Episode 1
Aired Sep 18, 2022
President Biden; Ebrahim Raisi
President Joe Biden discusses inflation, Russia's war on Ukraine, U.S.-China tensions, the midterm elections and more; Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 25, 2022
Secretary of State Blinken; Inside the Committee; Rescuing Reefs
Secretary of State Antony Blinken; former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.); rebuilding Florida's endangered reefs.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 2, 2022
Olena Zelenska; What Happened at Grizzly Flats; Captain Kolisi
First lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska; citizens of the rural community of Grizzly Flats, which was almost wiped out by the Caldor fire, demand answers; South Africa's first Black rugby captain, Siya Kolisi.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 9, 2022
Taiwan; After Ian; Church and State
Rising tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan; the affected coastline of southwestern Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian; the Southern Baptist Convention's newly elected president, Bart Barber.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 16, 2022
The Lost Souls of Bucha; The Power of Grimsby; Coach Prime
The families of the victims found in the mass grave behind St. Andrew's Orthodox Church in Bucha, Ukraine; the world's largest offshore wind farm, in Grimsby, England; college football coach Deion Sanders.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 23, 2022
Dominion; American Prairie; Ina Garten
Dominion Voting Systems CEO John Poulos; a nonprofit's effort to transform grassland into the largest nature reserve in the lower 48 states; television host and cookbook author Ina Garten.
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Episode 7
Aired Oct 30, 2022
Belief in the Ballot; Pathogen X; David Sedaris
A key midterm issue that has split the Republican party and the country.; Rep. Mark Finchem; scientists search for the next deadly virus in Uganda's Impenetrable Forest; writer David Sedaris.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 6, 2022
Angry in America; Buses From the Border; Ready or Not
Examining how social media platforms are amplifying political polarization in America; the influx of asylum-seeking migrants to New York; American preppers discuss why they joined the movement.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 13, 2022
The Surfside Mystery; Paper Brigade; Sona and the Kora
A 12-story beachfront condominium collapses; resistance fighters risk their lives to save Jewish artifacts during and after the Holocaust; Sona Jobarteh, the first female virtuoso player of a centuries-old West African instrument called the kora.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 20, 2022
The Most Dangerous Place in the World; The Panini Sticker Phenomenon; Wild Horses
Rafael Grossi works to reach an agreement between the Russians and the Ukrainians to protect Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in Russian-controlled Ukraine; Panini stickers featuring soccer players; inmates training wild horses.
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Episode 11
Aired Nov 27, 2022
Grave Injustice; Survival of the Friendliest; Comparative Oncology
Archeologists excavate lost graves in Clearwater, Fla.; the links between dog and human evolution; scientists, physicians and veterinarians team up to study and treat similar cancers in dogs and people.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 4, 2022
The French President; Return to Gorongosa; The South Dakota Kid
Emmanuel Macron, president of France; Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique; a profile of pool player Shane Van Boening.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 11, 2022
The Treasury Secretary; Suing Social Media; College of Magic
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; the effects of legal challenges on the future of social media; the College of Magic in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Episode 14
Aired Dec 18, 2022
Convoy of Life; Litigation Funding; Lourdes
More than 1,000 Ukrainian children fight cancer amid Russian attacks on hospitals and the power grid; a multi-billion-dollar industry where investors fund lawsuits in exchange for a slice of the award; the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.
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Episode 15
Aired Dec 25, 2022
Eat, Drink & Be Merry!
Cookbook author Ina Garten; the future of English pubs after their decline following the COVID-19 pandemic; Sona Jobarteh, the first female virtuoso player of a centuries-old West African instrument called the kora.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 1, 2023
Radio Free Europe; The Vanishing Wild; Obesity
The brave journalists behind Radio Free Europe's fearless reporting; scientists warn about another mass extinction and offer solutions; a new medication for weight loss is wildly expensive and covered by very few insurance companies.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 8, 2023
Prince Harry; Hans Zimmer
Prince Harry discusses his life; music composer Hans Zimmer.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 15, 2023
Star Power; Hide and Seek; The Guru
Inside the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory's National Ignition Facility, which reported a breakthrough in fusion research; U.S. and EU investigators look for the hidden wealth of sanctioned Russian oligarchs in Cyprus; music producer Rick Rubin.
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Episode 19
Aired Jan 22, 2023
Presents: Stories That Inspire
A 118-year-old foundation endowed by the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie rewards people for heroic acts; the effect of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the ballet world; 15-year-old blind competitive skier Jacob Smith.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 5, 2023
The IMF Report; Investigating Donald Trump; Red Hot Chili Peppers
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund; Mark Pomerantz, former Manhattan special assistant district attorney; rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 12, 2023
Canada's Unmarked Graves; Sharswood
Archaeologists detect 200 unmarked graves at an old school in Canada; Fred Miller and his family buy a large house in southern Virginia and discover that their own ancestors were once enslaved there.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 19, 2023
Candles Against the Darkness; Prime Minister Marin; The Historymakers
How the population of Ukraine is surviving Russia's attacks on the energy grid; Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin; an organization creating an expansive digital archive of first-person accounts of the Black experience.
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Episode 23
Aired Feb 26, 2023
Kherson Under Fire; The Girls of SOLA
Life in liberated Kherson, Ukraine, as the city continues to fall under fire from Russian artillery; Afghan girls continue their education in Rwanda.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 5, 2023
Please Let Me Die; AI Chatbots; David Byrne
Three Ukranian women soldiers who were recently released from Russian captivity; the potential benefits and threats of AI-powered chatbots; musician David Byrne.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 12, 2023
Presents: Tales of Four-Legged Friends
Exploring how dogs diverged from wolves and became friendly; doctors study and treat similar cancers in pet dogs and people; a program at a Wyoming minimum-security prison has inmates train wild horses.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 19, 2023
The State of the Navy; Only in America
A report on the state of the Navy from aboard the USS Nimitz, a United States Navy aircraft carrier operating southeast of Taiwan and China in the western Pacific; profile of billionaire businessman Rocco Commisso.
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Episode 27
Aired Mar 26, 2023
Feeling of Feeling; Silicon Valley Scandal; Charles Barkley
Exploring advancements in artificial prosthetics technology; a couple claim they were stalked and harassed by eBay senior managers in an attempt to stop their news reporting; former professional basketball player Charles Barkley.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 2, 2023
MTG; The Secretary and the Border; Fire and Ice
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.); Alejandro Mayorkas, homeland security secretary; Icelandic scientists make discoveries about forecasting volcanic eruptions.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 9, 2023
The Origin of Everything; Sportwashing; The Resurrection of Notre Dame
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's discoveries of distant galaxies; leaders use entertainment to distract citizens from genuine problems; the resurrection of the Cathedral of Notre Dame four years after it was nearly destroyed by fire.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 16, 2023
Revolution; The Unlikely Adventures of David Grann
The future of artificial intelligence with Google CEO Sundar Pichai; author David Grann.
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Episode 31
Aired Apr 23, 2023
Healing and Hope; Who Is Ray Epps; Nicolas Cage
An American medical charity and volunteers for the White Helmets who braved the odds in Syria; pro-Trump protester Ray Epps; actor Nicolas Cage.
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Episode 32
Aired Apr 30, 2023
The Domino Effect; Out of Thin Air; An American Down Under
The maternal health crisis in the U.S.; the world's first Direct Air Capture plant, a potential climate solution that vacuums carbon dioxide out of thin air; Mason Cox, Australian rules football player.
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Episode 33
Aired May 7, 2023
This Ancient Atrocity; Lithium Valley; James Nachtwey
A Nebraska middle school's concerns about the safety of its students leads to one of the largest investigations into illegal child labor in the U.S.; the race to develop domestic sources of lithium; photographer James Nachtwey.
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Episode 34
Aired May 14, 2023
The Church's Firm; The Sperm Whales of Dominica; Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The $100 billion fortune built by the secretive investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; observing sperm whales off the coast of Dominica; conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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Episode 35
Aired May 21, 2023
Price Gouging; Targeting Seniors; Jeff Koons
A look into how the Pentagon and taxpayers get taken advantage of by U.S. defense contractors; con artists using artificial intelligence, apps and social engineering target parents and grandparents; artist Jeff Koons.
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Episode 36
Aired May 28, 2023
Radio Free Europe; Return to Gorongosa; The Guru
Visiting the Radio Free Europe headquarters in Prague and meeting the brave journalists behind its fearless reporting; Mozambique's national park Gorongosa; music producer Rick Rubin.
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Episode 37
Aired May 28, 2023
Presents: Revisiting the Past
Canada's residential school system, where more than 150,000 indigenous children were sent after being forcibly removed from their communities; a family learns their ancestors were once enslaved on the property they bought to host gatherings.
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Episode 38
Aired Jun 4, 2023
Suing Social Media; Prince Harry
How new legal challenges against Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat may alter the future of social media; Prince Harry talks about his memoir, "Spare," the loss of his mother and his rift with the royal family.
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Episode 39
Aired Jun 4, 2023
Crisis; Land of Fire and Ice; Survival of the Friendliest
How COVID-19 has impacted the mental health Milwaukee's youth and how families and communities have responded; discoveries made by Icelandic scientists in forecasting volcanic eruptions; the links between dog and human evolution.
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Episode 40
Aired Jun 11, 2023
Revolution; David Byrne
The future of artificial intelligence with Google CEO Sundar Pichai; David Byrne, the lead singer and songwriter of Talking Heads.
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Episode 41
Aired Jun 18, 2023
Please Let Me Die; Taiwan; Red Hot Chili Peppers
Three Ukranian women soldiers who were recently released from Russian captivity; rising tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan; rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Episode 42
Aired Jun 25, 2023
Convoy of Life; Sportswashing; A Hans Zimmer Score
More than 1,000 Ukrainian children fight cancer amid Russian attacks on hospitals and the power grid; leaders using entertainment to distract citizens from genuine problems; composer Hans Zimmer.
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Episode 43
Aired Jul 2, 2023
The State of the Navy; Only in America
A report on the state of the Navy from aboard the USS Nimitz, a United States Navy aircraft carrier operating southeast of Taiwan and China in the western Pacific; profile of billionaire businessman Rocco Commisso.
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Episode 44
Aired Jul 9, 2023
The Revolution; Nicolas Cage
The future of artificial intelligence with Google CEO Sundar Pichai; actor Nicolas Cage discusses his more than 40 years of making movies.
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Episode 45
Aired Jul 16, 2023
Feeling of Feeling; The Girls of SOLA
Exploring advancements in artificial prosthetics technology; Afghan girls continue their education in Rwanda.
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Episode 46
Aired Jul 23, 2023
Litigation Funding; The Historymakers; The Unlikely Adventures of David Grann
Litigation funding; an organization creating an expansive digital archive of first-person accounts of the Black experience; author David Grann.
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Episode 47
Aired Jul 26, 2023
The Power of Grimsby; Lourdes; The South Dakota Kid
A wind farm in Grimsby, England, powers millions of homes each day in the U.K.; Lourdes Office of Medical Observations in Southern France; Shane Van Boening, 2022's top-ranked pool player in the world.
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Episode 48
Aired Jul 30, 2023
Grave Injustice; Running Dry; Charles Barkley
Archeologists excavate lost graves from African American cemeteries in Clearwater, Fla.; concern grows over the health of the drought-stricken Colorado River; former professional basketball player Charles Barkley.
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Episode 49
Aired Aug 6, 2023
Pathogen X; Sona and the Kora; The Panini Sticker Phenomenon
A team of American and Ugandan scientists search for new viruses; Sona Jobarteh, the first female virtuoso player of a centuries-old West African instrument called the kora; Panini stickers featuring soccer players.
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Episode 50
Aired Aug 13, 2023
Silicon Valley Scandal; American Prairie; James Nachtwey
A couple say they were stalked and harassed over their newsletter that reported on players in the e-commerce business; a nonprofit's effort to transform grassland into the largest nature reserve in the lower 48 states; photographer James Nachtwey.
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Episode 51
Aired Aug 20, 2023
Who Is Ray Epps?; The Domino Effect; Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Pro-Trump protester Ray Epps; the maternal health crisis in the U.S.; conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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Episode 52
Aired Aug 27, 2023
Targeting Seniors; The Resurrection of Notre Dame; The Sperm Whales of Dominica
Con artists using artificial intelligence, apps and social engineering target parents and grandparents; the resurrection of the Cathedral of Notre Dame four years after it was nearly destroyed by fire; sperm whales off the coast of Dominica.
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Episode 53
Aired Sep 3, 2023
Hide and Seek; An American Down Under; Jeff Koons
U.S. and EU investigators look for the hidden wealth of sanctioned Russian oligarchs in Cyprus; Mason Cox, Australian rules football player; artist Jeff Koons.
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Episode 54
Aired Sep 10, 2023
9.11 The FDNY
Former Fire Department of New York Commissioner Dan Nigro and other firefighters who were at Ground Zero recall the tragedy of losing 343 of their colleagues on 9/11.
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