Episode 1
Aired Feb 22, 2017
Assad's Syria & Cost of Climate Change
The after-effects of the civil war in Syria; examining the economic consequences of climate-change denial.
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Episode 2
Aired Mar 3, 2017
Trans Youth
Families and doctors rewrite the rules as they decide when and how to start medical intervention before transgender youth hit puberty.
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Episode 3
Aired Mar 10, 2017
When the Earth Melts & Displaced
The impact of thawing permafrost and a solution that might keep it frozen; tracking the risky journeys of refugees in Europe.
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Episode 4
Aired Mar 17, 2017
Kings of Cannabis & Into the Darkness
Two strain hunters scour the Democratic Republic of Congo searching for one of the rarest species of cannabis; nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson meets the scientists working to unlock the secrets of the Universe.
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Episode 5
Aired Mar 24, 2017
Black and Blue & Our Bionic Future
In St. Louis, activists and police officers talk about race and policing; recent advancements in bioengineering bring about scientific breakthroughs in rehabilitation for people with disabilities.
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Episode 6
Aired Mar 31, 2017
End of Amateurism
College athletics have seen explosive revenue growth in the last decade, but the NCAA requires players to forego profits in favor of scholarships and new facilities, and now federal courts are being asked whether that compensation is enough.
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Episode 7
Aired Apr 7, 2017
Life Under Sharia & Plastic Oceans
Experiencing Sharia up close in Indonesia; the extent of plastic addiction and the surprisingly simple ways to solve it.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 21, 2017
Fast Food of Arabia & Nollywood
The health effects of Kuwait's obsession with American fast food; exploring the booming film business in Nigeria.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 28, 2017
Medical Détente & Bananas
The medical breakthroughs in Cuba that may soon be available in the U.S.; investigating the disease threatening the worldwide banana trade.
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Episode 10
Aired May 5, 2017
Taliban Resurgence
The Taliban controls more territory than they did in 2001, but the war in Afghanistan does not get mentioned, in spite of a rising death count; questioning the accomplishments of the war.
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Episode 11
Aired May 12, 2017
Engineering Immortality & Robot Revolution
A look at the second longevity explosion; exploring how robotics are poised for a remarkable leap forward with the emergence of A.I.
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Episode 12
Aired May 19, 2017
Women Behind Bars & The Business of Making Art
The surge of incarcerated women in America; journeying through the art to answer the question of what is a Warhol.
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Episode 13
Aired Jun 2, 2017
Taking Back Iraq & Lost Generation
Iraqi forces begin an assault on the Islamic State's stronghold in the city of Mosul; examining the possible future of Iraq through the eyes of the country's youth.
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Episode 14
Aired Jun 9, 2017
The Politics of Terror & End of the EU?
In the wake of terror attacks and the migrant crisis, a new wave of populist candidates on the far right crops up across Europe; a look at former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his role as Europe's original populist.
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Episode 15
Aired Jun 16, 2017
Future of Firearms & Russia Wins Climate Change
Examining the future of firearms in America; the warming temperatures due to climate change could be an economic blessing for Russia.
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Episode 16
Aired Jun 23, 2017
Cyber Supremecy & Japan Rising
Israel revolutionizes its military and leads the way in cyber security; a right-wing movement in Japan aims to revive and strengthen the country's military might for the first time in 70 years.
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Episode 17
Aired Jun 30, 2017
Last Line of Defense & El Rostro
Public defenders face soaring caseloads and limited budgets; with 80 percent of all criminal defendants unable to afford a lawyer, the system is collapsing; in the Amazon, indigenous tribes strive to save their homes from exploitation.
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Episode 18
Aired Jul 14, 2017
Power to the President
Turkey prepares for a nationwide referendum that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unprecedented power in the wake of the government's forceful crackdown of more than 100,000 civil servants, teachers and journalists.
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Episode 19
Aired Jul 28, 2017
Crude Reality & Between Oil and Water
Despite its vast oil reserves, South Sudan is on the brink of collapse; Native Americans and environmental activists converge at Standing Rock in an effort to block construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Episode 20
Aired Aug 4, 2017
Autism Under the Lens
Exploring the transformative work being done at the forefront of autism research, with a look at families trying out some of the new treatments; a growing advocacy movement in the autism community that wants to refocus the science.
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Episode 21
Aired Aug 11, 2017
Show of Force & Return to Somalia
North Korea tests ballistic missiles and continues to develop its nuclear weapons program; after more than 25 years of civil war, a large number of Somali diaspora are returning to rebuild their homeland.
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Episode 22
Aired Aug 18, 2017
Controlling the Narrative & Power to Congo
Filipino journalists risk their lives while reporting on the president's brutal war on drugs; journalist Carl Bernstein discusses press freedom; in spite of the deadly war, rangers fight to protect Congo's endangered species and natural resources.
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Episode 23
Aired Aug 25, 2017
Dawn of a Dictator
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro makes moves toward turning the country from a democracy into a dictatorship, creating a growing opposition to his rule.
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Episode 24
Aired Sep 8, 2017
Dirty Oil & Rebuilding Our Reefs
Nigerian locals fight to get their government to allow them to profit from oil jobs and urban development; after losing 50 per cent of the world's coral reefs over the last 30 years, scientists work to keep the remaining reefs alive.
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Episode 25
Aired Sep 15, 2017
Dark Web & Future of Appalachia
A group of law enforcement agencies fights back against those using the Internet for child sex abuse and child pornography; the future of the economy in Appalachia, which revolves heavily around the coal industry.
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Episode 26
Aired Sep 22, 2017
Divide and Conquer & Crackdown in Honduras
Examining the effects of gerrymandering on American democracy; visiting the Honduran prison system as the government tries to bring peace to the country.
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Episode 27
Aired Sep 29, 2017
Russian Hacking & Contagion
The hacker ecosystem in Russia continues to grow; examining how vulnerable humans are to a new pandemic and looking at options for staving it off.
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Episode 28
Aired Oct 6, 2017
Post-Truth News & Microbiome
Examining what drives the media's battle over facts and the polarization of the American public in the Donald Trump era; the emerging field of microbiome science.
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Episode 29
Aired Oct 13, 2017
After ISIS & Cubs of the Caliphate
VICE follows Iraqi army soldiers as they fight ISIS forces from street to street and from house to house in Mosul, Iraq; correspondent Isobel Yeung meets Iraqi young people who must rebuild their lives after living and training under ISIS.
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