Episode 1
Aired Sep 29, 2019
The Impeachment Inquiry; Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman; Great White
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman; the latest developments in the presidential impeachment inquiry; great white sharks.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 6, 2019
The impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump; a man tells a Texas Ranger he's committed almost 100 murders; Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 13, 2019
Therapeutic use of psychedelics; the mass protests in Hong Kong aimed at the Chinese government; Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad and attorney Amal Clooney.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 20, 2019
Tree of Life; Madame Lagarde; The Columbus Letters
Survivors of the anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh; Christine Lagarde, soon-to-be head of the European Central Bank; Christopher Columbus' rare printed letters are being stolen and replaced with forgeries.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 27, 2019
Joe Biden; The Emerald Triangle; Giant Panda
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden; the effects of strict regulations and the black market on the legal marijuana business in California; efforts to revive the giant panda population.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 3, 2019
Maria Butina; The Battle of Brexit; The Wright Way
Maria Butina, a woman arrested for conspiracy to act as a foreign agent of the Russian state; Brexit, the United Kingdom's referendum to leave the EU; the best saddle bronc rodeo riders in the world.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 10, 2019
Jamie Dimon; Dimon in Detroit; Targeting the Truth
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co.; journalist Maria Ressa talks about Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his government.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 17, 2019
Red Flag; Into the Deep; The Youngest Refugees
The debate over "Red Flag" laws, which allow law enforcement to temporarily remove firearms from someone posing a threat; mining metals from the ocean floor; Sesame Workshop works to help Syrian refugee children.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 24, 2019
The Russian Hack; Tania's Story; Mind Reading
Russian hacking of the 2016 presidential election; a Salvadoran woman's husband and daughter drown trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas; how functional magnetic resonance imaging and computer analysis are being used to interpret human thoughts.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 1, 2019
YouTube; Unsheltered; Built by Angels
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki; how Seattle deals with its homeless crisis; the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas vigil.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 8, 2019
Profile of geneticist George Church; Palestinian businessman Bashar Masri's efforts to build a city in the West Bank of Israel; actor Adam Sandler.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 15, 2019
A Central Ally; The Lost Music
Economic hardship and gang violence make it difficult for El Salvador's young president to improve his country; an Italian composer who converted to Judaism has made it his mission to recover, catalog and perform music written during the Holocaust.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 22, 2019
Mark Bradford; The Pavarotti of Pasta; Built by Angels
Artist Mark Bradford; chef Massimo Bottura; Ethiopian pilgrims trek to rock-hewn churches.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 29, 2019
New Frontiers in Medicine
A clinical trial for a gene therapy for sickle cell anemia; using psychedelic drugs to treat people for depression and anxiety; New York University's 100% scholarship program for medical students.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 5, 2020
Jeffrey Epstein's death; antibiotic use at farms; singer Shakira.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 12, 2020
The threat of increasingly high tides on Venice's future; actor Joaquin Phoenix; tennis player Rafael Nadal.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 19, 2020
Whitaker's Wildlife Tour
Great white sharks near U.S. beaches; the wolves of Yellowstone National Park; photographer Joel Sartore's attempts to photograph every living species in captivity.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 2, 2020
Frontotemporal Dementia; Pleistocene Park; John Green
Frontotemporal dementia; scientists work to re-create the Ice Age in part of Siberia to combat a climate catastrophe; author John Green.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 9, 2020
Great Adventures
South African gold miners working in some of the deepest mines in the world; Easter Island's statues.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 16, 2020
The massive, deadly bush fires in Australia and their relationship to climate change; how the Democratic National Committee's server became the backdrop of the impeachment; revival of the musical "West Side Story."
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 23, 2020
Bernie Sanders, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful; the evidence against the four men charged with the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17; 18-year-old jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 1, 2020
Mike Bloomberg; The Trial of Eddie Gallagher; Array of Hope
The Bahamas confront climate change by embracing solar power; a Navy SEAL acquitted of murder talks about the events that led to the charges; Michael Bloomberg, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 8, 2020
COVID-19; Fiona Hill; Elfstedentocht
An update on the coronavirus; former National Security Council official Fiona Hill; climate change threatens the Elfstedentocht ice skating race.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 15, 2020
On the Frontline; Children of Flint; Kings of the Road
How New York is dealing with the new coronavirus; the water crisis in Flint, Mich.; driverless truck technology.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 22, 2020
Stopping the Virus; The Economic Emergency; A Populist Movement
The scientific efforts to develop a vaccine to fight the coronavirus; banker Neel Kashkari discusses the economic impact of COVID-19; Hungary's populist government spends billions to encourage women to have more children.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 29, 2020
The Epicenter; Brené Brown; The African Basketball Trail
New York hospitals' ability to fight COVID-19; young African teenagers who are enticed to come to the United States to play basketball; author Brenè Brown.
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Episode 27
Aired Apr 5, 2020
Critical Condition; Talking to the Past
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on companies, small businesses, workers and the world's economy; a project using artificial-intelligence helps keep holocaust survivors' stories alive.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 12, 2020
Short Supply; Staying Well; The Resurrection of St. Nicholas
The short supply of protective gear nurses and doctors need to prevent their own infection with COVID-19; how people are coping with anxiety, sadness and grief in the face of a pandemic; the rebuilding of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 19, 2020
Life and Death; Feeding a Nation; The Crown Prince of Kabuki
Dealing with the bodies from COVID-19 deaths in New York; chef Jose Andres' work to feed those most impacted by the pandemic; Japan's centuries-old theater art of kabuki, marked by elaborate makeup and stylized dances.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 26, 2020
On the Line Outbreak Science; The Unseen Enemy
The financial impact of the pandemic on automakers Ford and GM; mapping technologies driven by artificial intelligence helping airlines, health officials and governments to fight the pandemic; the effect of COVID-19 on the U.S. military.
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Episode 31
Aired May 3, 2020
The Jobless; Where Did the Money Go?; The State of Texas
Finding a job in America during the coronavirus pandemic; farmers affected by the pandemic shutdown and trade war tariffs; health care providers in rural areas of Texas warn if COVID-19 gets worse, the system will be overwhelmed.
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Episode 32
Aired May 10, 2020
Pandemic Politics; Amazon, Ghost Guns
The impact of politics on finding a vaccine for COVID-19; Amazon employees claiming their workplace is unsafe; virtually untraceable guns made at home using legally purchased parts.
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Episode 33
Aired May 17, 2020
Chairman of the Federal Reserve; Whistleblower; The Reckoning
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell; a government virologist claims he was removed from his role because of his criticism of the administration's advocacy of a drug unproven to help COVID-19 patients; changes spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Episode 34
Aired May 31, 2020
The Promise of Plasma; Spilling Across the Border; Perseverance
Treating COVID-19 with plasma therapy; raw sewage entering Southern California's coast lands and waters from Tijuana, Mexico; NASA's most ambitious Mars rover mission yet.
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Episode 35
Aired Jun 7, 2020
Nation in Crisis; A Long Siege; Failure to Protect
Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, discusses the death of George Floyd; the easing of coronavirus restrictions in San Antonio; an Oklahoma law punishes people deemed guilty of failing to stop child abuse.
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Episode 36
Aired Jun 7, 2020
The Lost Music
An Italian composer who converted to Judaism has made it his mission to recover, catalog and perform music written during the Holocaust.
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Episode 37
Aired Jun 14, 2020
The College Test; Exhume the Truth; Three Empty Chairs
The Greenwood Massacre of 1921; the challenges colleges face as the institutions prepare to reopen amid the still-present pandemic; the Merit Systems Protection Board's backlog of cases.
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Episode 38
Aired Jun 21, 2020
The Chief; The Opioid Playbook
The connections between drug companies and the opioid epidemic; Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo.
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Episode 39
Aired Jun 28, 2020
Voting During the Pandemic; The Wild West of Testing; Probiotics
Election officials explore ways to keep the public safe while voting during the COVID-19 pandemic; the distribution of flawed COVID-19 antibody tests; probiotics.
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Episode 40
Aired Jul 5, 2020
The long-term impact of the water crisis on children in Flint, Mich.; architect Chris Downey finds a way to keep working after he loses his sight; tennis player Rafael Nadal.
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Episode 41
Aired Jul 12, 2020
Four men face trial for bringing down Malaysia Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine; controversy over public monuments to the Confederacy; the modernized vision of "West Side Story."
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Episode 42
Aired Jul 19, 2020
Nadia; A Populist Movement; The Wright Way
Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad; Hungary's populist government; a Southern Utah clan sporting nine professional cowboys with five world rodeo titles among them, who live a lifestyle straight out of the Old West.
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Episode 43
Aired Jul 26, 2020
A successful clinical trial for a gene therapy for sickle cell anemia; creators of "Sesame Street" and the International Rescue Committee join forces to address the needs of Syrian child refugees; jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker.
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Episode 44
Aired Aug 2, 2020
The Emerald Triangle; the Columbus Letters; Built By Angels
Regulations and a robust black market cut into legal pot profits in California; original copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus being replaced with forgeries; a mysterious holy site visited by Ethiopian pilgrims.
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Episode 45
Aired Aug 9, 2020
Know My Name; Giant Panda
Chanel Miller, the sexual assault victim previously known as "Emily Doe"; the partnership between China and America's Smithsonian National Zoo to bring the giant panda back from near extinction.
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Episode 46
Aired Aug 16, 2020
Using psychadelic drugs to treat for depression and anxiety; a series of scandals involving allegations of bribery, cronyism and money laundering among top Maltese officials; singer Shakira.
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Episode 47
Aired Aug 23, 2020
How Russian operatives disrupted the 2016 elections; driverless truck technology; actor Adam Sandler.
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Episode 48
Aired Aug 30, 2020
Red Flag; Talking to the Past
Colorado residents respond to the passing of a red flag law, which allows law enforcement to temporarily remove firearms from someone posing a threat; using artificial intelligence technology to preserve the stories of Holocaust victims.
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Episode 49
Aired Sep 6, 2020
The Ranger and the Serial Killer; Mind Reading; The Resurrection of St. Nicholas
A man confesses to having committed nearly 100 murders; the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging and computer analysis to decode the physical makeup of thoughts; the rebuilding of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in New York.
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Episode 50
Aired Sep 13, 2020
Mr. Woodward? The President; Spilling Across the Border; Joaquin Phoenix
Author Bob Woodward; raw sewage entering Southern California's coast lands and waters from Tijuana, Mexico; actor Joaquin Phoenix.
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