worik This is what it looks like for me. It does seem to route to your local PBS station — try clicking the donate link and see if it brings up more info?
Show threadWorikJul 19, 2025

@GoodAaron looks like that now

I must have bumped into a temporary outage... or fumbled

Show threadMirror AyakoJul 18, 2025

@GoodAaron

I second this. It’s tax deductible if you join annual membership.

Show threadGoNancyGoJul 18, 2025
@GoodAaron Masterpiece, News Hour, Vienna Blood, Around the World in 80 Days (w/ David Tenant). OK, I'll stop.
Show threaddeirdresJul 18, 2025
@GoodAaron do you know if it’s available outside the US?
Show threadAaron J. WaltkeJul 18, 2025
@deirdres It may not be outside of a VPN — but worth it if you have one.
Show threadKyle Memoir 🍉🐧Jul 18, 2025

@GoodAaron

I'm gonna sign up.

No grown-ass irredeemable lifelong fascist racist misogynist groper imbecile criminal grifter pedo's going to tell me what I can or can't watch.

And, yeah, both PBS and NPR give back far more than they get.

Show threadJoe AlexanderJul 18, 2025
@GoodAaron #boost this post!
Show threadthedæmon (Clay Ayers) [he / him]Jul 18, 2025
Too late, I already did!
Show threadnothingiseasyJul 19, 2025
@GoodAaron I subscribe to PBS Passport. The app is a little clunky, but the shows are top notch: Nova, American Experience, All Creatures Great and Small, Call the Midwife…
Show threadThoriumJul 19, 2025
@GoodAaron Been giving to a few stations every year for a while now. Fuck t-Rump and the repugnant party.
Show threadCindy SueJul 19, 2025
@GoodAaron I signed up with my local station a few months ago. $30 a month to PBS is my best monthly expense! I smile when I see that debit on my account.
Show threadMatt ThomasJul 19, 2025

@GoodAaron thank you for the support! It’s been rough at PBS but seeing the outpouring of support helps us a lot.

Also, our PBS Kids content is always free in the US. No accounts or signs ups needed (not even Passport). It’s just free videos and games. You can find it at pbskids.org or in the various AppStores.

Finally, thank you for #StarTrekProdigy, it holds a special place in my heart!

Show threadAaron J. WaltkeJul 19, 2025
@codecaffeine I started my career at PBS. I am a public broadcasting lifer.
Show threadDave NathansonJul 19, 2025
@GoodAaron STRONG agree. And you get tons of great content from local PBS affiliates. Appalachian cooking and music shows. Pacific Northwest art shows. It’s a huge amount of content.
Show threadDesert TrailJul 19, 2025
@GoodAaron we actually got a new TV primarily because our old one wouldn’t load the PBS Passport/ PBS Kids App. It’s paid for itself for sure. Also highly recommend!!
Show threadpunkoJul 19, 2025
@GoodAaron signed up!
Show threadK.O. MunleyJul 19, 2025

@GoodAaron As a fellow PBS Passport supporter/donor, I wholeheartedly agree. In addition to their phenomenal documentary and news offerings, they have so many art programs and music offerings. And travel and cooking programs.

Alan Cummings' Most Luxurious Trains Scotland was delightful.

The Great American Recipe is a fun take on the cooking "competition" show format that embraces multiculturalism.

There's so, so much on PBS and they need us now more than ever.

Show threadMirishuliJul 19, 2025
@GoodAaron PBS has the French show “Astrid”. The main character is an autistic woman and it is absolutely the best portrayal of Austism I’ve ever seen. The character is well developed and her strengths and weaknesses are dealt with openly and honestly. It’s in its 4th season because it’s just a solid, good show. It’s a police procedural, btw.
Show threadCrowjaneJul 19, 2025

@GoodAaron

It is the best deal around for streaming, in my opinion.

Show threadAxomamma, Antifa from birthJul 19, 2025
@GoodAaron If PBS, in its new independent iteration, fires David Fucking Brooks, I'll buy in. But until that day comes, both NPR and PBS can fuck all the way off.
Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Jul 19, 2025
@GoodAaron I'm #Canadian and subscribe to it. Excellent value.
Show threadDavid ShenemanJul 20, 2025
@GoodAaron have you watched Finding Your Roots?
Show threadAaron J. WaltkeJul 20, 2025
@tvwonder it’s great!
Show threadDavid ShenemanJul 20, 2025
@GoodAaron we love it!
Show threadDreamwinderJul 20, 2025
@GoodAaron If you like mystery shows, Endeavour and Grantchester are both *phenomenal!*
Show threadHikerSelmaJul 20, 2025
@GoodAaron
As a long time supporters of RMPBS, I urge anyone who is able to realize this is truly a funding emergency and we need to treat it as such. Although on a fixed income I will be treating my support, not as a normal annual fee but instead treat it like a gas or electric bill and pay regularly what I can manage. It's my quiet resistance against fascism.