1. Question Man (Joey Kola) uses the thesaurus to find synonyms; slam poet and educator Stephen Colman illustrates synonyms and antonyms using slam poetry; Laverne (Liz Torres) helps a coworker figure out the percentage of her pay taken out in taxes; job seekers create a dossier to help with their job hunt; and in Milestones, Nashville's auto mechanic Dallas Farmer reveals his struggles and triumphs. Also, Michael Franti of the Bay Area band Spearhead describes his songwriting techniques.

2/19/07

2. The Dallas Cowboys use football to figure out decimals and percentages and Agent Know How investigates the library and gets a library card. New Mexico's famed poet Jimmy Santiago Baca tells how he discovered the power of language while he was in prison and also leads a group of El Paso adult learners in a seminar on the power of writing. Question Man asks "Where do you put the apostrophe?"

2/26/07

3. Job seekers prepare for filling out applications by creating a personal data sheet, singer/songwriter Phoebe Snow shares thoughts on her writing process and her music and in Lifelines, a parent learns how to document her child's illness and treatment by creating a medical bible documenting his medical history.

3/5/07

4. Kathy Bates reflects on books that have been made into movies; in Milestones, a woman from Pittsburgh tells her story of learning and reaching her goal of being a travel agent; and TV411's Book Club reads Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate. Actor Malik Yoba shares his secrets on how to keep a journal in the Street Beat segment.

3/12/07

5. TV411's Book Club reads Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Agent Know How gets the information he needs from the library and Laverne (Liz Torres) helps a new father of triplets multiply his shopping list. Lifelines teaches how to prepare for doctors' visits.

3/19/07

6. Question Man shows viewers the right way to take a phone message, Laverne (Liz Torres) helps a pair of shoppers get the best deal when buying a TV, New York-based pop/rock band Betty teaches homonyms, a group of job seekers learn how to craft their resume and Milestones puts the focus on Pat Blackwell of Indiana who explains how going to school later in life enabled her to become a nurse and support her family.

3/26/07

7. Late Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner introduces champion ice skaters Tai Babalonia and Randy Gardner, who use their talents to calculate an average; animated segment Dictionary Cinema shows you how to look up a word and Milestones features New York artist Esperanza Cortez, who shares her battle with dyslexia.

4/2/07

8. Job seekers work on writing noteworthy cover letters, Laverne (Liz Torres) helps a shopper deal with diabetes and food labels and Dictionary Cinema shows you how to look up a word that you do not know how to spell.

4/9/07

9. Agent Know How uses the library's computer to look up a book; a parent tells of the joy of reading to his kids and gives you tips on how to do it well; and TV411's Book Club reads "Angela's Ashes" and meets the book's Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Frank McCourt.

4/16/07

10. A young couple from Seattle with credit card debt visits a credit counselor to create a budget, learn how to clip coupons and manage their money; America's Smartest Moves, hosted by "America's Funniest Videos" star John Fugelsang, looks at the fine print on those "too good to be true" credit card offers; in a commercial parody, Rip Off looks critically at a television offer; and Book Club puts the spotlight on Studs Terkel, who reads from hs book "Working."

4/23/07

11. Salsa musician and songwriter Ruben Blades talks about his writing process and shares some of his music; Milestones goes to El Paso, where a mother enters the Even Start program and learns that she can bring her family closer together by improving her reading and writing skills; and Question Man (Joey Kola) learns some tips for taking tests.

4/30/07

12. Laverne (Liz Torres) helps a young man write a card to his girlfriend, parents go through the process of choosing a school for their child and bluegrass singer and songwriter Hazel Dickens shares her music and her writing tips.

5/7/07

13. Members of the WNBA's Detroit Shock use basketball to figure out fractions and percentages; in Lifelines, new immigrants get advice on completing a citizenship application; Laverne (Liz Torres) helps a customer fill out a store's credit card application; and Milestones features Resonja Willoughby from Oakland, Calif., who shows viewers how writing a letter can generate change in your community.

5/14/07

14. On Lifelines, a son writes an emotional letter to his estranged father; Dictionary Cinema explains how foreign words are listed in the dictionary; Milestones profiles a San Francisco Bay Area adult learner, Enrique Ramirez, who shares his continuing education with his employer; Street Beat gives tips on highlighting text; and on Sports Smarts, NBA Atlanta Hawks players LaPhonso Ellis and Alan Henderson demonstrate how to figure out time and distance on a map when planning a trip. Plus, a pop quiz about word origins and Buzzword explains the word "reconcile."

5/21/07

15. Question Man (Joey Kola) uses the library to find books to help raise his teenage son; Laverne (Liz Torres) explains how to use a glossary when reading a health insurance plan, Street Beat gives a tip on figuring out a tip in a restaurant; on Lifelines, a mother and daughter create a schedule to make sure there's time for homework, chores and activities; on Write Now with Jimmy Santiago Baca, the award-winning poet and TV411 contributor shows a group of adults how to keep a daily journal. Plus, a pop quiz about appliances and energy consumption, and Buzzword explains the word "stereotype."

5/28/07

16. Question Man (Joey Kola) visits a rent-to-own store and figures out if it's better to rent or own a washing machine; on Sports Smarts, WNBA Utah Starzz player Olympia Scott-Richardson shows how she uses a day planner to manage her time and activities; on Street Beat, "NYPD Blue" actor Dennis Franz gives a tip on reading the newspaper; Laverne (Liz Torres) helps a customer estimate the cost of a painting job and how to figure the take-home pay; and on Words Behind the Music, singer/songwriter Toshi Reagon writes a song on the spot especially for TV411. Plus, a pop quiz about credit card debt, and Buzzword explains the word "analogy."

6/4/07

17. Lifelines shows a couple who wishes to buy a first home how to read a mortgage chart; Dictionary Cinema explains how to use a thesaurus; Question Man (Joey Kola) figures out how to understand the graphs and numbers on his utility bill; Street Beat gives a tip on evaluating written information; and Milestones profiles four Long Beach, Calif. students who call themselves The Freedom Writers and use pen and paper to fight prejudice and intolerance. Plus, a pop quiz about volunteering, and Buzzword explains the word "anomaly."

6/11/07

18. Question Man (Joey Kola) learns that you don't need a college education to read a big city newspaper; ABC "Good Morning America" news anchor Antonio Mora hosts a report on multiple intelligences on Straight to the Source; Street Beat gives a tip on finding government listings in the phone book; former Olympian and tennis pro Zina Garrison explains percentiles and ranking on Sports Smarts; and on Write Now with Jimmy Santiago Baca, the award-winning poet and TV411 contributor shows a group of adults how to summarize a poem. Plus, a pop quiz about the U.S. Census, and Buzzword explains the word "dynamics."

6/18/07

19. ABC "Good Morning America" news anchor Antonio Mora hosts a report on different learning styles on Straight to the Source; Milestones profiles a Baltimore, Md.-based steel worker, John Deitsch, and his continuing quest to pass the G.E.D; Street Beat offers a tip on how to summarize almost anything; Laverne (Liz Torres) explains how to understand and use the unit price labels on store shelves; and on Write Now with Jimmy Santiago Baca, the award-winning poet and TV411 contributor shares his own personal learning journey and how he came "into language." Plus, a pop quiz about adults in college, and Buzzword explains the word "marginalized."

6/25/07

20. Laverne (Liz Torres) shows a customer how to understand probability and odds when it comes to reading a brochure on breast cancer; Dictionary Cinema explains how the same word can have different meanings; Milestones profiles North Carolina-based author Elizabeth Daniels Squire and how she has written eight best-selling novels, despite the fact that she's dyslexic; Street Beat gives a tip on learning new words and how to remember them; and ABC "Good Morning America" news anchor Antonio Mora hosts a report on dyslexia. Plus, a pop quiz about water and the human body, and Buzzword explains the word "genetics."

7/2/07

21. Sports Smarts features Olympic medalist Marian Jones running through the concept of rate; a new strand introduces two math-savvy Calculating Women who take charge of an overweight friend's calorie-counting; a Lifelines segment explores smart ways to manage multiple medications; Straight to the Source asks mind mentor Michael Gelb to demonstrate an innovative technique for improving memory; Michael Beech of TV's "Third Watch" offers tips for handling an emergency.

7/9/07

22. In the back seat of a stretch limo, Question Man (Joey Kola) gets financial advice from a millionaire; in Lifelines, an entrepreneurial teenage parent gets help starting up a small lollipop business as he pursues his GED; those math-savvy Calculating Women estimate and calculate their way to an affordable cell phone plan; Straight to the Source asks a federal con-buster to reveal the math behind money scams.

7/16/07

23. A Lifelines segment presents strategies for reading comprehension on the GED; a new strand, Math Behind the Arts, features TV chef Curtis Aikens explaining ratios and cooking; a Milestones portrait traces how one man left prison and low literacy behind; TV411's revamped Book Club finds out what happens when an entire Midwestern town reads the same novel.

7/23/07

24. Question Man figures out how to decipher legalese; a Milestones portrait shows how an out-of-work Appalachian coal miner succeeded in changing careers; TV411's math-minded Calculating Women explore strategies for building up retirement savings; Math Behind the Arts features a New York City artist who works with clay and the formula for area when she makes tiles for the subway.

7/30/07

25. Math mavens Calculating Women offer tips on how to avoid credit card debt; Milestones focuses on a New York man who, despite a reading disability, teaches others how to pass motor vehicle exams; Laverne (Liz Torres) dispenses sound advice about reading over-the-counter medicine labels and following prescriptions; on Sports Smarts, three well-traveled Harlem Globetrotters demonstrate how to read a world map.

8/6/07

26. A Milestones portrait traces an African immigrant's struggles as she learns to read and raise a family in America; Laverne helps a young parent find ways to childproof her home; on Lifelines, an African-American woman shows how she researches her family roots over the Internet and in the field; and for Book Club, hip-hop star Doug E. Fresh teaches parents and children how to rap and rhyme while they read.

8/13/07

27. Question Man tackles sentence fragments in a grammatically-correct dream; on Write Now, poet Jimmy Baca conducts a dynamic writing workshop with steelworkers; Laverne helps a co-worker create an outline for a GED essay on disciplining children; Straight to the Source takes us behind the scenes at the popular "Bernie Mac" show for a peek at a professional brainstorming session.

8/20/07

28. Newly minted writer Kathi Wellington enlivens a Milestones segment with her vivid stories of being a female steelworker; Math Behind the Arts visits origami artist June Sakamoto for a lesson on basic geometry; a TV411 special invites parents and children to interpret art and symbolism at a Philadelphia museum; on Words Behind the Poetry, Broadway performers from Russell Simmon's "Def Poetry Jam" demonstrate how writing poetry can be hot and cool.

8/27/07

29. Math Behind the Arts asks a professional drummer and dancers from the Broadway hit, "Forty-Second Street," to demonstrate fractions in action; on a TV411 special, a female carpenter shows how math and measurement are critical to her work; Sports Smarts taps the expertise of Mets pitcher Al Leiter on the perimeter of a baseball diamond; Laverne explains the concept of percentages and multiple mark-downs to bargain-hunting patrons of the Big Store.

9/3/07

30. Question Man gets the scoop from a former reporter on how to read between the lines; Straight to the Source looks over the shoulder of political cartoonist Don Margolies as he practices the art of satire; a Sports Smarts segment shows how DC United soccer star Nick Rimando uses computers and the Internet while he's on the road; Book Club visits a special class in New York where workers learn about the history of the Depression through Dorothea Lange's celebrated photographs.

9/10/07