Episode 1
Aired Sep 25, 2016
The King; The New Cold War; The Picasso Portfolio
King Abdullah II of Jordan; the U.S.-Russian nuclear stance; Pablo Picasso's art and personal life.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 2, 2016
A battle for natural resources in the Arctic frontier; actor and director Nate Parker discusses his film "The Birth of a Nation" and an incident in his past that could threaten the film's success; Mary Quin, the woman who escaped terrorist captors.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 9, 2016
The impact artificial intelligence has on the world, including its role in driving cars, cellphones, social media and cancer care; actor Bryan Cranston discusses his life and career leading up to "Breaking Bad."
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 16, 2016
Syrian refugee crisis; the sons of infamous spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg tell their story.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 23, 2016
The presidential election and the state of Ohio; several NFL stars take a $43 million investment loss at the hands of one financial adviser; a new advertising trend uses social media to target a hard-to-reach audience.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 30, 2016
A young Muslim who grew up in America explains why he tried to join ISIS; the effects of the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado; the Zomba Prison Project in Malawi.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 6, 2016
After years of Islamic State group occupation, Mosul, Iraq, is taken back by the Iraqi Army; how America will vote with both presidential candidates having high disapproval ratings; creating a vaccine against the Zika virus.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 13, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump and family.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 20, 2016
The country of Turkey and American policy; the U.S. National women's soccer team's fight against the U.S. Soccer Federation over wages; singer Bruno Mars.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 27, 2016
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi discusses his idea to eliminate hundreds of elected officials; scientists hope volunteers with a genetic mutation that causes early-onset Alzheimer's may help find a way to prevent the disease in others.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 4, 2016
Speaker Paul Ryan; Golden Triangle Development Link CEO Joe Max Higgins; lawsuits against businesses that allegedly fail to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 11, 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; the country of Colombia; Saroo Brierley, the man who inspired the film "Lion."
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 18, 2016
The Syrian Civil Defense; members and maestro of the pope's choir; actor Denzel Washington.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 25, 2016
The members and the maestro of the Pope's Choir; Broadway hit "Hamilton."
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 1, 2017
Rising murder numbers in Chicago; small countries offer citizenship for a price; the makers of Havana Club Rum.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 8, 2017
The U.S. government's controversial ransom policy concerning American hostages; experimental and autonomous drones used on the battlefield; evidence of a ninth planet at the far edge of the solar system.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 15, 2017
Barack Obama: Eight Years in the White House
President Barack Obama discusses his two-term legacy, current key issues and President-elect Donald Trump; highlights of Obama's past interviews.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 29, 2017
Shooting tragedies involving the Remington 700 hunting rifle; the survivors and rescuers of an Italian ski resort avalanche; mechanical cheating in pro cycling.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 5, 2017
Broadway musical "Hamilton"; the members and the maestro of the Pope's Choir discuss their sound.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 12, 2017
Grammy Night
Interviews with singers Beyoncé, Adele and Bruno Mars.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 19, 2017
A defector from North Korea discusses the military threat from Kim Jong-un; tragedies involving the Remington 700 rifle; former gymnasts describe the sexual abuse they say was inflicted by U.S. National Gymnastics team doctor Lawrence Nassar.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 26, 2017
Behind Bars
The hunt for and recapture of drug lord Joaquin "el Chapo" Guzman; three people who spent years in prison before being exonerated discuss how they are adjusting to life; the Zomba Prison Project in Malawi.
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Episode 23
Aired Feb 26, 2017
Studying people with a rare genetic mutation that causes early-onset Alzheimer's in the hope of preventing the disease in others; J.T. Holmes skis the Eiger, then jumps off the peak with a parachute.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 5, 2017
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen; the discovery of the voyage data recorder of the El Faro sheds new light on the maritime disaster; 33 circus lions enjoy retirement at a sanctuary in South Africa.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 12, 2017
Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza; former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohamedou Slahi.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 19, 2017
Loopholes in the H-1B visa program allow firms to outsource American jobs and displace American workers; food famine in South Sudan; the set of the children's television program "Sesame Street."
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Episode 27
Aired Mar 26, 2017
The terrorist attack at a Texas Muhammad cartoon contest; the creation and dissemination of "fake news"; in Franklin County, Miss., a chess program lifts the hopes of children, parents and community.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 2, 2017
Betty Shelby, the Tulsa police officer charged with manslaughter for killing an unarmed black man; architect Peter Marino.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 9, 2017
Habit-forming smartphone apps and content; Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya discusses his experience with hiring refugees; Japanese professional baseball player Shohei Otani.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 16, 2017
Parents of children massacred in Newtown, Conn., work to prevent another shooting; attorneys of the New Orleans Public Defenders Office believe innocent clients have gone to jail because they lacked resources; eye surgeons in Burma reverse blindness.
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Episode 31
Aired Apr 23, 2017
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Judge Alex Kozinski responds to President Trump's attack on his court; the century-old tradition of timber racing.
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Episode 32
Aired Apr 30, 2017
The Supreme Court's ruling in former Gov. Bob McDonnell's public corruption case; the work of photographer Norman Seeff; a successful African high school founded by a Massachusetts hedge fund trader.
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Episode 33
Aired May 7, 2017
The deportation of a father and business owner who lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades; Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials after World War II; the Chicago Cubs.
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Episode 34
Aired May 14, 2017
The firing of FBI director James Comey; a former FBI agent talks about documents seized in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden; Mars rover Curiosity.
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Episode 35
Aired May 21, 2017
A report on sanctuary cities; a sheriff's controversial style puts him in the spotlight; a Chinese artist's provocative work makes him a target of harassment.
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Episode 36
Aired May 21, 2017
Clues at a gas station reveal a massive corruption scandal involving scores of politicians in Brazil; jailhouse informants in Orange County Calif.; using satellite imagery to locate ancient sites for archeological digging.
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Episode 37
Aired May 28, 2017
A 99-year-old survivor of the Bataan Death March walks the trail annually; protecting homes from wildfires; large, lightweight structures that inflate in space.
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Episode 38
Aired Jun 4, 2017
A look into the mysterious attacks on the lives of Russian opposition activists; how the owner of a popular yogurt brand found success through hiring and helping refugees; the people helping to restore the diminishing gorilla population.
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Episode 39
Aired Jun 11, 2017
A defector from North Korea shares thoughts on Kim Jong Un; tech insiders discuss cellphone addiction; musician Bruno Mars talks about his Hawaiian roots and his creative process.
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Episode 40
Aired Jun 18, 2017
The first responders who rescue civilians in Syria; how poor countries make money by selling passports and citizenship to travelers; a chess program in a small Mississippi town provides children with new opportunities.
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Episode 41
Aired Jun 25, 2017
Ways artificial intelligence is beginning to change the world; Japanese professional baseball player Shohei Otani.
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Episode 42
Aired Jul 2, 2017
A young American Muslim man shares his reasons for attempting to join ISIS; circus lions are brought to a peaceful sanctuary in South Africa; inmates and guards of Zomba Prison create music.
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Episode 43
Aired Jul 9, 2017
Scientists study volunteers with a genetic mutation that causes early-onset Alzheimer's in the hope of finding a way to prevent the disease in the future; actor Bryan Cranston.
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Episode 44
Aired Jul 16, 2017
The controversial policy the U.S. government follows when an American is held for ransom; two eye surgeons in Burma employ a program that has reversed blindness in over 4 million people; Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.
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Episode 45
Aired Jul 23, 2017
Tawdry Tales, The Brothers Rosenberg
The Supreme Court's ruling in former Gov. Bob McDonnell's public corruption case; the sons of infamous spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg tell their story.
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Episode 46
Aired Jul 30, 2017
A man who was tortured and held at Guantanamo Bay prison for close to 14 years tells his story; 271 never-before-seen Picasso pieces brought forward by the artist's former electrician.
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Episode 47
Aired Aug 6, 2017
Return to Newtown; Strike Through; Peter Marino
Parents of children killed in the Newtown, Conn., shooting continue to mourn; allegations that an American manufacturer sold faulty protective equipment during the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus; architect Peter Marino.
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Episode 48
Aired Aug 13, 2017
Loopholes in the H-1B visa program allow firms to outsource American jobs and displace American workers; shooting tragedies involving the Remington 700 hunting rifle; the century-old tradition of timber racing.
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Episode 49
Aired Aug 20, 2017
Difficulties involved with preventing terrorist attacks; experimental and autonomous drones used on the battlefield; Saroo Brierley, the man who inspired the film "Lion."
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Episode 50
Aired Aug 27, 2017
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's unconventional jail management style; CrossFit founder Greg Glassman.
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Episode 51
Aired Sep 3, 2017
Allegations that flood insurance claims after Hurricane Sandy were denied because of fraudulent engineers' reports; mechanical cheating in pro cycling; a visit to the set of "Sesame Street."
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Episode 52
Aired Sep 10, 2017
Former White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon; newly accessible Arctic resources due to climate change.
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Episode 53
Aired Sep 17, 2017
Heroin in the Heartland; Le Carré
Heroin addiction in the United States; the life and work of author John le Carré.
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