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Season 1 – The Big Picture With Kal Penn

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Actor Kal Penn is producer/host of a series that attempts to explain how things like money, sex, food, sports and crime influence daily lives. The consequences are shown by analyzing data maps, and episodes investigate different themes through data mapping, creative visualization of information and in-depth personal stories involving fascinating characters. As well, documentary vignettes tell stories that personalize the number crunching, introducing real people who live and work at key intersections of each theme being explored. Penn serves as guide, making the information relatable to viewers.
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The Big Picture With Kal Penn — Season 1

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Kal Penn

Host

Brooke Runnette

Executive Producer

Jeff Hasler

Executive Producer

Brian Lovett

Executive Producer

David Konschnik

Executive Producer

Michael J. Miller

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 30, 2015 Crime, Inc. How our lives are shaped by crime; a small town is making big money for drug dealers; a Colorado economy benefits from incarceration; gangs in Washington, D.C. compete for territory. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 30, 2015 Treasure Hunt Finding lost treasure; gold in northeastern Nevada; old baseball cards worth millions in Ohio; searching for gold and jewels in Poland. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 6, 2015 Sex Drive Sex rituals of different places; the strip club capital of America in Wis.; retirement communities in Fla.; a drive-in brothel in Switzerland. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 6, 2015 Going Viral Surviving the next global pandemic; a researcher studies mosquitoes by letting them suck his blood; tracing the SARS epidemic in Hong Kong; tracking biological weapons in a top secret government lab. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 13, 2015 Fantasy Sports How data and numbers have taken over the world of sports; small towns of Louisiana that produce the highest proportion of NFL players; highly organized soccer in Argentina; the serious business of picking a team mascot. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 13, 2015 Surviving Nature's Fury Natural disaster threats from around the world; Texas pilots fight drought; residents of an Iceland town dodge molten lava; America's biggest earthquake in New Madrid, Mo. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 20, 2015 Born To Be Wired Exploring wireless connectivity and the role LSD played in making Silicon Valley the hub of today's computer and internet revolutions. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 20, 2015 Eat This! Exploring the world's most popular dishes, from snacks and main courses to drinks and condiments; visiting the number one pizza town in the U.S. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 27, 2015 Cash for Trash Investigating the many ways our lives are built on trash; using waste as fertilizer, building with it, reusing it or even eating it. Details Episode 10 Aired May 4, 2015 Cash For Trash Understanding how different aspects of the world influence and connect to our daily lives. Details Episode 11 Aired May 4, 2015 Space Invasion Scientists and explorers in Hanskville, Utah are living in the desert as if they were colonists on Mars. Details Episode 12 Aired May 11, 2015 Body City Exploring the human body and it's continuing evolution through new technology implanted to enhance our abilities. Details Episode 13 Aired May 18, 2015 Off the Map Revealing mislabeled, mysterious and missing places off the map; top secret maps that the U.S. government has. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Brooke Runnette, Jeff Hasler, Brian Lovett, David Konschnik, Michael J. Miller
Network
National Geographic
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest, Reality
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 30, 2015