Neal Justin's TV picks for Oct. 12-13: 'The DNA of Murder With Paul Holes,' 'Why We Hate,' 'Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America'

October 12, 2019 at 5:32AM
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Patricia Sellers, an international criminal attorney, in "Why We Hate."
Patricia Sellers, an international criminal attorney, in “Why We Hate.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

All you need is love

Steven Spielberg is one of the executive producers behind "Why We Hate," a well-intentioned but all-too-scholarly docuseries that explores the roots of everything from bullying to racism. The six-part class is at its best when it breaks from the scholars and turns the lectern over to former skinheads and other radicals who take full advantage of the opportunity to atone for their past sins.

9 p.m. Sunday, Discovery

Hot on the trail

"The DNA of Murder With Paul Holes," a new crime investigation series led by the investigator of the Golden State Killer, opens with a re-examination of a double murder in an Iowa hotel that has left local police scratching their heads for nearly four decades. Holes makes so much progress in the 90-minute premiere that, intentionally or not, he makes small-town detectives look about as effective as Keystone Kops.

6 p.m. Saturday, Oxygen

Spiritual guidance

"Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America" dives deep into some of the most pivotal songs of the genre, starting with Kanye West's "Jesus Walks." The artist didn't participate in the episode, but John Legend, Questlove and others do just fine tracking the number's gospel influences and willingness to marry religion with rap. Future installments shine the spotlight on Queen Latifah's "Ladies First" and Kendrick Lamar's "Alright."

11:10 p.m. Sunday, AMC

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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2018 file photo, Steven Spielberg arrives at the 90th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. Warner Bros. Chairman Toby Emmerich says Tuesday that the legendary filmmaker will produce and may direct the World War II action adventure “Blackhawk," for the studio. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Spielberg (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016, file photo, Kanye West appears at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. West has held an outdoor worship service that attracted thousands of people to the Wyoming city where he owns a ranch. The Billings Gazette reports West held the free event Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, on the grounds of The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody. The center estimates 3,800 people attended the hour-long "Sunday Service" in the Robbie Powwow Garden. (Photo b
West (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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