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by Nicole Nguyen

In the male-dominated comic-book world of the 1940s, Wonder Woman attracted a lot of attention as the superheroine of justice, love, peace, and equality. The warrior princess of the Amazons has been a hero to strong-willed women ever since. Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines is a PBS Independent Lens documentary about the real-life leading ladies that the DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston has gone on to inspire.

The documentary follows the legacy of Wonder Woman and explores how the comics-character-turned-TV-star influenced women to fight for positive female role models, both on screen and off. Lynda Carter, who played the title role in The New Original Wonder Woman series in the '70s; feminist Gloria Steinem; and a handful of comic writers and artists appear in the film to discuss the portrayal of women in the action genre and the meanings of "heroism" and "power."

Check your local listings to find out what time tonight, April 15, your PBS station is showing the premiere of Wonder Women!. There's also a great discussion guide with more tidbits on the state of women in popular culture. Tell us about the wonder women in your lives and watch a trailer and a clip from the documentary after the break.

by Susannah Chen

At his live cooking demo in Aspen, Ming Tsai revealed that he's mixing things up for the ninth season of Simply Ming on PBS. This time around, the show's going to be called Simply Ming: On the Fly.

"I'll be combining my love of Iron Chef and just regular cooking shows," he told the audience, recounting a visit from guest chef Jacques Pepin two weeks prior. "We had two mystery ingredients to work with; he played my sous chef, and I played his. Jacques said, 'Chef, I'm your commis,' which, if you don't work in a restaurant and don't speak French, might make you think: Jacques Pepin, a communist?"

As with Iron Chef, all the dishes on the PBS show will be made off the cuff. (Not one to be bitter about his loss, Tsai acknowledged, "I made a rookie mistake — too much stuff on a plate is no good.") "The best part of the show is that since it's done on the fly, I don't have to write 120 recipes like I normally do, and neither do the guest chefs." This season, that'll include the likes of Andrew Zimmern and Jonathan Waxman.

After a glut of redundant reality TV shows, I'm looking forward to a new cooking show with a change of pace. Do you feel the same way?

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by Heather Maddan

A conversation between parent and child can be incredibly powerful. StoryCorps is a program that records exchanges so society can benefit from them. It's not hard to be moved by one such interview between 12-year-old Joshua Littman (who has Asperger's syndrome) and his mother, Sarah Littman. It was taped five years ago and garnered national attention, but as budget cuts threaten the organization's existence, the interview has be brought back into the spotlight.

In a post on the StoryCorp website, Sarah Littman wrote:

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). No federal funding for CPB might mean the end of StoryCorps, which for me would be a deeply personal tragedy. StoryCorps is the national public broadcasting project that gives everyday Americans the chance to record a forty minute oral history interview with a loved one. A copy of each interview is archived at the Library of Congress so our great-great grandchildren can get to know us through our voice and story. CPB is StoryCorps’ primary funder.

Would you take part in this project? Who is the person you would choose and why?

by POPSUGAR Pets

Every time I witness a service dog in action, I'm amazed by just how much these dogs can do and how well-prepared and well-matched they are with their loving owners. The second thing I think . . . is how my own pooch's training pales in comparison. I know it's hard work to train a potential service dog, but I've never seen the actual process of matching pets to people so I'm excited to check out the new documentary, Through a Dog's Eyes, airing on Apr. 21 on PBS.

This film follows puppies through the training process along with monitoring the anticipation of the humans they'll be matched up with and promises to give even traditional pet owners a way to see their dogs in a whole new light. I'll definitely tune in but watch the trailer, and let me know if you'll be watching along with me in the comments below!