Episode 1
Aired Mar 4, 2021
QAnon Shaman Speaks From Jail
Jacob Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman," speaks in his first interview from jail since the Capitol Hill insurrection, as the "Q" movement faces uncertainty; Laurie Segall speaks to Chansley's mother, who insists her son is a patriot, not a criminal.
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Episode 2
Aired Mar 4, 2021
J Balvin: The Prince of Reggaetón
With hit music streamed by the billions, J Balvin has been called the "Prince of Reggaetón;" Enrique Acevedo sits down with Balvin to talk about his early life, paving a new path for Latin artists and his triumphs and struggles during the pandemic.
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Episode 3
Aired Mar 4, 2021
Massive Melt: The World's Glaciers
The planet is losing 400 billion tons of glacial ice per year, putting coastlines at risk; a trip to the Italian Alps, where glaciers are vanishing; Seth Doane explores one community's desperate attempt to slow down the inevitable.
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Episode 4
Aired Mar 7, 2021
White Supremacy: A Firsthand Account
Laurie Segall interviews a white supremacist who speaks about an ideology called "accelerationism," which encourages violent crimes to accelerate the collapse of society, and the recruitment of young teenagers.
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Episode 5
Aired Mar 14, 2021
The Parallel Pandemic
Doctors and nurses across America contend with a "parallel pandemic" -- a mental health crisis after a year of treating COVID-19 patients; Wesley Lowery reports from a hospital in Georgia grappling with its deadliest wave of COVID-19 cases.
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Episode 6
Aired Mar 21, 2021
Taking Facebook to Court
An estimated 100,000 minors in the United States are sex trafficked each year, and many meet their attackers online; Laurie Segall speaks to a woman victimized as a teenager who says Facebook is to blame.
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Episode 7
Aired Mar 28, 2021
Crime and Punishment
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 4, 2021
Asian Americans Under Attack
Why the shooting of six Asian women in Georgia hasn't been classified as a hate crime.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 11, 2021
The Migrant Hotel
The influx of migrants on the border; Enrique Acevedo travels to a hotel in Piedras Negras, Mexico, that used to attract the wealthy and elite, but is now a refuge for those trying to escape poverty, violence and corruption.
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Episode 10
Aired Apr 18, 2021
Mafia Hunters
An inside look at the 'Ndrangheta, an Italian organized crime syndicate which controls much of Europe's cocaine trade; Seth Doane travels to Italy and sits down with the prosecutor overseeing one of the largest organized crime trials in history.
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Episode 11
Aired Apr 25, 2021
Crisis: Race, Politics, & Water
Wesley Lowery reports from Jackson, Miss., about its catastrophic water crisis earlier this year, which left many Black residents without water for weeks; Lowery speaks to the those affected and examines the role of race, money and politics.
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Episode 12
Aired May 2, 2021
Reclaiming Bruce's Beach
In Southern California, a Black family may soon reclaim oceanfront property known as Bruce's Beach, taken from them a century ago, now worth millions; Wesley Lowery reports on the broader implications of the effort to return the land.
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Episode 13
Aired May 9, 2021
Ancient Rome's Underwater City
Visitors can view the wonders of the Roman city of Baia, sometimes called the Las Vegas of the ancient world, which sank more than a thousand years ago.
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Episode 14
Aired May 16, 2021
Rediscovering Dionne Warwick
The COVID-19 pandemic has kept Dionne Warwick off the stage, but many people are now rediscovering her, thanks in part to her discovery of Twitter; the singer discusses her plans for a comeback as the country emerges from the pandemic.
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Episode 15
Aired May 23, 2021
Land of Fire and Ice
Seth Doane travels to Iceland where the country's red hot tourist attraction is one of the youngest volcanic eruptions in the world; why volcanologists and tourists are trekking to see the latest addition to Reykjavik's skyline.
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Episode 16
Aired May 30, 2021
Diego Schwartzman the Giant Slayer
Argentine tennis player Diego Schwartzman explains how he's able to compete with players more than half a foot taller than he is and what it means to break into the top 10.
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Episode 17
Aired Jun 6, 2021
NFTs & the Metaverse Part 1: Beeple
Digital artist Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, makes history when he sells an NFT-backed artwork for $69 million; in his studio, he talks about his artistic process, his spring collection and the future of NFT technology.
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Episode 18
Aired Jun 13, 2021
NFTs & the Metaverse Part 2: A New World
What Web 3.0 will bring; Laurie Segall explores the future of the internet, also called the metaverse, which will bridge the web with emerging technologies like NFTs and augmented reality.
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Episode 19
Aired Jun 20, 2021
Trans Kids Fight for Healthcare Rights
Fifteen-year-old Dylan Brandt is suing the state of Arkansas for passing a law that would make it illegal for doctors to administer gender affirming healthcare to trans youth like him; advocates call the law unconstitutional.
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Episode 20
Aired Jun 27, 2021
The Power of Diplomacy
While visiting Central America, Samantha Power, the new administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, discusses immigration, COVID-19, climate change, and the restoration of American credibility abroad.
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Episode 21
Aired Jul 4, 2021
The Future of Food
Exploring food science with the Wageningen University and Research Lab in the Netherlands.
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Episode 22
Aired Jul 11, 2021
Hazleton, PA: A Microcosm of America
Enrique Acevedo talks to the people of Hazleton, Pa., who have lived through the exponential expansion of the city's Hispanic population boom; Acevedo also visits the city's former mayor, whose immigration policies threatened that growth.
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Episode 23
Aired Jul 18, 2021
Left Behind in Afghanistan
As remaining American military leave Afghanistan, local translators who worked alongside U.S troops fear being left behind and targeted by the Taliban; President Biden promises to have all Afghan allies moved to a third-party country.
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Episode 24
Aired Jul 25, 2021
Camille Cottin at Cannes
From Cannes Film Festival, French actress Camille Cottin discusses her career highlights and upcoming movie, "Stillwater," with actor Matt Damon and Oscar-winning director Tom McCarthy.
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Episode 25
Aired Aug 1, 2021
Smokejumpers
Smokejumpers are an elite group of federal firefighters who skydive from planes; despite their critical role, open positions are going unfilled; Enrique Acevedo met a few of them and their families to find out why.
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Episode 26
Aired Aug 8, 2021
Benzos: Young America Hooked
In 2020, 91 million prescriptions were written for anti-anxiety drugs known as benzos; these drugs can be addictive and withdrawing from them can be grueling; investigating how Xanax upended the lives of three young Americans.
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Episode 27
Aired Aug 15, 2021
When SpaceX Moves Next Door
As the commercial space race takes off, regulators are struggling to keep up; investigating how in one small Texas town, SpaceX at times flew right by the FAA, environmentalists, and local residents.
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Episode 28
Aired Aug 22, 2021
Jim Crow Juries
Wesley Lowery reports on so-called "Jim Crow Juries," a century-old Louisiana law designed to make it easier to incarcerate people of color; the Supreme Court has ruled it unconstitutional but there are still hundreds of people behind bars.
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Episode 29
Aired Aug 29, 2021
Qanon Casualties
Six strangers meet with Laurie Segall to discuss how the QAnon beliefs of family and loved ones have destroyed their relationships; Ziv Cohen and Diane Benscoter join in to put QAnon in a psychological and historical perspective.
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Episode 30
Aired Sep 5, 2021
"Race-norming" & the NFL
As the NFL season begins, the league continues to face off against thousands of former players in a historic legal battle over long-term health issues, money, and race.
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