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American Experience Season 32 Episodes
Season 32 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2019 - 2020
Episode 1
McCarthy
Mon, Jan 6, 2020 120 mins
The rise and fall of the senator who led a Cold War crusade against communists is explored.
Episode 2
Poison Squad
Tue, Jan 28, 2020 120 mins
The forgotten heroes who fought for food safety at the turn of the 20th century are highlighted.
Episode 3
The Man Who Tried to Feed the World
Tue, Apr 21, 2020 120 mins
The story of the man who would not only solve India's famine problem but would go on to lead a "Green Revolution" of worldwide agriculture programs estimated to have saved one billion lives.
Episode 4
George W. Bush
Mon, May 4, 2020 120 mins
The life of George W. Bush is explored and his tumultuous two-term presidency is chronicled.
Episode 5
George W. Bush
Mon, May 4, 2020 120 mins
Conclusion. The evolution of Bush's presidency is followed, from 9/11 and the ensuing war in Iraq to his second term challenges, including anthrax scares, threat levels, Hurricane Katrina and the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Episode 6
Mr. Tornado
Tue, May 19, 2020 120 mins
Pioneering meteorologist Ted Fujita transformed people's understanding of tornados.
Episode 7
The Vote
Tue, Jun 23, 2020 120 mins
One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote.
Episode 8
The Vote
Tue, Sep 15, 2020 120 mins
The strategies used by a new generation of leaders determined to win the vote for women are explored. Internal debates over radical tactics and the place of African American women in the movement shaped the battle in the crucial period from 1906-1915.
Episode 9
The Vote
Tue, Jul 7, 2020 120 mins
Explore the final four years, 1916-1920, of the campaign for the passage of the 19th amendment and meet some of the unsung women whose tireless work would finally ban discrimination at American polls on the basis of sex.