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Season 5 – NOW on PBS

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This collaboration between public radio and public TV powerhouses NPR and PBS features documentary-style reporting, one-on-one interviews commentary on current events, with a focus on socio-political issues such as war, health care and the environment. Host David Brancaccio and senior correspondent Maria Hinojosa explore some of the critical issues confronting democracy in the world today. The show began as an hour-long program hosted by Bill Moyers (and titled NOW With Bill Moyers) before becoming a half-hour when Moyers retired from his role on the program.
NOW on PBS — Season 5

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Episode 1 Aired Jan 2, 2009 Credit card companies use questionable practices. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 9, 2009 The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and other researchers discuss how climate change affects the world's oceans. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 16, 2009 California's clean energy plan faces opposition from property owners and conservationists. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 23, 2009 Baby boomers and retirees in South Carolina talk about how they're affected by the economic crisis. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 30, 2009 Options for stabilizing the U.S. financial system. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 6, 2009 Cities across the country sue major national lenders and banks for alleged deceptive and discriminatory lending practices. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 13, 2009 Whether stimulus money will be spent the way in which it is intended; mass transit in North Carolina. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 20, 2009 Teen sexual harassment in the workplace. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 27, 2009 The economic crisis could delay retirement for baby boomers. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 6, 2009 Sister Dorothy Stang, a Catholic nun from Dayton, Ohio, was killed in the Brazilian Amazon in 2003. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 13, 2009 Professor Kenneth Rogoff discusses the global economy as the world's economic leaders prepare to meet for the G-20 in April. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 20, 2009 The people of Nevada deal with unemployment, cuts in Medicaid and other public services. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 27, 2009 Sheriff Joe Arpaio is criticized for the way he has enforced immigration laws in Maricopa County, Arizona. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 3, 2009 Many U.S. troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or brain injuries are denied care; residents of Kiribati may become refugees of climate change. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 10, 2009 Clean coal is coal which can be burned without releasing carbon into the atmosphere. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 17, 2009 On Thin Ice A report on global warming includes visits to the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayan Mountains and Montana's Glacier National Park. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 24, 2009 A backlog in processing rape kits delays and, at times, denies justice for thousands of American women. Details Episode 18 Aired May 1, 2009 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan eliminates staff at low-performing schools. Details Episode 19 Aired May 8, 2009 Dr. Larry Brilliant discusses the swine flu and high-tech tools that make it easier for scientists to detect global outbreaks. Details Episode 20 Aired May 15, 2009 The largest and most expensive peacekeeping operation is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where 17,000 U.N. troops protect millions of people. Details Episode 21 Aired May 22, 2009 Robert Lacey visits terrorist rehabilitation camps in Saudi Arabia. Details Episode 22 Aired May 29, 2009 Van Jones, founder of "Green for All," a group that brings green jobs to disadvantaged Americans. Details Episode 23 Aired Jun 5, 2009 Filmmaker Robert Kenner talks about contemporary food processing. Details Episode 24 Aired Jun 12, 2009 The murder of Dr. George Tiller ignites a debate -- whether violence against doctors who perform late-term abortions should be prosecuted as domestic terrorism. Details Episode 25 Aired Jun 19, 2009 College graduates face growing debt because of student loans. Details Episode 26 Aired Jun 26, 2009 Max Rameau's organization Take Back the Land identifies homes in foreclosure and searches for families willing to take on the legal risks of moving in. Details Episode 27 Aired Jul 3, 2009 Families living along the U.S.-Mexico border fence worry about their property and safety. Details Episode 28 Aired Jul 10, 2009 Peace and Prosperity for the West Bank? Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses the effort to bring peace to the West Bank; a former commander of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade talks about his decision to stop using violent tactics. Details Episode 29 Aired Jul 17, 2009 Israelis discuss how war affects their lives. Details Episode 30 Aired Jul 24, 2009 President Barack Obama proposes reform for Wall Street. Details Episode 31 Aired Jul 31, 2009 Fighting Child Prostitution Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has launched awareness and crackdown campaigns targeting customers of underage prostitutes. Details Episode 32 Aired Aug 7, 2009 California's clean energy plan faces opposition from property owners and conservationists who prefer renewable energy from local sources. Details Episode 33 Aired Aug 14, 2009 Howard Dean, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, discuss the economic collapse and health care. Details Episode 34 Aired Aug 21, 2009 The backlog in testing rape kits delays, and sometimes denies, justice for thousands of victims. Details Episode 35 Aired Aug 28, 2009 The needs, challenges and solutions for transporting cargo across the United States. Details Episode 36 Aired Sep 4, 2009 Preventative detention is a government plan that detains suspects indefinitely, without trial or formal charges. Details Episode 37 Aired Sep 11, 2009 Rwandan doctors deliver medicine and counseling door-to-door; Rwandan President Paul Kagame discusses international aid. Details Episode 38 Aired Sep 18, 2009 Surrogacy services and a lack of regulation in the United States may be defrauding couples and victimizing women who are trying to help them. Details Episode 39 Aired Sep 25, 2009 Health care reform in the United States and government proposals that address the issue. Details Episode 40 Aired Oct 2, 2009 Bill Gentile reports from Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, where he was embedded with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2008. Details Episode 41 Aired Oct 9, 2009 End of life planning at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in Wisconsin. Details Episode 42 Aired Oct 16, 2009 A nationwide nursing shortage strains the medical system. Details Episode 43 Aired Oct 23, 2009 Entire communities in Bangladesh are inundated with water. Details Episode 44 Aired Oct 30, 2009 Shai Agassi, founder of Better Place, works with the Danish government to promote the use of electric cars. Details Episode 45 Aired Nov 6, 2009 Author David Sirota talks about populist anger, President Barack Obama's successes and failures and election results. Details Episode 46 Aired Nov 13, 2009 Harvard University Professor Elizabeth Warren discusses the economy and unemployment. Details Episode 47 Aired Nov 20, 2009 Support for family members who care for returning soldiers with traumatic brain injuries. Details Episode 48 Aired Nov 27, 2009 Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldives, discusses the climate crisis in his country. Details Episode 49 Aired Dec 4, 2009 Two Oklahoma families struggle with private health insurance problems that have left them unable to get proper medical care. Details Episode 50 Aired Dec 11, 2009 Thousands of military personnel will descend on the small island of Guam as part of the U.S. and Japanese agreement to realign American forces in the Pacific. Details Episode 51 Aired Dec 18, 2009 Door-to-door medicine in Rwanda; Rwandan President Paul Kagame discusses international aid. Details Episode 52 Aired Dec 25, 2009 The high price of higher education leaves many college graduates buried in debt. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
News, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 2, 2009